Bug 753551 - Upgrade to Firefox 8 disables language packs on working installs
Summary: Upgrade to Firefox 8 disables language packs on working installs
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: firefox
Version: 15
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Martin Stransky
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard:
: 752739 (view as bug list)
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-11-13 11:04 UTC by Milan Bouchet-Valat
Modified: 2011-11-29 15:43 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2011-11-29 15:43:30 UTC
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Attachments (Terms of Use)
workaround (830 bytes, patch)
2011-11-15 08:11 UTC, Martin Stransky
no flags Details | Diff
updated patch (1.58 KB, patch)
2011-11-15 10:05 UTC, Martin Stransky
no flags Details | Diff


Links
System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Mozilla Foundation 700615 0 -- RESOLVED langpacks in /extensions are disabled by default 2020-04-06 09:37:15 UTC

Description Milan Bouchet-Valat 2011-11-13 11:04:44 UTC
The new Firefox 8 disables add-ons installed by third-parties: at first run of Firefox 8, the user is presented with a list of installed add-ons in which all add-ons that have not been installed manually are unchecked. Clicking on "OK"  without looking at it results in disabling them.

This means that all non-advanced users that installed upgrades in F15 end up with a non-localized Firefox.


This bug could be solved in Fedora by completely disabling that dialog, since we don't have random third-parties installing unwanted toolbars like on Windows. But it should also be fixed upstream: I can't find a reason why a language pack could hurt users, since you only use one locale at a time anyway.

Comment 1 Martin Stransky 2011-11-15 08:11:49 UTC
Created attachment 533704 [details]
workaround

I should disable the dialog although it depends on recent firefox profile state.

Comment 2 Martin Stransky 2011-11-15 09:26:12 UTC
New update has been posted to:

https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2011-15721

please test the package firefox-8.0-2. The fix may not be 100% working (it depends on recent profile state) but I think it's ok as a temporary workaround.

Comment 3 Martin Stransky 2011-11-15 09:50:57 UTC
According to http://blog.ffextensionguru.com/2011/11/09/disable-firefox-8-add-on-controls/ we have to set extensions.shownSelectionUI too.

Comment 4 Martin Stransky 2011-11-15 10:05:21 UTC
Created attachment 533729 [details]
updated patch

+ we have to set the preferences in rpm

Comment 5 Martin Stransky 2011-11-15 10:39:17 UTC
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2011-15667 also needs some love from proventesters.

Comment 6 Martin Stransky 2011-11-16 14:08:35 UTC
*** Bug 752739 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 7 Martin Stransky 2011-11-29 15:43:30 UTC
Okay, "fixed" now.


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