Re: Found Asa's first comment about version numbers.

On 8/20/2011 11:36 AM, Greywolf wrote:
> On 20/08/2011 12:45 AM, Asa Dotzler wrote:
>> Greywolf wrote:
>>> Sorry, I _strongly_ disagree. "Check for updates" is there for those who
>>> want to know, so add the "20 minutes ago" there. For the rest of us,
>>> knowing the current version number is enough, if we want to know it at
>>> all. Which we may do, if we're looking for some add-on. But not
>>> otherwise.
>>
>> Greywolf, so your use case for wanting to know the Firefox version
>> number is that you're looking for some add-on? Can you say more about
>> that? How does the Firefox version number help you when you're looking
>> for some add-on? Also, where you looking for that add-on? At
>> addons.mozilla.org? From within the Firefox Add-ons Manager? Out on the
>> Web somewhere?
>>
>> I think if you can help us understand your use case, you can add real
>> value to this discussion.
>>
>> Also, you say "but not otherwise." Does that mean that other than when
>> you're looking for some add-on you do not open the About window or you
>> do not care what version you're on?
>>
>> - A
>
> A generic example, should have inserted "for example" in the
> syntactically correct place. Sorry. ;-) And a bad one, since the add-ons
> site has auto-detection of your version have made it superfluous.
>
> I'm one of the minority of users who do want to know the version number
> once in a while, for all kinds of reasons (including age-related gaps in
> memory ;-)). I just don't see why it should be moved. Those who don't
> want/need to know it don't care. People like me do care. It seems to be
> a gratuitous change, done for no good reason that I can see.
>
> HTH
> Wolf K.
>
>
I guess you can always look at the 'properties' dialog in your OS.  At 
least Win7 still has the version information in the properties dialog 
for firefox.exe.  Grin.