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

On 8/20/2011 1:43 PM, Sailfish wrote:
> My bloviated meandering follows what Ron Hunter graced us with on
> 8/20/2011 9:42 AM:
>> 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.
>>
> Much too difficult, it's easier to simply select Help>Troubleshooting
> Information, no?
>
Depends.  If the program isn't running, it might be better to use the OS 
to find it.  At least under Windows.
It has a file version, and a date and time.