In v4.x, we used a signed applet that asked for permission using the
PrivilegeManager. Once granted (theoretically for all future grants as
well), we could check the users system to determine if we needed to install
or update without intruding with dialogs, etc. That's the ideal situation
as far as we're concerned.
Samir Gehani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Not in the current Netscape 6 world, I believe. (This was possible in
> the Netscape 4.x world where certificate authorities could be
> pre-installed and silent updates could be launched by sys admins if
> they had signed their installs (SmartUpdate JARs) with a certificate
> issued by the certificate authority the client already knew about.)
>
> I will defer to Dan Veditz regarding the future of signed installs in
> the Netscape 6/Mozilla world and whether what you are asking for will
> be possible then.
> ~Samir
>
> shinagawa wrote:
> >
> > We have an installation with only one .xpi file. When we invoke
> > InstallTrigger.install, the user is presented with a dialog listing our
> > installation script.
> >
> > Is there any way to prevent the dialog from being displayed and to
> > automatically start the installation ?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Randy
