[FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension in Mozilla Software

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 23 Oct 2005 14:56:35 EDT

Cudni : Hi

I wonder, if at all possible and you have time, to add a notification when a thumbs up is given to your extention. It could help with this little request :)
»Dates for thumbs up on posts (take 2)

It is just an idea, a shot in the dark

Cudni
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 12 Oct 2005 14:36:06 EDT

Ryan F : Ah, thanks :)
I didn't even notice that onAlertClickCallback wasn't working anymore as I didn't have the sliders enabled.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 12 Oct 2005 13:17:42 EDT

Morac : Just a FYI, but clicking on the alerts that pop up in the bottom right corner no longer work in FireFox 1.5 Beta.

This is because the way alerts work changed. In Mozilla 1.7, when the user clicked an alert or the alert disappeared on its own the onAlertClickCallback and onAlertFinished would be called respectively.

This was depreciated in Firefox 1.0 for an observer method. When an alert is clicked the observe function is called with aTopic set to "alertclickcallback", when the alert goes away it sets aTopic to "alertfinished". aData contains the cookie data.

In Firefox 1.0.x either method worked, in Firefox 1.5 it appears only the later method works.

Inserting the following function at the end of the alertSlide variable in dslrOverlay.js will fix this problem in Firefox 1.5 while retaining compatibility with older versions. The first and last line are existing lines, the second line is a modified line. All the other lines are new.

      }
   },
 
   /////////////////////////////
   // nsIObserver
   observe: function(aSubject, aTopic, aData)
   {
      if (aTopic == "alertclickcallback") 
      {
         var imAlert = dslrPref.getBoolPref("imFlag");
         var topAlert = dslrPref.getBoolPref("newsFlag");
 
         if (imAlert == true) {
            dslrGoTo(false,1,false);
            killNotify(1,false,false)
         }
 
         if (topAlert == true) {
            dslrGoTo(false,false,1);
            killNotify(false,1,false)
         }
      }
   }
 
}

I'm also attaching the updated dslrOverlay.js file since I think it's easier to read that because the formatting is lost in the post.

edit: there was a bug in the version I previously posted. It is fixed now.

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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 07 Oct 2005 21:23:38 EDT

Brano : Hope Ryan F won't mind but I took the liberty and modified 0.9 to work with Firefox 1.5 beta2.

dslr_notifie···mzns.zip 24,038 bytes
(dslr_notifier0.9fxmzns.xpi)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:09:12 EDT

Maarvin : Thanks for reminding me, Ryan. I've got it, thanks much. :D

-Mike

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 23:56:01 EDT

mers2 : NM just saw the announcement.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 23:36:34 EDT

Ryan F : You've already asked this question: »[FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension :)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 23:33:20 EDT

Maarvin : Well Ah! Thanks anyway Ryan, but there appears to be nothing to download at the address you gave in your original posting. I would have liked that extension if it were still available.

-Mike
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:54:54 EDT

Ryan F : All that needs to be done is bump the max-version to 1.4. The chrome manifest is already created during installation.
And as for sanity checks, they're done only where needed. The only element that truly disappears is the toolbar icon and checks are already done there.

I've had version 0.9 (which works with the latest beta) sitting in U.M.O's approval queue for around two weeks now :p
I'm going to submit a bug report on that this afternoon.
Heck, it's been so long since I submitted it I've already started on 1.0 - using the new PrefWindow XUL objects.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:46:13 EDT

Morac : Is this being updated for Firefox 1.5? As far as I can tell the only change needed is to update the install.rdf file and create a manifest.

Though I think the code needs some sanity checks, because when I tried the above I would periodically get errors messages when the extensions tried to act on objects that didn't exist. For example doing a getElementById call and then immediately accessing that object without checking to see if it exists or not.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 15 Aug 2005 00:49:14 EDT

Weirdal : it doesn't

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 15 Aug 2005 00:26:45 EDT

Sandman5 : Well technically the smiley was outside of the code so I would think it should work. :)
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 14 Aug 2005 19:01:51 EDT

Weirdal : smilies dont work with code

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 12 Aug 2005 00:25:49 EDT

Sandman5 : Now my reportstatus.xml says

:) Come on, what gives?

Edit: By looking at my smileys it looks like there might be something else going on.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 12 Aug 2005 00:19:45 EDT

neill : Notifier 0.8.9 has still been working inconsistently for me. Sometimes, after I clear the followed threads, new ones don't show up. At others, I start FF, and the envelope icon doesn't show, so I close/reopen and it appears.

Deleting the xul.mfl file and reopening seems at least to be a temporary fix-- then I'm good to go for at least a few sessions.

I've been using the most recent stable builds of FF, Stipe, and Moox.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 10 Aug 2005 07:22:29 EDT

JAAulde : Ok, now it is showing 2 updated topics when I only have one in the followed list. And 1 when I have nothing showing.

So we are definitely back to where I can use the offset feature, or go find the old one that is causing the reportstatus to show 1.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 09 Aug 2005 11:50:47 EDT

JAAulde :

said by Ryan F :

I'll let Justin know about this.

Awesome. Thanks a lot.

Jim

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 09 Aug 2005 11:44:06 EDT

Ryan F : That's quite odd. I'll let Justin know about this.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 09 Aug 2005 10:37:08 EDT

JAAulde : My reportstatus.xml now says

regardless of whether there is a topic in my followed list or not.

Now, let me clarify before anyone says this is a known problem and that I should click 'stop' on each thread or use the offset. It tells me '1 updated topics' when I have nothing in my followed list, AND when I have 1 topic listed in my followed list. It would seem that if this was a problem with one of the old topics, that when I actually have a topic in my followed list that the reportstatus.xml would say '2 updated topics' instead of 1.

Regardless, with this anomaly, the offset feature is now useless. If I set it to 1, and a topic appears in my followed list, I do not get notified.

I know this is a problem with the code on the site which generates reportstatus.xml and not the extension itself, but I figured I would report the oddity.

Thanks,
Jim

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Long my imprisoned spirit lay, Fast bound in sin and nature’s night;
Thine eye diffused a quickening ray—I woke, the dungeon flamed with light;
My chains fell off, my heart was free, I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 30 Jul 2005 20:54:58 EDT

Ryan F : No. You're only counted as being online if you're actively browsing the site.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 30 Jul 2005 20:15:09 EDT

Vamp : question.. Does this extension make my status on this site to always here? (like if it have it update every minute and im browsing another site, will be dslr status never show me away more than 1 min?)
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Re: Version 0.9 beta

Sat, 30 Jul 2005 14:15:59 EDT

Ryan F : It you take it out, it defaults to this :D

I think I'll just correct the image tag and strip it out during a pref change so the normal styles take over.

Re: Version 0.9 beta

Sat, 30 Jul 2005 14:13:40 EDT

Ryan F :

said by Brano :

I have the most recent 64bit rpm for SuSE 9.3.
(X11; U; Linux i686 (x86 64); en-US; rv: 1.7.10)

I've got a 64bit box at work I'll have to test it out on. Don't know why things would be any different using 64bit though :/

Re: Version 0.9 beta

Sat, 30 Jul 2005 14:09:39 EDT

Morac :

said by Ryan F :

That one's intentional ;)
If you add it in, you'll notice that two icons will show up stacked on top of one another.
The icon stays blank until a preference is changed - hitting poll now from the context menu will make it show.

It makes it hard to hit poll now from the context menu when you can't find see what you are supposed to be right clicking on. :)

A better method would be to use style sheets and attributes to hide and show the different icons (the same method used to make the icon shrink when you choose the "use small icons" options).

And if you don't want the image to show up you can just leave out the image tag. It will default to blank.
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Re: Version 0.9 beta

Sat, 30 Jul 2005 14:03:01 EDT

Ryan F :

said by Morac :

I noticed that the toolbar icon does not show in either the toolbar itself or the customize toolbar window.

I looked in the overlay.xul file and the line

chrome//reportstatus/content/images/bbrfav.png

is missing a colon:

chrome://reportstatus/content/images/bbrfav.png

That one's intentional ;)
If you add it in, you'll notice that two icons will show up stacked on top of one another.
The icon stays blank until a preference is changed - hitting poll now from the context menu will make it show.

Re: Version 0.9 beta

Sat, 30 Jul 2005 13:44:40 EDT

Morac : I noticed that the toolbar icon does not show in either the toolbar itself or the customize toolbar window.

I looked in the overlay.xul file and the line

chrome//reportstatus/content/images/bbrfav.png

is missing a colon:

chrome://reportstatus/content/images/bbrfav.png
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 30 Jul 2005 12:22:51 EDT

Vamp : are you going to release .9 soon?

Re: Version 0.9 beta

Sat, 30 Jul 2005 11:07:00 EDT

Brano :

said by Ryan F :

said by Brano :

The beta works for me fine on XP, however it does not work on linux. It loads but the BBR icon does not show up.

Could you post your build identifier/UA string? Everything works alright for me using the 7/14 build of 1.0.6 on SuSE.

I have the most recent 64bit rpm for SuSE 9.3.
(X11; U; Linux i686 (x86 64); en-US; rv: 1.7.10)

Re: Version 0.9 beta

Sat, 30 Jul 2005 08:36:48 EDT

jaceg : Ryan: Installed the beta version on my Windows 98SE box. (Firefox 1.0.6)

Everything is working fine.

Thanks for all the time you've spent working on this issue.

The BBR Notifier is a valuable extension for those of us who visit BBR daily.:)
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 30 Jul 2005 00:18:15 EDT

neill : Hi Ryan,

I just checked out the XML feed link, and there's an updated post, but I'm not notified by the envelope icon. For good measure, I created a new profile with nothing but TextZoom (which I need for my high-res screen), and reproduced this.

I also tried logging onto both DSLR and BBR, with the same effect.

I just love this extension, and would like to get it working!

Re: Version 0.9 beta

Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:53:23 EDT

Ryan F :

said by Brano :

The beta works for me fine on XP, however it does not work on linux. It loads but the BBR icon does not show up.

Could you post your build identifier/UA string? Everything works alright for me using the 7/14 build of 1.0.6 on SuSE.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:51:32 EDT

Ryan F :

said by neill :

I've been using the latest beta since its release: its automatic polling feature has been working inconsistently. When I load FF, I see the envelope icon, but when I clear one of the followed posts, the icon disappears some of the time. I don't think this should occur, since there are other threads that I'm following.

Clicking on an icon clears out all notifications for that component (im or topic) until the next update. It does this to avoid having the icon active when there are no updates (like if you only had one updated topic). I could probably have it temporarily shorten the polling interval for a certain time after the icon is clicked on to catch multiple updates.

quote:
And when I clear all of my followed posts, the icon disappears, even when these posts have since been updated. The only way at that point to get polled automatically is to shutdown and restart FF.

Next time this happens, check out this XML feed. If says anything that resembles n="X Updated Topics" and the icon isn't there (assuming the update interval timer has expired), then it's my problem. Otherwise it's a server side issue.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:16:05 EDT

neill : I've been using the latest beta since its release: its automatic polling feature has been working inconsistently. When I load FF, I see the envelope icon, but when I clear one of the followed posts, the icon disappears some of the time. I don't think this should occur, since there are other threads that I'm following.

And when I clear all of my followed posts, the icon disappears, even when these posts have since been updated. The only way at that point to get polled automatically is to shutdown and restart FF.

Re: Version 0.9 beta

Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:39:56 EDT

Brano : The beta works for me fine on XP, however it does not work on linux. It loads but the BBR icon does not show up.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 22:11:40 EDT

fegul : awesome! looks like my three topics are solved with that fix

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 21:19:43 EDT

mers2 :

said by Ryan F :

Sounds like a site issue, if this page shows that you have updated topics, enter the number shown into the topic feed offset preference on the advanced tab and the icon should go away until you really have an updated topic.

Thanks for including this option. I installed the new release today. Was still showing the 1 topic that's never there and this at least cosmetically solves that problem. :)
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 21:14:39 EDT

Ryan F :

said by Cudni :

Show Alert Slider (for topic followed) hang and locked FF 1.0.6 on W2k displaying the alert on grey screen

edit: and blew the extension too, had to reinstall it :)

Confirmed. I lost power while working on it yesterday, I guess something wasn't saved properly :huh:

quote:
also and possibly due to site issue it comes up updated topic icon but when you click on it there is nothing there

Sounds like a site issue, if this page shows that you have updated topics, enter the number shown into the topic feed offset preference on the advanced tab and the icon should go away until you really have an updated topic.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 13:00:25 EDT

neill : The same thing happened to me (WinXP).

