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Let Older Add-Ons Work With Firefox 3.0

Posted by kdawson on 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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  1. Spill Chaker by jlindy · · Score: 0, Troll

    Tuu bud ut dusent werk wiff thuh Guggle twel bur...Cause I rally lick thuh spill chaker.

  2. Re:Is this a good idea? by wampus · · Score: 0, Troll

    That beta web browser is the most stable part of Ubuntu 8.04. I think Ubuntu made a bad decision by releasing that steaming hunk of shit. But hey, it was on time, right?