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Overriding compatibility not a problem

Your concerns are reasonable, but we've had absolutely no crashing or other misbehavior doing so. If an extension were to cause FF RC2 to crash, just disable it (maybe you can go into FF via its SafeMode to disable to uninstall it temporarily).

But to help play it safe, here's a list of extensions that are working just fine in FF 3.5 RC2. If your extension is on this list, I think you can safely override compatibility. I am sure there are hundreds of other extensions that will also work just fine if you override compatibility (we just don't use them).

* Bookmark Backup 0.4.10
* BugMeNot 2.1
* CLEO 4.1
* ColorfulTabs 3.9.2
* CookieSafe 3.0.5
* CustomizeGoogle 0.76
* CuteMenus - Crystal SVG 1.9.3
* Distrust 0.8.1
* DownloadHelper 4.4.1
* FEBE 6.1
* FireFTP 1.0.4
* Forecastfox 0.9.10.1
* Freecorder Toolbar 2.0.5.3
* Get Mail Plus 3.2
* IE Tab 1.5.20090525
* InfoLister 0.10.1
* Informational Tab 0.3.2009051301
* infoRSS 1.2.0
* Java Console 6.0.14
* Java Quick Starter 1.0
* JavaScript Options 1.2.6
* Menu Editor 1.2.6
* MR Tech Toolkit 6.0.3.3
* Nightly Tester Tools 2.0.2
* NoScript 1.9.3.3
* Password Exporter 1.1
* PDF Download 2.2.0.2
* Personas for Firefox 1.2.1
* Perspectives 3.0.3
* PrefBar 4.1.2
* QuickNote 0.6.0.4
* Save Session 1.3.1.5
* ScrapBook 1.3.3.9
* Speed Dial 0.9.0.8
* Stop-or-Reload Button 0.2.2
* Tab Mix Plus 0.3.7.3
* Tab Scope 0.2.2.11
* Toolbar Buttons 0.6.0.5
* Toolbar Extras 3.4
* Tweak Network 1.3
* Undo Closed Tabs Button 3.0.3
* United States English Dictionary 3.0.3
* Update Notifier 0.1.5.4

I strongly suspect it will take a month or so before all the developers update the "maximum FireFox" in their add-ons to include FF 3.5 -- so this fix will help get you through the wait.

Posted by: dl@...   Posted on: 06/23/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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