Hi All: I'm on the Firefox Beta channel and get early releases of new Firefox versions. Ever since the first beta release of version FF 41, Firefox has disabled GMarks by default and there is no way to have it re-enabled. This is because starting with FF 41 all add-ons (extensions and plugins) will be disabled by FF if the add-on has not been *signed* by Mozilla.
Here's some background information on this new signing requirement (you can also visit Mozilla's site at https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-on-signing-in-firefox?as=u&utm_source=inproduct for more details on this): Add-on signing in Firefox Add-ons that change your browser's settings without your consent or steal your information have become increasingly common. Some add-ons add unwanted toolbars or buttons, change your search settings or inject ads or malware into your device. This article explains how *add-on signing* protects you against such threats. What is add-on signing? Mozilla verifies and "signs" add-ons that follow a set of guidelines to ensure that users' information will not be stolen or manipulated. All add-ons hosted on addons.mozilla.org undergo this review process in order to be verified and signed. Add-ons hosted on other sites will need to follow the same guidelines in order to be signed by Mozilla. Add-on signing *targets only malware and browser hijacking*. It does not control or censor the content that you choose to see. *Developers:* Learn more about add-on signing guidelines at Mozilla Developer Network <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/Add-on_guidelines>. What can I do if Firefox disables an installed, unsigned add-on? If any of your installed add-ons gets disabled because it hasn't been verified, contact the add-on developer or vendor to see if they can offer an updated and signed version of that add-on. You can also ask them to get their add-on signed <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/Distribution>. What all this means is that unless GMarks is submitted to Mozilla for signing, this awesome, extremely useful extension will no longer be allowed to work with FF release 41 and beyond. Ever. I have been forced to find a different Google bookmarks extension to use. So far, *Fess Google Bookmark Extension* is a reasonable replacement for GMarks, but it lacks some features that I've come to rely on in GMarks. The biggest issue with Fess is that it doesn't allow you to keep your sub-folders open (if you have nested bookmarks) -- each time you want to navigate to links in a sub-folder, you'd need to painfully open each folder to get to that link. As GMarks is not officially supported anymore (by its developer or by anyone else), I don't expect it to ever be submitted to Mozilla for verification and signing. I'm sad to see this wonderful utility go way. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GMarks" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmarks. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
