14 October 2017

Clippings 5.5.1 released!

This update to Clippings 5.5 fixes an issue experienced by users running Clippings on non-English locales.  It is now available from Mozilla Add-ons and the AE Creations website.

If you already have Clippings installed, it will be upgraded for you if automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise, open Extension Manager (Tools → Add-ons), then right-click on the entry for Clippings in the list of installed extensions and choose Find Updates.

What's New
  • For Firefox users - information on how to prepare for the upcoming upgrade to Clippings 6, available from the Clippings context menu or in Clippings Manager
  • Added ability to export to Clippings 6 and CSV files from Clippings Manager
  • Support for the new Clippings 6 file format when importing from Clippings Manager
  • The Clippings backup folder name is changed to "clippings-backup" so that it is not hidden on macOS and Linux
  • New "Show Backup Location" button is added to the extension preferences dialog, Data Source panel
  • Redesigned status bar icon for Thunderbird

Things You Should Know About

Clippings 5.5.1 requires Firefox 52 or newer, and Thunderbird 52 or newer.  It is not compatible with Firefox 57 beta.

Currently, only the English (U.S.) language is supported.  If you wish to contribute translations to Clippings, please post to the AE Creations Help and Support forums (see below), or open an issue on GitHub.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, hosted on Google Groups.

13 October 2017

Clippings 5.5 issues

There have been reports from some users that Clippings no longer functions after the upgrade to version 5.5.

However, these reports are being posted to the Clippings page on the Mozilla Add-ons site, with missing details on OS, Firefox or Thunderbird version, and any error messages observed.

Without these important details, I'm unable to troubleshoot to determine the cause, and ultimately find a fix for these reported problems.

If you are encountering problems after upgrading to Clippings 5.5, please post to the AE Creations Help and Support forums.  Please indicate which version of Firefox or Thunderbird you are using, as well as your operating system and its version.  If there were any error messages that appeared, please provide the error message contents as well.  (If none were visible, open the Browser Console by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+J or Command+Shift+J, and copy/paste any messages that may appear.)

UPDATE (2017-10-14): The cause of the issue has been identified and fixed.  A new minor release of Clippings will be available soon.  For now, Clippings 5.5 is unavailable.

Clippings 5.5 released!

Clippings 5.5 is now available from Mozilla Add-ons and the AE Creations website.

This release is intended to prepare Firefox users for the upcoming WebExtension version of Clippings, which will be released in November 2017, at around the same time as Firefox 57. Learn more about how to prepare for the upgrade here.

If you already have Clippings installed, it will be upgraded for you if automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise, open Extension Manager (Tools → Add-ons), then right-click on the entry for Clippings in the list of installed extensions and choose Find Updates.

What's New
  • For Firefox users - information on how to prepare for the upcoming upgrade to Clippings 6, available from the Clippings context menu or in Clippings Manager
  • Added ability to export to Clippings 6 and CSV files from Clippings Manager
  • Support for the new Clippings 6 file format when importing from Clippings Manager
  • The Clippings backup folder name is changed to "clippings-backup" so that it is not hidden on macOS and Linux
  • New "Show Backup Location" button is added to the extension preferences dialog, Data Source panel
  • Redesigned status bar icon for Thunderbird

Things You Should Know About

Clippings 5.5 requires Firefox 52 or newer, and Thunderbird 52 or newer.  It is not compatible with Firefox 57 beta.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, hosted on Google Groups.