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:16:15 EDT

Cudni : Show Alert Slider (for topic followed) hang and locked FF 1.0.6 on W2k displaying the alert on grey screen

edit: and blew the extension too, had to reinstall it :)

also and possibly due to site issue it comes up updated topic icon but when you click on it there is nothing there

Cudni

Re: Version 0.9 beta

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:51:15 EDT

Ryan F : Yup. It's labeled 0.8.9 so once the final version of 0.9 is released, it'll show the update notification.

Re: Version 0.9 beta

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 09:04:27 EDT

mjf : It says 0.8.9 Is that right?

Re: Version 0.9 beta

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 09:02:23 EDT

Brano : From Firefox: File -> Open File -> dslrim.xpi

Re: Version 0.9 beta

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:37:20 EDT

jaceg : I've extracted the zip file, but not sure how to install it.

Could you help?

Thanks
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Re: Version 0.9 beta

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:00:29 EDT

imtim83 : Oh my. :o

Re: Version 0.9 beta

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 00:30:31 EDT

Ryan F : You've got RoboForm selected. ;)

Re: Version 0.9 beta

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 00:28:55 EDT

jmorlan : Never mind.

Version 0.9 beta

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 00:05:17 EDT

Ryan F : Get it while it's hot!
This version should be a drastic improvement over 0.8.2. This beta version has a few rough edges in the interface department, but the core of it should rock-solid (well, almost... there's a reason it's a beta ;)).

So just grab the ZIP file above, extract, install and post any bugs you find here :)

dslrim.zip 24,131 bytes
(dslrim.xpi)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 00:17:49 EDT

imtim83 :

said by Ryan F :

Neither. It's just that there's no good way to clear out old topics from your followed list, so those which may have been updated long ago get hidden by the most recently updated ones.

So if I wanted to I could try to find these 4 hidden updated topics to clear them ?
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 00:10:46 EDT

Ryan F : Neither. It's just that there's no good way to clear out old topics from your followed list, so those which may have been updated long ago get hidden by the most recently updated ones.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 00:05:43 EDT

imtim83 :

said by Ryan F :

Then there's nothing you can do until the next version is released.

Thanks. So it is a bug or problem ?
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 00:03:09 EDT

Ryan F : Then there's nothing you can do until the next version is released.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT

imtim83 : There are none there and it still says 4 updated topics.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 24 Jul 2005 23:56:11 EDT

Ryan F : Either go through this page and hit 'stop' on each one or wait a day or two for the next version of the extension.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 24 Jul 2005 23:52:19 EDT

imtim83 : Ok. Is there anyway for me to find these 4 updated topics?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 24 Jul 2005 23:42:00 EDT

Ryan F : Clicking on it turns off the icon because it's assumed that if you're clicking on it, you'll be checking on those topics. ;)

Since the count of updated topics is kept server-side and can't be changed by the extension, the icon will come back during the next update.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 24 Jul 2005 23:30:29 EDT

imtim83 : Then why csn I make it go away after double clicking on it ? It reappears after a few seconds. Sometimes I do have a updated topic though when it does that so its hard to say if I have a new updated topic or not.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 24 Jul 2005 23:11:45 EDT

Ryan F : You do have 4 updated topics, they're probably scattered randomly throughout the several thousand followed topics you've got making it next to impossible to find them.
I'll be releasing a new version (see screenshot below) in a day or two that will allow you to change the notification threshold (i.e. 4 becomes 0).

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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 24 Jul 2005 23:01:19 EDT

imtim83 : It works but it always comes up telling me I have 4 updated topics when I don't. It seems like thats the only thiing that doesn't work. Does anyone know why it does this?
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 11:57:00 EDT

Sir Raleigh : Just for info...

Running FF 1.0.6 with Notifier 0.8.2 on Win98SE and all is working fine. :D
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 11:50:43 EDT

kw : It always tells me there's four updated topics, when their isn't. It's done this before too.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 07:28:44 EDT

jaceg :

said by jaceg :

I'm using Notifier 0.8.2 with Firefox 1.0.4.

The envelope does not appear anymore. I must poll manually:huh:

When I run a Line Quality Test, I do receive an Instant Message notification, but the updated post envelope never appears.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 22:28:49 EDT

neill :

said by jmorlan :

said by neill :

I've installed 1.0.6, and need to poll manually with this version as well :(

Check your options and make sure the boxes are checked.

I only wish it were this straightforward-- the appropriate boxes are checked, I've uninstalled/reinstalled, and even created a new Profle folder, but I'm having no luck.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:09:02 EDT

jmorlan :

said by neill :

I've installed 1.0.6, and need to poll manually with this version as well :(

Check your options and make sure the boxes are checked.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 19:51:48 EDT

neill : I've installed 1.0.6, and need to poll manually with this version as well :(

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 17 Jul 2005 19:27:29 EDT

jaceg : I'm using Notifier 0.8.2 with Firefox 1.0.4.

The envelope does not appear anymore. I must poll manually:huh:
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 17 Jul 2005 16:39:42 EDT

Logan 5 :

said by Sir Raleigh :

Go clean out your "Followed" list on your "Your favorite forums" page.

Every once in a while something over there fools the Notifier into thinking one of the topics you have stopped following is still being followed.

That should take care of the problem.

Ummmmm....you mean manually clicking stop for each one? I have close to 2,000 followed topics and some mods have many many more then that. And, laet's also not forget that followed, sitemarked, and voted posts are all tied together some way, so that may mean additional deleting under other tabs to fix this as well....

BBR's current layout for maintenance of followed and retained topics is not conducive to that method of fixing the notifier. :huh:

Ed. to fix spelling

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 17 Jul 2005 13:39:31 EDT

Sir Raleigh : Apparently there are some issues with FF 1.0.5 and some extensions.

See this: »Apparently 1.0.6 on its way :)
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 17 Jul 2005 13:00:39 EDT

neill : I tried clearing out my Followed threads, and I too get this inconsistency with Notifier 0.8.2 and FF 1.0.5. (This has occurred for me with earlier versions as well.) Typically, the envelope doesn't appear, and I need to poll manually.

Could it be an extension conflict? I'm using the latest versions of TextZoom, ImageZoom, TabMix Plus, Adblock, and Forecastfox.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 17 Jul 2005 12:45:05 EDT

Sir Raleigh : Go clean out your "Followed" list on your "Your favorite forums" page.

Every once in a while something over there fools the Notifier into thinking one of the topics you have stopped following is still being followed.

That should take care of the problem.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 17 Jul 2005 10:20:38 EDT

jmorlan : The current version doesn't seem to be working as expected for me. The little envelope appears on the task bar indicating I have one or more updated topics, but none of my topics have actually been updated. Sometimes the envelope disappears only to come back again even though I still have no updated topics.

Using DSLR Notifier/0.8.2
Firefox/1.0.5

Up until this update, it seemed to be working as expected.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 15:00:43 EDT

JAAulde :

said by JAAulde :

said by Ronnie_USA :

You can get it threw update now.

I can't get it to update right now...

said by Sir Raleigh:

I downloaded and installed via Ryan F's link above and it worked just fine for me.

Seems the update method is working now--must have been in the processing of posting it or something.

Thanks,
Jim
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Thine eye diffused a quickening ray—I woke, the dungeon flamed with light;
My chains fell off, my heart was free, I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 14:57:34 EDT

Sir Raleigh :

said by JAAulde :

I can't get it to update right now...

I downloaded and installed via Ryan F's link above and it worked just fine for me.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 14:30:50 EDT

JAAulde :

said by Ronnie_USA :

You can get it threw update now.

I can't get it to update right now...

not working...

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 14:26:18 EDT

Ronnie_USA : You can get it threw update now.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:09:58 EDT

elias : Why is it that extensions need to be updated for every new release of FireFox?

Do they change the browser in such a way that they need to all be redone? Or is it that your Extension hinges on one of the things that were changed?

-- Elias
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:09:43 EDT

Ryan F : Sure :)

dslr_notifie···mzns.zip 23,623 bytes
(dslr_notifier0.8.2fxmzns.xpi)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:06:02 EDT

Cudni : Any chance of posting the update here as well, even temporarily? You know, for those impatient ones :)

Cudni
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 11:20:25 EDT

Ronnie_USA : Thank You that's great.
You have a very good extension.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:53:50 EDT

Ryan F : It appears the "uncaught exception: null" error was a result of the onInit() function. The exception was caused by onInit() being unable to place the event listener. Moving it down to the bottom of the script allowed the rest of it to execute, but it wouldn't fire the update on startup.

Maybe the 'appcontent' id has changed in 1.0.5? :p

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:39:21 EDT

Ryan F : Version 0.8.1 of the extension is currently incompatible with FF 1.0.5. I've uploaded a new version of it to Mozilla Update, and it should be available in about an hour or so.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:21:51 EDT

Ronnie_USA : Since updating to 1.0.5 my BBR extension hasn't notified me of any updated posts or forum Pm's.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 09:29:02 EDT

Morac :

said by Ryan F :

onInit() does execute first but its effect is delayed until there's content in the main window. Though you are correct in saying that it should be at the bottom.

The only thing I can guess is that somehow the onInit() is executing too quickly (before the appcontent id is created). Why changed in FF 1.0.5 to cause this to occur I don't know. All I know if that with the line on the bottom everything works like before (except for the exception but that appears to be cosmetic).
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 09:13:01 EDT

Ryan F : onInit() does execute first but its effect is delayed until there's content in the main window. Though you are correct in saying that it should be at the bottom.

I've tracked the "uncaught exception: null" down to a problem with DOM access. I'm not sure, but I think the fix for MFSA 2005-55 may have broken something...

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 09:04:14 EDT

Morac : I think I found the problem in the code.

In the dslrOverlay.js file move the line
window.addEventListener('load', onInit(), false);
at the top of the file down to the very bottom.

What seems to be happening is that the onInit() function is executing before the PollStatusTimer.init(_statusint) function.

There is still an error in the javascript console window which I'm pretty sure is caused by the line
this.cancel();
inside the init: function(aDelay) function since this is null at startup, but it doesn't seem to hurt anything.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 08:49:50 EDT

fegul : Same, it doesnt go away for me either

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 08:17:21 EDT

Morac : After upgrading to Firefox 1.0.5, the BBR icon now appears in my status bar and won't go away no matter what setting I choose in the extension. I also tried uninstalling and reinstalling the extension but the icon is still there.

There is also now an "uncaught exception: null" error in the javascript console so I'm guessing Firefox 1.0.5 broken something you were using. I'm also guessing that the other icons won't update either since they change are changed by the same area in code.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 12 Jul 2005 12:23:28 EDT

Morac : Is there a reason the DSLreports icon appears for a second before disappearing in every window that I open? It's kind of distracting.

It seems like it would be better to hide it by default and then show it if needed. Or even better set up a attribute that determines whether it is displayed or not and then use css to show it or not.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 07 Jul 2005 13:44:19 EDT

Sandman5 : Well it doesn't look like I'm going to get anyone to reset the count. I IM'd nil and she doesn't have a clue how to do this but said to IM justin. He got the IM sometime yesterday afternoon but the count has not been reset yet.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 06 Jul 2005 22:49:44 EDT

Brano : Excellent job! 0.8.1 is working well with FF for me.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 06 Jul 2005 21:28:17 EDT

Chameleon : You have done a great job!! Best extension I got.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 06 Jul 2005 17:21:22 EDT

Ryan F : Thank you both, I appreciate that my work is appreciated :D

Feedback and bug reports are always welcome, as this is the first Firefox extension I've done and it's been a while since I last used JavaScript heavily.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 06 Jul 2005 14:07:29 EDT

Sandman5 :

said by Ryan F :

said by Sandman5 :

OK, I'm still showing

here http://www.broadbandreports.com/browser/extensions/reportstatus.xml but when I check my updated topics there are none listed.

How can I fix this?

You've probably got an updated thread in your post tracker somewhere. It could be buried several pages back too. There have been a few requests for a feature to stop following all posts at once, but I don't think it was ever implemented. Maybe you could petition someone like nil to reset your count to zero?

I guess I'm going to have to see if I can get someone to reset the count to zero. I stopped following each post manually so that I could bookmark the ones that I wanted to keep track of or refer to later but the count is still at 1.

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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 06 Jul 2005 02:48:10 EDT

Logan 5 : [cheerleader mode on]

Oh the efforts Ryan makes are definately appreciated, and I don't think anyone here (so far) has been harsh in their criticism, especially when feedback, suggestions and comments are welcomed, which is a refershing rarity in today's money driven "get it out at all costs no matter the quality at the time you release it because you can always patch it AFTER you get the $$$" mentality in the Software Industry.

The fact that this is free when he could easily make some $$$ off of it speaks volumes to his dedication to seeing this completely bug free in the long term.

