Re: firefox share profile in freebsd and windows!
Ean Kingston said the following on 03/15/05 11:01: On March 14, 2005 08:55 pm, heccj wrote: Ean Kingston said the following on 03/15/05 02:43: Perhaps this is not proper site to place this question,but i just meet this problem! I want to share my firefox 1.0.1 profile in windows xp and freebsd 5.3,i can run with:firefox -safe-mode,it will freeze when i use:firefox,obviousely,it's because of the extensions.When you setup extensions in windows xp,firefox can't start in freebsd,when you setup extensions in freebsd,firefox can't start in windows!Why? Why? Because Windows XP and FreeBSD are completely different operating systems. Their binaries are not compatible. How to resovle it? If you can figure out how to keep the extensions directories separate while keeping the rest of the preferences the same it should work. At the worst, you could export your bookmarks from one and import them into the other. Then you would just have to go through the preferences and make sure the settings are the same otherwise. The bookmarks and history or other data can share correctly, Good. just extesions!Some extensions can setup into the firefox program dir in windows(can in freebsd?), I'm not sure what you are trying to say. just extensions can't work correctly.If all the extension can setup at firefox main direcotory,this is not a problem,i can setup in windows and freebsd individually.Unfortunetly,only seral extension can setup like that! You might have to start messing around in the firefox configuration/property files to get that to work. Unfortunately, that is beyond my capabilities. I think they are all text files so you should be able to edit them with vi. but most just setup into the profile extesions dir. I believe you can simply move the extension to the global extensions directory and restart Firefox. I have tried,if the extesions at profile directory are moved into firefox's main directory,firefox can not find this extensions at all. If you try it, make a note of which extensions you moved because you might have to move them back. If all the extension can select setup dir at setup time,perhaps this problem can be resolved. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ean Kingston E-Mail: ean_AT_hedron_DOT_org PGP KeyID: 1024D/CBC5D6BB URL: http://www.hedron.org/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
firefox share profile in freebsd and windows!
Perhaps this is not proper site to place this question,but i just meet this problem! I want to share my firefox 1.0.1 profile in windows xp and freebsd 5.3,i can run with:firefox -safe-mode,it will freeze when i use:firefox,obviousely,it's because of the extensions.When you setup extensions in windows xp,firefox can't start in freebsd,when you setup extensions in freebsd,firefox can't start in windows!Why?How to resovle it? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: firefox share profile in freebsd and windows!
Perhaps this is not proper site to place this question,but i just meet this problem! I want to share my firefox 1.0.1 profile in windows xp and freebsd 5.3,i can run with:firefox -safe-mode,it will freeze when i use:firefox,obviousely,it's because of the extensions.When you setup extensions in windows xp,firefox can't start in freebsd,when you setup extensions in freebsd,firefox can't start in windows!Why? Why? Because Windows XP and FreeBSD are completely different operating systems. Their binaries are not compatible. How to resovle it? If you can figure out how to keep the extensions directories separate while keeping the rest of the preferences the same it should work. At the worst, you could export your bookmarks from one and import them into the other. Then you would just have to go through the preferences and make sure the settings are the same otherwise. -- Ean Kingston E-Mail: ean_AT_hedron_DOT_org PGP KeyID: 1024D/CBC5D6BB URL: http://www.hedron.org/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: firefox share profile in freebsd and windows!
Ean Kingston wrote: At the worst, you could export your bookmarks from one and import them into the other. Then you would just have to go through the preferences and make sure the settings are the same otherwise. I have been using Amazon's a9.com which has a browser bar for Firefox that facilitates storing bookmarks on a9.com. This way, I can do bookmarks on my FreeBSD Firefox, and pull them up on my Windows Firefox, or any computer if I visit their site. There are probably other server side bookmarks services out there. The a9 makes it a little nicer with the toolbar thingus, plus it wraps around Google's search engine, Amazon's products search engine, and Amazon.com will give you a modest discount for helping test out their wonky new feature. (The bookmark management is a little weird, because it is implemented as a web interface.) As far as duplicating profiles, I'm with Ean in figuring that trying to get the profiles to work on two utterly different platforms sounds like more trouble than it would likely be worth. I know that in the old days the Netscape folks were keen on a project to store metadata in an LDAP server ... perhaps the Mozilla foundation has some similar fetish, but you would be better off asking the Mozilla folks, who are all about cross-platform magic. -danny ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: firefox share profile in freebsd and windows!
Ean Kingston said the following on 03/15/05 02:43: Perhaps this is not proper site to place this question,but i just meet this problem! I want to share my firefox 1.0.1 profile in windows xp and freebsd 5.3,i can run with:firefox -safe-mode,it will freeze when i use:firefox,obviousely,it's because of the extensions.When you setup extensions in windows xp,firefox can't start in freebsd,when you setup extensions in freebsd,firefox can't start in windows!Why? Why? Because Windows XP and FreeBSD are completely different operating systems. Their binaries are not compatible. How to resovle it? If you can figure out how to keep the extensions directories separate while keeping the rest of the preferences the same it should work. At the worst, you could export your bookmarks from one and import them into the other. Then you would just have to go through the preferences and make sure the settings are the same otherwise. The bookmarks and history or other data can share correctly,just extesions!Some extensions can setup into the firefox program dir in windows(can in freebsd?),but most just setup into the profile extesions dir.If all the extension can select setup dir at setup time,perhaps this problem can be resolved. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: firefox share profile in freebsd and windows!
