Re: Wow.

Ron Hunter wrote:
> On 8/16/2011 9:38 AM, Jay Garcia wrote:
>> On 16.08.2011 09:33, Ron Hunter wrote:
>>
>> --- Original Message ---
>>
>>> On 8/16/2011 2:28 AM, Asa Dotzler wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ron Hunter wrote:
>>>>> On 8/15/2011 10:12 PM, Asa Dotzler wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ron Hunter wrote:
>>>>>>> On 8/15/2011 7:41 PM, Asa Dotzler wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ron Hunter wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 8/15/2011 3:43 PM, Asa Dotzler wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> WebDawg wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Somehow this just seems like you are removing something that
>>>>>>>>>>> someone
>>>>>>>>>>> like me might look for every once in a while. So now. Instead of
>>>>>>>>>>> going to help about. I have to google search the place to get my
>>>>>>>>>>> version number.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> about:whatever.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Help->Troubleshooting. Same number of clicks as before. (About's
>>>>>>>>>> location isn't even consistent across Chrome, IE, and Opera.)
>>>>>>>>> I would be happier if I didn't have to scroll to get to the
>>>>>>>>> version/build info, though.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Version info and build ID are both well above the fold on even
>>>>>>>> rather
>>>>>>>> small windows.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> - A
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> They are below the extensions list, so if a user has a lot of
>>>>>>> extensions, it will be on the second page, at least. any chance
>>>>>>> of it
>>>>>>> being moved to the top section?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> They are not below the extensions list. They are above the extensions
>>>>>> list. The name and the version are the first two items on the page.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - A
>>>>>
>>>>> Since the version tells only a part of the story, we need the build id
>>>>> in order to be sure just what is going on for a support issue. It is
>>>>> essential that we know, for support, exactly what the user is working
>>>>> with.
>>>>
>>>> And that's the third item on the page, right after the name and the
>>>> version. I really don't get where you're coming from here. Are you even
>>>> using Firefox or are you trolling me?
>>>>
>>>> - A
>>> Here is what I see:
>>>
>>>
>>> Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:6.0) Gecko/20100101
>>> Firefox/6.0
>>>
>>> So, where is the build id?
>>>
>>
>> In the URL window type about:support
>>
>> Scroll down to:
>>
>> browser.startup.homepage_override.buildID 20110811165603
>>
>> The value is the buildID
>>
>>
>>
> I know, that's what Asa seems to be missing. The build id does NOT
> appear in my UA.

The buildID does appear in the UA for nightly and aurora but not beta 
and release. It appears just a bit down the page though for beta and 
release.

But the about dialog doesn't have the build ID anywhere, ever, under any 
circumstances short of an extension that ads it there so this whole 
thread is mostly meaningless. You started off by claiming the version 
wasn't there and I showed you that it was. Then you claimed that wasn't 
enough and you needed the build ID to which I responded again that it 
was there. Now you're complaining about the location of the build ID 
when this discussion is about the about dialog which doesn't even have 
the build ID. I'm done here.

- A

- A

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