[/cheerleader mode off]

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 05 Jul 2005 23:33:12 EDT

mers2 :

said by Ryan F :

said by fegul :

I just want to thank you again for trying to create such a useful extension for us BBR users. I hope you get those bugs ironed out, but don't kill yourself over them :D

I'll try not to.... except I just discovered the latest version isn't compatible with FF 1.1 :mad:

I think I'll just devote an evening this week to completely rewriting it, It'll save me from some headaches later on down the line :)

I also want to say thanks again. Even with the one off I love the notifier and do appreciate all of the work you put into it.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 05 Jul 2005 22:59:49 EDT

Ryan F :

said by fegul :

I just want to thank you again for trying to create such a useful extension for us BBR users. I hope you get those bugs ironed out, but don't kill yourself over them :D

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 05 Jul 2005 22:51:21 EDT

fegul : I just want to thank you again for trying to create such a useful extension for us BBR users. I hope you get those bugs ironed out, but don't kill yourself over them :D
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 05 Jul 2005 22:42:37 EDT

mers2 :

said by Ryan F :

Ah, then this has been a problem for quite some time then, as the Mozilla version uses the same icon update procedure as v0.6...

I guess I've got my work cut out for v0.9 :hmm:

It's been a sporadic problem for me. It had been correct again for awhile but once again I'm having the 1 topic updated when there are none problem.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 05 Jul 2005 22:40:31 EDT

Ryan F :

said by Logan 5 :

I'm having the same problem.... I just unchecked the "check for updated topics box" under the general tab.

I'd like to see this fixed, but it's not a deal breaker if it takes awhile as I am more interested in the IM notification feature.

Ah, then this has been a problem for quite some time then, as the Mozilla version uses the same icon update procedure as v0.6...

I guess I've got my work cut out for v0.9 :hmm:

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 05 Jul 2005 22:22:04 EDT

Logan 5 : I'm having the same problem.... I just unchecked the "check for updated topics box" under the general tab.

I'd like to see this fixed, but it's not a deal breaker if it takes awhile as I am more interested in the IM notification feature.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 05 Jul 2005 21:39:37 EDT

Ryan F :

said by neill :

...Manual polling works-- when I right-click the BBR icon, the envelope icon immediately appears.

Must be a bug then :(
Although a very strange one... manually polling calls the same function and edits the icon's properties in the same way as the timer-fired method :huh:

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 05 Jul 2005 21:27:20 EDT

Ryan F :

said by Sandman5 :

OK, I'm still showing

here http://www.broadbandreports.com/browser/extensions/reportstatus.xml but when I check my updated topics there are none listed.

How can I fix this?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 05 Jul 2005 14:43:24 EDT

fegul :

said by Sandman5 :

OK, I'm still showing

here http://www.broadbandreports.com/browser/extensions/reportstatus.xml but when I check my updated topics there are none listed.

How can I fix this?

I have that same problem

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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 05 Jul 2005 14:28:51 EDT

Sandman5 : OK, I'm still showing

here http://www.broadbandreports.com/browser/extensions/reportstatus.xml but when I check my updated topics there are none listed.

How can I fix this?

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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 05 Jul 2005 08:25:56 EDT

neill : It doesn't seem to be related to the theme. I've changed back to the default theme, and even though the XML now indicates 7 updated topics, report.statusnewsText is still stuck at "1 Updated Topics".

Manual polling works-- when I right-click the BBR icon, the envelope icon immediately appears.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 05 Jul 2005 00:16:31 EDT

Ryan F : Hmm.. very odd, I'll do a little testing with Noia installed and run through a couple of different configurations to see if I can replicate this problem.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 05 Jul 2005 00:13:22 EDT

Ryan F :

said by Gizy :

But I have gotten used to notifications opening in a new tab--is there a way to set it to do that with the new version? I looked but didn't see anything right away. Great job on this and thanks for all the hard work!

You can middle-click on the icon to have it open in new tab.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 04 Jul 2005 23:41:06 EDT

neill : Now there are two followed topics updated, as indicated by the xml page. Reportstatusnews.Text now has a value of "1 Updated Topics", but there is still no envelope icon in the status bar.

Edit-- three followed topics updated, but the Value has remained "1 Updated Topics," and still no icon :(

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 04 Jul 2005 23:10:47 EDT

neill :

said by Ryan F :

What does this page look like for you? If there's an updated topic, it'll say something like if the forum is picking up on updates.
If the XML file shows it, what's your reportstatus.newsText value set to in about:config?

edit: One more thing, what version/build of Firefox are you using?

The XML page accurately reflects the (one) updated topic, Ryan. The reportstatus.newsText value is blank, ie, there's no number present in that field.

I'm using FF 1.0.4, with the Noia theme.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 04 Jul 2005 22:51:22 EDT

fegul : I don't have any updated posts, but when I click on this; »/browser/exten···atus.xml
It says I have two updated posts. Is that a problem with stickied threads or sitemarked threads?
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 04 Jul 2005 22:48:14 EDT

Gizy :

said by Cudni :

It now opens in the same tab. That is so.... Thanks! :)

Cudni

I love this extension and can't live without it anymore. But I have gotten used to notifications opening in a new tab--is there a way to set it to do that with the new version? I looked but didn't see anything right away. Great job on this and thanks for all the hard work!
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 04 Jul 2005 22:05:30 EDT

Ryan F :

said by Sir Raleigh :

Post here again. I was sitting on this topic and didn't give my icon time to update.

PS. It's been working just fine all afternoon.

Ahh... the above was for neill so we can figure out why his icon isn't showing up. There aren't any other issues (other than sticky updates) that I know of at this time.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 04 Jul 2005 22:00:42 EDT

Sir Raleigh : Post here again. I was sitting on this topic and didn't give my icon time to update.

PS. It's been working just fine all afternoon.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 04 Jul 2005 21:55:17 EDT

Ryan F : And your updated topic icon is inactive?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 04 Jul 2005 21:48:24 EDT

Sir Raleigh : See above and below:

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050510 Firefox/1.0.4
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 04 Jul 2005 21:12:06 EDT

Ryan F : What does this page look like for you? If there's an updated topic, it'll say something like if the forum is picking up on updates.
If the XML file shows it, what's your reportstatus.newsText value set to in about:config?

edit: One more thing, what version/build of Firefox are you using?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 04 Jul 2005 16:36:17 EDT

neill : I'd thought that might have been the case, but it's not just the sticky. When I change all the entries in about:config to True, I momentarily get the envelope icon, but it fails to update thereafter.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 04 Jul 2005 15:59:32 EDT

Ryan F : The XML feed the extension uses doesn't pick up on updated sticky topics (like this one). Is this what you're seeing?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 04 Jul 2005 13:35:56 EDT

neill : Unfortunately, it only worked upon installing. Even when I poll manually by right-clicking the icon, I still don't get any post notification. I went to about:config, and made sure that pollTop was set to True, but it's still not working,

I'd sure appreciate any suggestions.

Edit-- I use Treewalk to cache the DNS. Do you think that might have something to do with it?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 04 Jul 2005 12:30:25 EDT

Cudni : It now opens in the same tab. That is so.... Thanks! :)

Cudni
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 03 Jul 2005 23:31:47 EDT

Sir Raleigh : I installed using your uploaded .zip file.

All is working fine.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 03 Jul 2005 23:20:53 EDT

mjf : Updated extension v08.1 worked. All is well!

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 03 Jul 2005 22:42:47 EDT

mjf : I got the IM notifier but yet to have a thread updated so I can't comment on that yet. Looks fixed for v08.1! Thanks.

Will keep you posted!
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 03 Jul 2005 22:05:40 EDT

Ryan F : Great news :D
Thanks for helping me test it, I'll go and upload this to MozUpdate now..

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 03 Jul 2005 22:00:58 EDT

neill : This version is now working for me, Ryan, including the notifier :-).
I hadn't gotten it to work reliably in earlier versions.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 03 Jul 2005 21:59:13 EDT

Logan 5 : It's there and installed just fine under Moz 1.7.6

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 03 Jul 2005 21:49:48 EDT

Ryan F : Just unzip the file and the XPI should be there. The forum zipped it up when I posted it.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 03 Jul 2005 21:48:17 EDT

neill :

said by Ryan F :

Alright, I found the problem and fixed it. It was a typo in the procedure for handling the toolbar icon when it wasn't present and it ended up causing somewhat of an infinite loop. :huh:

So now it should be alright, but I want to make sure it works before I upload it to Mozilla Update. Anyone feeling brave? ;)

I tried changing .zip to .xpi, then dragging it into the extensesions, list. I got an "install script not found" error.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 03 Jul 2005 21:22:03 EDT

Ryan F : Alright, I found the problem and fixed it. It was a typo in the procedure for handling the toolbar icon when it wasn't present and it ended up causing somewhat of an infinite loop. :huh:

So now it should be alright, but I want to make sure it works before I upload it to Mozilla Update. Anyone feeling brave? ;)

edit: File deleted. v0.8.1 will be available via Mozilla Update by tomorrow.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 03 Jul 2005 14:32:50 EDT

Sir Raleigh : I've tried installing v0.8 and get this message.

This message came up when I had to download the extension and try to install it by clicking 'File|Open File...' because trying to install it by clicking the link didn't work.

EDIT: I forgot to add:
Win98SE
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:1.7.8) Gecko/20050510 Firefox/1.0.4
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 03 Jul 2005 13:41:58 EDT

Ryan F : Hmm... I've had v0.8 running for a few days and haven't noticed any problems as of yet. I think a few last minute changes I made prior to releasing it may be causing the problems you're seeing. I'll fix it up tonight and get a working version out as soon as possible. :)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 03 Jul 2005 10:57:24 EDT

mjf :

said by jimeez :

You know it's funny, this thread doesan't trigger DSLR Notifier for me. Odd... :(

I think it's a known problem with stickied threads like this one.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 03 Jul 2005 10:52:16 EDT

blackeyes : Sorry to admit but firefox has been freezing up a lot lately ever since I downloaded the last update for BBR notifier. I uninstalled it and the browser hasn't froze yet. Go figure. Some bugs in it still me thinks.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 03 Jul 2005 10:41:30 EDT

jimeez : You know it's funny, this thread doesan't trigger DSLR Notifier for me. Odd... :(

Re: Version 0.8 Released

Sun, 03 Jul 2005 10:26:02 EDT

mjf : v0.8 did not work at all for me had to back up to v0.7

Had all the options set up as before but did not get any notifiers. Went back to v0.7 and the notifier immediately showed up.
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Re: Version 0.8 Released

Sat, 02 Jul 2005 18:24:26 EDT

Ryan F : You're welcome :)

Mod Edit: Poster warns that the links below reference a version that has a few minor bugs. You may not want to update until they are resolved.

Mozilla Update seems to be having an issue with their mirror servers. As an alternative, you can install v0.8 from Mozdev. Or if that doesn't work, any of the following sites can be used...

»mozdev.oregonstate.edu/dslrnotif···2Bns.xpi
»ftp.iasi.roedu.net/mirrors/mozde···2Bns.xpi
»mozdev.elliptic.fr/dslrnotify/ds···2Bns.xpi
»ftp.rz.tu-bs.de/pub/mirror/downl···2Bns.xpi
»mozdev.sweetooth.org/dslrnotify/···2Bns.xpi

Re: Version 0.8 Released

Sat, 02 Jul 2005 16:27:34 EDT

mers2 : Just in time for the holiday. :) Thank you! Looking forward to the update. Your work on this is very much appreciated.
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Version 0.8 Released

Sat, 02 Jul 2005 16:14:43 EDT

Ryan F : Version 0.8 has been released and will be available via Mozilla Update momentarily.
Version 0.8 is now compatible with:

Firefox 0.8 - 1.0.5 (see screenshot)
Mozilla 1.0 - 1.7+ (see screenshot)
Netscape 8.0 - 8.0.2 (see screenshot)

At this time there's a small bug in the Netscape and Firefox versions that causes the icon in the toolbar palette to act a little funky, but it does not interfere with other icons in the palette and displays properly once on the toolbar.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 02:14:49 EDT

Ryan F : I've rewritten the core of the extension so that it'll finally be compatible with Mozilla. :)
All I need to do now is create a compatible interface for it.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 24 Jun 2005 02:08:36 EDT

Logan 5 :

said by Ryan F :

I can't seem to get it to work with the Suite in it's current state. I've started a rewrite of it and will release a Mozilla-only version in a day or two.

Did ya release the Mozilla only version yet? Been a little over 2 weeks so I thought I'd check back with you and see if you had.

Thanks,

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 15 Jun 2005 13:18:23 EDT

Ryan F : Check the post directly above yours.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 15 Jun 2005 03:37:51 EDT

Anonymous_ : Dose not work i just get an erorr

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 13:37:00 EDT

Sir Raleigh : I think this might help a little... DSLR Notifier
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 13:32:19 EDT

Maarvin : Forgive me for being a bit ignorant as to what service this BBR Firefox Extension brings me. A quick note of: A suite of tools developers.... the remaining sentence is obscured by the notifier settings box as well as DSLR/BBR and updated notifier...... Thus the purpose is partially obscured to me.

