[BETA] BPIP Extension - user info add-on / extension for Firefox, Chrome, et al - page 14.

LoyceV

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Quote from: suchmoon on February 10, 2020, 04:48:10 PM

Unlikely to make it into the next release but still on TODO list:

Links to LoyceV's site. Depends on LoyceV having a landing page for each user.

I know you've sent me a long PM with how to do this, but I don't have the time to go far out of my comfort zone.
What if I make a static landing page for each user? That shouldn't take me very long, can you link to for instance https://loyce.club/user/45/459836.html for mine? Directory "45" has to be taken from my userID? I've seen another extention that uses something similar.

Timelord2067

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Thank you for the update information, I have a new suggestion for the Firefox/Chrome add-on:

Above or below the trust feedback scores (which are shown as the users' DT settings) a second set of scores which are the scores if no modifications had been made.

Thanks for reading.

suchmoon

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I'm wrapping up development for the next version of the extension, which has taken me a lot longer than I expected - will blame the pandemic for that but I digress. Here is a list of coming features as well as a list of features that didn't quite make it: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.53812982

If you have any comments please make it known within the next few days before I start final testing. And of course if for some reason you don't want the new version now is a good time to disable automatic updates.

Minimum required browser versions will be bumped up to 63 for Firefox and 66 for Chrome, which shouldn't be a problem - both are in the 80s and you should be staying up to date. Tor Browser's stable version is based on Firefox 68 so should be ok too.

suchmoon

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Quote from: NotATether on August 27, 2020, 07:34:26 PM

It's a shitty situation overall, but at least Nightly's getting a switch to load any arbitrary addon.

Hopefully, but they have bigger problems than just extensions...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox&hl=en_US&showAllReviews=true

If you sort by "newest", it's a shitshow of epic proportions.

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Quote from: suchmoon on August 27, 2020, 06:58:13 PM

Quote from: NotATether on August 27, 2020, 06:48:51 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't v57, the Quantum update, the one that broke legacy Firefox extensions? There's nothing in Firefox 79's changelog that indicates they broke the newer kind of extensions (WebExtensions). Even BPIP addon history on Mozilla's site shows it only installs on v57 or above.

And by the way, Tor Browser is always based on an Firefox ESR version, eventually they are going to rebase from 68 ESR to 78 ESR so even if 79 has breaking changes I'm not aware of, Tor Browser should still be fine.

TBH I'm not entirely certain if 78 or 79 breaks it, or if it's even in the Firefox "core" code or just some stupid feature specific to the mobile version. But it's not an API issue (I could deal with that), it's the fact that the browser allows only (a subset of?) "recommended" extensions to be installed:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/find-and-install-add-ons-firefox-android

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You can install a limited number of extensions from the Recommended Extensions program to add features to Firefox for Android. This article explains how to find, install and manage these extensions.

It's basically a "walled garden" type of setup and a niche extension like BPIP has no chance of getting in there.

I believe it's only in Firefox for Android codename Fenix. I found an article, that's not from Mozilla as they're weirdly secretive about the details, about it: https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/review-firefox-fenix-android.html

In iOS Firefox must use Webkit engine so it's not affected by this. Desktop uses Gecko engine and not the Geckoview engine they recently created for android that locks to recommended extensions. So this seems to be an Android-specific feature.

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The list of supported extensions has been dramatically cut from 8300 to 9. All extensions, other than the nine supported ones, are disabled when you upgrade to Fenix.
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Mozilla has prepared no documentation, and there is no process that extension developers can follow to make their extensions available to Fenix users.

It's a shitty situation overall, but at least Nightly's getting a switch to load any arbitrary addon.

Quote from: https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/02/11/faq-for-extension-support-in-new-firefox-for-android/

Can I run an arbitrary extension on a pre-release build of Firefox for Android?

We’re working on building a pref for Nightly to allow persistent loading of an arbitrary extension. Once we have more details, we’ll post updates to the Add-ons Blog.

Timelord2067

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I think I might go back to using Netscape Navigator 4.78 for a while and see how I go.

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suchmoon

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Quote from: NotATether on August 27, 2020, 06:48:51 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't v57, the Quantum update, the one that broke legacy Firefox extensions? There's nothing in Firefox 79's changelog that indicates they broke the newer kind of extensions (WebExtensions). Even BPIP addon history on Mozilla's site shows it only installs on v57 or above.

