On Wednesday 26 January 2005 06:11 pm, Robert Citek wrote:
> On Wednesday, Jan 26, 2005, at 16:31 US/Central, Scott Granneman wrote:
> > yes, you can switch profiles when ff starts:
> >
> > http://kb.mozillazine.org/
> > Profile_Folder#How_do_I_access_the_Profile_Manager.3F
>
> I think we're differing on the sequence of events.  What I am looking
> for is this sequence:
>   - start FireFox
>   - click on some menu
>   - switch to new profile

mozilla allows that, but not firefox. not yet anyway.

>  From what I've read, one must use this sequence:
>   - open profile manager
>   - select new profile
>   - start Firefox

correct.

> If the sequence I looking for can't be done, that's ok.  I'd just like
> to know that it can't be done and not that I'm overlooking something.

you're right.

> > you're fixing one tiny crack but leaving 100s of others.
>
> There probably are other cracks.  But how would one know that and where
> they are?  That is, what can I do to find the cracks, e.g. grep, find,
> perl?

copy over profile. remove file. test. remove file. test. repeat. sucks, but 
that's it.

> > creating a new profile, copying over key files, & reinstalling
> > extensions is
> > the only sure way to fix issues like this.
>
> OK.  But I like the concept of "trust, but verify" (had we followed
> that rule we could have spared ourselves a few thousand lives and a few
> billion $$$, but I digress.)  So, how can I verify that creating a new
> profile fixes the issue better than simply removing the chrome.rdf
> file?  For example, how do I know that the problem is not in one of
> those key files?

'cause i've done this a gazillion times, and i'm telling you. :)

> > hey, i should write a book on this subject! :)
>
> When's it coming out?

march! there's already info on the o'reilly site! woohoo!

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/bluee/

scott

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