Graham Perrin <[email protected]> has reassigned Bugzilla Automation <[email protected]>'s request for maintainer-feedback to [email protected]: Bug 221916: cease www/firefox-i18n dependency on old, incompatible xpi-quick-locale-switcher https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=221916
--- Description --- Quick Locale Switcher 1.7.8.5 <http://www.freshports.org/www/xpi-quick-locale-switcher/> apparently not updated since 2015-07-30 is not compatible with modern multiprocess Firefox, e10s. Working alternatives that are multiprocess-compatible include: Quick Locale Switcher 2 <https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/quick-locale-switcher-2/>, which presents itself in the Tools menu > … isn't a WebExtensions addon, and I doubt it ever will be. … Simple Locale Switcher <https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simple-locale-switcher/>, which presents itself as a button in the toolbar (or overflow menu). At <http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=14759416#p14759416> on 2017-08-07 the developer wrote: > … As the availability of a WebExtensions API for it is still an > uncertain thing, I will try to keep the add-on working in > Nightly/Aurora while it's possible: I will update it soon. ---- Given the current choices of extensions, and the uncertainties around the transition to WebExtensions, I suggest simply: * ceasing the dependency on old, incompatible xpi-quick-locale-switcher * adding a post-install message drawing attention to the choices. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-gecko To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
