Google Toolbar
Ron Hunter
I see that Google Toolbar has been updated. The description on
Majorgeeks.com doesn't SAY it is compatible with Firefox 5, but users
can give it a try.
jedikalimero
When in FF4 I click on about/Update... etc, I get a warning that
GoogleToolbar is still not compatible.
But the same was happening with IE Tabs Plus and the FF Plugins page
says it is compatible, so I updated it and now I only get warnings
from Google Toolbar, not from IE Tabs Plus.
Weird thing is I can't find the official Google Toolbar in the FF
Plugins page!
jedikalimero
Google says they are still working on fixing it, I'm afraid:
http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/bin/answer.py?answer=1342452
Josh L
Thanks, it is helpful to have this information. When I and
others engaged in some discussion of this a little while back on
this group, we did get some testy remarks that it is google
territory, but I think part of my response then and now would be
that Mozilla would seem to have a vested interest in making
changes to its browser with some transparency and communication
with all add-on makers. My sense is that indeed Mozilla does
get this as a concept and discussed something recently about a
high percentage of add-ons still working, but if one of the
more-used add-ons from a company with massive resources somehow
still is not working, then perhaps there is inter-company
communication that could go on to help google over the hump.
One counter-argument to this is that I guess google has an
interest in dragging this out in that it could in theory be an
incentive to get some further push to have FF users try Chrome.
Ron Hunter
Well, Google wants the 'hits' they get from FF users who use Google
Toolbar, so they have some interest in keeping it working for as many FF
users as possible.
Extensions, like Google Toolbar, can hook into program code at a level
which is deeper than is allowed by extensions to IE and Google Chrome,
and thus do much more for the users. The downside of this is that they
are also much more likely to break than extensions that don't delve so
deeply into the code base. This choice is entirely up to Google, as FF
doesn't control that aspect at all.
Torsten Villnow
> Google says they are still working on fixing it, I'm afraid:
> http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/bin/answer.py?answer=1342452
The toolbar works fine here under FF5, I haven't detected any flaws so
far from a user's perspective. I use the add-on "Nightly Tester Tools"
to disable the compatibility check.
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Torsten Villnow
MrGatoChile
David McRitchie
"MrGatoChile" <besr.mai...@gmail.com> wrote in message news:-9adneBpFsa-q4DT...@mozilla.org...
Google has removed the ambiguity -- there will be no update of the Google Toolbar to work with Firefox 5 or any later version of
Firefox because Firefox users have most of the features built-in and have alternatives.
Google Toolbar Help: An update on Google Toolbar for Firefox
http://googletoolbarhelp.blogspot.com/2011/07/update-on-google-toolbar-for-firefox.html
Toolbar not available for Firefox 5 or newer versions : - Toolbar Help
http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/bin/answer.py?answer=1342452&topic=15356%29
For translation and spell checking you do not need an extension at all
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/852325
Ron Hunter
> My bloviated meandering follows what David McRitchie graced us with on
> 7/22/2011 11:08 AM:
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20082056-264/mozilla-jumps-to-deal-with-google-toolbar-demise/
>
>
I am sure this will inconvenience many people, but I am rather glad to
see it go. It has been the root of so many complaints every time a new
version of FF comes out that I can't work up much sorrow at it no longer
being available.
Sailfish
7/23/2011 4:16 AM:
it. If I had to guess, Google decided that it wasn't worth the resources
to keep it maintained considering Firefox's new quick update cycle.
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Ron Hunter
they will send a notice to former users of the toolbar to tell them they
can get the same services (tracking their searches, keeping their
bookmarks, etc.) by switching to Google Chrome.
Ralph Fox
David McRitchie wrote:
> Google has removed the ambiguity -- there will be no update of the Google Toolbar to work with Firefox 5 or any later version of
> Firefox because Firefox users have most of the features built-in and have alternatives.
