tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257569952024-03-18T07:39:10.502-07:00the AE Creations blogThe latest buzz on cool, useful software from AE CreationsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger467125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-35267232491524092492024-03-18T07:38:00.000-07:002024-03-18T07:38:38.164-07:00Clippings 6.5.3 released!<p>An update to Clippings 6.5, the Firefox extension from AE
Creations that lets you save frequently-entered text for later
pasting into web page forms, has been released, and is now available from <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/clippings/">Firefox Add-ons</a> and the <a href="https://aecreations.io/clippings/index.php">AE Creations website</a>. Clippings 6.5 requires Firefox 102 or newer. <br /></p><p>If you already have Clippings installed, it will be upgraded for you if
automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise, open Add-ons Manager
(Tools → Add-ons), click on the entry
for Clippings in the list of installed extensions, and then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Check for
Updates.</p><p><b>What's New</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Bug fix: Unexpected change in appearance of checkboxes and drop-down menu buttons in Firefox 124 (<a href="https://github.com/aecreations/clippings/issues/442">issue #442</a>)</li><li>Other fixes and improvements <br /></li></ul><p><b>Things You Should Know About</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Thunderbird Users:</b> This version
of Clippings is designed for Firefox and is not compatible with
Thunderbird. Get <a href="https://aecreations.io/clippings/install.php">Clippings for Thunderbird</a>, which is compatible with Thunderbird versions 102 and 115.<br /></li><li>Some features may not be available when Firefox is in Private
Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive.</li><li>If you want to use Sync Clippings, download and
install the Sync Clippings helper app. More information and
download links can be found on the <a href="https://aecreations.io/clippings/sync.php">Sync Clippings page</a> on the AE Creations website.</li></ul><p><b>Help and Support</b></p><p>Questions and comments about Clippings should be posted to the <a href="https://groups.io/g/aecreations-help">AE Creations Help and Support forums</a>, now hosted on Groups.io.</p><p></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-88682761863538283112024-03-14T23:03:00.000-07:002024-03-14T23:03:35.980-07:00Read Next 1.1.4 released!<p>An update to Read Next 1.1, the reading list extension for Firefox
from AE Creations, has been released and is now available from <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/readnext/">Firefox Add-ons</a> and the <a href="https://aecreations.io/readnext/index.php">AE Creations website</a>. Read Next 1.1 requires Firefox 102 or newer.</p><p>If
you already have an older version of Read Next installed, it will be
updated for you if automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise,
open Add-ons Manager (Tools → Add-ons), click on the entry for Read Next
in the list of installed extensions, and then scroll down to the bottom
of the page and click Check for Updates.</p><p><b>What's New</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Bug fix: Unexpected change in appearance of checkboxes and drop-down menu buttons in Firefox 124 (<a href="https://github.com/aecreations/readnext/issues/81">issue #81</a>)<br /></li></ul><p><b>Help and Support</b></p><p>Questions and comments about Read Next should be posted to the <a href="https://groups.io/g/aecreations-help">AE Creations Help and Support forums</a>, now hosted on Groups.io.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-91189119601751456022024-03-14T19:36:00.001-07:002024-03-14T23:00:02.573-07:00Panic Button 4.4.6 released!<p></p><p>An update to Panic Button 4.4, the Firefox extension that quickly hides your browser windows from curious eyes with a click of a button, has been released, and is now available from <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/panic-button/">Firefox Add-ons</a> and the <a href="https://aecreations.io/panicbutton/index.php">AE Creations website</a>.<br /></p><p>If
you already have an older version of Panic Button installed, it will be
updated for you if automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise,
open Add-ons Manager (Tools → Add-ons), click on the entry
for Panic Button in the list of installed extensions, and then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Check for
Updates.</p><p><b>What's New</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Bug fix: Unexpected change in appearance of checkboxes and drop-down menu buttons in Firefox 124 (<a href="https://github.com/aecreations/panicbutton/issues/91">issue #91</a>)<br /></li></ul><p><b>Things You Should Know About</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The Hide and Replace action won't work if Firefox is set to "Never remember history" in Privacy & Security settings.</li><li>The Hide and Replace action is unable to restore any browser tabs
displaying Firefox pages such as Add-ons Manager and Firefox Settings. <br /></li><li>Any downloads in progress will continue in the background if clicking the
Panic Button to hide or minimize all windows. If Close All Windows was selected
in extension preferences as the Panic Button action, downloads in progress will
