On 06/08/2015 03:51, NFN Smith wrote: > An unexpected source: addons.mozilla.org > > I keep a fairly substantial collection of downloaded software that I use > for troubleshooting purposes, which allows me to work on a computer > almost entirely off-line, when necessary. > > I have quite a bit of Mozilla stuff in my collection, including > extensions for Firefox, Thunderbird and Seamonkey. My habit is that > periodically, I go to addons.mozilla.org, and download copies of > extensions for all three. I normally right-click on the offered > download, and select "save link target as", as I want XPI files with the > full name of the extension and the version. For this, what I'm doing is > longer term storage, that I expect to use more than once, rather than > just grab something, install it, and discard the download, when the > installation is complete. > > I use Seamonkey as my normal browser, and I notice that in the Firefox > sections of AMO, that the the download button is now being overlaid with > a button titled "Only with Firefox! Get Firefox Now!", which resolves to > a link to the Firefox downloads page. And this is happening even for > extensions that explicitly support Seamonkey. > > I can get around the problem easily enough by spoofing Firefox (and I > already spoof the platform for downloading extensions that have > Mac-specific versions), or going to the equivalent Seamonkey page, for > extensions that have Seamonkey support. > > But I never would have expected that I would have had to resort to > spoofing on pages at mozilla.org.
I believe it was discussed in #amo and a fix for not just SeaMonkey but for all the other Firefox forks (like Ice Weasel, Pale Moon, etc) is in the works. Phil -- Philip Chee <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> http://flashblock.mozdev.org/ http://xsidebar.mozdev.org Guard us from the she-wolf and the wolf, and guard us from the thief, oh Night, and so be good for us to pass. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
