Archive for May, 2009

I’ve whipped up a quick logo to dress up this site a bit. The previous plain-text heading was a bit boring (as one reader rightly pointed out), so hopefully this is a step in a better direction. Other minor style changes have also been made (sidebar headings should now look a little better, for example).

Thoughts? Constructive criticism? Comment away!

The next version of Googlebar Lite is in need of translation updates! If you are willing to spend some time translating, head over to BabelZilla and sign up to become a Googlebar Lite translator. You can visit the Googlebar Lite translation forum post for more details.

Version 4.7.0 will include some new search types, replacing a few outdated search types. It will also include a bug fix or two.

I have squashed some bugs from yesterday’s theme unveiling:

• The primary page container now renders properly in IE 6
• Recent comments show up again in the sidebar
• The PayPal donate button had somehow disappeared from the donation information page. It has now been restored.
• DreamHost discount information has been updated (it was woefully out of date)

Born Geek has been given a new set of clothes! The old design was, quite frankly, an eyesore. This new layout is simpler, cleaner, and much easier on the eyes. Gravatar support has been added. And visitors using Firefox 3+ get extra eye candy (so switch today)! Not everything is complete in this new theme, so expect to see minor tweaks and fixes over the next few days. It’s been tested in Firefox and IE 7. Your mileage may vary in anything else. As always, let me know what you think and if you stumble upon any bugs.

Also note that you may have to force a refresh if you visited the site recently, so as to pick up the new style sheet!

After what seems like a million years, I have written a new tutorial on Automatic Firefox Extension Updates. The article covers what’s needed to get automatic updates working for self-hosted extensions (i.e. extensions served on a non-secure web server). Topics include update manifests, using the McCoy signing tool, and Apache configuration steps to make sure your files are served appropriately.

If you spot an error in the article, or have general suggestions for improvement, please leave your comments here. Constructive criticism and comments are always welcome!

The example toolbar download for the toolbar tutorial has been updated to support Firefox 3.5 builds. As always, let me know if you spot a problem.

I have made a few minor changes in the Toolbar Tutorial:

• All maxVersion references have been bumped to 3.5.*
• The link to search the Firefox source code has been updated (from 1.8.0 to 1.9.1).

I will update the sample toolbar XPI later tonight to add support for the new Firefox 3.5 builds.

A new version of CoLT is now available, adding support for Firefox 3.5 builds, as well as updating the Arabic (ar) localization. As always, please report any bugs you find.

A new build of Googlebar Lite is now available. This service release simply bumps the maxVersion to 3.5.*, so that the extension works inside the latest Firefox 3.5 builds. As always, please report any bugs you find.