Video DownloadHelper 8.1.0.0a7 beta release for Firefox

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mig

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Nov 11, 2023, 6:53:31 AM11/11/23
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VDH 8.1.0.0a7 is out.

It corrects a number of download failures from some sites, including teachable.com and arte.fr. YouTube bulk download, smartnaming rule edition, side download bitrate display are functional again.

When requesting side downloads, you will be prompted to install the latest 2.0.6 coapp from https://www.downloadhelper.net/install-coapp-v2

If you were using a beta version of VDH already, the add-on should update automatically within 24 hours, otherwise or if you cannot wait just reinstall VDH from https://www.downloadhelper.net/firefox/betas

Please, use this thread to let us know what issues you may encounter using 8.1.0.0a7.

mjs

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Nov 11, 2023, 8:11:50 PM11/11/23
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 - No dialog opens on Download & Side Download.
-  Side download & convert not working ( n is undefined  error )

Wild Willy

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Nov 11, 2023, 10:28:13 PM11/11/23
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Right. The file selection dialog flashes for a second then disappears. To get around
that, I did a Quick Download, which does work but doesn't need a file selection dialog.
To compensate for the absence of a file selection dialog, I went into the settings to
change the default directory myself. The Change button also causes a file selection
dialog to flash for a second & disappear. At least I can manually type a directory name
into the field. So the issue seems to be with the file selection dialog, not the rest of
VDH. I was already using CoApp 2.0.6 & did not see this, so the problem must lie in the
8.1.0.0a7 extension itself. This is a pretty major inconvenience.

thr

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Nov 12, 2023, 11:04:20 AM11/12/23
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I'm using Firefox 119.0.1 on XUbuntu 23.10 with the beta and vdhcoapp-2.0.6-linux-x86_64. When I go to YouTube and attempt to sideload a video, I get a page saying that the companion app needs to be installed, even though I've installed it. This just started happening a few days ago with XUbuntu 23.04 and the regular version of VDH.

jcv...@gmail.com

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Nov 12, 2023, 12:06:49 PM11/12/23
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Hi everyone,
It seems there is an issue with the last beta.
A new one will come soon to fix this. Sorry.
jerome

kolia

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Nov 12, 2023, 10:41:49 PM11/12/23
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" Right. The file selection dialog flashes for a second then disappears. "

Same happens when trying to use the feature to assemble local files, a tab briefly flashes and that's it.

mig

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Nov 13, 2023, 5:02:57 AM11/13/23
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