And by the way, Tor Browser is always based on an Firefox ESR version, eventually they are going to rebase from 68 ESR to 78 ESR so even if 79 has breaking changes I'm not aware of, Tor Browser should still be fine.

TBH I'm not entirely certain if 78 or 79 breaks it, or if it's even in the Firefox "core" code or just some stupid feature specific to the mobile version. But it's not an API issue (I could deal with that), it's the fact that the browser allows only (a subset of?) "recommended" extensions to be installed:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/find-and-install-add-ons-firefox-android

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You can install a limited number of extensions from the Recommended Extensions program to add features to Firefox for Android. This article explains how to find, install and manage these extensions.

It's basically a "walled garden" type of setup and a niche extension like BPIP has no chance of getting in there.

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Quote from: suchmoon on August 27, 2020, 05:49:01 AM

Quote from: LoyceV on August 27, 2020, 04:01:18 AM

The way I read suchmoon's post is that the official Firefox doesn't allow the extension anymore, but the Tor browser still allows it.

Yes. Tor Browser is based on an older version of Firefox (v68; the one the breaks extensions is v79) so it will likely support the extensions for some time until they decide to force an upgrade.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't v57, the Quantum update, the one that broke legacy Firefox extensions? There's nothing in Firefox 79's changelog that indicates they broke the newer kind of extensions (WebExtensions). Even BPIP addon history on Mozilla's site shows it only installs on v57 or above.

And by the way, Tor Browser is always based on an Firefox ESR version, eventually they are going to rebase from 68 ESR to 78 ESR so even if 79 has breaking changes I'm not aware of, Tor Browser should still be fine.

Timelord2067

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Quote from: suchmoon on August 27, 2020, 05:49:01 AM

Quote from: LoyceV on August 27, 2020, 04:01:18 AM

The way I read suchmoon's post is that the official Firefox doesn't allow the extension anymore, but the Tor browser still allows it.

Yes. Tor Browser is based on an older version of Firefox (v68; the one the breaks extensions is v79) so it will likely support the extensions for some time until they decide to force an upgrade.

So far so good. It's been interesting seeing the various exotic destinations that I've been logged in from. Thanks for the suggestion.

suchmoon

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Quote from: LoyceV on August 27, 2020, 04:01:18 AM

The way I read suchmoon's post is that the official Firefox doesn't allow the extension anymore, but the Tor browser still allows it.

Yes. Tor Browser is based on an older version of Firefox (v68; the one the breaks extensions is v79) so it will likely support the extensions for some time until they decide to force an upgrade.

Timelord2067

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Quote from: LoyceV on August 27, 2020, 04:01:18 AM

Quote from: Timelord2067 on August 27, 2020, 03:39:20 AM

I just installed Tor under your suggestion @suchmoon only to find that it's a mozilla/firefox product.

The Tor browser is based on Firefox, but it's created by The Tor Project, Inc..

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So, although the Tor Browser sounds interesting, why should I install a different version of mozilla/firefox if it won't accept an extension (BPIP) that isn't "recommended"?

The way I read suchmoon's post is that the official Firefox doesn't allow the extension anymore, but the Tor browser still allows it.

Hi and thanks for the clarification. As I said, I've installed it and like anything new am trying it out. If I shut the browser down and restart, my log-in site changes, so that's going to be useful. Perhaps the Thread should be changed to read:

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[BETA] BPIP Extension User info add-on/extension for TOR (preferred) Firefox, Chrome, et al

or above...

LoyceV

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Quote from: Timelord2067 on August 27, 2020, 03:39:20 AM

I just installed Tor under your suggestion @suchmoon only to find that it's a mozilla/firefox product.

The Tor browser is based on Firefox, but it's created by The Tor Project, Inc..

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So, although the Tor Browser sounds interesting, why should I install a different version of mozilla/firefox if it won't accept an extension (BPIP) that isn't "recommended"?

The way I read suchmoon's post is that the official Firefox doesn't allow the extension anymore, but the Tor browser still allows it.

Timelord2067

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Quote from: suchmoon on August 26, 2020, 06:04:52 PM

Warning for anyone using this extension (or any extension really) with mobile Firefox: Mozilla is rolling out an updated version of their browser that seems to allow only "recommended" extensions, which the BPIP extension isn't and probably won't ever be. So if this is important for you - might wanna hold off that Firefox update, or perhaps this is a good opportunity to switch to Tor Browser.