>
> Google Toolbar Help: An update on Google Toolbar for Firefox
> http://googletoolbarhelp.blogspot.com/2011/07/update-on-google-toolbar-for-firefox.html
>
> Toolbar not available for Firefox 5 or newer versions : - Toolbar Help
> http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/bin/answer.py?answer=1342452&topic=15356%29
>
> For translation and spell checking you do not need an extension at all
> https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/852325
Someone at Google needs to be told. :-D
When I use Firefox 5 to report a phishing site, Google's "Report Sent" page
has a Google Toolbar banner in the top left.
<http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/toolbar/FT2/intl/en-GB/submit_success.html>
And this Google Toolbar banner has a broken link.
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Kind regards
Ralph
Jay Garcia
--- Original Message ---
Google already *knows*.
There will be no update of the Google Toolbar to work with Firefox 5 or
any later version of Firefox because Firefox users have most of the
features built-in and have alternatives.
Google Toolbar Help: An update on Google Toolbar for Firefox
http://googletoolbarhelp.blogspot.com/2011/07/update-on-google-toolbar-for-firefox.html
Toolbar not available for Firefox 5 or newer versions : - Toolbar Help
http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/bin/answer.py?answer=1342452&topic=15356%29
For translation and spell checking you do not need an extension at all
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/852325
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www.ufaq.org
Netscape - Firefox - SeaMonkey - Thunderbird
Ralph Fox
Jay Garcia wrote:
> On 02.08.2011 05:09, Ralph Fox wrote:
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
>> On Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:08:14 -0400, in message <UpydnaUe9I0hILTT...@mozilla.org>
>> David McRitchie wrote:
>>
>>> Google has removed the ambiguity -- there will be no update of the Google Toolbar to work with Firefox 5 or any later version of
>>> Firefox because Firefox users have most of the features built-in and have alternatives.
>>>
>>> Google Toolbar Help: An update on Google Toolbar for Firefox
>>> http://googletoolbarhelp.blogspot.com/2011/07/update-on-google-toolbar-for-firefox.html
>>>
>>> Toolbar not available for Firefox 5 or newer versions : - Toolbar Help
>>> http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/bin/answer.py?answer=1342452&topic=15356%29
>>>
>>> For translation and spell checking you do not need an extension at all
>>> https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/852325
>>
>>
>> Someone at Google needs to be told. :-D
>>
>>
>> When I use Firefox 5 to report a phishing site, Google's "Report Sent" page
>> has a Google Toolbar banner in the top left.
>> <http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/toolbar/FT2/intl/en-GB/submit_success.html>
>>
>> And this Google Toolbar banner has a broken link.
>>
>>
>
> Google already *knows*.
Google knows, but not everyone at Google knows.
Google is not a one-person company.
> There will be no update of the Google Toolbar to work with Firefox 5 or
> any later version of Firefox because Firefox users have most of the
> features built-in and have alternatives.
Jay, Jay, Jay -- that is what I read and quoted in my previous message.
I was drawing a contrast between (A) that, and (B) how a part of Google
is *still* promoting the Google Toolbar to Firefox 5 user, as evidenced
by the link which I gave.
> Google Toolbar Help: An update on Google Toolbar for Firefox
> http://googletoolbarhelp.blogspot.com/2011/07/update-on-google-toolbar-for-firefox.html
>
> Toolbar not available for Firefox 5 or newer versions : - Toolbar Help
> http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/bin/answer.py?answer=1342452&topic=15356%29
Yes, yes -- I had already read those links.
Did you read the link which I gave and did you see the banner for the Google Toolbar?
http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/toolbar/FT2/intl/en-GB/submit_success.html
Did you see that when you click on the banner for the Google Toolbar, it is
a broken link? It *is* being promoted although it is *not* available.
> For translation and spell checking you do not need an extension at all
> https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/852325
Yes, yes -- I had already read that link.
Did you read the link which I gave and did you see the banner for the Google Toolbar?
--
Kind regards
Ralph
Jay Garcia
--- Original Message ---
I was responding to your " ... needs to be told". What I posted was in
response to that by posting what came directly from Google.