be canceled.</li></ul><p><b>Help and Support</b></p><p>Questions and comments about Panic Button should be posted to the <a href="https://groups.io/g/aecreations-help">AE Creations Help and Support forums</a>, now hosted on Groups.io.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-32082408068967012872024-03-13T17:58:00.001-07:002024-03-13T17:58:55.156-07:00Updates to AE Creations extensions for Firefox 124<p>Firefox version 124, which is planned for release on Tuesday, March 19th, changes the appearance of some user interface elements in the extension preferences page and other extension pages, dialogs and windows. This change will affect all Firefox extensions by AE Creations.</p><p>The UI appearance changes are unexpected and unwelcome, and a minor update for Clippings, Panic Button and Read Next is needed to revert them. The plan is to get them out a few days in advance to give all users time to update before Firefox 124 is released. The release timing for Clippings will be a bit tricky due to it requiring review by a Firefox Add-ons editor, since it is a <a href="https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-on-badges" target="_blank">Recommended Extension</a>.</p><p>Make sure to turn on automatic extension updates in Add-ons Manager, and watch this blog for release announcements.<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-30911542712363422482024-03-06T22:39:00.001-08:002024-03-06T22:39:58.334-08:00Monthly update: March 2024<p>I'm making progress on migrating the remaining legacy XUL-based user interface code in Clippings for Thunderbird to the MailExtensions API. There's still one feature remaining to migrate, as well as removal of remaining code that uses legacy APIs.</p><p>I recently released a <a href="https://aecreations.blogspot.com/2024/02/clippings-6522-released.html">minor update</a> to Clippings 6.5.2 to fix an issue that caused it to stop working when pasting a clipping into the message composer in X, the website previously known as Twitter. A new update for Clippings will be released soon, at around the same time as the next release of Firefox, to make some minor updates and improvements before I begin migrating Clippings to Manifest V3 (MV3).<br /></p><p>The <a href="https://aecreations.blogspot.com/2024/01/panic-button-50-preview-release-2.html">preview release of Panic Button 5.0</a> has been out for a while, and there have been no new issues reported. It's time to make it official -- a release candidate will be out soon, so watch this blog for the release announcement. Updates to localizations for Panic Button are still very much welcome; <span lang="en-us">if you would like to help, consider <a href="https://crowdin.com/project/aecreations-panic-button">contributing a translation in CrowdIn</a>.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-43061183918412541852024-02-26T10:04:00.000-08:002024-02-26T10:04:22.971-08:00Clippings 6.5.2.2 released!<p>A minor revision to Clippings 6.5.2 has been released to fix an issue that is occurring when pasting a clipping into a new post in X, the website formerly known as Twitter. It is now available from <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/clippings/">Firefox Add-ons</a> and the <a href="https://aecreations.io/clippings/index.php">AE Creations website</a>. Clippings 6.5 requires Firefox 102 or newer. <br /></p><p>If you already have Clippings installed, it will be upgraded for you if
automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise, open Add-ons Manager
(Tools → Add-ons), click on the entry
for Clippings in the list of installed extensions, and then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Check for
Updates.</p><p><b>What's New</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Bug fix: Clippings no longer works on Twitter (also known as X) (issue <a class="issue-link js-issue-link" data-error-text="Failed to load title" data-hovercard-type="issue" data-hovercard-url="/aecreations/clippings/issues/441/hovercard" data-id="2135271360" data-permission-text="Title is private" data-url="https://github.com/aecreations/clippings/issues/441" href="https://github.com/aecreations/clippings/issues/441">#441</a>)<br /></li></ul><p><b>Things You Should Know About</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Thunderbird Users:</b> This version
of Clippings is designed for Firefox and is not compatible with
Thunderbird. Get <a href="https://aecreations.io/clippings/install.php">Clippings for Thunderbird</a>, which is compatible with Thunderbird versions 102 and 115.<br /></li><li>Some features may not be available when Firefox is in Private
Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive.</li><li>If you want to use Sync Clippings, download and
install the Sync Clippings helper app. More information and
download links can be found on the <a href="https://aecreations.io/clippings/sync.php">Sync Clippings page</a> on the AE Creations website.</li></ul><p><b>Help and Support</b></p><p>Questions and comments about Clippings should be posted to the <a href="https://groups.io/g/aecreations-help">AE Creations Help and Support forums</a>, now hosted on Groups.io.</p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-43626982319131266042024-02-07T22:45:00.001-08:002024-02-07T22:45:32.732-08:00Monthly update: February 2024<p>I've experimented with Thunderbird MailExtension APIs for inserting text into the message composer, obtaining text from the clipboard using the Clipboard API, and optional permissions in the extension manifest. I'm now ready to begin migrating the remaining legacy code in Clippings for Thunderbird, with the goal of making it a 100% MailExtension, and this will be my main focus this month.</p><p>Also, I'm aiming to add a few improvements to Sync Clippings Helper -- specifically, compressing the data between this native messaging app and the Firefox or Thunderbird extension, and handling read-only sync files to prevent modification.<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-26631157183470889372024-01-26T10:11:00.000-08:002024-01-26T10:11:26.782-08:00Clippings 6.5.2.1 released!<p>A minor update to Clippings 6.5 has been released, and is now available from <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/clippings/">Firefox Add-ons</a> and the <a href="https://aecreations.io/clippings/index.php">AE Creations website</a>. Clippings 6.5 requires Firefox 102 or newer. <br /></p><p>If you already have Clippings installed, it will be upgraded for you if
automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise, open Add-ons Manager
(Tools → Add-ons), click on the entry
for Clippings in the list of installed extensions, and then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Check for
Updates.</p><p><b>What's New</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Minor fixes and improvements<br /></li></ul><p><b>Things You Should Know About</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Thunderbird Users:</b> This version
of Clippings is designed for Firefox and is not compatible with
Thunderbird. Get <a href="https://aecreations.io/clippings/install.php">Clippings for Thunderbird</a>, which is compatible with Thunderbird versions 102 and 115.<br /></li><li>Some features may not be available when Firefox is in Private
Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive.</li><li>If you want to use Sync Clippings, download and
install the Sync Clippings helper app. More information and
download links can be found on the <a href="https://aecreations.io/clippings/sync.php">Sync Clippings page</a> on the AE Creations website.</li></ul><p><b>Help and Support</b></p><p>Questions and comments about Clippings should be posted to the <a href="https://groups.io/g/aecreations-help">AE Creations Help and Support forums</a>, now hosted on Groups.io.</p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-28436135029326329792024-01-15T22:20:00.002-08:002024-01-15T22:21:23.132-08:00Panic Button 5.0 preview release 2 released!<p>Panic Button 5.0 is an upcoming new version of the Firefox extension from AE Creations that hides your browser windows from
prying eyes with a click of a button. This second preview release comes with a bug fix and is being made available for testers and early adopters craving the
latest and greatest.</p><p>Read on to learn what's new in version 5.0, and how to get it!</p><p><b>What's New</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Improvements to some of the built-in Panic Button icons</li><li>Enhanced keyboard navigation in the extension preferences page, Change Icon dialog, and the Restore Session page</li><li>Other behind-the-scenes improvements to ensure compatibility with future versions of Firefox</li><li><b><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"> Fixed in 5.0pre2 </span></b> A blue dot appears below the Panic Button toolbar button icon, and an
extra menu item in the toolbar button context menu, indicating that
there are there are permissions that needs approval even though there
actually aren't any </li></ul><p><b>Things You Should Know About</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Panic Button 5.0 requires Firefox 115 or newer. <br /></li><li>The version number of this preview release will appear as 4.998.2 in Add-ons Manager. <br /></li><li>Panic Button won't work if Firefox is set to "Never remember history" in Privacy & Security settings.</li></ul><div><p><b>How to Get It</b></p>To install this preview release, head over to the <a href="https://github.com/aecreations/panicbutton/releases/tag/4.998.2">Panic Button 5.0 preview release 2</a> page on GitHub. Look for the link to <b>panicbutton-5.0pre2.xpi</b>, then click on it to install.<br />
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<b>Help and Support</b>
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<br />
Questions and comments about Panic Button should be posted to the <a href="https://groups.io/g/aecreations-help">AE Creations Help and Support forums</a>, now hosted on Groups.io.<br />
<br />
If you find a bug, you may <a href="https://github.com/aecreations/panicbutton/issues/new">file a bug report on GitHub</a>. Please <a href="https://github.com/aecreations/panicbutton/issues">search the issues list</a> first to confirm that your issue has not already been reported.
<p></p><p><b>Translators Needed!</b></p><p></p><p>Panic Button needs to
be updated for French, German and Portuguese (Brazil) -- and as always,
translations in other languages are welcome! <span lang="en-us">If you would like to help by adding or updating a
translation, consider <a href="https://crowdin.com/project/aecreations-panic-button">contributing a translation in CrowdIn</a>.</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-4456398651297603362024-01-11T23:33:00.004-08:002024-01-11T23:38:05.786-08:00Monthly update: January 2024<p>With the new year well underway, it's time to jump back into my projects and start making progress on the enhancements and updates to the extensions for Firefox and Thunderbird.</p><p>A preview release of Panic Button 5.0 <a href="https://aecreations.blogspot.com/2024/01/panic-button-50-preview-release-1.html">is now available</a> for those that crave the latest and greatest. I'm backporting the improved toolbar button icons and a few cosmetic fixes from that release to version 4.5, which will be the next minor release of this Firefox extension. Watch here for updates on this new version.</p><p>I managed to find time to do some research over the holidays to inform the planned changes coming to Clippings. There's still more work to do to confirm the feasibility of converting Clippings for Thunderbird to a full MailExtension which I'll be focusing on this month.<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-39001232008169276942024-01-04T22:29:00.004-08:002024-01-05T07:33:01.560-08:00Panic Button 5.0 Preview Release 1 released!<p>Panic Button 5.0 is an upcoming new version of the Firefox extension from AE Creations that hides your browser windows from
prying eyes with a click of a button. This <b>preview release</b> is being made available for testers and early adopters craving the
