Extension Disabled by Mozilla

Not a good sign.  I've emailed them, awaiting updates. More to come.

New Forum for the Google Notebook Extension

I have just added a forum to the blog, you will see a new page at the top of the blog for the forum.  The forum can be a place to discuss the Modified Google Notebook Extension, the wider Google Notebook service and other alternative tools.  It can be a place to provide help and assistance to each other.

Google Notebook Extension Still Broken in Firefox Beta 4.0b7

The latest version of Firefox Beta 4 has been released and while there are some nice improvements to the JavaScript engine, there has been no fix for our beloved extension.  The Google Notebook extension still remains broken.

In this beta version, in order to see the Google Notebook icon on the status bar/Add-on Bar you will need to enable the new Add-on Bar.  This is done by selecting Options in the Firefox Menu, and selecting the Add-on Bar

In the eventuality

With the release Firefox 4 looming (early 2011) and the fact that as of yet our Modified Google Notebook Extension is still not working with the current Beta versions it may be wise to start considering alternatives. I know, I know, we all love Google Notebook, but if the day that we have to change services is not coming soon, I am sure it will come some time. So what alternatives are there? This may depend on what you use Notebook for.

Notebook Extension and Firefox 4

It has been a long time since I have posted to the blog, I apologise for this but other life events got in the way. I do however read your comments as they come in and people have been asking what is the future of this extension with regard to upcoming Mozilla Firefox 4.

As with every new milestone release of Firefox, Mozilla offer several concurrent beta versions for testing. This allows experienced users to give the new version of Firefox a road test and help iron out some bumps on the road before it hits the prime time. It also allows Extension developers work out any incompatibilities they may have with the new version. This of course applies to us. Although let me point out again, I am NOT an extension developer, maintainer, coder, guru or anything else other than a user just like you. There is no coding magicianary going on to keep Google's Notebook Extension available. I am merely tweaking some rules within the extension so the browser allows it to be installed, if the extension does break, which I foresee it will at some point in the future, I cannot fix this, only Google can, which they won't because they have abandoned their Notebook product.

So with that statement out of the way, here is where we stand. As of Firefox 3.6.12 our Modified Google Notebook Extension is still working and it should continue to work until the final release of Firefox 4.0.

Modified Google Notebook Extension not working in Firefox 3.6

I have downloaded and installed the latest Beta of the Firefox 3.6. There is a serious problem in store for our Modified Google Notebook Extension, it simply doesn't work. I did as before and increased the maxVersion value for the extension to 3.6* so it will load in Beta. It appears to install and load no problem. However after you click on the Notebook link in the status bar, it will load but you cannot sign in. If you try and click into the username or password field of the sign in dialogue, you won't be able to click into it and thus cannot sign in and use the Notebook extension.

If you are already signed into Google, the Notebook will open up and load into your account, but still there is problems. You cannot click on any of the menu items or click in the New Note space to create a new note.

We're listed on AMO

The Mozilla AMO (Mozilla Add-ons) team have update the AMO service to begin listing Add-ons that are hosted on developer web pages rather than on the AMO service. So I created a listing for the Modified Google Notebook Extension, and it is now listed here.

When you visit the Add-on page it will give you all the information about the Add-on but when you click on the link to install the add-on you will be redirected back to this website. You will also be able to rate, review and comment on the add-on there, so please toddle along over there and give it a rating or a review :-) , thanks.

This does not mean that you will be automatically notified when I update the add-on, that is not a service I can offer. However the only time the add-on will be updated is when a new version of Firefox is released. So when you install the new version of Firefox and it reports that the add-on is not compatible with that version, then you'll know to come here or to the add-on page on AMO to download the latest version of the add-on.