269108 - Update Flashblock extension

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(addons.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Public Pages, defect)

Description

[Lorenzo Colitti]

Please update the Flashblock extension to 1.0RC2, which is compatible with
Firefox 1.0 (it is not compatible with Mozilla 1.x). It is mostly the same as
v0.8 which is already on u.m.o.

http://www.colitti.com/lorenzo/software/flashblock-1.0RC2.xpi

It should also be at
http://downloads.mozdev.org/flashblock/flashblock-1.0RC2.xpi , but the mozdev
mirrors seem to be having problems with updates recently so it's not there yet.

Comment 1

[Lorenzo Colitti]

Perhaps I should add that this extension is the same as the one currently on
u.m.o called "Flash click to view".

Once this version is uploaded, the old one can be deleted. The final name of the
extension should be "Flashblock".

Also updating URL as mozdev mirrors seem to have received the file now.

Comment 2

[Lorenzo Colitti]

Updating URL: a new version has been released to fix incompatibilities with
other extensions.

Comment 3

[Wolf [:wolf]]

Bulk Moving Extension/Theme listing bugs to new component.
(Filter: masslistingspam)

Comment 4

[alanjstr]

Does this have the same GUID?  If so, then when users go to upgrade, they'll get
FlashBlock.  We can change the name no problem.

Comment 5

[Lorenzo Colitti]

Yes, it has the same GUID.

If the name change is not a problem, please make it "Flashblock". Thanks!

Comment 6

[Lorenzo Colitti]

Actually, scratch that, Flashblock has a different GUID from Flash Click to View.

Can the name still be changed?

Flash Click to View can be removed from u.m.o if necessary. It's mostly the same
code anyway. :)

Comment 7

[alanjstr]

So was this a rewrite, a renaming?  Why a new GUID?

Comment 8

[Lorenzo Colitti]

After a lot of consideration, perhaps the best thing is just to upload this as a
new extension and consign Flash Click to View to history.

We can add comments to the Flash Click to View extension page saying that if
people want the same functionality (actually, much better) in Firefox 1.0 they
should uninstall it and just install Flashblock 1.1.

alanjstr, shall we go ahead with this?

Updating URL to reflect latest version of the extension.

Comment 9

[alanjstr]

That's fine.  As far as I know, the mozdev mirrors are not currently mirroring.

Comment 10

[Lorenzo Colitti]

Yes, I always seem to run into trouble with mozdev mirrors. In the meantime, you
can get the extension here:

http://www.colitti.com/lorenzo/software/flashblock-1.1.xpi

Comment 11

[Lorenzo Colitti]

Updating URL now v1.2 has been released. This is good to go, it would be nice to
have it on u.m.o soon.

If the mozdev mirrors don't play nice the xpi is available at
http://www.colitti.com/lorenzo/software/flashblock-1.2.xpi

Comment 12

[Lorenzo Colitti]

Reassigning to default owner in the hope that this will get some attention!

Comment 13

[alanjstr]

All uploads are currently being made via umo-beta.  Since you took care of it
yourself, I'm going to close this bug.  You'll receive an email confirmation
when it is approved.

Comment 14

[Lorenzo Colitti]

*** Bug 276563 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 15

[alanjstr]

Ok, I'm confused.  Is Flashblock the same as Flash Click to View?  If so, I'll
combine their entries to whatever it is supposed to be.  The mozdev site calls
it Flashblock.  If they're different, then I have a whole other set of problems.
 But I suspect they are one and the same.  So what is the right name?  I'll be
glad to upload the latest version to UMO, too.

Comment 16

[Lorenzo Colitti]

Flashblock is more or less "the new version of Flash Click to View". The
developers are the same. However, it has a different GUID.

Since Flashblock obsoletes Flash Click to View, which only works on 0.8-1.0PR
anyway, FCTV can either be removed or replaced with a comment saying "this
extension has changed its name to Flashblock".

Comment 17

[alanjstr]

Thanks.

Comment 18

[Michael Morgan [:morgamic]]

AMO BUGSPAM FOR COMPONENT MOVE AND DELETE (FILTER ME)