latest and greatest, and are willing to tolerate a few bugs.</p><p>(What's a preview release? Unlike a release candidate, preview releases may still have some minor issues, and localizations may be incomplete.)<br /></p><p>Read on to learn what's new in version 5.0, and how to get it!</p><p><b>What's New</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Improvements to some of the built-in Panic Button icons</li><li>Enhanced keyboard navigation in the extension preferences page, Change Icon dialog, and the Restore Session page</li><li>Other behind-the-scenes improvements to ensure compatibility with future versions of Firefox</li></ul><p><b>Things You Should Know About</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Panic Button 5.0 requires Firefox 115 or newer. <br /></li><li>The version number of this preview release will appear as 4.998.1 in Add-ons Manager. <br /></li><li>Panic Button won't work if Firefox is set to "Never remember history" in Privacy & Security settings.</li></ul><p><b>Known Issues</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>A blue dot may appear below the Panic Button toolbar button icon, as well as an extra menu item in the toolbar button context menu, indicating that there are there are permissions that needs approval even though there actually aren't any.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicP47M3b0NO1ytjrA73XiCye36QISQG8a7PCvYQDB1UydWI6MpII-D2n9QgJKx-GjXHd1Wgqs0q3jhG6WIuZAIgqm1egBEvP7jXpcvWLn6EAwKfeGcsamsILDbpyd12n9mmCW0AaM45H8MgTLcC-Kcprw3F4OeW90uaLxdfTPZWpSrc1cLPkIrVg/s1007/Panic%20Button%20-%20perms.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="1007" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicP47M3b0NO1ytjrA73XiCye36QISQG8a7PCvYQDB1UydWI6MpII-D2n9QgJKx-GjXHd1Wgqs0q3jhG6WIuZAIgqm1egBEvP7jXpcvWLn6EAwKfeGcsamsILDbpyd12n9mmCW0AaM45H8MgTLcC-Kcprw3F4OeW90uaLxdfTPZWpSrc1cLPkIrVg/w400-h141/Panic%20Button%20-%20perms.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The little indicator appearing below the Panic Button toolbar button icon. </span></i><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CUcejvRRiafoOfkoPrBf4E09XoFKjerQFuZ11Fz_nOd0A_QRqaLHOcBjl36XzB3gx7fHZ9a7xkdDAJX14QKrpqflp7X74aloqgPdBXjut6uc-eXrTv7PhvSo0VtgkLNHjxDeUKMTrzZVEF0CszrXV5WgNikNe9H3jMV9GgnTAd7-JxLshaGylQ/s1065/Panic%20Button%20-%20brws%20act%20cxt%20menu.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="1065" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CUcejvRRiafoOfkoPrBf4E09XoFKjerQFuZ11Fz_nOd0A_QRqaLHOcBjl36XzB3gx7fHZ9a7xkdDAJX14QKrpqflp7X74aloqgPdBXjut6uc-eXrTv7PhvSo0VtgkLNHjxDeUKMTrzZVEF0CszrXV5WgNikNe9H3jMV9GgnTAd7-JxLshaGylQ/w400-h275/Panic%20Button%20-%20brws%20act%20cxt%20menu.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The toolbar button context menu item that doesn't appear to do anything.</span></i></div><div><p><b>How to Get It</b></p>To install this preview release, head over to the <a href="https://github.com/aecreations/panicbutton/releases/tag/5.0pre1">Panic Button 5.0 preview release 1</a> page on GitHub. Look for the link to <b>panicbutton-5.0pre1.xpi</b>, then click on it to install.<br />
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<b>Help and Support</b>
<br />
<br />
Questions and comments about Panic Button should be posted to the <a href="https://groups.io/g/aecreations-help">AE Creations Help and Support forums</a>, now hosted on Groups.io.<br />
<br />
If you find a bug, you may <a href="https://github.com/aecreations/panicbutton/issues/new">file a bug report on GitHub</a>. Please <a href="https://github.com/aecreations/panicbutton/issues">search the issues list</a> first to confirm that your issue has not already been reported.
<p></p><p><b>Translators Needed!</b></p><p></p><p>Panic Button needs to be updated for French, German and Portuguese (Brazil) -- and as always, translations in other languages are welcome! <span lang="en-us">If you would like to help by adding or updating a
translation, consider <a href="https://crowdin.com/project/aecreations-panic-button">contributing a translation in CrowdIn</a>.</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-53800769068844098202023-12-25T17:11:00.000-08:002023-12-25T17:11:04.656-08:00Panic Button issue on macOS is fixed on Firefox 121 and 115.6 ESR<p>Back in August, I wrote about an issue affecting Panic Button on macOS
that occurs if the Panic Button action is set to "Minimize All Windows"
and the "Open a new window after all browser windows are minimized"
option is selected. More details can be found in <a href="https://aecreations.blogspot.com/2023/08/panic-button-issue-with-minimize-all.html">this blog post</a>.</p><p>I finally have good news to share: this issue is now fixed in Firefox 121, which was released last week. Update Firefox to this new version to resolve this issue. Users on Firefox ESR should update to version 115.6.</p><p>If there are any questions, post to the <a href="https://groups.io/g/aecreations-help" target="_blank">AE Creations Help and Support forums.</a></p><p>Happy Holidays!<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-90967061776289605062023-12-13T22:59:00.001-08:002023-12-13T23:04:58.321-08:00Monthly update: December 2023<p>With the holiday season approaching, and having just returned from a two-week vacation, I'm keeping my project work load fairly light.</p><p>There is still some work needed to fix up the built-in toolbar icons for Panic Button. I am contemplating the possibility of a new version of this Firefox extension, possibly numbered 4.5, to release the improved icons, since Panic Button 5.0, the version that has been migrated to Manifest V3, is unlikely to be released any time soon due to <a href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1851083" target="_blank">an outstanding bug with tab permissions in Firefox</a>.</p><p>I haven't had time to do the research that I had planned for fully migrating Clippings for Thunderbird to a MailExtension. I might have time towards the end of the month to work on that, but it's likely that may get put off to the new year.<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-40569118531470655212023-11-21T23:07:00.000-08:002023-11-21T23:07:32.153-08:00Read Next 1.1.3 released!<p>Another update to Read Next 1.1, the reading list extension for Firefox