An attempt to access the URL that you posted produced only "Does Not Exist". If your posted Topic is obscure and the URL produces an error. What further use is there in reading the brief instructions that you posted as well.

Please be more specific, I'm interested in this plug-in, however, I need some straight information describing exactly what your doing here. Finally, it's all for naught if the URL produces only a blank page.

Can you give me another shot?
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 09:47:58 EDT

fegul : Is the report status correct? Mine says I have two, but I don't have any!

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 09:15:11 EDT

Morac : 1. The BBR icon's tooltip might be initially set to "Notifier Options", but it appears to change whenever a new icon appears or disappears from the status bar. For example, I went to the about:config options and forced the IM flag to appear which caused the BBR icon's tooltip to change. The tooltip appears to be mirroring the tooltips for the icons in the navigation toolbar.

2. I also noticed something else bizarre today. I saw the IM icon flashing so I checked »/browser···atus.xml
which listed "m i="2 messages from 1 person" n="2 updated topics"/" meaning that the topic icon should have also showed up, but it didn't. In fact the reportstatus.newsText was blank.

Shortly after checking the XML file, the IM icon vanished off the status bar. So I went into the about:config options and forced both icons to be true and manually entered the text "2 updated topics" into the newsText option and then went into the preferences window and changed the check time to 1 minute. Both icons vanished, but a minute later the updated post option appeared (I had already read the Instant message) so this was correct). After that the updated topic flag seemed to work.

bug: I noticed that the default preferences aren't being set which would cause exceptions if the preference was read. The fact that reseting any of the default preferences listed in reportstatus.js clears them seems to confirm this. In your reportstatus.js default preference file every line starts off as "user_pref(". Every Firefox extension I've ever seen starts off as "pref(". You might want to check this since it doesn't seem to work in Firefox.

Once I manually gave the preferences values. I'll see if it still works once the newsText goes back to being blank.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 01:41:33 EDT

Sandman5 : I cleared all of my followed links, about 1100+, about a week ago. Even after that the icon would not go away (I didn't know the address of the XML page to check that).
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 01:36:30 EDT

mers2 :

said by Sandman5 :

I checked all of my updated topics (or at least I had earlier when I started this response) but the XML file still shows a count of one.

Check under the Followed tab and see if there is one that you might have cleared without reading. Whenever I've had one topic still being flagged by the extension and Updated Followed says all are read I double check Followed and find it.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 01:08:27 EDT

Sandman5 : I checked all of my updated topics (or at least I had earlier when I started this response) but the XML file still shows a count of one.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 23:54:03 EDT

neill :

said by Ryan F :

said by neill :

When I try this, the setting turns to True, and the icon shows up momentarily; it then disappears while reportstatus.imFlag, changes to False. Is this behavior normal?

Yes, that's normal.
When you look at that same about:config page, do you see any keys with blank values (other than reportstatus.imText and reportstatus.newsText) - or if you open the extension's preferences, are the top two boxes unchecked?

reportstatus.poppref was blank-- I just set it to True, and the top two boxes have been checked.

The BBR icon appeared once I closed out and reopened FF.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 21:59:37 EDT

Ryan F :

said by neill :

When I try this, the setting turns to True, and the icon shows up momentarily; it then disappears while reportstatus.imFlag, changes to False. Is this behavior normal?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 21:55:51 EDT

Ryan F :

said by Morac :

Also the BBR icon's tooltip says "Reload current page", but clicking or double clicking it does not do anything. Actually it seems that the tooltip randomly changes to be the same as the tooltip for another icon in the browser.

id="dslr-menu"
hidden="true"
context="statusbar-dslr-menu"
label="DSLR Notifier Preferences"
tooltiptext="Notifier Options"
style="min-width: 16px; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0px;">



(*) WARNING 1 long line(s) split

The tooltip should say "Notifier Options" and you can right click on it to bring up the preferences window.

quote:
Also I think I found a bug. The BBR icon appeared at the same time that the IM notification icon appeared. I believe this was because I had the "Show statusbar icon set" option set to "always". I changed it to "only on notify event", but the BBR icon did not go away. Neither did it go away when I set it to "never". It looks like the icons will only update when a new message or post is detected. I think it should be updated when the "OK" button is pressed in the preferences menu.

Certainly does sound like a bug... The BBR icon should display at all times and go away once set to "only on notify event" or "never". And yes, the icon updates only occur at every polling interval. I'll be sure to change that in the next revision.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 21:46:39 EDT

Ryan F :

said by Sandman5 :
I actually have the opposite problem. I can't get the icon to go away.

What do you see when visiting this page? If there's anything other than an , then system still thinks you've got an updated topic.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 17:57:08 EDT

fegul :

said by Cousin Dave :

said by Sandman5 :

said by Morac :

After installing 0.7 I noticed that the new topic alert icon never showed up even though there were new topics. I set pollIm and pollTop to true so hopefully they will work now.

I actually have the opposite problem. I can't get the icon to go away.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 17:30:11 EDT

Cousin Dave :

said by Sandman5 :

said by Morac :

After installing 0.7 I noticed that the new topic alert icon never showed up even though there were new topics. I set pollIm and pollTop to true so hopefully they will work now.

I actually have the opposite problem. I can't get the icon to go away.

Similar problem here.:huh:
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 16:50:27 EDT

Morac : Well I'm still having the problem with the topic alert not showing up, but then the topics aren't showing up in the XML file for me either.

Also I think I found a bug. The BBR icon appeared at the same time that the IM notification icon appeared. I believe this was because I had the "Show statusbar icon set" option set to "always". I changed it to "only on notify event", but the BBR icon did not go away. Neither did it go away when I set it to "never". It looks like the icons will only update when a new message or post is detected. I think it should be updated when the "OK" button is pressed in the preferences menu.

Also the BBR icon's tooltip says "Reload current page", but clicking or double clicking it does not do anything. Actually it seems that the tooltip randomly changes to be the same as the tooltip for another icon in the browser.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 16:34:11 EDT

Sandman5 :

said by Morac :

After installing 0.7 I noticed that the new topic alert icon never showed up even though there were new topics. I set pollIm and pollTop to true so hopefully they will work now.

I actually have the opposite problem. I can't get the icon to go away.

I tried what other posters had suggested, clearing all of my followed topics (some 1100+ topics...one at a time) to no avail.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 15:56:13 EDT

Morac : After installing 0.7 I noticed that the new topic alert icon never showed up even though there were new topics. I set pollIm and pollTop to true so hopefully they will work now.

I have a question though, what does the "Show statusbar icon set" option do? It doesn't seem to do anything, since the IM icon only showed up when I had a new IM even though the "Show statusbar icon set" option was set to "always".
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 07 Jun 2005 23:03:16 EDT

neill :

said by Ryan F :

said by neill :

I installed the v0.7, and had the BBR icon displayed in my statusbar. Upon rebooting, it disappeared. Is this somehow related to real estate on the statusbar being taken up by other my other extensions (Adblock, Forecastfox, Bettersearch)?

Try going to about:config and entering report into the filter bar. Look for the entry labeled reportstatus.imFlag and double-click on it. This should cause the icon to show up.

When I try this, the setting turns to True, and the icon shows up momentarily; it then disappears while reportstatus.imFlag, changes to False. Is this behavior normal?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:33:16 EDT

Ryan F : I can't seem to get it to work with the Suite in it's current state. I've started a rewrite of it and will release a Mozilla-only version in a day or two.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:28:53 EDT

Logan 5 :

said by Ryan F :
Unfortunately due to a settings incompatibility, the extension is not listed as being available for the Mozilla Suite. This bug was spotted during the approval process and an update (v0.7.1) will be released soon in order to ensure compatibility.

Any update on the Mozilla version??

Thanks

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:28:24 EDT

Ryan F :

said by jimeez :

The notifier is no longer working for me. I cleared my cache, history, and cookies. Still not working. Any other ideas? Thanks.

Go to about:config and make sure there are values labeled for reportstatus.pollIm and reportstatus.pollTop. If the values are blank, double-click on them and set them to true.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:25:04 EDT

Ryan F :

Try going to about:config and entering report into the filter bar. Look for the entry labeled reportstatus.imFlag and double-click on it. This should cause the icon to show up.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:15:00 EDT

Ryan F :

said by Morac :

I looked at the extension code and it looks like the alert popup code was commented out which is why no one sees it in their version.

Correct. I originally had the nsIAlertsService slider coded into the extension, but due to the way I've got the event listeners setup, it would only show the slider on startup. It'll probably show up again in the next version.
I used a screenshot from Firefox when I had the latest version running on Deer Park. Sorry for the confusion it caused!

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 07 Jun 2005 12:46:21 EDT

mjf : I see it too:

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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 07 Jun 2005 12:00:05 EDT

Morac : I looked at the extension code and it looks like the alert popup code was commented out which is why no one sees it in their version.

Ryan F, you might consider adding an alert slider popup (or is that what alert popup means?). It's very simple to add. You can check an extension I've been working on for an example.

check the following link for details on it:
»lxr.mozilla.org/aviarybranch/sou···e.idl#55
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 16:22:18 EDT

Sir Raleigh :

said by Sandman5 :

LOL I wasn't quite awake when I posted that apparently.

Sorry for the mistake.

;)
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 16:04:59 EDT

Sandman5 : LOL I wasn't quite awake when I posted that apparently.

Sorry for the mistake.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:52:05 EDT

pulp39 : No you DON'T Sandman. Take a look at his pic again. I highlighted what we are missing in RED.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:44:49 EDT

Sir Raleigh :

said by Sandman5 :

I have it too.

Actually, it appears you don't have it.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:17:18 EDT

Sandman5 : Nevermind

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 11:54:26 EDT

pulp39 : Thanks for confirming my sanity Sir Raleigh. Ya see that jmikeh, I ain't da complete doh-nut ya think I am! :D

What is up with that extra option Ryan F has fellahs?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 11:41:35 EDT

Sir Raleigh : Yes, I'm also wondering about that extra option at the bottom of Ryan F's image. It seems I have the same version, ie 0.7, but I don't have the last option.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 10:38:31 EDT

pulp39 : It was in response to Ryan F's picture. He has an extra option which I don't have available for some reason. Take a look at his attached pic. Weirdness...

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 10:34:34 EDT

jimeez : If that was in response to my previous post, I'll check when I get home. Thanks. If not...my apologies.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 08:43:02 EDT

pulp39 : RyanF,out of curiosity, how do you have the IM Alert PopUp as the last option at the bottom and I don't?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 08:18:15 EDT

jimeez : The notifier is no longer working for me. I cleared my cache, history, and cookies. Still not working. Any other ideas? Thanks.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 18:47:13 EDT

Bobby_Peru : The ICON became intermittent with the previous version, at some unknown point (unfortunately). With 0.7, the nifty Icon-set was working for a time, but has disappeared. TBE, NoScript, AdBlock, ForecastFox, FoxyTunes...+ many others.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 31 May 2005 23:36:30 EDT

neill : I installed the v0.7, and had the BBR icon displayed in my statusbar. Upon rebooting, it disappeared. Is this somehow related to real estate on the statusbar being taken up by other my other extensions (Adblock, Forecastfox, Bettersearch)?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 31 May 2005 04:32:21 EDT

Chameleon : Great look! Thanks a bunch!!

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 30 May 2005 17:09:18 EDT

mers2 : Thank you! Your hard work is very much appreciated!

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 30 May 2005 15:24:51 EDT

Ryan F : Version 0.7 is now available via Mozilla Update or through the automatic update service (Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Software Update).

Unfortunately due to a settings incompatibility, the extension is not listed as being available for the Mozilla Suite. This bug was spotted during the approval process and an update (v0.7.1) will be released soon in order to ensure compatibility.
Please note that the extension will install under the Suite but will not function and no uninstall option will be available.

Edit: And to answer the question of the individual spamming the comments page on Mozilla Update, only invalid, unhelpful and just plain stupid comments are deleted :p

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 29 May 2005 07:03:05 EDT

blackeyes : Thanks Ryan, I can only stay on this planet for so long.;):p

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 28 May 2005 23:08:28 EDT

Ryan F : I was hoping to upload it before I went out of town Wednesday afternoon, but it didn't quite work out that way :huh:
I just uploaded the newest version to Mozilla Update, so you should see an automatic update prompt once it's approved.
Until then, here's a little preview of the latest version:
[att=1]

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 28 May 2005 19:21:37 EDT

Logan 5 :

said by Ryan F :

said by Logan 5 :

We talking days, weeks, months??

