Hello, Some time ago (not really sure when) the GNOME shell integration Firefox add-on stopped working. That made it impossible to install or update extensions from extensions.gnome.org and users had to either settle for the extensions provided by GNOME software or hunt down zipped packages from the extension creators and install them manually. Then internet posts started appearing, telling people to install this add-on: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/gnome-shell-integration/ which obsoletes the Fedora-provided add-on of the same name and which also requires Fedora users enabling a copr repo and installing the connector. However, the version of the connector in copr is buggy and crashes firefox on shutdown. Even the current github snapshot has its issues, e.g. on startup you get these messages: firefox.desktop[30690]: 1486903163318 addons.webextension.chrome-gnome-shell@xxxxxxxxx WARN Loading extension 'chrome-gnome-shell@xxxxxxxxx': Reading manifest: Error processing background.persistent: Event pages are not currently supported. This will run as a persistent background page. firefox.desktop[30690]: 1486903163324 addons.webextension.chrome-gnome-shell@xxxxxxxxx WARN Loading extension 'chrome-gnome-shell@xxxxxxxxx': Reading manifest: Error processing author: An unexpected property was found in the WebExtension manifest. firefox.desktop[30690]: 1486903163325 addons.webextension.chrome-gnome-shell@xxxxxxxxx WARN Loading extension 'chrome-gnome-shell@xxxxxxxxx': Reading manifest: Error processing externally_connectable: An unexpected property was found in the WebExtension manifest. firefox.desktop[30690]: 1486903163325 addons.webextension.chrome-gnome-shell@xxxxxxxxx WARN Loading extension 'chrome-gnome-shell@xxxxxxxxx': Reading manifest: Error processing optional_permissions: An unexpected property was found in the WebExtension manifest. and it too leads to Firefox crashes, albeit fewer and farther between. Has there been any "official" recommendation regarding this situation? I have been getting input from users frustrated because either they can't update their extensions or their Firefox crashes whenever they close it. Given that Workstation comes with GNOME and that GNOME extensions are really important to the user experience, we can't have a semi-official, un-reviewed package popping up to provide core functionality, halfway through a stable release. Best regards _______________________________________________ desktop mailing list -- desktop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to desktop-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