from AE Creations, has been released and is now available from <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/readnext/">Firefox Add-ons</a> and the <a href="https://aecreations.io/readnext/index.php">AE Creations website</a>. Read Next 1.1 requires Firefox 102 or newer.</p><p>If
you already have an older version of Read Next installed, it will be
updated for you if automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise,
open Add-ons Manager (Tools → Add-ons), click on the entry for Read Next
in the list of installed extensions, and then scroll down to the bottom
of the page and click Check for Updates.</p><p><b>What's New</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Now available in Ukrainian</li></ul><p><b>Help and Support</b></p><p>Questions and comments about Read Next should be posted to the <a href="https://groups.io/g/aecreations-help">AE Creations Help and Support forums</a>, now hosted on Groups.io.</p><p><b>Acknowledgements</b></p><p>Many thanks to Crowdin contributor Каріна Крушельницька for translating Read Next into Ukrainian!</p><p><span lang="en-us">If you're
fluent in English and another world language and would like to help by adding a
translation, consider <a href="https://crowdin.com/project/readnext">contributing a translation in CrowdIn</a>. </span><span lang="en-us"></span>Localizations
in other languages are always welcome, and will be added in future
releases.</p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-31735546418195625832023-11-13T09:49:00.001-08:002023-11-13T09:49:47.795-08:00Monthly update: November 2023<p>November is going to be a busy month, as I'll be balancing the time I'm dedicating to AE Creations extensions with commitments relating to my day job, as well as preparation for an upcoming trip.</p><p>There is still no fix from Mozilla, the makers of the Firefox web browser, for an issue that is preventing me from releasing Panic Button 5.0, <a href="https://aecreations.blogspot.com/2023/10/monthly-update-october-2023.html">as mentioned in last month's update</a>. I'll be releasing a Preview Release of this Firefox extension later this month; it'll be almost like a Release Candidate build -- the difference being that it may be subject to additional fixes and improvements. More details will be posted here when the Preview Release build is released.</p><p>Also look for a minor release of Read Next, which adds support for Ukrainian. Localizations
in other languages <a href="https://crowdin.com/project/readnext">are always welcome</a>, and will be added in future
releases.</p><p>I'm starting research into converting Clippings for Thunderbird into a full MailExtension. Currently, this Thunderbird extension is a hybrid of new MailExtension and legacy XUL overlay components (the latter found in the integration with the main three-pane window and the message compose window), and this has caused compatibility challenges with different versions of Thunderbird. Some users have also been scared off by the prompt that appears during installation, informing them that it requires unrestricted permissions to the system. Converting this extension to a pure MailExtension will alleviate these problems, but it's unknown if the MailExtension APIs will support all the capabilities of the legacy APIs, and this is what my research aims to find out.<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-27109142133028254562023-10-24T22:05:00.001-07:002023-10-24T22:30:07.633-07:00Read Next 1.1.2 released!<p></p><p>An update to Read Next 1.1, the reading list extension for Firefox
from AE Creations, has been released and is now available from <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/readnext/">Firefox Add-ons</a> and the <a href="https://aecreations.io/readnext/index.php">AE Creations website</a>. Read Next 1.1 requires Firefox 102 or newer.</p><p>If
you already have an older version of Read Next installed, it will be
updated for you if automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise,
open Add-ons Manager (Tools → Add-ons), click on the entry for Read Next
in the list of installed extensions, and then scroll down to the bottom
of the page and click Check for Updates.</p><p><b>What's New</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Minor fixes and improvements<br /></li></ul><p><b>Help and Support</b></p>Questions and comments about Read Next should be posted to the <a href="https://groups.io/g/aecreations-help">AE Creations Help and Support forums</a>, now hosted on Groups.io.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-51355487387144028802023-10-23T20:55:00.001-07:002023-10-23T20:55:17.829-07:00Clippings for Thunderbird 6.3.2 released!<p></p><p>A minor update to Clippings for Thunderbird 6.3 has been released to fix a long-standing bug, and is now available from <a href="https://addons.thunderbird.net/thunderbird/addon/clippings-tb/">Add-ons for Thunderbird</a> and the <a href="https://aecreations.io/clippings/index.php">AE Creations website</a>. Clippings for Thunderbird 6.3 requires Thunderbird version 115.</p><p>If you already have an older version of Clippings for Thunderbird
installed, it will be updated for you if automatic extension updates
are enabled. Otherwise, open Add-ons Manager (from the Thunderbird menu,
click Add-ons), click on the entry for Clippings for Thunderbird in the
list of installed extensions, and then scroll down to the bottom of the