Days :)
Hopefully no later than Wednesday.
I found a few answers I was looking for on MozillaZine.

It's later then Wednesday....Howzit coming with the Mozilla version???

:) :D

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 21 May 2005 22:43:45 EDT

Ryan F :

said by Logan 5 :

We talking days, weeks, months??

Days :)
Hopefully no later than Wednesday.
I found a few answers I was looking for on MozillaZine.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 19 May 2005 11:44:46 EDT

JAAulde : Nice job. I went to my followed and clicked each topic one by one until it went away. Sure enough, it was one that had been updated, but I didn't look at it--instead I hit 'clear' on that forum under my fav forum list.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 19 May 2005 11:27:41 EDT

Sir Raleigh : If your BBR Notifier seems to be indicating that you have unread thread(s) but your "Updated Followed" page is blank, go to your "Followed" page and start clicking "stop" until the Notifier is cleared. Also remember there will be a delay based on the refresh time for your Notifier before it goes away.

I've not been able to figure out how to tell which one is the culprit, but when I clear my "Followed" page the Notifier gets back in sync.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 19 May 2005 07:41:31 EDT

JAAulde :

said by yock :

justin said it is likely the "catch up" feature, though I can't remember using it.

Hmmmm...I use the catch up feature all the time in the fav forum page, but only after I read all my updated followed topics. However, yesterday for the first time I hit 'clear' on a few forums in which I had upated followed topics because I didn't care to follow those topics any longer...

But I didn't notice the issue until this monring.

Weird.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 19 May 2005 07:37:27 EDT

yock :

said by JAAulde :

Hmmm...after a few weeks of accuracy, my XML post count now shows

even when I have no updated topics. I think it's the traveling thread doing it to me, though I can't prove it...

I've had this problem for several weeks and I haven't posted in the travelling thread. I simply can't isolate it. justin said it is likely the "catch up" feature, though I can't remember using it.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 19 May 2005 07:33:26 EDT

JAAulde : Hmmm...after a few weeks of accuracy, my XML post count now shows

even when I have no updated topics. I think it's the traveling thread doing it to me, though I can't prove it...

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 19 May 2005 01:29:00 EDT

Logan 5 :

said by Ryan F :
I'll probably end up releasing the next Mozilla version of the extension once the developer preview of 1.1 comes out or at least until there's more detailed documentation on the changes in 1.1.

We talking days, weeks, months??

Just curious... :D

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 18 May 2005 21:26:57 EDT

Ryan F :

said by Logan 5 :

Has the Mozilla version been completed yet?? I realized it's been 3 weeks since I asked and just wanted to get an update... :)

Not quite - I hit a few strange bugs making the extension compatible with 1.1 while maintaining backwards compatibility with lower versions of FF. And unfortunately the Mozilla Suite isn't yet compatible with any of the newest features that'll be available in FF 1.1. :huh:

I'll probably end up releasing the next FF/Mozilla version of the extension once the developer preview of 1.1 comes out or at least until there's more detailed documentation on the changes in 1.1.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 18 May 2005 16:36:56 EDT

Logan 5 :

said by Ryan F :
Version 0.7 (currently being tested and should be ready in about a week) will include new interface features, Mozilla compatibility and will follow the new chrome manifest specs for Firefox 1.1.

Has the Mozilla version been completed yet?? I realized it's been 3 weeks since I asked and just wanted to get an update... :)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 30 Apr 2005 09:15:07 EDT

blackeyes : Working great, well done. Check is in the mail.:);)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 30 Apr 2005 08:31:45 EDT

JAAulde : Awesome, Ryan F . This one is working way better. No conflicts with GMail so far.

Jim

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 30 Apr 2005 00:16:17 EDT

yock : Is there any news regarding the updated topics counter? The new version still shows the wrong count.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 23:46:09 EDT

Logan 5 :

said by Ryan F :

Version 0.7 (currently being tested and should be ready in about a week) will include new interface features, Mozilla compatibility and will follow the new chrome manifest specs for Firefox 1.1.

I can't wait to test the usability under Mozilla....did I say thank you at least 5 times in this thread yet? :)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 23:23:38 EDT

mers2 :

said by Ryan F :

Still no luck with MozUpdate, so here's version 0.6.9:

Install v0.6.9

This version is meant to iron out a few of the nastier bugs that were present (random logouts, slow preference updating and random timer resets).

Version 0.7 (currently being tested and should be ready in about a week) will include new interface features, Mozilla compatibility and will follow the new chrome manifest specs for Firefox 1.1.

Many thanks for all of your hard work. It is much appreciated.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 23:20:47 EDT

Ryan F : Still no luck with MozUpdate, so here's version 0.6.9:

Install v0.6.9

This version is meant to iron out a few of the nastier bugs that were present (random logouts, slow preference updating and random timer resets).

Version 0.7 (currently being tested and should be ready in about a week) will include new interface features, Mozilla compatibility and will follow the new chrome manifest specs for Firefox 1.1.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 22:28:47 EDT

Weirdal : well, I'm awaiting the update :)

I think the xml feed needs to be improved though, the updated topics number is usually never right. however it is good at displaying the pm's, those update right away.

the only thing I use it for is as a link to my updated topics, I'm so used to it displaying all the time :p
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 20:25:08 EDT

Chameleon :

said by Ryan F :

And as for the new release promised this past weekend, it's been queued up for approval since early Monday. If I don't hear back about it soon, I'll just release it here.

Cool, I had to reformat my laptop so I'm waiting for the newest version b4 I re-download.
Thanks!!!
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 18:42:16 EDT

Logan 5 :

said by Ryan F :

said by Logan 5 :

Ryan F How difficult/different/possible would it be to code a Mozilla version of this??

It shouldn't be too hard... I'll take a look into what needs to be done to make it compatible with Mozilla.

Cool..... U 'da Man Ryan F ... :) Nice!!

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 18:31:24 EDT

Ryan F :

said by Logan 5 :

Ryan F How difficult/different/possible would it be to code a Mozilla version of this??

It shouldn't be too hard... I'll take a look into what needs to be done to make it compatible with Mozilla.

And as for the new release promised this past weekend, it's been queued up for approval since early Monday. If I don't hear back about it soon, I'll just release it here.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 22:39:32 EDT

Logan 5 : Ryan F How difficult/different/possible would it be to code a Mozilla version of this??

I use it on my FireFox installs, and Love it but I use Mozilla more.

Thanks in advance for answering, as I'm sure I can't be the only one using Moz here that could benefit from this.

:)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 22:26:19 EDT

yock :

said by Ryan F :

What does your XML file look like when there's an updated sticky?

One more than there actually is. It says 4, but I only have 3. I know this isn't an extension bug, I'm just wondering what happened to break the site collector again.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:16:48 EDT

mers2 :

said by Ryan F :

And as for the next version of the extension, I'll be releasing it on either the 24th or 25th or however long it takes to get it approved on MozUpdate. I also want to take this time to apologize for the delay in getting this much needed version out - I've had a number of things that have distracted me from being able to work on it, and I hope that the features in the new version will make up for it :)

Thanks Ryan F ]! Looking forward to the updated version. I've grown addicted to this extension.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:11:27 EDT

mjf :

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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:07:19 EDT

Ryan F : What does your XML file look like when there's an updated sticky?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:03:54 EDT

mjf : It is still not picking up updated sticky threads.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:02:39 EDT

Ryan F : It appears the server the extension is currently hosted on has suddenly decided to ignore AddType directives - so the XPI install mime type is no longer defined. The method acehyde described is absolutely correct and should work as a temporary solution.

And as for the next version of the extension, I'll be releasing it on either the 24th or 25th or however long it takes to get it approved on MozUpdate. I also want to take this time to apologize for the delay in getting this much needed version out - I've had a number of things that have distracted me from being able to work on it, and I hope that the features in the new version will make up for it :)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 19:04:50 EDT

santy : well I thank you, I have the extension installed finally. Now I just have to see if it is working.. Parts of BBR are a little slow at times right now.

I just noticed that it polled while I was typing this so it appears to be working at the moment... thanks again.. Rick
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 16:33:32 EDT

Sandman5 : Give acehyde's method a try.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 16:02:48 EDT

yock : I tried opening it in Windows and it asked me what program to use to open it. When I directed it to use Firefox it opened a new FF window and just kinda sat there on a blank page.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 15:56:17 EDT

acehyde : Have you tried downloading it to your desktop and dragging it into your open Firefox window?

edit for spelling mistake

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 13:28:52 EDT

yock : That's preceisely what I see.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 13:13:01 EDT

santy : Let me guess, when you click the link to install, all you get is a dialog box asking either where to save it, or to open it and a browse button to pick which program to open it with right?? that is what I'm seeing at the moment.. I had it installed with version 1.0.2 and when I upgraded to 1.0.3 it was still working. however on a fresh install of FireFox ( I had a crash that required me to remove all traces of FF and the extensions to get it working again), it will no longer install. I sent an IM to the author but haven't heard anything yet...
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:39:46 EDT

yock : The updated topics bug seems to have crept up again. Furthermore I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the extension and I can't seem to install the XPI on FF 1.0.3. I can install other extensions from mozilla.org just fine and I added the install url for the BBRNotify to my list of sites allowed to install extensions. Anyone else seeing either of these?
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 09 Apr 2005 12:48:41 EDT

fegul : I've been having some issues with it, so I decided to uninstall it. It wouldnt go away even when there were no posts, and it had polled that. Oh well...
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 09 Apr 2005 12:46:15 EDT

Morac : Lately I've been seeing the following error appear over and over again in the javascript console:

Error: Object is not defined
Source File: chrome://reportstatus/contents/foo.js
Line: 101

When clicked on it brings me to the line:
catch (q) { /*alert("100 "+q);*/ }

If I close Firefox and reopen it, the errors stop spitting, but usually at some point while browsing they come back.

I took out the try, catch there to see what exception I would get and I got a few "Error: document.getElementById("imbar") has no properties" errors, so I think the code is sometimes executing on non-browser windows. I'll see if I can get it to spit out continuously errors like it was doing before.

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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Mon, 28 Mar 2005 07:13:21 EDT

JAAulde : I see. Thanks for clarifying.

Jim

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 27 Mar 2005 21:33:38 EDT

Ryan F : The Gmail extension resets its timer and some startup variables when you visit Gmail, and since the BBR extension doesn't use its own unique timer instance, it gets reset as well.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 27 Mar 2005 21:19:07 EDT

JAAulde :

said by Ryan F :

The only pressing issue with the latest version is a minor incompatibility with the Gmail Notifier extension.

Are you sure it's the notifier extension causing the problem? I have no issue with the GMail notifier and the DSLR/BBR extension running side by side. It's when I go to the GMail inbox that the DSLR/BBR extension dies. it seems to me that it's something in the Java/JS that GMail is using conflicting with the DSLR/BBR extensions.

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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 27 Mar 2005 21:16:51 EDT

Ryan F :

said by Devious85 :

I haven't tried this out yet, but is it updated and working before I get it? Can I still use the link on the first page of this thread?

You should use the latest version here: »[FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

The only pressing issue with the latest version is a minor incompatibility with the Gmail Notifier extension.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 27 Mar 2005 20:49:31 EDT

Devious85 : I haven't tried this out yet, but is it updated and working before I get it? Can I still use the link on the first page of this thread?
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 27 Mar 2005 18:24:31 EDT

Ryan F :

said by Cudni :

Please say you haven't forgotten the users of your extension who are eagerly awaiting possible update :)

Cudni

Don't worry I haven't forgotten :)
I've just been a bit busy lately and haven't been able to find time to work on it.

But I have managed to get it hosted on Mozdev - so updates starting from the next version on will be automatic :D

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 27 Mar 2005 09:45:09 EDT

Cudni : Please say you haven't forgotten the users of your extension who are eagerly awaiting possible update :)

Cudni

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 18 Mar 2005 16:12:53 EDT

blackeyes : I'm back, are all the bugs worked out yet?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 18 Mar 2005 15:29:23 EDT

illJazz : What does this do? :)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 17 Mar 2005 00:01:37 EDT

ServerDude : :huh: I got it down but it does'nt come up... who cares Firefox rules!

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 15 Mar 2005 16:39:31 EDT

Morac : I recently upgraded to the 0.6.1p version and something I've noticed is that if you have both notification icons (posts and message) and double click on one of them, the other vanishes as well. If I read the message and not the post, the post icon will reappear at the next polling cycle and vice versa.

Is this the way you wanted it to work?
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 13 Mar 2005 14:49:11 EDT

Ryan F :

said by Morac :

I noticed that the extension stopped working today (it keeps saying I need to login). I guess it has something to do with how everything is being redirected to dslreports.com since when I changed the extension to use dslreports.com it started working again.

