On 2017-09-08 00:48, Adam Carter <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 10:26 PM, Danny YUE <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I have been using FoxyProxy in Firefox for a really long time, until >> today I found its new version really sucks. >> >> Then I read the comment from author who declared that the old version >> can *only* be used before (roughly) end of 2017 before Firefox 57 and in >> new version some features must perish. >> > > I am assuming that most actively developed addons will be updated before 57 > drops, so the transition wont be too painful. Is the issue you're having > with FoxyProxy related to it relying on features that are no longer > available under the new framework?
Yes. The FoxyProxy author declared that some features are no long available under the new framework. I am really depressed about it because I just use that plugin every time I use Firefox. > This update will break my favorite extension, Vimperator. I am already > looking at replacements for Firefox due to this. So far I have found > qutebrowser which isn't really as featureful. > > R0b0t1. I am using Keysnail, no idea whether or not it will be deprecated. If the features I want are blocked by the new framework, I'm afraid I would lock the version (fortunately it's Gentoo) for a long time, until I find replacement for plugins, or even Firefox... Danny
