Clippings 3.1.3 released!

A new version of Clippings is available from Mozilla Add-ons and the AE Creations website.

Portable Firefox/Thunderbird users: Please note that the special portable version of Clippings is not available yet.

If you already have Clippings installed, you should receive the update if automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise, choose Tools → Add-ons from the main Firefox window, select Clippings in the list of installed extensions, right click and select Find Update.

What's New

• Now compatible with Firefox 4.0 beta 6
  

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed to the AE Creations forums.

[RESOLVED] AE Creations website problems

Update: Web site problems have been resolved.

Recent visitors to the AE Creations website may notice that pages appear broken and some links are missing.

This is due to some unexpected changes made to project webpages hosted on Mozdev. I've put in a request to have this fixed. In the meantime, here are links to AE Creations extensions on the Mozilla Add-ons website:

• Clippings - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1347/
• Panic Button - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6990/
  
• Send Tab URLs - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4437/
  
• Delicious Post - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11753/
  

The AE Creations forums are still functional and can be accessed at http://aecreations.mozdev.org/drupal/forum.

HELP WANTED testing experimental bug fix

As described in the previous blog post, some users have reported that the Clippings Manager window would not appear when invoking it, either through the web page textbox context menu or by double-clicking the Clippings icon on the status bar. This was caused by the Clippings Manager window being positioned outside the viewable screen area.

This problem seems sporadic, as I have not been able to reproduce it. I have entered this as bug 23103.

I have uploaded a test build of Clippings which contains an experimental fix for this bug. You can download and install it by clicking here.

If you are affected by the problem described above, please install this build and let me know by replying to this Clippings forum post if the Clippings Manager display problem is resolved.

Clippings, Clippings Manager, and Firefox 4 beta

A few devoted Clippings users have been anxiously waiting for compatibility with Firefox 4 beta releases. Here is an update on that, as well as news about a recently-reported bug affecting the display of the Clippings Manager window.

Compatibility with Firefox 4 beta

There were some changes to Firefox 4 with the way XPCOM components are registered which affected Clippings. Clippings will not function as-is on Firefox 4, so this change will require a new minor release.

Clippings Manager display problems

Some users on Windows and Mac OS have reported in the forums that Clippings Manager would not appear on their screens when it is invoked, either from the web page textbox context menu or from double-clicking the Clippings icon on the status bar. If this happens to you, follow these steps to work around it:

1. In the address bar in Firefox, type about:config and press ENTER.
2. In the filter textbox, type clippings.clipmgr.window_position
3. Double-click on resulting row. In the dialog box that appears, enter 0,0 (without any spaces after the comma) and click OK.

A proper fix for this bug (Bugzilla 23103) will be included in the same release as the one to address Firefox 4 beta compatibility.

Delicious Post 1.1 released

A new version of Delicious Post is now available from Mozilla Add-ons and the AE Creations website.

If you already have an older version of Delicious Post, it will be automatically updated for you if automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise, choose Tools → Add-ons from the main Firefox window, select Delicious Post in the list of installed extensions, right click and select Find Update. If you still encounter difficulties in getting the latest version, uninstall Delicious Post, then install the new version.

What's New

• Shortcut key, ALT+SHIFT+D, to invoke the Post to Delicious dialog
• The first-focused field in the Post to Delicious dialog has been changed to the Tags textbox

Things You Should Know About

To use Delicious Post, you must have a Delicious account with an "old-skool" Delicious login ID. Delicious Post will not work if you use a Yahoo! ID to log in to delicious.com.

Please Note: AE Creations is not affiliated with Delicious.com. Inquiries specific to the Delicious online social bookmarking service should be directed there.

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Delicious Post should be directed to the AE Creations forums.

Clippings 3.1.2 released

A new version of Clippings is available from Mozilla Add-ons and the AE Creations website.

Portable Firefox/Thunderbird users: There is a special version of Clippings designed for Portable Firefox/Thunderbird. See the Download and Install page on the Clippings website for the download link.

If you already have Clippings installed, you should receive the update if automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise, choose Tools → Add-ons from the main Firefox window, select Clippings in the list of installed extensions, right click and select Find Update.

What's New

• Added ability to adjust the Clippings Manager tree list width; click and drag the splitter to the right of the tree list to change the width
• If a clipping contains multiple occurrences of the same placeholder, you will only be prompted once for the placeholder value

Help and Support

Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed to the AE Creations forums.

Changing the Clippings shortcut key prefix using Keyconfig

Many Clippings users have asked for a different prefix shortcut key combination, replacing the current CTRL+ALT+V prefix (Mac users need to hold down the Control and Option keys while pressing V), to trigger keyboard insert.

There is an extension for Firefox and Thunderbird, Keyconfig, that lets you change shortcut keys. More information on Keyconfig is available in the Mozillazine forums. After installing it, go to Tools -> Keyconfig and look for "Insert Clipping" in the list of command names. Select that to change the shortcut key combination. Here's a screen shot:

Clippings 3.1.1 released

A minor update to Clippings is released and is available from Mozilla Add-ons and the AE Creations website.

Portable Firefox/Thunderbird users: There is a special version of Clippings designed for Portable Firefox/Thunderbird. See the Download and Install page on the Clippings website for the download link.

If you already have Clippings installed, you should receive the update if automatic extension updates are enabled. Otherwise, choose Tools → Add-ons from the main Firefox window, select Clippings in the list of installed extensions, right click and select Find Update.

What's New

• Compatible with Firefox 3.6.x and Thunderbird 3.0.x
• Minor bug fixes, including a fix for a bug described in this blog post
  

Please note that Firefox 2.0.x is no longer supported. Users must have at least Firefox 3.0 to be able to use Clippings.