Yup, for now all requests are being directed to www3.dslreports.com. So unless you've got the extension set to use DSLR and have the appropriate cookie, it won't function.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 13 Mar 2005 14:43:11 EDT

Morac : I noticed that the extension stopped working today (it keeps saying I need to login). I guess it has something to do with how everything is being redirected to dslreports.com since when I changed the extension to use dslreports.com it started working again.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 12 Mar 2005 18:58:37 EDT

Chameleon : Sorry, I do see what you mean. My BBR notifier goes back to "polling off" when the Gmail notifier is clicked. Again, sorry.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 12 Mar 2005 18:41:03 EDT

JAAulde :

said by Ryan F :

When you visit Gmail, do you use the extension to browse to it?

Not usually. Generally I click on my GMail bookmark in my Bookmarks Toolbar FOlder.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 12 Mar 2005 17:55:56 EDT

Ryan F : When you visit Gmail, do you use the extension to browse to it?
I was just downloading it and noticed this:

said by update.mozilla.org:

Option to reset counter to 0 when opening Gmail using the notifier.

So it may be related to what we're seeing - I see what I can find once I pick the Gmail extension apart.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 12 Mar 2005 17:47:53 EDT

JAAulde :

said by Ryan F :

said by Weirdal :

I've noticed it, just not every time.
I use the gmail plugin and polling has been turned off more than once for seemingly no reason

Sounds like the Gmail extension is either using the same polling variable or is stepping on the timer...
I'll hold off on the next version until tomorrow while I check this and a few other bugs out.

I was thinking along the same lines. However, I don't think it is the GMail extension that is conflicting. I run the extensions together side by side with no problem. The problem arises when I actually browse to GMail via FF. The second my inbox loads, the BBR extension fails.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 12 Mar 2005 17:43:39 EDT

Ryan F :

said by Weirdal :

I've noticed it, just not every time.
I use the gmail plugin and polling has been turned off more than once for seemingly no reason

Sounds like the Gmail extension is either using the same polling variable or is stepping on the timer...
I'll hold off on the next version until tomorrow while I check this and a few other bugs out.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:23:41 EDT

Weirdal :

said by JAAulde :

said by JAAulde :

However, I finaly noticed the trend that has been killing me--everytime I go to my GMail inbox, the red X pops up telling my to log in, then the polling get's turned off.

Any other GMail users notice this?

I've noticed it, just not every time.
I use the gmail plugin and polling has been turned off more than once for seemingly no reason
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 11 Mar 2005 08:41:12 EDT

Chameleon : Not here. I used the Gmail and BBR notifier, the only problem is operator error. It's the single click / double click thing.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:33:34 EDT

JAAulde :

said by JAAulde :

However, I finaly noticed the trend that has been killing me--everytime I go to my GMail inbox, the red X pops up telling my to log in, then the polling get's turned off.

Any other GMail users notice this?
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 10 Mar 2005 18:46:20 EDT

Weirdal : I have a suggestion:

can we have the option of single clicking or double clicking?

this is right next to my gmail plugin icon which only requires one click. I often find myself doubleclicking on that (opening 2 tabs) and only singleclicking on the dslr one (which does nothing)
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:49:36 EDT

mers2 : I got it working again last night but it is no longer working again. Not sure what the problem is.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:36:42 EDT

mjf : Works fine except for stickies. The count is usually off by the number of sticky threads updated. If I read the non sticky updates, the envelope notifier disappears even though I haven't read the sticky thread updates.

As justin said, that is his problem not the extension.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:55:07 EDT

JAAulde : I have installed the extension at work again and found that it is working somewhat reliably now.

However, I finaly noticed the trend that has been killing me--everytime I go to my GMail inbox, the red X pops up telling my to log in, then the polling get's turned off.

Sometimes clicking the red X will take me to the page that tells me I am already logged in, and the X goes away. Other times it takes me to the 503 page.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:22:59 EDT

Cudni : It stopped working/updating for me too. I suspect the site side temp fault

edit: back working

Cudni

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 19:42:25 EDT

mers2 : It was set at 1 minute, I changed to 3 minutes. It made no difference - it's not updating now.

Edited to add: I may try uninstalling and reinstalling as it worked great yesterday. Only addition was an MS security update added last night.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 19:37:38 EDT

Sir Raleigh : What do you have your poling interval set to?
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 19:22:56 EDT

mers2 : Mine is now working only when I first open the browser. For some reason it's either not checking when it's scheduled to or just not showing updates the rest of the time I'm logged on. :(
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 19:02:46 EDT

Sir Raleigh : Mine is still working just fine after I got my 'followed' list cleaned out.
I'm able to get notified of all the updates except for this topic. I clicked "Stop following" and then clicked "Follow this topic" which now doesn't seem to trigger the icon during poling, although this topic does show up in my 'Updated followed' list. :(
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 09 Mar 2005 18:51:15 EDT

blackeyes : I'm having too much trouble with the extension. I think I'll just wait until all the bugs are worked out, then install again. Uninstall in process.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 08 Mar 2005 22:19:41 EDT

mers2 : I installed the latest version and like others found that after I had read all of the threads in the "updated followed" I was still seeing the orange envelope with 5 unread. I then went through "followed" and opened threads I'd cleared that had unread messages that I wasn't interested in. After opening and closing those threads- some dating back 2 months - the orange envelope disappeared. The extension has since been accurate.
Edited to add: As the evening has progressed the extension has worked beautifully. No problems. Thanks justin and Ryan F !
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 08 Mar 2005 20:36:44 EDT

Cudni : Two different comps same problem but one BBR profile. Can that be the problem? Maybe delete the BBR cookie if using it. Did you try with fresh, from scratch, FF profile (make backups of bookmarks etc)?

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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 08 Mar 2005 20:24:25 EDT

JAAulde :

said by Cudni :

If it helps, i'm not using the extension to log in, doing it manually. Extension is only there to poll the site and show me updated info.

Cudni

Same here. I've trouble shot as far as my little brain could handle.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 08 Mar 2005 20:13:15 EDT

Cudni : If it helps, i'm not using the extension to log in, doing it manually. Extension is only there to poll the site and show me updated info.

Cudni

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 08 Mar 2005 20:04:49 EDT

JAAulde :

said by Cudni :

I would only get red X if the logged in on option in extension is not matching the site i'm logged in e.g logged in dslreports while extension has broadbandreports selected.

Cudni

I get it constantly--the icon tells me to log in (even though I am logged in to both domains), and when I click on it I get the 503 error. Also, at times I can't get into DSLR at all without restarting the browser. I enter the URL or click my favorite and wait--but nothing.

This is both:
At work: FF 1.0.1 (Win32 ZIP), WinXP Pro
At home: FF 1.0.1 (Win32 EXE), WinXP Home SP2

I've had to un-install it in both locations.

Don't get me wrong--I'm not complaining at all. Just passing the info.

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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 08 Mar 2005 20:00:38 EDT

Cudni : I would only get red X if the logged in on option in extension is not matching the site i'm logged in e.g logged in dslreports while extension has broadbandreports selected.

Cudni
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 08 Mar 2005 19:47:40 EDT

blackeyes : I keep getting this error message with 503 I think when I try to click on the menu icon under the BBR logo top left and still getting red X on the status bar when I'm already signed in. Still a few bugs yet.:)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 08 Mar 2005 14:07:38 EDT

penguins4evr : Thanks! Installed it over the other one with no problems.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 08 Mar 2005 11:10:22 EDT

Cudni : Just install over the old one.

Cudni

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Tue, 08 Mar 2005 10:59:17 EDT

penguins4evr : I have been using this extension for a few days and it has been working well for me.

Thanks for all the work that is being put into it.

If I install a new version should I ununstall the old one first? I have 0.6 and noticed a page back that 0.6.1 was available.

Thanks again!

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 06 Mar 2005 21:09:34 EDT

GeekNJ : It's like FireFox... just cause everyone downloaded it doesn't mean they use it ;)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 06 Mar 2005 20:58:13 EDT

Ryan F : Funny. :p

First: No where near enough people have downloaded the extension to generate a solid ~50Mbps stream.

Second: A typical junk request is shown here (»Wooo! We're back!)

Third: Justin would've killed me by now ;)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 06 Mar 2005 20:42:39 EDT

pulp39 : Fellahs, ya think this extension has caused the recent dslreport timeout problems? LOL Seriously, all that polling going on.... just curious! :)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 06 Mar 2005 17:24:19 EDT

neill : I've been using TabMix, along with ReloadEvery, so I'm getting much of the functionality of TBE.

I've been having a proble with the BBR extension-- it keeps filling my JavaScript Console with this error:

chrome://reportstatus/contents/foo.js

This occured even when BBR was not opened, and took an uninstall to remove this repeating message. Is there a fix for this?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 06 Mar 2005 16:59:29 EDT

Lanik :

said by Bobby_Peru :

TBE allows for setting Tab specific Auto Reload values. This has proven very effective over the past years, though TBE is _not_ without faults. I believe there are other extensions that also impart the Auto Reload function.

Before installing TBE I suggest that you read this: »piro.sakura.ne.jp/xul/tabextensi···.html.en

There is a new extension out not called Tab Mix it incorporates most of the functions of TBE without being so bloated. Its worth checking out.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 06 Mar 2005 12:11:07 EDT

Bobby_Peru : As GeekNJ said, I too do not see any page reloading associated with this very cool extension.

TBE allows for setting Tab specific Auto Reload values. This has proven very effective over the past years, though TBE is _not_ without faults. I believe there are other extensions that also impart the Auto Reload function.

At this point, the primary benefit of the BBR/DSLR-Weasel extension seems to be that it provides an Icon for notice of updates/IMs without having to change Tab Focus to check the Tab content. Also, this method _may_ have lower bandwidth/machine resource impact than does timed page Auto-Reload. [edit: clarity]

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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 06 Mar 2005 11:50:33 EDT

GeekNJ :

said by neill :

Should the polling refresh this page, so that new/updated posts show up?

The extension shows an icon on the status bar if there's any updated followed posts (or IMs). Clicking on the icon will launch a (new) window which is your Posts page.

There's no auto refreshing of a page that I'm aware of.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 06 Mar 2005 11:47:13 EDT

neill : I installed 0.6.1, and have a polling interval of 1 minute specified, logged into dslreports.com, which is my usual log-in. My bookmarked page is my favorite forums.

Should the polling refresh this page, so that new/updated posts show up? And if they don't, could this be an extension conflict? (I can try uninstalling all my extensions, but it would be a pain to do this, especially if it's unnecessary.)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 06 Mar 2005 09:35:44 EDT

blackeyes : I haven't had this much anticipation for any other extension. I'm all giddy inside like a kid lying in bed the night before Christmas.;)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sun, 06 Mar 2005 03:29:58 EDT

samburgers :

said by Ryan F :

- Polling will no longer occur upon window load events.

Thanks for all the hard work!

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 19:12:20 EDT

Cudni : Thanks for all the great work you have done so far. Good stuff :)

Cudni

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 19:05:26 EDT

Ryan F : Consider this release as a patch of 0.6.1...
What's been fixed:
- Polling changed again. 503 errors should now be a thing of the past.
- Polling on startup will only occur if Firefox is not already resident in memory.
- Polling will no longer occur upon window load events.