page and click Check for Updates.</p><p><b>What's New</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Bug fix: Backup reminder notifications are appearing even if the "Skip
reminder if there were no changes since last backup" option is turned
on</li></ul><p><b>Things You Should Know About </b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>If you want to use Sync Clippings, download and
install the Sync Clippings helper app. More information and
download links can be found on the <a href="http://aecreations.io/clippings/sync.php">Sync Clippings page</a> on the AE Creations website. </li></ul><p><b>Still Using Clippings for Thunderbird 6.2?</b></p><p>The latest version of Clippings for Thunderbird require Thunderbird version 115, the latest stable release of the popular open source email client. If you're still using an older version of Thunderbird, upgrade now to keep Clippings up to date with bug fixes and improvements!<br /></p><p>Check out <a href="https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/115.0/whatsnew/" target="_blank">this page on the Thunderbird website</a> to learn more about what's new in Thunderbird 115.<br /></p><p><b>Help and Support</b></p><p>Questions and comments about Clippings for Thunderbird should be posted to the <a href="https://groups.io/g/aecreations-help">AE Creations Help and Support forums</a>, now hosted on Groups.io.</p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-86949541447289956392023-10-15T22:01:00.000-07:002023-10-15T22:01:22.603-07:00Monthly update: October 2023<p>Work on Panic Button 5.0 is gradually winding down as it gets closer to being ready for public release. However, there is one lingering issue that is giving me pause.</p><p>With Panic Button being an MV3 extension, Firefox adds a little indicator below the toolbar button icon, as well as an extra menu item in the toolbar button context menu. It's supposedly meant to tell the user that there are permissions that needs approval -- but there actually aren't any. The context menu item doesn't seem to do anything, as there isn't a way to clear the checkmark.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicP47M3b0NO1ytjrA73XiCye36QISQG8a7PCvYQDB1UydWI6MpII-D2n9QgJKx-GjXHd1Wgqs0q3jhG6WIuZAIgqm1egBEvP7jXpcvWLn6EAwKfeGcsamsILDbpyd12n9mmCW0AaM45H8MgTLcC-Kcprw3F4OeW90uaLxdfTPZWpSrc1cLPkIrVg/s1007/Panic%20Button%20-%20perms.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="1007" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicP47M3b0NO1ytjrA73XiCye36QISQG8a7PCvYQDB1UydWI6MpII-D2n9QgJKx-GjXHd1Wgqs0q3jhG6WIuZAIgqm1egBEvP7jXpcvWLn6EAwKfeGcsamsILDbpyd12n9mmCW0AaM45H8MgTLcC-Kcprw3F4OeW90uaLxdfTPZWpSrc1cLPkIrVg/w400-h141/Panic%20Button%20-%20perms.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The little indicator appearing below the Panic Button toolbar button icon. </span></i><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CUcejvRRiafoOfkoPrBf4E09XoFKjerQFuZ11Fz_nOd0A_QRqaLHOcBjl36XzB3gx7fHZ9a7xkdDAJX14QKrpqflp7X74aloqgPdBXjut6uc-eXrTv7PhvSo0VtgkLNHjxDeUKMTrzZVEF0CszrXV5WgNikNe9H3jMV9GgnTAd7-JxLshaGylQ/s1065/Panic%20Button%20-%20brws%20act%20cxt%20menu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="1065" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CUcejvRRiafoOfkoPrBf4E09XoFKjerQFuZ11Fz_nOd0A_QRqaLHOcBjl36XzB3gx7fHZ9a7xkdDAJX14QKrpqflp7X74aloqgPdBXjut6uc-eXrTv7PhvSo0VtgkLNHjxDeUKMTrzZVEF0CszrXV5WgNikNe9H3jMV9GgnTAd7-JxLshaGylQ/w400-h275/Panic%20Button%20-%20brws%20act%20cxt%20menu.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The toolbar button context menu item that doesn't appear to do anything.</span></i><br /></div><div><p></p><p>Apparently, <a href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1851083">there is a bug</a> reported in Bugzilla about this, but there hasn't been any activity.</p><p>This is a rather poor user experience, and for this reason, I am hesitant on releasing Panic Button 5.0 until this is resolved. I may consider releasing a so-called "technical preview" release for those that are interested in trying out the latest and greatest.</p><p>In the meantime, a minor release of Read Next is planned for later this month, which will mainly be a maintenance update. I'm also looking ahead to start working on the next major version of Clippings for Thunderbird, beginning with converting the remaining legacy XUL overlay code to make it a full MailExtension.<br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-66652839631365735452023-10-02T12:18:00.001-07:002023-10-02T12:21:06.178-07:00Panic Button 5.0 beta 2 released!<p></p><p>This is the second beta release of the next version of <a href="https://aecreations.io/panicbutton/index.php">Panic Button</a>, the
Firefox extension from AE Creations that hides your browser windows from
prying eyes with a click of a button.
It is being made available for testers and early adopters craving the
latest and greatest, and while this build is the most stable yet, users should expect to run into the occasional bug.</p><p>Read on to learn more about what's new in this release, and how to get it.</p><p><b>What's New</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Improvements to some of the built-in Panic Button icons</li><li>Enhanced keyboard navigation in the extension preferences page, Change Icon dialog, and the Restore Session page</li><li>Other behind-the-scenes improvements to ensure compatibility with future versions of Firefox</li><li><b><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"> Fixed in 5.0b2 </span></b> In the extension preferences page, resetting the keyboard shortcut
doesn't appear to work if it was changed from Manage Extension Shortcuts
