Read Next 1.0.1 released!

An update to Read Next has been released, and is now available from Firefox Add-ons and the AE Creations website.

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.

What's New

• Bug fix: In the extension preferences page, the "Reconnect to Dropbox" message bar isn't dismissed when Dropbox is successfully reconnected (issue #65)
• Other fixes and improvements
  

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Read Next should be posted to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, now hosted on Groups.io.

Panic Button 4.4.4 released!

An update to Panic Button 4.4 has been released, and is now available from Firefox Add-ons and the AE Creations website.

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.

What's New

•  Bug fix: Panic Button toolbar button doesn't appear in the browser toolbar by default on Firefox 109 (issue #82)

Things You Should Know About

• The Hide and Replace action won't work if Firefox is set to "Never remember history" in Privacy & Security settings.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Panic Button should be posted to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, now hosted on Groups.io.

Clippings 6.4.4.1 released!

A follow-up revision to the recently-released Clippings 6.4.4 has been released, and is now available from Firefox Add-ons and the AE Creations website. Clippings 6.4 requires Firefox 91 or newer.

If you already have Clippings 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 Clippings in the list of installed extensions, and then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Check for Updates.

What's New

•  Updated a third-party software library

Things You Should Know About

• Thunderbird Users: This version of Clippings is designed for Firefox and is not compatible with Thunderbird. Get Clippings for Thunderbird, compatible with Thunderbird versions 91 and 102.
• Some features may not be available when Firefox is in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive.
• 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 Sync Clippings page on the AE Creations website.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be posted to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, now hosted on Groups.io.

AE Creations Help and Support Forums moved to Groups.io

The AE Creations Help and Support Forums has moved to a new forum host. It is now hosted on Groups.io, and can be found at this web address:
https://groups.io/g/aecreations-help.

Anyone can browse the forum posts, but to create a new post or reply to existing posts, you must subscribe to the forum.

To get started, send an email to the subscribe email address listed in the forum home page. If you prefer to post to the forum through the web interface, you'll need to register for a Groups.io account.

Once your membership to the forum is approved, you'll receive a welcome email with instructions on how to post to the forum, change your email subscription options, set forum preferences, and more.

The old Google Groups forum is now read-only; no new posts can be created. The old forum will remain online for browsing messages prior to January 2023.

Again, apologies for the inconvenience and thanks for your patience.

Updated 12 January 2023 - Improved instructions on how to get started in the new forums, and clarified that registering with Groups.io is needed if the web interface is preferred.

Clippings for Thunderbird 6.2.4.1 released!

Another minor update to Clippings for Thunderbird 6.2 has been released, and is now available from Add-ons for Thunderbird and the AE Creations website. Clippings for Thunderbird 6.2 requires Thunderbird versions 91 or 102.

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.

What's New

•  Added Spanish localization

Things You Should Know About

• 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 Sync Clippings page on the AE Creations website.

Help and Support

Due to an issue with posting to Google Groups, it's currently not possible to post to the AE Creations Help and Support forums. But older posts are still available for browsing, so try searching the forums to see if your question has already been answered. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Crowdin contributors Juanma, Francisco, Adrian Henestrosa Ontiveros, Gotzon, Rafael Aiquel, and Raúl Cantora for adding the Spanish localization of Clippings for Thunderbird!

If you're fluent in English and another world language and would like to help update or add a new translation, consider contributing a translation in Crowdin. Localizations in other languages are always welcome, and will be added in future releases.

Unable to post to the AE Creations Help and Support Forums

There is currently an issue with Google Groups, the forum host for the AE Creations Help and Support forums. Attempting to post a message to the forum causes an error, and is confirmed to be happening on Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Safari.

Older posts can still be browsed, but since posting isn't currently possible, the forums are basically in read-only mode.

This broken functionality is a symptom of neglect of the Google Groups forum software, and it's prompted me to revisit the idea of moving the forums to a different host.

Updates will be shared here when I have them. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Clippings 6.4.4 released!

Another minor update to Clippings 6.4 has been released, and is now available from Firefox Add-ons and the AE Creations website. Clippings 6.4 requires Firefox 91 or newer.

If you already have Clippings 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 Clippings in the list of installed extensions, and then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Check for Updates.

What's New

• Updated Spanish localization
• Bug fix: Critical error instead of warning appears when trying to turn on Sync Clippings without first installing Sync Clippings Helper (issue #416)
  

Things You Should Know About

• Thunderbird Users: This version of Clippings is designed for Firefox and is not compatible with Thunderbird. Get Clippings for Thunderbird, compatible with Thunderbird versions 91 and 102.
• Some features may not be available when Firefox is in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive.
• 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 Sync Clippings page on the AE Creations website.

Help and Support

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

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Crowdin contributors Adrian Henestrosa Ontiveros, Gotzon, Rafael Aiquel, and Raúl Cantora for updating the Spanish localization of Clippings!

If you're fluent in English and another world language and would like to help update or add a new translation, consider contributing a translation in Crowdin. Localizations in other languages are always welcome, and will be added in future releases. 

Monthly update: January 2023

Happy New Year! With 2022 now history, it's time to look ahead to my goals for 2023. Here's what I have in mind:

1. Experiment with Manifest Version 3 (MV3) extensions for Firefox. The knowledge gained from this research will inform the strategy for porting the AE Creations extensions to MV3.
2. Panic Button will be the first candidate for porting to MV3. Clippings will follow, though I expect that will be a larger effort, given the complexity of that Firefox extension.
3. Further enhancements to Read Next, the new reading list extension for Firefox. I also have ideas for making it more than just a simple reading list, though I'm still contemplating whether that should be an enhancement to Read Next, or if it should be spun off as its own browser extension.
   

Meanwhile, I've completed the switchover of the AE Creations website from SourceForge; the old SourceForge URLs are now being redirected to the new website. Updates to Clippings and Clippings for Thunderbird are in the works and will be released shortly, along with an update for Read Next which fixes a minor bug with reconnecting to Dropbox; look for those updates in the coming weeks.