Unbranded Firefox (Nightly)

[Alfonso Arciniega]

By chance, I found a "different" version of FF that works great with TW5 and TW Classic, and has no issues with TiddlyFox or any other extension for that matter.

I am using the 32-bit version of Firefox Unbranded, which is compatible with any extension you may want to install, even if the extension is not signed by the Firefox. Moreover, I am using it as portable from a USB.

It is not an official Firefox though, so you may want to use it for developing TiddlyWiki documents/plugins, but maybe not for day-to-day web browsing. More testing required, I think.

This is what I did: Downloaded the latest Unbranded release build FF Windows 32-bit version from:

https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing

(have not tried Linux/Mac OS versions yet)

Unzipping the .exe file (extracting it with 7-Zip) produced a setup file and a directory with all the FF files. Changed the name of the directory and copied to a USB.

Started FF from that directory, installed TiddlyFox. That's it.

Comments?

Alfonso

[@TiddlyTweeter]

All such ways get us time before Firefox goes WebExtensions only, later this year.

So its simply that other routes like yours give some breathing space.

The problem with parallel developments is they do not keep up with the actual force forward that is happening.

They will ALL fail long term.

Personally I use Firefox ESR as a kinda compromise between using systems that become insecure and Firefox head on that is creating so much hassle for add-ons.

IMO Firefox has shot itself in the foot. Its made Extension Developers life very, very hard. Yet Firefox Extensions were its bread-and-butter. Everyday its market share is now twindling.

Best wishes
Josiah