> > You mentioned a checkbox appearing a second time. Does this extension (or > Firefox) currently display the dialogue box on each launch? Is there a way > to prevent this, pending your update that will disable it? >
No, I'm afraid there's no workaround until I update the extension - hopefully soon! Best wishes Jeremy > Thanks, and great work on getting Firefox to save properly! > James > > > On Monday, September 3, 2012 4:04:06 AM UTC+10, Jeremy Ruston wrote: > >> Hi Michael >> >> Many thanks for the feedback. I'm working on adding auto-updating to >> TiddlyFox. The plan is also to add a checkbox to prevent the dialogue >> box from appearing a second time for a given file. >> >> Best wishes >> >> Jeremy >> >> On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 3:22 PM, midpeter444 <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi Jeremy, >> > >> > Thanks for doing the TiddlyFox plugin. Here are my results: >> > >> > I'm on Ubuntu (Xubuntu) 11.10, using Firefox 15 and I tested a newly >> > downloaded 2.6.5 TW. >> > >> > First I downloaded and installed your TiddlyFox plugin. I was able to >> save >> > my previous 2.6.4 TW (which was already and still working due to being >> in >> > the prefs.js file) and a new 2.6.5 - both worked, but requiring you to >> click >> > the TiddlyFox dialog box. >> > >> > Next, I disabled the TiddlyFox plugin and then edited by >> > $HOME/.mozilla/xy_random/**prefs.js file like so: >> > >> > user_pref("capability.**principal.codebase.p83.**granted", >> > "UniversalXPConnect"); >> > user_pref("capability.**principal.codebase.p83.id<http://capability.principal.codebase.p83.id>", >> >> > "file:///home/midpeter444/**spideroak/wiki/my-new-wiki.**html"); >> > user_pref("capability.**principal.codebase.p83.**subjectName", ""); >> > >> > and that also works to save the new 2.6.5 wiki without the TiddlyFox >> plugin. >> > >> > It's nice to have two ways to solve this. I will probably go with the >> > manual editing step to avoid the dialog popup. I will have to solve >> this on >> > my Windows work computer in a few days when I get in the office again. >> > >> > -Michael >> > >> > >> > On Monday, August 27, 2012 5:18:30 PM UTC-4, Jeremy Ruston wrote: >> >> >> >> Firefox 15, which is currently in beta but scheduled to be released on >> >> August 28th, finally disables the trick that TiddlyWiki uses for >> >> saving changes to itself (see [1]). From a general security >> >> perspective, this is probably a good thing - especially if you've >> >> watched a less computer-literate friend or relative deal with random >> >> yes/no dialogue boxes; that familiar confirmation dialogue isn't much >> >> protection. >> >> >> >> So, I've started work on a little Firefox extension called "TiddlyFox" >> >> that can save files on behalf of TiddlyWiki. >> >> >> >> TiddlyFox stays in the background until you load a TiddlyWiki 2.x.x >> >> document from a file: URL. It then patches the TiddlyWiki document on >> >> the fly to have it invoke the extension to save files on it's behalf. >> >> >> >> I've tested the extension on Firefox 14 (the current version) and the >> >> beta of Firefox 15. >> >> >> >> To install the extension, navigate to [2] in Firefox. You should be >> >> prompted to install the plugin. Then, if you navigate to a TiddlyWiki >> >> document on a file: URI you should get an alert notifying you that >> >> TiddlyFox has patched the document. Save changes should then work in >> >> the normal way. >> >> >> >> Right now, the extension is very basic, without a full user interface. >> >> The plan is to add a proper confirmation dialogue, and to extend it >> >> with functionality something like TiddlySnip for clipping bits of web >> >> pages into a TiddlyWiki document. It will also work with TiddlyWiki5 >> >> (it doesn't yet). >> >> >> >> I'd be very grateful for any testing, and ping me here with any >> >> feedback or questions. >> >> >> >> Best wishes >> >> >> >> Jeremy. >> >> >> >> [1] >> >> https://github.com/TiddlyWiki/**tiddlywiki/issues/101<https://github.com/TiddlyWiki/tiddlywiki/issues/101> >> >> [2] >> >> https://github.com/Jermolene/**TiddlyWiki5/raw/master/** >> tiddlyfox/extension/tiddlyfox.**xpi<https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/raw/master/tiddlyfox/extension/tiddlyfox.xpi> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Jeremy Ruston >> >> mailto:[email protected] >> >> >> >> -- >> Jeremy Ruston >> mailto:[email protected] >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TiddlyWikiDev" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/tiddlywikidev/-/rYooyNE9xvAJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywikidev?hl=en. > -- Jeremy Ruston mailto:[email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWikiDev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywikidev?hl=en.
