Paul Roub : blahg 2008-03-18T12:53:44Z Paul Roub : ieview tag:roub.net,2008:/blahg//1 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2008, proub IE View 1.3.7 released 2008-03-18T12:53:44Z 2008-03-18T08:44:14-05:00 tag:roub.net,2008:/blahg//1.503 2008-03-18T12:44:14Z IE View v1.3.7 is out. It's not yet approved at addons.mozilla.org, but you can get it at ieview.mozdev.org immediately. This fixes the gIeviewBundle error when certain other extensions are installed; if you're seeing that error message you'll want to grab... proub http://roub.net/ paul@roub.net ieview IE View v1.3.7 is out. It's not yet approved at addons.mozilla.org, but you can get it at ieview.mozdev.org immediately.

This fixes the gIeviewBundle error when certain other extensions are installed; if you're seeing that error message you'll want to grab this right away.

]]> Probable fix for the "gIeviewBundle" bug in IE View 1.3.6 2008-03-17T18:44:47Z 2008-03-17T14:41:15-05:00 tag:roub.net,2008:/blahg//1.502 2008-03-17T18:41:15Z Thanks to Steve Babineau's help, we've tracked down the error to a conflict with (at least) one other Firefox extension (Server Spy, in his case). Any extension which declares its own "gBrowser" object (overriding the built-in Firefox variable) would cause... proub http://roub.net/ paul@roub.net ieview Thanks to Steve Babineau's help, we've tracked down the error to a conflict with (at least) one other Firefox extension (Server Spy, in his case). Any extension which declares its own "gBrowser" object (overriding the built-in Firefox variable) would cause this problem.

A test build working around this problem is attached to the bug in Bugzilla. If all goes well, this will be released as v1.3.7 within a day.

]]> Help Wanted: Testing IE View gIeviewBundle bug in Firefox 2 2008-03-17T18:58:11Z 2008-03-14T07:05:23-05:00 tag:roub.net,2008:/blahg//1.501 2008-03-14T11:05:23Z An issue has cropped up recently in IE View. A compatibility tweak for Firefox 3 (beta) caused an annoying error message and bad behavior in Firefox 2. I thought I had fixed the bug in question, but it's still popping... proub http://roub.net/ paul@roub.net ieview An issue has cropped up recently in IE View. A compatibility tweak for Firefox 3 (beta) caused an annoying error message and bad behavior in Firefox 2. I thought I had fixed the bug in question, but it's still popping up in a different way for certain users.

It's that "certain users" part that's the problem. More specifically, I'm not one of them, under various Firefox installation on Vista, XP, etc. — I can't reproduce the problem.

If you look at the bug (Bug 18727: gIeviewBundle error in 1.3.6), you'll see that the problem is a "TypeError: gIeviewBundle has no properties" error dialog when right-clicking a link and asking for it to be opened in IE.

You'll also see that I need someone (preferably more than one person) with this problem to:

  1. Try it in a clean Firefox profile to see if the behavior changes
  2. Tell me what is in the Firefox Error Console:
    1. When Firefox starts
    2. After the error has occurred
  3. Try the new version attached to that bug, and tell me if it works better

And of course, your Firefox version, environment, etc. I'd definitely be curious to know what other add-ons you have installed, as well.

If you're having this problem, I'd love to solve it for you, but I need your help. Comment on the bug] or drop me an email at paul@roub.net.

Update: probably fixed. Look over here...

]]> IE View 1.3.5 released 2007-12-29T02:40:04Z 2007-12-28T14:41:58-05:00 tag:roub.net,2007:/blahg//1.485 2007-12-28T19:41:58Z IE View v1.3.5 was released today. As always, you can get the latest version at the IE View installation page. This version is mainly of interest if you're testing Firefox 3. A bug was fixed where the "Always View This... proub http://roub.net/ paul@roub.net ieview IE View v1.3.5 was released today. As always, you can get the latest version at the IE View installation page.

This version is mainly of interest if you're testing Firefox 3. A bug was fixed where the "Always View This Page in IE" menu item would not always be enabled when it should. Also, IE View's name was showing up blank in the Tools/Add-ons list.

You can keep an eye on IE View bug fixes related to FF 3 here.

]]> IE View 1.3.4 released 2007-10-26T17:57:40Z 2007-10-26T13:44:14-05:00 tag:roub.net,2007:/blahg//1.463 2007-10-26T17:44:14Z IE View v1.3.4 was released yesterday. What's new? Features You can now edit the entries in the always-load-in-IE list - either via the Edit button or by double-clicking. Adding both secure (https) and non-secure (http) sites to the always-in-IE list... proub http://roub.net/ paul@roub.net ieview IE View v1.3.4 was released yesterday. What's new?

Features

  • You can now edit the entries in the always-load-in-IE list - either via the Edit button or by double-clicking.
  • Adding both secure (https) and non-secure (http) sites to the always-in-IE list when either one is added. That is, if you're viewing http://example.com/ and you choose "Always View This Page in IE" from the Tools menu, we'll add both the http://example.com/ and https://example.com/ to the list

Bug fixes

  • Fixed IE View's behavior when opening multiple pages via the Open All in Tabs command.
  • Cleaned up back-button behavior when the "reloaded in IE" placeholder page is used.

