Monthly update: May 2025

Work is underway on the next version of Clippings. Version 7.1 builds upon the features released in 7.0, and will also include more usability improvements, such as the elimination of that pesky confirmation message box that appears when reloading the Synced Clippings folder in Clippings Manager or Clippings Sidebar.

 The confirmation message box that appears when reloading the Synced Clippings folder (Clippings 7.0).

While most of my attention will be on Clippings, I will try to carve out some time to research a bug fix for the issue where Panic Button loses tab groups if the Panic Button action is set to Hide and Replace. More details about the issue, as well as a suggested workaround, can be found in this blog post.

Clippings 7.0.4 released!

Another minor update for Clippings, 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 Firefox Add-ons and the AE Creations website. Clippings 7.0 is compatible with Firefox 128 and newer. 

If you already have Clippings installed, it will be updated for you if automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise, open Add-ons Manager (from the Firefox menu, select "Add-ons and Themes"), 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

• Bug fix: Pasting a clipping, using keyboard paste or from the context menu, sometimes doesn't work on the first try (issue #534)
• Bug fix: Error sometimes occurs in the New Clipping dialog when Sync Clippings is turned on (issue #535)
• Bug fix: HTML-formatted clipping isn't detected if an HTML tag contains a hyphenated attribute (issue #537)

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, which is compatible with Thunderbird 128 and newer.
  
• 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 Groups.io.

An issue in Panic Button affecting Tab Groups

Firefox 138, which was released this week, introduces Tab Groups, a long-overdue feature for organizing your browser tabs. For those not familiar with it, there's an article on the Mozilla Blog with details.

Panic Button currently doesn't handle tab groups when restoring your browser windows, if the Panic Button action is set to Hide and Replace. The tab groups are lost upon restore -- but the tabs themselves are intact.

I'm investigating how this can be fixed. Until then, consider changing the Panic Button action to Minimize All Windows or Minimize Current Window. These will keep your tab groups intact while offering some level of safety if a nosy coworker, roommate or spouse tries to look over your shoulder.

Panic Button 5.0.3 released!

Another update for Panic Button, the Firefox extension from AE Creations that quickly hides your browser windows from curious eyes with a click of a button, has been released and is now available from Firefox Add-ons and the AE Creations website. Panic Button 5.0 is compatible with Firefox 115 and newer.

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 (from the Firefox menu, select "Add-ons and Themes"), 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

• Updated German localization

Help and Support

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

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Crowdin contributor matt skibs for updating the German translation of Panic Button!

If you are 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.