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From: PhistucK <phist...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:54:29 +0300
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Subject: Re: [crx] Re: "Upload an extension or app (.zip file)" gives "Invalid package."
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There is (or should have been) a "Learn more" link next to that message.

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On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 10:57 PM, John J Barton <johnjbar...@johnjbarton.co=
m
> wrote:

>
>
> On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 11:23 AM, John J Barton <
> johnjbar...@johnjbarton.com> wrote:
>
>> Evidently the instructions on assigning a chrome extension id are out of
>> date:
>>   http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/manifest.html#key
>> It instructs you to go to this page:
>> http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/packaging.html
>> but that page seems pretty pointless: after creating the .crx file using
>> the Pack Extension option, the resulting .crx cannot be loaded.
>> If you try you get this message:
>> "Extension error: Extensions, apps, and user scripts can only be added
>> from the Chrome Web Store."
>>
>
> I discovered that this message is also incorrect. Extensions can be loade=
d
> using drag and drop from your operating systems directory-viewing
> application:
>
> http://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/bin/answer.py?hl=3Den&answer=3D=
2664769&p=3Dcrx_warning
>
> jjb
>
>
>>
>> So I tried to use the Chrome Web Store to create a .crx just so I can
>> have an id. I used zip on linux and I checked that the .zip file has
>> manifest.json at the top level. But the upload fails with Invalid Packag=
e.
>>
>> Any hints?
>>
>> jjb
>>
>>
>>
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><font color=3D"#000000">There is (or should have been) a &=
quot;Learn more&quot; link next to that message.<br clear=3D"all"></font><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"text-align:left"><br></div><div style=3D"text-=
align:right">

=E2=98=86<b>PhistucK</b></div></div><br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 10:57 PM, John J=
 Barton <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:johnjbar...@johnjbarton.com=
" target=3D"_blank">johnjbar...@johnjbarton.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><b=
lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px =
#ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div class=3D"im">On Tue, Jul 24, <a hre=
f=3D"tel:2012" value=3D"+9722012" target=3D"_blank">2012</a> at 11:23 AM, J=
ohn J Barton <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:johnjbarton@johnjbarto=
n.com" target=3D"_blank">johnjbar...@johnjbarton.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<=
br>

</div><div class=3D"im"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Evidently the instructions on assigning a chrome extension id are out of da=
te:<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/man=
ifest.html#key" target=3D"_blank">http://code.google.com/chrome/extensions/=
manifest.html#key</a></div>



<div>It instructs you to go to this page:</div><div><a href=3D"http://code.=
google.com/chrome/extensions/packaging.html" target=3D"_blank">http://code.=
google.com/chrome/extensions/packaging.html</a></div><div>but that page see=
ms pretty pointless: after creating the .crx file using the Pack Extension =
option, the resulting .crx cannot be loaded.</div>



<div>If you try you get this message:</div><div>&quot;Extension error: Exte=
nsions, apps, and user scripts can only be added from the Chrome Web Store.=
&quot;</div></blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>I discovered that this m=
essage is also incorrect. Extensions can be loaded using drag and drop from=
 your operating systems directory-viewing application:</div>


<div><a href=3D"http://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/bin/answer.py?hl=
=3Den&amp;answer=3D2664769&amp;p=3Dcrx_warning" target=3D"_blank">http://su=
pport.google.com/chrome_webstore/bin/answer.py?hl=3Den&amp;answer=3D2664769=
&amp;p=3Dcrx_warning</a></div>

<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">
<div><br></div><div>jjb</div></font></span><div class=3D"im"><div>=C2=A0</d=
iv><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left=
:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><br></div><div>So I tried to use the=
 Chrome Web Store to create a .crx just so I can have an id. I used zip on =
linux and I checked that the .zip file has manifest.json at the top level. =
But the upload fails with Invalid Package.</div>



<div><br></div><div>Any hints?</div><span><font color=3D"#888888"><div><br>=
</div><div>jjb</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
</font></span></blockquote></div></div><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"=
h5"><br>

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