279217 - Add Plugin: DNL Reader

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

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

Description

[Dan Amos]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0; .NET CLR 1.0.3705)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 Firefox/1.0

The DNL Reader will not install under Firefox because it is not listed on your 
plugins site (I think).  Could you please add it to your plugins site:
http://digitalwebbooks.com/reader/xpinst.xpi



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go to http://www.dnaml.com/sample_displaybook.asp?name=HOME_SAMPLE1
2. The DNL Reader will not install even thought it does under other Mozilla 
clients (eg Netscape 7.1)
3.

Actual Results:  
The plugin works perfectly when manually installed, or installed by dragging 
xpinst.xpi onto Firefox.

Expected Results:  
The plugin should install normally as it does with other Mozilla clients

After extensive searching, I cannot find any information on Mozilla plugin 
signing.  There seems to be a lot of confusion.  We have a certificate and I 
have tried signing using signtool.  Do you have a link with up-to-date 
information?

Thanks
Dan Amos
[e-mail]

Comment 1

[alanjstr]

Did you want the Plugin Finder Service to link to this so that when you click
the puzzle piece it downloads it?

Your web page has two values for codebase

	<object classid="clsid:164B406B-0FD6-4E7F-BA7E-64D227D4CA37" 
	  codebase="http://www.digitalwebbooks.com/reader/dbplugin.cab#version=5,5,0,04"
...

		codebase="http://www.digitalwebbooks.com/reader/xpinst.xpi">
	</object>	

I'm researching who is responsible for plugins.

Comment 2

[Johnny Stenback (:jst)]

Hello Dan,

To get your plugin listed in our system I need the following information for all
operating systems you want your plugin to be available to:

- The mimetypes to map to your plugin
- The name of the plugin
- The version (optional)
- URL to a 16x16 gif/jpeg icon (optional)
- Location of the XPI file
- URL for manual installation (if the XPI couldn't be downloaded, optional)
- License URL (optional)
- Does the installer show UI?
- Does the plugin require a browser restart before working?

Give me that and I'll start looking at adding the info to our service.

Comment 3

[Dan Amos]

The MIME type for the DNL Reader is: application/x-dnl
Plugin Name: DNL Reader - npdbplug.dll
Current Version: 5.5.0.5 (it gets updated regularly)
URL to 16x16 icon: http://digitalwebbooks.com/reader/dwb16.gif
Location of XPI file: http://digitalwebbooks.com/reader/xpinst.xpi
URL for manual installation: http://digitalwebbooks.com/reader
License URL: not required
Installer shows UI: Automatic install (xpinst.xpi): NO.  Manual Installer: YES
Does the plugin require a browser restart: Only if plugin is already in use by 
browser

Do you have any info on signing the plugin?

thanks
Dan

Comment 4

[Johnny Stenback (:jst)]

All done. I set the version to 5.5, when you guys update it to a version number
that isn't 5.5 let me know and I'll change it.

We don't have clear instructions on how to sign an XPI yet. If you absolutely
need your XPI signed, then email me and I'll try to get you in touch with the
appropriate people to walk you through it.

Closing bug as FIXED.

Comment 5

[Dan Amos]

Thanks Johnny.

The signature is not critical.  Some browsers (eg Netscape) indicate that it is 
unsigned, which could be a turn off for some people.

regards
Dan

Comment 6

[Johnny Stenback (:jst)]

Yeah, we're fully aware of that, and hopefully at some point we'll have a good
set of clear instructions and pre-built tools etc for signing XPIs, but we don't
yet.

You might find the page http://www.mozdevgroup.com/docs/pete/Signing-an-XPI.html
useful for now though.

Comment 7

[Michael Morgan [:morgamic]]

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