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> provide an XPI (that will only benefit the few since the side-loading process is made awkwarder at every point release) ? This add-on is the first XPI I have
by cabalamat 8y ago
> provide an XPI (that will only benefit the few since the side-loading process is made awkwarder at every point release) ?
This add-on is the first XPI I have ever loaded. I didn't find it awkward to do; it is simply:
Tools -> Add-Ons -> Cog Icon -> Install add-on from file...
The only thing I found unintuitive was the cog icon.
- kgwxd 8y agoHave you restarted Firefox since you did that? Can't test right now, but I'm pretty sure it will be uninstalled, by design.
- cabalamat 8y agoI've just tested it, still working. Mind you I'm using Firefox 61 (current version is 63). I switched off auto-updates when it kept changing my user interface and trashing the extensions I need to use to make the web half-usable (e.g. Adblock Plus, Bypass Paywalls, Disable Javascript, Font Contrast Fix, Stylish). I'm guessing Firefox 63 doesn't let you run Bypass Paywalls, then? I suspect if fucks up other stuff, though I'm not trying it to find out. If Firefox want to increase their market share, a good start would be not to make changes that are actively hostile to the user.