Install 0.6.1p

Once I find some time, I'll work on adding the new features that have been requested and set the extension up on Mozilla Update so updates will be automatic. :)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 14:47:23 EDT

jaceg : justin and b2thad: Thanks so much for all your hard work on this excellent extension.:)

A great plus for those of us who use Firefox and visit and contribute to DSLR on a daily basis.;)
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 14:11:01 EDT

samburgers :

said by fegul :

• Opening in the same tab

Perhaps something like Gmail notifier? If people are using it they should know what I am talking about. They have a drop down menu that lets you select between opening in current tab, new unfocused tab, new focused tab, and new window :)
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 13:43:59 EDT

justin : Ok guys before everyone repeats themselves:

• there are obvious incompatibilities with some installs which sooner or later we'll get to the bottom of. If it doesn't work for you, don't sweat it unless you feel like digging. We can look at these problems later

• Notification of new topics comes from the site, not the extension. if the count is off, then thats my problem and I'll be looking at that over the next few days. Don't expect it to be spot on yet although it might be for some people

• the suggestion that it should open in the same tab is certainly something that technically should be easy to add

• When it is stable enough, we can put a link to the "current" version at the top of a forum or elsewhere on the site like in the left margin below the firefox icon, so people will know if there is a new version

• b2thad is the only person who can make changes right now to the XPI file and he is doing this work just because he feels like it, and isn't under any obligation from me or the site to hurry it up, so please be patient with requests.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 12:26:07 EDT

Chameleon : I have the Reload extension and no conflicts.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 12:11:20 EDT

neill : I've never been able to get the Refresh feature working. I'm also using the extension ReloadEvery 0.5, but it's not enabled. Does anyone else with this extension have a conflict?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 11:38:42 EDT

JAAulde : I am still only getting the red circle with 'X' that tells me to log in. I have seen notices of PMs, but never a notice of updated topics even when there are.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 10:56:20 EDT

blackeyes : I'd like to add to your suggestions with maybe a little number in the middle of the envelope depending on how many there are and once clicked on and opened, that action clears the envelope.:)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 10:49:51 EDT

fegul :

said by blackeyes :

ok:)

Come on people. I expect quality when I get something for free.;):D

I think they did a good job, but somethings that could be added in the future;
• Popup like the Gmail notifier with the number of updated posts
• Opening in the same tab

Those two would be nice
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 10:38:22 EDT

blackeyes : ok:)

Come on people. I expect quality when I get something for free.;):D

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 10:33:28 EDT

GeekNJ : The icon updates based on the configured interval (minimum is 1 minute) but you might have it longer. The new tab being opened is discussed in the thread and might be resolved (configurable) in an update, but that's the way it works now.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 10:31:32 EDT

blackeyes : I see the orange envelope in the status bar. Won't go away but cool though. A little pop up window when it appears would be cooler. Something to work on. Thanks guys.:)

Just noticed that ever time I click on it, a new tab appears. I have my browser set to open a new window if other then the tabs. :(

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 10:24:46 EDT

Cousin Dave :

said by blackeyes :

That's the ticket. Now someone post something so I can see it work.:D;)

NO!!!;)
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 10:05:05 EDT

blackeyes : That's the ticket. Now someone post something so I can see it work.:D;)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 09:11:02 EDT

Cudni : try this version 0.6.1
»www.s116948610.onlinehome.us/bbr···.6.1.xpi

from
»[FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 09:04:54 EDT

blackeyes : I updated to 1.0.1 last weekend. Is it possible another extension is conflicting with this program? Could someone please repost the link (copy and paste from a working window, not the posted link at the beginning of the thread please.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 08:20:07 EDT

veloct : I'm using FF 1.0.1 and the extension works just fine. Good job

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 08:04:05 EDT

Cudni : What version FF do you have?

Cudni

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 08:02:06 EDT

blackeyes : Houston we have a problem. All I'm getting is a statement that the extension is incompatible. Then I tried a search through the mozilla search engine. I got this »https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extens···comments

I obviously haven't read all the way through the thread(too long)but I got the gist. Any word if this will be back on line before the end of the weekend?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 07:15:33 EDT

Cudni : Is there a problem with extension? All of a sudden it turn itself off (and stays off) the moment i login and resets the polling interval from 1m to off

edit: Working again, which is nice :)
Silly me, the extension is working as designed (and site side issues ironed out) as there were/are no updated topics it does not appear in status bar in FF.

blast, not working again as there is an updated topic now :(

Cudni

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 07:12:54 EDT

Viper007Bond : Is there auto-update so that it'll auto-detect when you release a new version? :D
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 02:37:41 EDT

Lanik :

said by justin :

the problem with topic counts i've traced to people who use forum "catch-up-all" links. So I'll fix that soon, and topic counts should be more accurate then.

Thanks boss. ;)
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 02:34:06 EDT

samburgers : Great... I was being locked out of dslreports cause apparently it was making too many requests......

Okay, narrowed down the problem

It seems that everytime I am going "forward" or "back" in Firefox 1.0.1, the statusbar says for a short period "notifier: polling" I am guessing that is when it is updating... and therefore, if i go back and forth too many times, it requests frequently too...

BTW, I'm using 0.6.1 with polling set to 5 min...

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 02:32:39 EDT

justin : the problem with topic counts i've traced to people who use forum "catch-up-all" links. So I'll fix that soon, and topic counts should be more accurate then.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 02:05:32 EDT

Cousin Dave : It was working sporadically,now after updating it seems to be working fine.
Very neat.

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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 23:12:14 EDT

Sir Raleigh : I finally got the envelope to go away with 0 messages.
I had to go to my 'followed' list and start clicking 'stop' until the number finally went to 0 and the envelope went away.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 21:59:49 EDT

Konaguy : I ended up uninstalling the extension. It would not give an accurate reading of how many new posts were for me.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 21:24:37 EDT

momcat1 : After installing this, it crashed my Firefox, and wouldn't let me access dslreports at all, niether from Firefox or IE. I was getting authorization errors relating to more than 60 attempts to load dslreports in 2 minutes. The polling may have had something to do with it.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 20:26:04 EDT

Sir Raleigh : Well, one has gone away since yesterday. I had 13, now it's 12. Maybe in a couple of weeks they will all go away... :D
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 20:09:56 EDT

Cudni : Yes, I had several locked in there. At least that is what i assumed Justin was talking about.

Cudni

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 20:00:07 EDT

Sir Raleigh : Do you mean here?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 19:58:18 EDT

Cudni : Do you have any locked threads, for whatever reason, in updated followed tab?

Cudni

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 19:36:13 EDT

Sir Raleigh : Where can I find these updated locked threads everyone is talking about?
I've looked at every post I've read or posted to and can't find any that are locked. :huh:
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 18:09:02 EDT

Lanik :

said by bky :

Feature request:
How about having it use the same tab when clicked rather than opening up new ones everytime? That is kind of annoying :)

I agree seconded. :)
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 18:08:13 EDT

bky : Feature request:
How about having it use the same tab when clicked rather than opening up new ones everytime? That is kind of annoying :)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 16:51:08 EDT

Cudni : Good stuff even if it says 1 updated topic (used to say 2) when i have none. Would it be possible to differentiate IM(s) from system and from a person?

Like it :)

edit: have no updated locked threads as per Justin's fix

Cudni

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 16:31:08 EDT

Lanik : It still says I have 10 updated topics when I have none. Otherwise works great. :D
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:26:23 EDT

JAAulde :

said by Ryan F :

Hmm... that's odd...
Are you using the 'Remember Me' checkbox?

Yes--I almost never log out of DSLR. To ensure, I have even logged into BBR.

I have bookmarked the XML page that this is getting it's status from, though, and I noticed that unless I have a PM it says . Even if I have un-read updates to followed topics. So it may be more than the extensions itself.

Edit And the polling interval keeps resetting to 'off'.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:17:39 EDT

fegul : It's working great for me, It goes away after I check all my updated posts, and updates well. Thanks!

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 14:36:09 EDT

Ryan F : Hmm... that's odd...
Are you using the 'Remember Me' checkbox?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 14:33:19 EDT

JAAulde :

said by Ryan F :

How are you logging into the site? Are you using /login or are you logging in when you post?

with /login

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 14:32:24 EDT

Ryan F : How are you logging into the site? Are you using /login or are you logging in when you post?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 14:25:25 EDT

Sir Raleigh : Adding a little sound might be nice, too. :)
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 14:18:51 EDT

pc319 : Great Extension Ryan F :)

I was wondering though if you could also have it notify you when you sitemark or follow a particular topic. For example, I usually mark the security updates thread to monitor whenever there are any new posts / updates.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 14:12:55 EDT

JAAulde : Dude--I can't make this thing work. I am using 0.6.1

Got a 503 once ( as noted above).

Twice I've had a red circle with a white 'X' in it that when I click it tells me to log into DSLR (even though I already am).

But I have not had any notices of posts or PMs yet. I've not seen ANY icon other than the red circle with the 'X'.

I am bummed out.

Edit Directly after posting this someone sent me a PM. The PM icon finally did flash in the bottom of the status bar, but it immediately turned to the red circle with 'X" and when I clicked on it I got the 503.

Edit2 The PM thing is working better now, but the polling keeps turning to off. Also not seeing when I have new topic replies.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 14:09:28 EDT

pulp39 :

said by pulp39 :

I got it working fellahs but it still says 4 Updated Topics when there aren't. I even rebooted several times. Been stuck at 4 for 2 hours. You guys get this glitch?

Just want to say that it SUDDENLY works today. The number of Updated Topics is bang on. I don't know what did it but this sure is cool, especially for IM's since dsl doesn't notify me via email 90% of the time. Also, I love that it opens up dslreports to your Topics in a TAB. Thanks for the excellent Plug-In!!! :)
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 12:52:54 EDT

justin : you'll have to convince b2thad to add that as an option, as he is doing such a good job handling this.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 12:39:18 EDT

DownLow :

said by justin :

I've found the issue with the mis-matching counts, they are locked topics that have been updated. Shortly the XML url will agree with the updated topics page (and not count updated locked topics).

thanks justin - can I re-request one feature..can we have options to "just track IMs" or "Just postings", perhaps via check boxes. I leave BBR open as my home (autorefresh), but with other tabs open..I rather see IMs/PM's if I am not looking at the forums tab.

Am I just too lazy? :)

Thanks
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 12:20:25 EDT

JAAulde :

said by Ryan F :

- Polling method changed to avoid 503 errors

I installed 0.6.1 and got hit with the 503 error about 15 minutes later. I disabled the extension and restarted FF and was immediately allowed back to DSLR. I re-enabled the extension and restarted FF and was still allowed access to DSLR.

I've still never seen the extension work either, but I don't have a very active postlist nor do I get PMs very often.

WinXP SP2, FF 1.0.1, Extension 0.6.1
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 10:51:34 EDT

justin : I've found the issue with the mis-matching counts, they are locked topics that have been updated. Shortly the XML url will agree with the updated topics page (and not count updated locked topics).

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 10:00:50 EDT

GeekNJ : I'm still off by 4 messages ( »[FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension ). The icon in the status bar shows 4 updated messages, yet »/postlist shows 0.

As new ones come/go, the count goes up.down but it's always off by 4.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 09:59:50 EDT

fegul :

said by Ryan F :

Here's a minor update based on the bugs that have been reported here. To install, click the link below and press install once prompted (You can install 0.6.1 without prior removal of 0.6).
Install 0.6.1

What's new in 0.6.1:
- Link to inbox/updated topics changed to show only unread IMs/topics
- Polling now occurs on startup too.
- The icons now respond to double-clicking
- Polling method changed to avoid 503 errors

Great! looking good so far, I especially like the polling on startup
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 09:54:08 EDT

Ryan F : Here's a minor update based on the bugs that have been reported here. To install, click the link below and press install once prompted (You can install 0.6.1 without prior removal of 0.6).
Install 0.6.1

What's new in 0.6.1:
- Link to inbox/updated topics changed to show only unread IMs/topics
- Polling now occurs on startup too.
- The icons now respond to double-clicking
- Polling method changed to avoid 503 errors

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 08:24:32 EDT

Private Iron : Guess I'm just an idiot, but I drag the xpi to an open firefox window and not a damn thing happens. Something special that has to be done here?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 22:36:33 EDT

Khaine : This looks really cool :)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 22:36:24 EDT

Konaguy : It seems that if I have polling set to something quick 1 or 20
minutes. It shows that have updated threads, but when I
checked there wasn't any ?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 22:31:39 EDT

Ca1avera :

said by Gizy :

Ca1avera: I had this happen to me once too. Just curious: Did you try going to the page it specified? Mine had a link on it that allowed me to correct the problem and log back in.

I went to the page to no avail. :huh: Had to use IE for 10-15 minutes (yuck) then tried FF and all is fine now. ;)
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 22:02:05 EDT

Gizy : Ca1avera: I had this happen to me once too. Just curious: Did you try going to the page it specified? Mine had a link on it that allowed me to correct the problem and log back in.

And the extension works great. Thanks for the work on it.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 21:17:13 EDT

mjf : It's working nice for me. I've been using the previous version for a couple of months now.

No disconnections

Seems stickies are not included in the post count. - That is strange.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 20:19:15 EDT

Ca1avera :

said by dogcacher :

After I installed it, it kept bombing BBR until I closed Firefox.

Now when I try to access BBR I get the following message instead of the homepage:

503 Request temporarily denied: too many requests arriving from your IP address. See this page for more information

Crap... get the same thing here right after install. Uninstalled it and still same message. :uhh:

503 Request temporarily denied: too many requests arriving from your IP address. See this page for more information
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 20:11:08 EDT

Skyrunner8 : Great work. maybe in future releases, you can have options only for messages, or right click on the image and force a refresh (max of so many times per minute). Great Work, I love it
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 19:50:44 EDT

jimeez : Nevermind...now it's back to telling me there's an updated topic when there is none.

I definitely like this extension. Can't wait until all the bugs are worked out. Wish I had the skills to help out...

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 19:14:43 EDT

Cousin Dave : It just started working out of the blue.:hmm:

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 19:08:26 EDT

jimeez : Nice work on the extension.