in Add-ons Manager (issue <a class="issue-link js-issue-link" data-error-text="Failed to load title" data-hovercard-type="issue" data-hovercard-url="/aecreations/panicbutton/issues/88/hovercard" data-id="1899473584" data-permission-text="Title is private" data-url="https://github.com/aecreations/panicbutton/issues/88" href="https://github.com/aecreations/panicbutton/issues/88">#88</a>)</li></ul><p><b>Things You Should Know About</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Panic Button 5.0 requires Firefox 115 or newer. <br /></li><li>The version number of this beta release will appear as 4.99.2 in Add-ons Manager. <br /></li><li>Panic Button won't work if Firefox is set to "Never remember history" in Privacy & Security settings.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>How to Get It</b></p>To install this beta release, head over to the <a href="https://github.com/aecreations/panicbutton/releases/tag/5.0b2">Panic Button 5.0 beta 2</a> page on GitHub. Look for the link to <b>panicbutton-5.0b2.xpi</b>, then click on it to install.<br />
<br />
<b>Help and Support</b>
<br />
<br />
Questions and comments about Panic Button should be posted to the <a href="https://groups.io/g/aecreations-help">AE Creations Help and Support forums</a>, now hosted on Groups.io.<br />
<br />
If you find a bug, you may <a href="https://github.com/aecreations/panicbutton/issues/new">file a bug report on GitHub</a>. Please <a href="https://github.com/aecreations/panicbutton/issues">search the issues list</a> first to confirm that your issue has not already been reported.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-67310746168218490282023-09-25T23:55:00.001-07:002023-09-25T23:55:43.756-07:00Panic Button 4.4.5 released!<p></p><p>An update to Panic Button 4.4 has been released, and is now available from <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/panic-button/">Firefox Add-ons</a> and the <a href="https://aecreations.io/panicbutton/index.php">AE Creations website</a>.<br /></p><p>If
you already have an older version of Panic Button installed, it will be
updated for you if automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise,
open Add-ons Manager (Tools → Add-ons), click on the entry
for Panic Button in the list of installed extensions, and then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Check for
Updates.</p><p><b>What's New</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Added Polish localization</li><li>Bug fix: In the extension preferences page, resetting the keyboard shortcut doesn't appear to work if it was changed from Manage Extension Shortcuts in Add-ons Manager<br /></li></ul><p><b>Things You Should Know About</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The Hide and Replace action won't work if Firefox is set to "Never remember history" in Privacy & Security settings.</li><li>The Hide and Replace action is unable to restore any browser tabs
displaying Firefox pages such as Add-ons Manager and Firefox Settings. <br /></li><li>On Firefox 115 and newer on macOS and Linux, <a href="https://aecreations.blogspot.com/2023/09/follow-up-to-firefox-issue-on-macos.html">there is an issue with the
"Minimize All Windows" action</a> that occurs if the "Open a new window after all
browser windows are minimized" option is selected. If this action is
invoked, and then the browser windows are restored by clicking the Panic
Button or pressing the keyboard shortcut on the temporary browser window, the
restored browser window heights are shrunk down. This issue is <i>not</i>
occurring on Windows.</li><li>Any downloads in progress will continue in the background if clicking the
Panic Button to hide or minimize all windows. If Close All Windows was selected
in extension preferences as the Panic Button action, downloads in progress will
be canceled.</li></ul><p><b>Help and Support</b></p><p>Questions and comments about Panic Button should be posted to the <a href="https://groups.io/g/aecreations-help">AE Creations Help and Support forums</a>, now hosted on Groups.io.</p><p><b>Acknowledgements</b></p><p>Many thanks to Crowdin contributor jeleniogorzanin for translating Panic Button into Polish!<br /></p><p>If you are fluent in English and another world language and
would like to help
update or add a new translation, consider <a href="https://crowdin.com/project/aecreations-panic-button">contributing a translation in Crowdin</a>. Localizations
in other languages are always welcome, and will be added in future
releases.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-88966483131165333022023-09-23T19:18:00.001-07:002023-09-23T19:18:45.433-07:00Follow-up to Firefox issue on macOS affecting Panic Button's "Minimize All Windows" action <p>Back in August, I wrote about an issue affecting Panic Button on macOS that occurs if the Panic Button action is set to "Minimize All Windows" and the "Open a new window after all browser windows are minimized" option is selected. More details can be found in <a href="https://aecreations.blogspot.com/2023/08/panic-button-issue-with-minimize-all.html">this blog post</a>.</p><p>Unfortunately, the most recent version of Firefox (version 117 at the time of this post) hasn't fixed the issue. I've investigated further and discovered that this issue is also occurring on Linux (confirmed on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS). The good news is that this issue is <i>not</i> reproducible on Windows, even with the latest Firefox release.</p><p>I've <a href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1854820">opened a bug</a> in Mozilla's Bugzilla database. Until this is resolved, the workaround solution remains the same: users on macOS and Linux should consider turning off the option to open the temporary browser window, or change the Panic Button action to a different selection.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-21013666715950545692023-09-19T21:16:00.001-07:002023-09-19T21:16:31.191-07:00Panic Button 5.0 beta 1 released!<p></p><p>This is a beta release of the next version of Panic Button, the Firefox extension from AE Creations that hides your browser windows from prying eyes with a click of a button.
