Re: Multizilla and SeaMonkey 2

Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo <[email protected]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:02:30 -0800
Newsgroups gmane.comp.mozilla.multizilla
Organization The Mozdev Foundation - news server
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RNick wrote:
> Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>> OK boys and girls, I've tested this so I know it works.
>>
>> You need to "download" _MultiZilla v1.9.0.1a (for SuiteRunner builds 
>> only)_ from here: 
>> http://multizilla.mozdev.org/installation/installation.html.
>>
>> Now, you use a zip program and unzip the files and directories.  There 
>> are 3 directories [chrome, components, and defaults] and one file 
>> [install.rdf]. Open install.rdf and look for the line:
>>
>> em:maxVersion="2.0apre1" />
>>
>> once found, re-do that line to:
>>
>> em:maxVersion="2.1" />
>>
>> save the file and re-zip everything back in the same order. There 
>> done. Now its ready to be installed.  And when its installed, you gain 
>> access to the settings and that under the Addons Manager window.
>>
>> If you want to take it a step further, and you want all your old 
>> settings from SM 1, then after you install it, close SM 2, open the 
>> file prefs.js from the SM 1 profile.  Do a search for:
>>
>> user_pref("multizilla
>>
>> when you look there, there should be a ton of entries that all have 
>> multizilla in them.  Copy all of them at once.  Now, open the prefs.js 
>> file in the SM 2 profile.  Again, find the same multizilla entry.  
>> Hi-lite them all at once, delete them, then paste the old settings 
>> there.  Open SM 2 and your settings should all be there.
>>
>> It worked for me.
>>
> Hm, doesn't work here.  Followed your description, MultiZilla seemed to 
> install but it only shows up in Addon Manager before a restart. After 
> restart it's gone. Tried multi times, no luck.
> user_pref("multizilla does not show up in prefs.js either.
> 
> Is there anything special I have to take care of when re-zipping the 
> file maybe?
> 
> Thanks.

I don't know.  I usually put them in the top level of 
the c: drive.  You don't want anything like 
C:\multizila\then the folders.

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