Mine is also telling me I have 1 updated topic even though I have none.

Edit: Now it went away. Maybe it just took a few minutes to "re-set" itself or something?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 16:45:27 EDT

Cudni : Updated topics are showing 2 even though there should be none.

Had brief problems accessing dslreports initially, whereas bbr worked straight, but after some fiddling it started working too :)

Cudni
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 16:43:43 EDT

yock :

said by Sir Raleigh :

said by yock :

It seems like it shouldnt' be related, but how many of you having problems are using the dslreports.com domain? On broadbandreports.com I have no problems.

I show 13 on both domains. :huh:

I wonder then if is even a problem with the extension. Perhaps the data collector on site feeding the extension is problematic.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 16:41:28 EDT

Sir Raleigh :

said by yock :

It seems like it shouldnt' be related, but how many of you having problems are using the dslreports.com domain? On broadbandreports.com I have no problems.

I show 13 on both domains. :huh:
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 16:31:24 EDT

Cousin Dave : Yep,tried both.
It just doesn't like me.:D

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 16:29:54 EDT

yock :

said by Cousin Dave :

said by yock :

said by Cousin Dave :

I screwed with it 7 ways to Sunday,still no go.
Uninstalling.

What version of Firefox?

1.0.1

Hmm, I run 1.0.1 on WinXP with no problems whatsoever. I have it installed along side several other extensions and themes as well. Which domain are you using, or have you tried both? (forgive me if I missed that bit of info!)
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 16:28:07 EDT

Cousin Dave :

said by yock :

said by Cousin Dave :

I screwed with it 7 ways to Sunday,still no go.
Uninstalling.

What version of Firefox?

1.0.1
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 16:27:24 EDT

yock :

said by Cousin Dave :

I screwed with it 7 ways to Sunday,still no go.
Uninstalling.

What version of Firefox?
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 16:23:39 EDT

Cousin Dave : I screwed with it 7 ways to Sunday,still no go.
Uninstalling.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 12:42:37 EDT

dogcacher : After I installed it, it kept bombing BBR until I closed Firefox.

Now when I try to access BBR I get the following message instead of the homepage:

503 Request temporarily denied: too many requests arriving from your IP address. See this page for more information

I'm logged in now with an old modem ISP, still can't get in with broadband.

I guess I'll have to wait . . .

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 12:21:14 EDT

yock : It seems like it shouldnt' be related, but how many of you having problems are using the dslreports.com domain? On broadbandreports.com I have no problems.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 12:17:16 EDT

DownLow :

said by Sir Raleigh :

said by pulp39 :

I got it working fellahs but it still says 4 Updated Topics when there aren't. I even rebooted several times. Been stuck at 4 for 2 hours. You guys get this glitch?

Yeah, but mine says 13 updated topics... ;)

heh..I post a lot..I got 30! Not sure how that is possible..but whatever. I only really want the PM/IM notification which isn't really working for me.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 11:49:16 EDT

GeekNJ : I know see it going up and down, but I have no new posts at »/postlist yet it shows I have 4 in the status bar. Looks like it's "off" by 4. Is it an updated followed topic that I am clicked Stop Following on?
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 11:45:22 EDT

GeekNJ : Neat plug-in. Just installed it, restarted Firefox, configured for 1 min/dslreports.com, logged into DSLR and the icon showed. What is odd is the unread message count shows 7 updated topics and when I click the icon and go to the page it shows only 3 new followed posts at »/postlist

Any idea why the discrepancy? Edit: Any way to see what it's going at to determine 7 updated posts?

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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 11:03:54 EDT

pulp39 : Good, sorry. LOL Just didn't want to be the only d-ohnut here. :)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 10:54:24 EDT

Sir Raleigh :

said by pulp39 :

I got it working fellahs but it still says 4 Updated Topics when there aren't. I even rebooted several times. Been stuck at 4 for 2 hours. You guys get this glitch?

Yeah, but mine says 13 updated topics... ;)
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 10:50:44 EDT

pulp39 : I got it working fellahs but it still says 4 Updated Topics when there aren't. I even rebooted several times. Been stuck at 4 for 2 hours. You guys get this glitch?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 10:18:51 EDT

chachster : Nice feature... now I need someone to send me IM's! :)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 08:43:20 EDT

StuartMW :

said by StuartMW :

I changed them to true and hey presto I now get the icons.

Ok, these are obviously dynamic flags not options. I'm not getting any updates so the extension is obviously broken for me (and others). Guess I'll wait for v0.7.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 07:48:07 EDT

pcdebb : am i not doing something right? where is the icon to show IM's or anything? i dont see anything you guys are seeing :huh:

Ok, guess i should have waited a minute. i click the envelope and it just takes me to »/postlist which is all of them
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 06:45:48 EDT

Viper007Bond :

said by anthony :

scratch that, it works fine. only thing that would be cool is that when you get a new IM, it should take you to unread ims, not history

Yeah, it needs to go to /instant?unread=1

It'd also be nice if it'd just monitor for new replies to threads instead of always having the icon down there.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 06:10:53 EDT

bky : working great for me, I like it alot :)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 05:28:52 EDT

mbernste : Not working for me either. I installed it, restarted Firefox, and have the toolbar turned on.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 04:10:35 EDT

anthony : scratch that, it works fine. only thing that would be cool is that when you get a new IM, it should take you to unread ims, not history

great work!

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 04:00:46 EDT

NY YANKEES : test

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 03:45:58 EDT

anthony : i cant get it to work :(

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 03:08:55 EDT

bky : Cool, I'll give it a test drive

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 02:37:08 EDT

Viper007Bond : Great stuff. Thanks! :D

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 02:05:41 EDT

enOehT : ok, so i tried it, and at first it didn't work at all, then i set the about:config reports..blah..blah to true. all that does is bring up the icon, but it doesn't help with accurate polling.

now i have a flashing message icon that means nothing. and an unchecked message icon, but i have no unchecked messages.

this is a great idea, but it looks like it needs a lot more work to get it functioning properly.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 01:44:11 EDT

enOehT : here a goes, this is a test. we will see if it works. :D

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 01:39:26 EDT

chadrob30 : I can't even download it...

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Thu, 03 Mar 2005 01:14:06 EDT

BlitzenZeus : If you have a stickied topic sitemarked, it will always show in the updated followed, and it will always show you have one updated topic constantly.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 23:41:07 EDT

Cousin Dave :

said by mjf :

Go to options and make sure it set for your login site i.e. dslr or bbr.

I've tried both,no go.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 23:35:16 EDT

fegul : I get the yellow envelope, but it won't go away. ~~It says I have 13 updated topics, when I have none~~
EDIT: It went away after one minute, you might want to tell it to automatically update its count after you've finished going through the threads

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 23:33:41 EDT

mjf : Go to options and make sure it set for your login site i.e. dslr or bbr.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 23:33:05 EDT

DownLow :

said by DownLow :

nice find! it works now!

btw...my change to "TRUE" isn't sticking.

and...when I change it to true..I get the flashing PM message..but there isn't one waiting for me.

Is this part of the bug..or something new?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 23:31:15 EDT

Cousin Dave : Not working for me.
I did have a red ball with a X on it in the status bar,I clicked on it and it prompted me to login in to BBR.
Now I have no icon at all.
Rats!!:(
Damn,As I was typing this the red ball reappeared.
Puzzling.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 23:31:05 EDT

Sir Raleigh : When I mouse-over the orange envelope it says "13 updated topics", then I click it and it takes me to my update page, but there is nothing there.

EDIT: Also the envelope won't go away. Refresh is set to 1 minute. It just stays there showing "13 updated topics".
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 23:29:25 EDT

DownLow : nice find! it works now!

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 23:19:30 EDT

Sir Raleigh : I'll give it a try. :)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 23:05:49 EDT

Ryan F : .

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:55:19 EDT

StuartMW : Ok I found the problem. The extension installed the default preferences as shown above (about:config) with the IM & News icons set the false. I changed them to true and hey presto I now get the icons.

FYI here's what's in the Extensions\{9dfaef2c-b772-4bde-b5fc-1f69bd105c16}\Defaults\Preferences\reportstatus.js file

user_pref("reportstatus.firstFlag", true);
user_pref("reportstatus.imFlag", false);
user_pref("reportstatus.newsFlag", false);
user_pref("reportstatus.siteName", "broadbandreports.com");
user_pref("reportstatus.pollIntMinutes", 1);
user_pref("reportstatus.prefsChange", true);

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Extension settings in about:config

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:41:25 EDT

Weirdal : I've got a problem...

I read all my topics and it updated to 0, working good :)

then I got one updated topic and it said 7, then I got another (total of 2) and it said 8

seems like it insists in adding 6 to my topic count (thats what the xml feed says too)
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:38:13 EDT

DownLow : hmm..mine was off..now I see an envelop for updated topics!!!
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:38:01 EDT

grrr : I've got the yellow envelope on the lower right of the XML button. I hold the cursor over it and it says that I have 4 updated topics. I click that envelope and a new tab opens with 'all' of my messages. Not just the new ones.
I'm not complaining, but I'm just letting you know how it's working for me.

BTW... great tool. I'm happy to be able to test it out.
Thanks. :)

Edit... My envelope won't go away.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:36:52 EDT

StuartMW :

said by Ryan F :

You need to turn on the status bar to see the icon. (View -> Status bar)

Mine is on. I see the RSS icon and Adblock status.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:36:27 EDT

djdanska : This is what i get. Even if i read all of the posts.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:35:54 EDT

mjf : You have to wait for the update. Do you have it set for one minute updates?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:35:16 EDT

Ryan F :

said by DownLow :

I got this..

You need to turn on the status bar to see the icon. (View -> Status bar)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:34:42 EDT

Brano : Hmm, mine is always showing 6 updated topics eve though I've red them all ?!

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:33:46 EDT

StuartMW : I see

this

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:32:47 EDT

DownLow : I got this..

is this right?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:29:49 EDT

Ryan F : hmm...

What do you see at this page?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:17:25 EDT

StuartMW :

said by Ryan F :

Did you restart Firefox after installing it?

Um, duh! Of course I did.

Update: I restarted FF again just to be sure and nothing. I have a flashing IM icon on the BBR page but nothing at all in FF 1.0.1. The only thing to the right of the orange RSS icon is the Adblock status indicator.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:17:05 EDT

Ryan F : Thanks for all the suggestions! I'll keep them in mind for the next version :)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:16:09 EDT

DownLow : not working for me :(

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:16:05 EDT

Ryan F :

said by StuartMW :

Ok, its not working for me. I have an IM waiting but no icon in Firefox. Its set to 1 minute polling. I've tried both domains. Any ideas?

Did you restart Firefox after installing it?

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:09:54 EDT

Brano : Looks great!
An option to where to take me upon click would be nice i.e. FAV forums or My Posts (I always prefer to start in FAV forums)

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:05:41 EDT

djdanska :

said by StuartMW :

Could someone IM me as well. I tried to IM myself but I guess that doesn't work.

Funny you mentioned that. I did the same thing. Diddn't work! hehe
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:01:11 EDT

StuartMW : Could someone IM me as well. I tried to IM myself but I guess that doesn't work.

Update: Ok, its not working for me. I have an IM waiting but no icon in Firefox. Its set to 1 minute polling. I've tried both domains. Any ideas?
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 21:58:22 EDT

DownLow : this is so cool..someone PM me..I want to see it work! :D
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 21:51:49 EDT

mjf : A good observation from the old tool. A double click was necessary for IM's. Also every click on the envelope opens a new tab. Probably no solution for that but to learn to use the back button.
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 21:51:30 EDT

djdanska : Thank you very much. we all appreciate it!

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 21:47:05 EDT

yock : When I clicked the icon in the lower right it takes me to my IM's page, but not the new IM. It also doesn't go away once the IM has been read (it has to wait for the next polling). Perhaps clicking the icon could cancel the notification?

Very cool tool!
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Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 21:39:49 EDT

mjf : Great!

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 21:36:04 EDT

Ryan F : It's mostly a polished off version of the original. Although a few bugs in the polling and connection methods were also repaired.

Re: [FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 21:31:25 EDT

mjf : Is this a fix of the original program?

[FireFox] BBR Firefox Extension

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 21:26:11 EDT

Ryan F :

Here it is folks, the official DSLR/BBR Firefox extension.

It works with both domains and allows you to choose the refresh rate. As long as you're logged into either domain, this handy little extension will notify you if you receive any new instant messages or if any of your topics are updated.

Upon a notification event, an icon (yellow envelope for IMs, orange envelope for updated topics) will appear in your status bar to the right of the RSS button.

The extension can be downloaded here:
»/r0/download/7···v0.6.zip

To install it, unzip the file and drag the .xpi file into an open Firefox window.