* David Pettersson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Subject: mozilla-firefox: Unable to install extensions > Package: mozilla-firefox > Version: 1.0.6-3 > Severity: important > > It is not possible to install extensions with the version of Firefox > given above. No visual indication is given to the user as to why it is > not possible. Step-by-step (as non-superuser): > > 1) Go to addons.mozilla.org and pick up any extension (I chose > FlashGot). Save it to your home directory by right-clicking and > saving the target. > > 2) Open the extension dialogue window (Tools > Extensions). > > 3) Drag the XPI file to the extension dialogue window. Observe that > nothing happens at all.
Why aren't you just clicking on the "Install Now" link instead of saving it locally and trying to drag and drop? > If you open up the JavaScript console prior to step (3), you will > observe that the following exception is uncaught when performing the > action in (3): > > Fel: uncaught exception: [Exception... "Component returned failure > code: 0x804b000a [nsIIOService.newURI]" nsresult: "0x804b000a > (<unknown>)" location: "JS frame :: > chrome://mozapps/content/extensions/extensions.js :: anonymous :: line > 559" data: no] > > I am running with a Swedish locale, hence the "Fel:". It seems that > something in the extension manager throws and exception, but I do not > have enough Mozilla/Firefox experience to determine what the problem is. > > The problem was also detected on another seperate installation on Debian > Unstable. > > Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need any further > information. -- Eric Dorland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ICQ: #61138586, Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1024D/16D970C6 097C 4861 9934 27A0 8E1C 2B0A 61E9 8ECF 16D9 70C6 -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s++: a-- C+++ UL+++ P++ L++ E++ W++ N+ o K- w+ O? M++ V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t++ 5++ X+ R tv++ b+++ DI+ D+ G e h! r- y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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