For help and support, please go to the AE Creations forums.

Compatibility Status of Other Extensions

Delicious Post, Panic Button and Send Tab URLs are all compatible with Firefox 3.6.

Yahoo! IDs not yet supported in Delicious Post

Delicious users who have recently signed up for a Delicious account with a Yahoo! ID have reported that a "Authentication failed" error message appears when they try to post a URL using the Delicious Post Firefox extension.

As it turns out, the authentication mechanism that is used in the underlying Delicious API is different for users with Yahoo! IDs. The so-called "old skool" Delicious logins still work, however.

A fix for this problem is in the works and will be released soon.

A strange Clippings bug

On Firefox 3.5, dragging and dropping selected web page text containing a single word to the Clippings status bar icon will cause the browser to start loading a URL containing that single word. Normally, when dragging and dropping any text to the status bar icon, the New Clipping dialog box should appear.

This issue isn't happening when dragging and dropping a selection containing multiple words.

To work around this, use the other options available for creating a new clipping. They are described in the Clippings Quick Start guide.

Thanks to the reporter of this bug for bringing this to my attention. Readers interested in the details can refer to bug 21223.

AE Creations extension compatibility with Firefox 3.5

Firefox 3.5, the next release of the Mozilla Firefox web browser, is now available as a release candidate for users and web developers eager to preview the latest and greatest. There is something new for everyone -- like private browsing, support for geolocation, a new JavaScript engine, native audio and video support and other cool features. To learn more, check out this post from the Mozilla Blog.

Status of extension compatibility

All extensions from AE Creations -- Clippings, Panic Button, Send Tab URLs, and the newest member of the lineup, Delicious Post -- are compatible with the Firefox 3.5 release candidates, and will be compatible with the official 3.5 release when it comes out.

Delicious 1.0 released!

Version 1.0 of Delicious Post, a Firefox extension for posting a link or web page to the Delicious online social bookmarking service, has been released and is available for download.

Check out the Delicious Post page at the AE Creations website for details and download links. You can also find this information at Mozilla Add-ons.

Delicious Post is available in English (United States), Chinese (Simplified), French, Italian, Polish, and Portuguese (Brazil). Many thanks to the translators at Babelzilla for making it available in these languages.

Acknowledgement

Delicious Post is based on Patrick H. Lauke's del.icio.us post extension.

Delicious Post 0.9

This is the third development milestone of Delicious Post. Meant for early adopters craving the latest and greatest, this milestone release is being made available for testing, and should only be installed if you are willing to tolerate a few bugs. If that scares you, then don't install it.

» Download: Delicious Post 0.9 (17 KB; English (United States); compatible with Firefox 3.0-3.1b3)

If you already have an older version of Delicious Post 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 Delicious Post in the list of installed extensions and choose Find Update.

What's New

• Compatibility with Firefox 3.0 beta 3
• Bug fix: Password not saved at first login attempt
  
• Bug fix: Submit dialog always centered on 1st screen on dual-monitor system(bug 20750)
• Bug fix: Submit dialog should work modelessly if background posting enabled (bug 20685)
• Other minor bug fixes

Known Issues

For the latest list of bugs, please see Bugzilla.

• XMLHttpRequest error handling when posting from the submit dialog isn't consistent with background posting (bug 20683)

Reporting Bugs

Post bug reports as a comment to this post. If you have a Bugzilla account on Mozdev, you can file a bug here.

Delicious Post 0.8

This is the second development milestone of Delicious Post. Meant for early adopters craving the latest and greatest, this milestone release is being made available for testing, and should only be installed if you are willing to tolerate a few bugs. If that scares you, then don't install it.

» Download: Delicious Post 0.8 (16 KB; English (United States); compatible with Firefox 3.0-3.1b2)

Please note: This is not yet compatible with Firefox 3.1 beta 3.

If you already have an older version of Delicious Post 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 Delicious Post in the list of installed extensions and choose Find Update.


What's New

• Post bookmarks in the background
• "Do not share" checkbox
• Auto-fill bookmark description from selected text in web page
• Keep existing bookmark if URL already posted
• New extension preferences dialog
• Submit dialog can be modal or modeless (currently modal by default; can be changed via a hidden pref, extensions.aecreations.deliciouspost.modeless_submit)

Known Issues

For the latest list of bugs, please see Bugzilla.

• XMLHttpRequest error handling when posting from the submit dialog isn't consistent with background posting (bug 20683)
• Submit dialog should work modelessly if background posting enabled (bug 20685)
  
• Height of URL textbox in the submit dialog is too short (bug 20684)
• Error message when attempting to repost URL needs to be more friendlier and easier to localize (bug 20682)

Reporting Bugs

Post bug reports as a comment to this post. If you have a Bugzilla account on Mozdev, you can file a bug here.

Panic Button 1.1.2 released!

Firefox 3.1 beta testers can finally rejoice -- a new version of Panic Button has been released, and is compatible with the Firefox 3.1 beta releases! The new release is available for download from Mozilla Add-ons and the AE Creations website.

If you already have an older version of Panic Button 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 Panic Button in the list of installed extensions and choose Find Update.

What's New

• Compatible with Firefox 3.1 beta 2
• Added Danish, Polish, Slovak and Ukrainian translations

Help and Support

Send questions and comments to the AE Creations forums.

Clippings menu selection problems

Some users have reported that the Clippings submenu on the browser context menu would often disappear when moving the mouse to select a clipping or folder on the menu. There have even been reports of crashes occurring when this happens.

This is caused by a bug in the Video DownloadHelper extension which causes problems with many context menus in Firefox. If you have this extension installed, upgrade it to the latest version (4.0.2 at the time of this post). This will resolve the issue.