fillalph Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Hello,I install firefox 0.9.2 using the mozilla setup.exe trick. I always download a couple extensions to add some features to firefox. I was wondering if someone knows how to install extensions without going to the firefox extensions site and download/install from there. Does this also work for themes? If not, any ideas on that one?Thanks]Bonkers[ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homiebrah Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 This is not really an Unattended Windows topic, but I did was this:Installed Firefox using the setup to install to another drive. Then, I exported the registry key that points to the plugins directory. I installed all of the extensions and themes I need using the default Firefox profile.Thus, if I needed to reinstall my OS, Firefox is on another drive, already configured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fillalph Posted July 10, 2004 Author Share Posted July 10, 2004 I know that I can copy the profile directory (C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\default.cua), but I don't want all of that stuff. I just would like say one or two extensions plus a theme. I don't really understand how firefox stores this stuff. ie which files hold this information. I don't mind copying over say a theme or extension, but how does firefox know it is there? Does it register it in the registry or ... ? I am not sure if I am being clear enough. One last try. I see a folder called extensions in my profile, but will copying that over be enough or do I have to modify a config file somewhere to let firefox know what I did.Thanks]Bonkers[ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSTeR Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Most of the extensions create/modify several files in the profile folders. Just copying the extensions folder is not enough.There doesn't seem to be an elegant way to distribute extensions with firefox. Mozilla has a command line switch to install extensions but that's missing in firefox afaik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fillalph Posted July 10, 2004 Author Share Posted July 10, 2004 Thanks ZoSTeR for that information. Looks like I am just going to have to wait .]Bonkers[ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_gie Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Firefox v0.9 had a new extension manager. They need to keep the extensions management as secure as possible so it won't screew your profile... Maybe it will be added soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_gie Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Hum...I'm looking to the config.ini fom Firefox (0.9.2) and there is sections for components:[Component ADT]Description Short=Outils de développement;*** LOCALIZE ME BABY ***Description Long=Outils pour les développeurs web, comprenant une console d'erreurs, l'inspecteur de documents et un débogueur JavaScript. Archive=adt.xpiInstall Size=1089Install Size System=0Attributes=FORCE_UPGRADE|VISIBLE;Force Upgrade File0=[sETUP PATH]\chrome\venkman.jarForce Upgrade File0=[sETUP PATH]\chrome\inspector.jarFileCount=7I'll try to add manually an extension... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_gie Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Look here for more info:http://members.madasafish.com/~tyndall/installer-extras.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrzycrim Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 In each separate extension folder, there is a script name install.js. I would guess that would need to be executed sometime after copying the extensions folder.Since V .9, the profiles are in C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Firefox\Profiles.Edit: Well I see that they changed the location of the profiles directory with 0.9.2. I originally had my profile directory compressed into a 7zip sfx. I downloaded FF 0.9.2 and it seems the profile directory is back in Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles. The contents of that directory are slightly different as well. Have to redo it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_gie Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 Hum... I wasn't able to include extensions in the config.ini file... The setup always crashed. If someone got it to work...I found those interesting sites:http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/ex...ineoptions.htmlThe command lines doesnt seems to work... any idea?The last line of this site:http://www.bengoodger.com/software/mb/exte...extensions.htmlsay that the "-install-global-extension" command line should work. It seems to. I was able to install adBlock (0.5.2+ d2 n39) and SessionSaver (0.2 d2 n23 pass2) sucessfuly. TextZoom (v1.5.1) was poping up some message boxes until I set a default zoom, and was working perfectly after. SwitchProxy (v1.0) didn't work at all. Maybe because they were installed in the program directory and not in the profile... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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