New translations

  • Frisian
  • Spanish (Argentina)

Thanks for the bug reports and testing; and a huge thanks to the BabelZilla volunteers. I didn't even know Frisian existed, and now my extension supports it.

Download at ieview.mozdev.org

]]> Congratulations, IE Tab team 2007-04-20T16:36:47Z 2007-04-20T12:29:20-05:00 tag:roub.net,2007:/blahg//1.442 2007-04-20T16:29:20Z I guess you know your creation has hit critical mass when you get your own "considered harmful" article. From Gervase Markham's "IETab Considered Harmful?": ... its availability also makes the site far less likely to change to support Firefox properly...... proub http://roub.net/ paul@roub.net ieview I guess you know your creation has hit critical mass when you get your own "considered harmful" article. From Gervase Markham's "IETab Considered Harmful?":

... its availability also makes the site far less likely to change to support Firefox properly... I'm sure it's very handy for web developers for testing purposes, but is IETab actually working against what the Mozilla community is trying to achieve?

Ack.

No.

It's a tool. It's useful. It lets you view sites in IE's rendering, in a Firefox tab, if and only if you already have IE on your system. It doesn't confer any magical abilities, it just eliminates a step or two.

Full disclosure: IE Tab is based on my IE View extension, in the sense that they took my weekend afternoon hack and added the part that I didn't have the time or inclination to build and support. Which is to say, the hard part.

IE Tab's a slick piece of work, and people love it for a reason. But just as with IE View, we'd all rather the need went away. Please don't blame the tools in the meantime.

]]> IE View 1.3.2 released 2007-02-10T19:39:44Z 2007-02-10T14:34:51-05:00 tag:roub.net,2007:/blahg//1.430 2007-02-10T19:34:51Z I released IE View v1.3.2 a few days ago, and it's now made its way to the Firefox addons site. If auto-update hasn't already grabbed it for you, feel free to download it from the IE View site. Changes in... proub http://roub.net/ paul@roub.net ieview I released IE View v1.3.2 a few days ago, and it's now made its way to the Firefox addons site. If auto-update hasn't already grabbed it for you, feel free to download it from the IE View site.

Changes in this version are minor, but if you're running under Mozilla, you'll want to get this -- it fixes an annoying popup message when using View Source. Update or new translations in this version: Turkish, Norsk, Chinese (Simplified), Khmer, German and Basque.

]]> IE View 1.3.1 released 2007-01-02T20:40:32Z 2006-09-28T11:39:28-05:00 tag:roub.net,2006:/blahg//1.418 2006-09-28T15:39:28Z IE View 1.3.1 has been released -- no major changes; a couple of translation updates were made, and the main reason for the release was to mark it compatible with Firefox 2.0 RC 1, and the upcoming Firefox 2.0 release.... proub http://roub.net/ paul@roub.net ieview IE View 1.3.1 has been released -- no major changes; a couple of translation updates were made, and the main reason for the release was to mark it compatible with Firefox 2.0 RC 1, and the upcoming Firefox 2.0 release.

I should probably mention occasionally that IE View is a Firefox extension that lets you view pages and links in IE, with a click or automatically. Now you know.

]]> IE View 1.2.9 released 2007-01-02T20:40:32Z 2006-07-29T08:32:54-05:00 tag:roub.net,2006:/blahg//1.406 2006-07-29T12:32:54Z IE View 1.2.9 is now available at the IE View home page, and should be out via addons.mozilla.org shortly. It fixes the Firefox 1.0.x error noted earlier.... proub http://roub.net/ paul@roub.net ieview IE View 1.2.9 is now available at the IE View home page, and should be out via addons.mozilla.org shortly. It fixes the Firefox 1.0.x error noted earlier.

]]> IE View 1.2.8 released 2007-01-02T20:40:32Z 2006-07-26T21:50:47-05:00 tag:roub.net,2006:/blahg//1.405 2006-07-27T01:50:47Z IE View 1.2.8 is now available at addons.mozilla.org, and from the IE View homepage. This release is mainly for the sake of some bugfixes and performance improvements; added command-line flexibility; a ton of new translations; and an updated max-version number... proub http://roub.net/ paul@roub.net ieview IE View 1.2.8 is now available at addons.mozilla.org, and from the IE View homepage. This release is mainly for the sake of some bugfixes and performance improvements; added command-line flexibility; a ton of new translations; and an updated max-version number that allows it to work with Firefox 2.0 Beta 1.

To quote the change log:

  • Marked compatible with Firefox 2.0b1
  • Added extra-arguments setting (ieview.ieargs)
  • Cleaned up the Advanced Options tab
  • Skipping link search on about:config
  • Avoiding timing issues when closing reload page
  • Updated / added translations: Basque, Brazlian Poruguese, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Danish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Ialian, Korean, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish


Update:

If you're running Firefox 1.0.8 or earlier, do not run IE View 1.2.8. There is an error in one of the language files which will crash those versions of Firefox. v1.2.9 is now available, and fixes the bug. In the meantime, if you do have this problem, see bug 14746 for a fix.

