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FF: replace Ant with VideoDownloadHelper (or with whatever you suggested works without any annoyances} #6

Closed star-buck closed 6 years ago

star-buck commented 6 years ago

VideoDownloadhelper also requires an additional program, which made it useless?

I have tried this instead and it at least works decent: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1-click-youtube-video-downl/

@NuLogicSystems : So remove Ant and maybe add the one linked or what did you have in mind?

NuLogicSystems commented 6 years ago

I can do video download helper and companion app, or the one you linked to. The issue is in updates. I can install under /usr/lib/firefox/browser/extensions globally so I would have to provide updates via packaging and the user can not remove or update themselves without removing the package. The other option is to install under /usr/lib/firefox/distribution/extensions/, this gets installed (copied) to the users home directory profile on first run and allows the user to update and remove them from within Firefox, however updates via packaging would only be useful on first run again (aka new firefox profiles only). I personally believe the latter gives the end user more control..

star-buck commented 6 years ago

Dont do it via packaging imo.

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I can do video download helper and companion app, or the one you linked to. The issue is in updates. I can install under /usr/lib/firefox/browser/extensions globally so I would have to provide updates via packaging, the other option is to install under /usr/lib/firefox/distribution/extensions/, this gets installed (copied) to the users home directory profile on first run and allows the user to update and remove them from within Firefox, however updates via packaging would only be useful on first run again (aka new firefox profiles only).

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NuLogicSystems commented 6 years ago

Well they would need to be packaged initially one way or the other. It's just that the latter destination basically installs them in the users home .mozilla/firefox/(profile}/extensions directory on first run instead of being permanently installed and managed globally in usr/lib/firefox, It's basically like using skel without using skel. I think I Like https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1-click-youtube-video-downl/ better than video download helper so far. Anyway, it's 1:00 am and I need to get some sleep.