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 09:55:23 +0800, heccj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ean Kingston said the following on 03/15/05 02:43: Perhaps this is not proper site to place this question,but i just meet this problem! I want to share my firefox 1.0.1 profile in windows xp and freebsd 5.3,i can run with:firefox -safe-mode,it will freeze when i use:firefox,obviousely,it's because of the extensions.When you setup extensions in windows xp,firefox can't start in freebsd,when you setup extensions in freebsd,firefox can't start in windows!Why? Why? Because Windows XP and FreeBSD are completely different operating systems. Their binaries are not compatible. How to resovle it? If you can figure out how to keep the extensions directories separate while keeping the rest of the preferences the same it should work. At the worst, you could export your bookmarks from one and import them into the other. Then you would just have to go through the preferences and make sure the settings are the same otherwise. The bookmarks and history or other data can share correctly,just extesions!Some extensions can setup into the firefox program dir in windows(can in freebsd?),but most just setup into the profile extesions dir.If all the extension can select setup dir at setup time,perhaps this problem can be resolved. Hmm, I was under the impression that extensions for firefox were generally written in javascript? Some extensions might prove to be a little incompatible. I would start in safe mode. Remove all extensions and reinstall the latest copy of them again. Make sure when you do this that you have checked they are actually compatible with all OS and not just Windows and are for the correct version of your browser. If this still fails create a new profile and see if you can get that working. Remember to backup your bookmarks. :) Good Luck Chris ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: firefox share profile in freebsd and windows!
On March 14, 2005 08:55 pm, heccj wrote: Ean Kingston said the following on 03/15/05 02:43: Perhaps this is not proper site to place this question,but i just meet this problem! I want to share my firefox 1.0.1 profile in windows xp and freebsd 5.3,i can run with:firefox -safe-mode,it will freeze when i use:firefox,obviousely,it's because of the extensions.When you setup extensions in windows xp,firefox can't start in freebsd,when you setup extensions in freebsd,firefox can't start in windows!Why? Why? Because Windows XP and FreeBSD are completely different operating systems. Their binaries are not compatible. How to resovle it? If you can figure out how to keep the extensions directories separate while keeping the rest of the preferences the same it should work. At the worst, you could export your bookmarks from one and import them into the other. Then you would just have to go through the preferences and make sure the settings are the same otherwise. The bookmarks and history or other data can share correctly, Good. just extesions!Some extensions can setup into the firefox program dir in windows(can in freebsd?), I'm not sure what you are trying to say. but most just setup into the profile extesions dir. I believe you can simply move the extension to the global extensions directory and restart Firefox. If you try it, make a note of which extensions you moved because you might have to move them back. If all the extension can select setup dir at setup time,perhaps this problem can be resolved. -- Ean Kingston E-Mail: ean AT hedron DOT org URL: http://www.hedron.org/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: firefox share profile in freebsd and windows!
Ean Kingston said the following on 03/15/05 11:01: On March 14, 2005 08:55 pm, heccj wrote: Ean Kingston said the following on 03/15/05 02:43: Perhaps this is not proper site to place this question,but i just meet this problem! I want to share my firefox 1.0.1 profile in windows xp and freebsd 5.3,i can run with:firefox -safe-mode,it will freeze when i use:firefox,obviousely,it's because of the extensions.When you setup extensions in windows xp,firefox can't start in freebsd,when you setup extensions in freebsd,firefox can't start in windows!Why? Why? Because Windows XP and FreeBSD are completely different operating systems. Their binaries are not compatible. How to resovle it? If you can figure out how to keep the extensions directories separate while keeping the rest of the preferences the same it should work. At the worst, you could export your bookmarks from one and import them into the other. Then you would just have to go through the preferences and make sure the settings are the same otherwise. The bookmarks and history or other data can share correctly, Good. just extesions!Some extensions can setup into the firefox program dir in windows(can in freebsd?), I'm not sure what you are trying to say. just extensions can't work correctly.If all the extension can setup at firefox main direcotory,this is not a problem,i can setup in windows and freebsd individually.Unfortunetly,only seral extension can setup like that! but most just setup into the profile extesions dir. I believe you can simply move the extension to the global extensions directory and restart Firefox. I have tried,if the extesions at profile directory are moved into firefox's main directory,firefox can not find this extensions at all. If you try it, make a note of which extensions you moved because you might have to move them back. If all the extension can select setup dir at setup time,perhaps this problem can be resolved. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