Firefox v1.5 and above are not affected by this problem.

]]> Some Braniac 2007-01-02T20:40:32Z 2006-06-19T11:52:21-05:00 tag:roub.net,2006:/blahg//1.399 2006-06-19T15:52:21Z From Administer IT To solve this problem, some braniac created IE View, a plug-in for Firefox with which users can tell Firefox to open links in IE and can have Firefox always open certain sites in IE. "Some braniac". I... proub http://roub.net/ paul@roub.net ieview From Administer IT

To solve this problem, some braniac created IE View, a plug-in for Firefox with which users can tell Firefox to open links in IE and can have Firefox always open certain sites in IE.

"Some braniac". I guess I'll take that.

]]> IE View 1.2.6.1 2007-01-02T20:40:32Z 2005-10-07T11:24:04-05:00 tag:roub.net,2005:/blahg//1.371 2005-10-07T15:24:04Z IE View 1.2.6 (.1) was released yesterday. Had to do a quick .1 release to make an adjustment so the Mozilla Update server would take the file. Long story, and I promise You Do Not Care. If you download it... proub http://roub.net/ paul@roub.net ieview IE View 1.2.6 (.1) was released yesterday. Had to do a quick .1 release to make an adjustment so the Mozilla Update server would take the file. Long story, and I promise You Do Not Care. If you download it from the IE View homepage, you may get 1.2.6 or 1.2.6.1; they are effectively the same.

Changes since 1.2.5:

  • Updated to work with Firefox 1.5 Beta 2
  • Added Turkish, Serbian translations
  • Fixed bug with disappearing Toolbar button
  • Added "advanced" options tab

What's in the Advanced tab? Why, poorly-documented features to satisfy a tiny but very vocal minority of users, of course:

"Disable Always-View-in-IE"
This does just what it says -- causes all of the always-view-this-page-in-IE stuff to shut down. Primarily useful if you insist on running Tab Browser Extensions, which stomps all over that stuff in ugly ways.
"Close tab/window after reload"
When an Always-View-in-IE page is launched via the command line, or the address bar (that is, anywhere but a clicked link or a bookmark), we launch IE and then leave a "this page has been reloaded in IE" placeholder behind. This option, when enabled, causes that page or tab to close once we've loaded IE.
]]> IE View 1.2.5 2007-01-02T20:40:32Z 2005-09-14T17:08:32-05:00 tag:roub.net,2005:/blahg//1.367 2005-09-14T21:08:32Z Forgot to mention, in all the server-crashing-fun, that I released IE View 1.2.5 last week. You'll definitely want this if you're running Firefox 1.5 beta, or one of the Deer Park alphas. Beyond the compatibility fixes, there's a toolbar button... proub http://roub.net/ paul@roub.net ieview Forgot to mention, in all the server-crashing-fun, that I released IE View 1.2.5 last week.

You'll definitely want this if you're running Firefox 1.5 beta, or one of the Deer Park alphas.

Beyond the compatibility fixes, there's a toolbar button (optional), and some additional localization.

]]> IE View 1.2 2007-01-02T20:40:32Z 2005-05-19T10:58:51-05:00 tag:roub.net,2005:/blahg//1.341 2005-05-19T14:58:51Z IE View 1.2 is out. Up now at the home page, should be on Mozilla Updates later today. Some nice usability fixes here; wildcard support for the always-view-in-IE list; and a full-fledged options dialog for Mozilla, just like the Firefox... proub http://roub.net/ paul@roub.net ieview IE View 1.2 is out. Up now at the home page, should be on Mozilla Updates later today.

Some nice usability fixes here; wildcard support for the always-view-in-IE list; and a full-fledged options dialog for Mozilla, just like the Firefox users get.

]]> IE View update goodness 2007-01-02T20:40:32Z 2005-05-13T10:42:16-05:00 tag:roub.net,2005:/blahg//1.337 2005-05-13T14:42:16Z I probably should have mentioned IE View 1.0's release. Oops. It's cool, it's better than before in a variety of ways - notably a cleaner, improved and easier-to-use "always view this page in IE" list. Meantime, though, the test prereleases... proub http://roub.net/ paul@roub.net ieview I probably should have mentioned IE View 1.0's release. Oops. It's cool, it's better than before in a variety of ways - notably a cleaner, improved and easier-to-use "always view this page in IE" list.

Meantime, though, the test prereleases in Bugzilla are where the best stuff lives.

All users are encouraged to grab the latest test build attached to bug 10225 -- it corrects a problem where deleting the last entry from the always-view-in-IE list can cause IE View to launch every page in IE.

Mozilla users wanting the same friendly Options dialog that Firefox users see should check out bug 10222.

You can now use wildcards in your always-in-IE lists: see bug 10191

The page which tells you we've reloaded your request into IE now links to the options dialog in case you didn't want that to happen -- see bug 10220

Most of this will find its way into a 1.1 release in the very near future; in the meantime, feedback would be very much appreciated.

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