Well this is awkward:

I just installed Tor under your suggestion @suchmoon only to find that it's a mozilla/firefox product. So, although the Tor Browser sounds interesting, why should I install a different version of mozilla/firefox if it won't accept an extension (BPIP) that isn't "recommended"?

(And yes, that really is a screen grab from a Tor Browser).

suchmoon

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Warning for anyone using this extension (or any extension really) with mobile Firefox: Mozilla is rolling out an updated version of their browser that seems to allow only "recommended" extensions, which the BPIP extension isn't and probably won't ever be. So if this is important for you - might wanna hold off that Firefox update, or perhaps this is a good opportunity to switch to Tor Browser.

Timelord2067

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Hi guys, me again.

I have another suggestion which already has interest in the thread I originally made it in.

Quote from: LoyceV on July 04, 2020, 11:57:13 AM

Quote from: Timelord2o67 on July 04, 2020, 08:54:45 AM

Would it be possible to have a Firefox add-on button similar to the BPIP one on a user's profile page that takes you to the corresponding trust page for that week?

It would be great if the BPIP extension can include this. I suggest you suggest it in that topic

Quote from: TryNinja on July 04, 2020, 09:10:05 AM

Can you implement HTTPS in your website?

I've had the suggestion before, but never got the time (or motivation) to implement it. I was hoping to have some time today, but things turned out differently.

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Quote from: suchmoon on May 19, 2020, 06:37:09 PM

Quote from: Timelord2067 on May 19, 2020, 06:14:21 PM

I've installed the BPIP extension on mobile/portable device + tablet + PC and even on a "Portable Apps" version of Firefox without incident (and was the first to find an actual fault which was very quickly fixed) so no, I can't see that there's an issue with the extension. Trying istalling a spell checker or some other extension and see if it's your browser that is at fault.

Initscri was talking about Safari. Mobile Safari doesn't support browser extensions. Mobile Firefox is fine so that's pretty much the only solid option for mobile users.

Yes, in a 'round about way that's why I was trying to convey. I'll be a little more clearer next time.

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Quote from: Timelord2067 on May 19, 2020, 06:14:21 PM

I've installed the BPIP extension on mobile/portable device + tablet + PC and even on a "Portable Apps" version of Firefox without incident (and was the first to find an actual fault which was very quickly fixed) so no, I can't see that there's an issue with the extension. Trying istalling a spell checker or some other extension and see if it's your browser that is at fault.

Initscri was talking about Safari. Mobile Safari doesn't support browser extensions. Mobile Firefox is fine so that's pretty much the only solid option for mobile users.

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Quote from: Initscri on May 13, 2020, 05:19:05 PM

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I've installed the BPIP extension on mobile/portable device + tablet + PC and even on a "Portable Apps" version of Firefox without incident (and was the first to find an actual fault which was very quickly fixed) so no, I can't see that there's an issue with the extension. Trying istalling a spell checker or some other extension and see if it's your browser that is at fault.

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Quote from: Initscri on May 13, 2020, 05:19:05 PM

To be fair, it's impossible to implement on mobile/tablets, so that's a majority of the Safari population there.

Could technically port it to a TamperMonkey script and run it for all non-supported browsers (Edge, Safari, etc)

There is no limitations of a mobile browser like Firefox to your desktop Firefox except for the hardware it is running on. All extensions that I have tested on Firefox mobile has worked without any faults. The biggest problems will be resolution and ui problems and the ram issue if its ram intensive.

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Quote from: Cean on May 18, 2020, 08:56:24 PM

Suchmoon is a kind of loser normie that checks on instagram unfollowers but kinda Bitcointalk version. But no, that’s not the ultimate goal within this spying cHeCk mY MeRiTs app. Is it?

umm.. you do realize the extension doesn't even report anything related to merit at the moment.. merit count is part of the forum itself.
Nice review you've done, /sarcasm.

Quote from: Cean on May 18, 2020, 08:56:24 PM

The most unecessary extension on the market.

Should we assume you've reviewed every extension on the market?
(answer: no, I'm just mad at suchmoon.. my butt hurts.) Roll Eyes

Quote from: Cean on May 18, 2020, 09:15:28 PM

Because nobody gives a fuck if Satoshi is inactive or how many merits you have.

And again, merit counts are part of the forum itself... and the extension does more than report inactivity.
Stop killing your brain cells man, come back to reality!

Sane people.. just read the OP.

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