Re: manually install plugin

On Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 2:11:45 PM UTC+1, enda man wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I wrote a plugin and packaged it into an XPI file.  I have the
> following tag on my html page used to install the plugin installer.
> 
> <object type="application/x-mypluginapp" id="plugin" width="0"
> height="0" codebase="webphone.xpi"> </object>
> 
> After I navigate to my web page, it detects there is no plugin
> installed and I click the button "Install Missing Plugin" A dialog box
> titled
> "plugin finder service" pops up.  Then on this form I have to hit
> another button called "manual install" to actually install the plugin.
> 
> Hitting the manual install button then opens another browser window
> where I can go and install the plugin.
> 
> Then I hit the "Install now" button.  The plugin installs successfully
> and I am given the option to restart firefox.  The big problem I now
> have is that there are in total 4 firefox windows open and when I hit
> the "restart firefox" button, 3 browser windows re-appear when
> intitially I had one.  Anyone know how to cut out the "plugin finder
> service" step or even restart Firefox with less browser windows re-
> opened.
> 
> Thanks,
> EM



On Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 2:11:45 PM UTC+1, enda man wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I wrote a plugin and packaged it into an XPI file.  I have the
> following tag on my html page used to install the plugin installer.
> 
> <object type="application/x-mypluginapp" id="plugin" width="0"
> height="0" codebase="webphone.xpi"> </object>
> 
> After I navigate to my web page, it detects there is no plugin
> installed and I click the button "Install Missing Plugin" A dialog box
> titled
> "plugin finder service" pops up.  Then on this form I have to hit
> another button called "manual install" to actually install the plugin.
> 
> Hitting the manual install button then opens another browser window
> where I can go and install the plugin.
> 
> Then I hit the "Install now" button.  The plugin installs successfully
> and I am given the option to restart firefox.  The big problem I now
> have is that there are in total 4 firefox windows open and when I hit
> the "restart firefox" button, 3 browser windows re-appear when
> intitially I had one.  Anyone know how to cut out the "plugin finder
> service" step or even restart Firefox with less browser windows re-
> opened.
> 
> Thanks,
> EM



On Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 2:11:45 PM UTC+1, enda man wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I wrote a plugin and packaged it into an XPI file.  I have the
> following tag on my html page used to install the plugin installer.
> 
> <object type="application/x-mypluginapp" id="plugin" width="0"
> height="0" codebase="webphone.xpi"> </object>
> 
> After I navigate to my web page, it detects there is no plugin
> installed and I click the button "Install Missing Plugin" A dialog box
> titled
> "plugin finder service" pops up.  Then on this form I have to hit
> another button called "manual install" to actually install the plugin.
> 
> Hitting the manual install button then opens another browser window
> where I can go and install the plugin.
> 
> Then I hit the "Install now" button.  The plugin installs successfully
> and I am given the option to restart firefox.  The big problem I now
> have is that there are in total 4 firefox windows open and when I hit
> the "restart firefox" button, 3 browser windows re-appear when
> intitially I had one.  Anyone know how to cut out the "plugin finder
> service" step or even restart Firefox with less browser windows re-
> opened.
> 
> Thanks,
> EM