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Tweak says, "Huh?"

fromamerica (fromamerica) wrote in rp_tutorials,
@ 2011-04-07 22:31:00

Entry tags:

tools: firefox add-ons

LJHook with FF4
LJHook has made RP'ing easier, and unfortunately it has yet to be updated to work with the new version of FireFox. But fear not! A simple code hack serves as a walk-around until an official is released. All you have to do is edit the code in the install.rdf file and change the "Max Version" setting from 3.2 to 4.0. Simple enough, but not everyone is comfortable hacking this kind of code. Even knowing what to do it took me a few tries to make it work. With that in mind, I'm providing you lovely people the hacked file to make LJHook work in FF4, just follow these steps:

1. Download this file, be sure you remember where you saved it to! File name is "livejournal_hook-3.2.2-fx.xpi" for easier reference.
2. Open up the Addons page in your FireFox. (Firefox menu > Addons)
3. Drag and drop the file you just saved into the Addons page.
4. Restart FireFox.
5. Enjoy LJHook again.

PS: I just tossed the file onto a MediaFire free account, so downloading it is kind of a pain, but it's the best I currently have. If anyone is willing to lend a little sliver of server space to let people download this more easily, you'd be amazing.

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	mcrazz 2011-04-08 07:50 pm UTC (link)
	OMG, this is the most amazing thing ever. THANK YOU SO MUCH! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	fromamerica 2011-04-08 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	Haha glad to see I'm not the only one who can't live without that random icon button! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	evaakeru 2011-04-09 07:03 am UTC (link)
	THANK YOU!! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	fromamerica 2011-04-10 12:28 am UTC (link)
	Very welcome! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	disturbed 2011-04-10 12:15 am UTC (link)
	Oh my god I LOVE YOU and you are my hero... I've been trying to hack the .xpi file for the past hour or so and just couldn't get it to work... not sure what I was doing wrong but THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xoxo (Reply to this) (Thread)

	fromamerica 2011-04-10 12:23 am UTC (link)
	It had to be edited in a couple places, which the person who explained how to hack it didn't specify. Glad it's helpful! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	disturbed 2011-04-10 12:25 am UTC (link)
	I figured as much... I knew I couldn't really be THAT dumb!! You are amazing!! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	fromamerica 2011-04-10 12:29 am UTC (link)
	I had a couple trial-and-error fails too. I thought of uploading just the hacked code but it seemed easier to just do the whole darn file. Glad it's working! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	nectar 2011-04-24 01:46 am UTC (link)
	I did all the steps but the add-on isn't showing up when I restarted firefox. I KNOW I'm probably missing something really small. Help? Thank you! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	fromamerica 2011-05-03 06:36 am UTC (link)
	Sorry for the delay. Check the new file: http://www.mediafire.com/?2q4ch3vp9b9pkp2 Firefox did an update which killed the code. Hopefully that will work for you! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	disturbed 2011-04-29 01:50 am UTC (link)
	Sob! I just updated FF and now it's not working anymore. :( Would you be so kind as to upload a new file? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	fromamerica 2011-05-03 06:36 am UTC (link)
	Sorry for the delay, had an emergency of the furry creature variety. It's been updated! http://www.mediafire.com/?2q4ch3vp9b9pkp2 is the new file. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	disturbed 2011-06-21 09:03 pm UTC (link)
	Hello, amazingness! Any chance this is updated for FF5? (Reply to this)