It is being made available for testers and early adopters craving the
latest and greatest, and although it is fairly stable, expect to
encounter a few inevitable bugs.</p><p>Read on to learn more about what's new in this release, and how to get it.</p><p><b>What's New</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Improvements to some of the built-in Panic Button icons</li><li>Enhanced keyboard navigation in the extension preferences page, Change Icon dialog, and the Restore Session page</li><li>Other behind-the-scenes improvements to ensure compatibility with future versions of Firefox<br /></li></ul><p><b>Things You Should Know About</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Panic Button 5.0 requires Firefox 115 or newer. <br /></li><li>The version number of this beta release will appear as 4.99.1 in Add-ons Manager. <br /></li><li>Panic Button won't work if Firefox is set to "Never remember history" in Privacy & Security settings.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>How to Get It</b></p>To install this beta release, head over to the <a href="https://github.com/aecreations/panicbutton/releases/tag/5.0b1">Panic Button 5.0 beta 1</a> page on GitHub. Look for the link to <b>panicbutton-5.0b1.xpi</b>, then click on it to install.<br />
<br />
<b>Help and Support</b>
<br />
<br />
Questions and comments about Panic Button should be posted to the <a href="https://groups.io/g/aecreations-help">AE Creations Help and Support forums</a>, now hosted on Groups.io.<br />
<br />
If you find a bug, you may <a href="https://github.com/aecreations/panicbutton/issues/new">file a bug report on GitHub</a>. Please <a href="https://github.com/aecreations/panicbutton/issues">search the issues list</a> first to confirm that your issue has not already been reported.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-48072592216314585692023-09-11T22:21:00.000-07:002023-09-11T22:21:09.830-07:00Monthly update: September 2023<p>With summer winding down, I am getting back into my projects. For Panic Button 5.0, I'm adding a few more improvements to user interaction in the extension preferences page, the Change Icon popup window and the Restore Session page (the password prompt that appears when restoring the browser session after clicking the Panic Button to hide all browser windows). These enhancements will improve the user experience, especially for those who prefer to navigate through the UI using the keyboard, and bring it one step closer to making it feel more like a native application. If these changes are successful and are well received, I plan on bringing these enhancements to other AE Creations extensions.</p><p>The first beta release of Panic Button 5.0 should be expected very soon; keep an eye on this blog if you're interested in getting your hands on it and testing it out!</p><p>Minor updates to <a href="https://aecreations.blogspot.com/2023/09/clippings-651-released.html">Clippings</a> and <a href="https://aecreations.blogspot.com/2023/09/clippings-for-thunderbird-631-released.html">Clippings for Thunderbird</a> have just been released. I am still interested in having the Portuguese (Brazil) localization updated; if you would like to help out, head over to the <a href="https://crowdin.com/project/clippings">Crowdin project page</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-28777135754533752442023-09-08T08:50:00.000-07:002023-09-08T08:50:05.062-07:00Clippings for Thunderbird 6.3.1 released!<p>A minor update to Clippings for Thunderbird 6.3 has been released, and is now available from <a href="https://addons.thunderbird.net/thunderbird/addon/clippings-tb/">Add-ons for Thunderbird</a> and the <a href="https://aecreations.io/clippings/index.php">AE Creations website</a>. Clippings for Thunderbird 6.3 requires Thunderbird version 115.</p><p>If you already have an older version of Clippings for Thunderbird
installed, it will be updated for you if automatic extension updates
are enabled. Otherwise, open Add-ons Manager (from the Thunderbird menu,
click Add-ons), click on the entry for Clippings for Thunderbird in the
list of installed extensions, and then scroll down to the bottom of the
page and click Check for Updates.</p><p><b>What's New</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Updated Dutch localization</li></ul><p><b>Compatibility</b></p><p>Clippings for Thunderbird 6.3 is compatible with Thunderbird 115. It is <i>not</i>
compatible with Thunderbird 102. If you're still on Thunderbird version
102, either upgrade to version 115 to get this new release of
Clippings, or stick with Clippings for Thunderbird 6.2.6 for now.</p><p><b>Things You Should Know About</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>If you want to use Sync Clippings, download and
install the Sync Clippings helper app. More information and
download links can be found on the <a href="http://aecreations.io/clippings/sync.php">Sync Clippings page</a> on the AE Creations website. </li></ul><p><b>Help and Support</b></p><p>Questions and comments about Clippings for Thunderbird should be posted to the <a href="https://groups.io/g/aecreations-help">AE Creations Help and Support forums</a>, now hosted on Groups.io.</p><p><b>Acknowledgements</b></p><p>Many thanks to Crowdin contributor Klaas Swart for updating the Dutch localization of Clippings!</p><p>If you are fluent in English and another world language and
would like to help
update or add a new translation, consider <a href="https://crowdin.com/project/clippings">contributing a translation in Crowdin</a>. Localizations
in other languages are always welcome, and will be added in future
releases.</p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25756995.post-742976203631998122023-09-07T16:07:00.001-07:002023-09-07T16:07:56.499-07:00Clippings 6.5.1 released!<p>A minor update to Clippings 6.5 has been released, and is now available from <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/clippings/">Firefox Add-ons</a> and the <a href="https://aecreations.io/clippings/index.php">AE Creations website</a>. Clippings 6.5 requires Firefox 102 or newer. <br /></p><p>If you already have Clippings installed, it will be upgraded for you if
automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise, open Add-ons Manager
(Tools → Add-ons), click on the entry
for Clippings in the list of installed extensions, and then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Check for
Updates.</p><p><b>What's New</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Updated Dutch localization</li><li>Minor fixes and improvements</li></ul><p><b>Things You Should Know About</b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Thunderbird Users:</b> This version
of Clippings is designed for Firefox and is not compatible with
Thunderbird. Get <a href="https://aecreations.io/clippings/install.php">Clippings for Thunderbird</a>, which is compatible with Thunderbird versions 102 and 115.<br /></li><li>Some features may not be available when Firefox is in Private
Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive.</li><li>If you want to use Sync Clippings, download and
install the Sync Clippings helper app. More information and
download links can be found on the <a href="https://aecreations.io/clippings/sync.php">Sync Clippings page</a> on the AE Creations website.</li></ul><p><b>Help and Support</b></p><p>Questions and comments about Clippings should be posted to the <a href="https://groups.io/g/aecreations-help">AE Creations Help and Support forums</a>, now hosted on Groups.io.</p><p><b>Acknowledgements</b></p><p>Many thanks to Crowdin contributor Klaas Swart for updating the Dutch localization of Clippings!</p><p>If you are fluent in English and another world language and
would like to help
update or add a new translation, consider <a href="https://crowdin.com/project/clippings">contributing a translation in Crowdin</a>. Localizations
in other languages are always welcome, and will be added in future
releases.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1