I am in the midst of making some large internal changes to Googlebar Lite, and one of the changes I’d like to implement involves dropping support for Firefox 3.x browsers. How many of you would this impact? I know that many corporations still use the 3.x line, simply because the update schedule is now too aggressive. If you use a Firefox 3.x build, and you also use Googlebar Lite, post a comment below to let me know. Thanks!

I’ve just released another version of Googlebar Lite. Here’s a look at what’s new in this version:

• Added google.com.eg to the list of available top-level domains
• The Google dictionary search button and menu item are now disabled when the search box is empty
• AJAX-style queries (on Google search result pages) are now given higher priority than normal GET-style queries
• Updated the menu item label for the translate context menu command
• Converted a few component instances into a lazy-load approach, which should improve startup speeds
• Removed a few unused variables and one unused interface instance
• Bug Fix: Corrected a number of issues with the search term highlighting feature

See problems? As always, let me know.

Version 4.7.10 of Googlebar Lite is now available. Changes in this release include:

• Altered the Google dictionary search since Google has shut down that dedicated service
• Bumped the maxVersion to 12.* to work around Mozilla’s annoying new release schedule
• Added google.sk to the list of available top-level domains
• Bug Fix: Corrected an error with the addProgressListener call
• Bug Fix: Reverted a style rule change that caused search word button labels to disappear in some themes

Version 2.5.3 of CoLT has been released. This update includes a few locale updates and a maxVersion bump to 12.* to work around the annoying new Firefox release schedule.

I have updated the maxVersion value in the downloadable toolbar tutorial extension to 20.*, mostly out of my annoyance with the new Firefox release schedule. Both Googlebar Lite and CoLT will undergo similar changes in the near future. This will prevent my having to release a new version every few weeks, as new versions of the browser are released.

For reasons unknown, Google Dictionary has been shut down. Googlebar Lite has a dedicated Google dictionary search function, which now won’t work as advertised. What, if anything, should I replace this search type with? I will not go back to using dictionary.com, seeing as they have rather nefarious practices.

Is there an online dictionary that you would like to see me support? If no decent suggestions arise, I’ll probably just remove that search type from the extension.

A new build of CoLT is now available, adding support for Firefox 5 and 6. Enjoy!

A new build of Googlebar Lite has been released, adding support for Firefox 5 and 6. Also included are a new Estonian translation, a bug fix, and other minor changes. Let me know if you have any problems with this new release.

I will be updating CoLT and Googlebar Lite in the coming days to support Firefox 5 and 6. I’ve been out of town, so I’m a little slower on the updates this time around. Stay tuned though … new releases are coming!

I have made a few long-overdue updates to the Firefox profile tutorial. Some of the wording has been improved, a few points have been clarified, screenshots have been updated, and a new caution has been inserted. If you spot a problem, let me know.