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Unable to download PDF documents with FF 38.8

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ivan:
Hi Dave,

that wasn't it either.  I am now fighting to get a new profile up and running with several of my extensions.  The ones that were in the extension directory as xpi files were no problem but the one I need ix in a directory and looks like it is an unzipped xpi file.  Do you think it might work if I zipped that dir up and gave it an xpi extension?  Job for tomorrow, been out all day and still have to cook dinner ;)

When I get this new profile working I will try and get ff45 running - at the moment all it does is peg out 2 of the 4 processors for 45 seconds then switch to the other two for the same length time then wash and repeat.  The only way to stop it is to kill the process.  The fun and games using an AMD processor - it never used to be like that with OS/2 (I'm not changing to Intel processors considering all the problem they are having)

ivan:
Hi Dave,

Almost success.  I have got it downloading PDF documents but restoring the epub library is a right PITA (still on going with about 300 more to go).  Another PITA is the fact that Mozilla appears to no longer offer any addons for any version before 60 esr which made it almost impossible to get an en_GB dictionary that would install.

Now if I can get FF 45.9 to actually run on a Ryzen processor based system (I know the Linux FF 60 does on my Ryzen based box) I will be a happy camper.

Thanks for all your help.

Dave Yeo:
Hi Ivan,
Yes the extension situation is now crappy, Mozilla acting like asses removing all the legacy add-ons. Sometimes Google will find older versions. You could try zipping up to make an XPI, never tried. Also check in your old pref.js for any references to the extension, adding those preferences might be needed.
As for your problems with FF45, I can't imagine your processor mattering unless it didn't support some instructions such as an Athlon with SSE2. I did build this for Dariusz, https://bitbucket.org/dryeo/dry-comm-esr31/downloads/firefox-45.9.0.en-US.os2.PhenomII.zip.
More likely a library problem. Had a crash the other day and when the system came up, neither SM or TB would load anything and sat there with a core at 100%. Eventually traced it down to NSS which I had to downgrade and then upgrade to fix. Not sure what was wrong exactly but just reinstalling it wasn't enough.

Pete:
Hi ivan

In the past I have unzipped xpi files to edit install.rdf - to let the extension install on a newer Seamonkey than listed in the install.rdf - and then zipped the files back into xpi and installed without problems.

Obviously I cannot say that it works for all extensions but it has for the few that I tried.


Regards

Pete

Doug Bissett:
I have been following this thread, trying to figure out what the problem is. I can download PDF (and other) files , with no troubles.

I am running ArcaOS 5.0.3, with Firefox 45.9.0. Firefox has ZERO add-ons (which is probably the key to success), and one plugin (Open H264...), that says it "will be installed shortly", but never does. It seems that it isn't needed anyway.

When I click on a PDF file, it opens for read, in a new window in Firefox. At the top of the window, there are buttons, and one of them is Download (sometimes, you need to expand the menu selections, with the far right button, to see the Download button). After it is downloaded, I use Lucide to read/print/edit (when it has edit fields) the PDF file.

You can also RMB on the download link, and select "Save Link As...", without opening it for read (normal download procedure).

Have I missed something? What else do you want to do?

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