Let Older Add-Ons Work With Firefox 3.0

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday May 20, 2008 @07:04PM from the not-for-the-faint-of-heart dept.

mask.of.sanity informs us of a hack that allows old add-ons to work with Firefox 3.0. Short form: in about:config, create a new boolean and set extensions.checkCompatibility to false. "The fix, which requires a little boolean creativity, great for anyone not afraid of taking risks. The idea is to stop Firefox checking its version history, allowing defunct extensions to work... [Those who do] get the fix working will have to remove the code from the prefs.js file once the stable Firefox comes out, but will enjoy their [favorite extensions] in the meantime."

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Re:What is this? by rvw · 2008-05-20 21:01 · Score: 0, Redundant

Man, are you crazy? Never heard of the Blue Flame of Death?
Yes please by Squeeze+Truck · 2008-05-20 22:14 · Score: 0, Redundant

I need my torbutton.

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