548919 - Auto-Publisher is not syncing

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(addons.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Collector Extension, defect)

Description

[u375042]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2) Gecko/20100115 Firefox/3.6
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2) Gecko/20100115 Firefox/3.6 - Build ID: 20100115144158

I noticed when updating Auto-Publisher it did not update. I maybe mistaken, but I though it was suppose to remove/add add-ons when syncing! I had to reinstall my profile. After installing Add-Ons Collector and updating Auto-Publisher it did not update the contents of my Collection. I used the same exact name as previously used!

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Reinstalled profile
2.Installed add-ons needed, including Add-Ons Collector
3.Updated Auto-Publisher using same Collection Name.
Actual Results:  
Nothing was added or removed.

Expected Results:  
I expected that the collection would have been updated based on what was installed in my profile.

Personally, I believe Add-ons Collector and Collections has great potential.

What it lacks is the ability to allow you to mass install the entire collection.
Purpose: excellent way for syncing add-ons across different computers.

The Auto-Publisher feature is a great feature however, if it was tweaked so that when setting up a new profile with Add-on Collector installed and setting Auto-Publisher to use a already Published collection it would automatically install the add-ons that are missing from new profile, similar to what happens when add-ons are updated or when viewing the collection page there is a button at either/both top/bottom to install collection. Kind of related to Fashion your Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/fashionyourfirefox

Ideally:
via the Add-ons windows, change "Subscription" to "My Collection" and add another button "Auto-Publisher/Subscription". By selecting a Collection in "My Collection" (which would load your My collection list from the website) to subscribe too it would then appear in "Auto-Publisher/Subscription". Next time you restart the Profile all add-ons associated with that Collection would be installed and maintained. Alternatively as stated above with Fashion your Firefox. If at any point you add/remove add-on the Collection is updated.

Comment 1

[Brian King [:kinger]]

Richard,

Can you clarify a bit more please. I am not sure what mean. I don't know what you mean by profile.

Also, 1.1 is out. Please test with that and see if the problem still exists.

Comment 2

[Wil Clouser [:clouserw]]

closing due to no response