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Difference between revisions of "Firefox-Embedded Selector 1.0 Installation"

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1. Start up Firefox [http://www.mozilla.com/products/download.html?product=firefox-1.5.0.12&os=win&lang=en-US 1.5.0.12] or [http://www.mozilla.com/products/download.html?product=firefox-2.0.0.4&os=win&lang=en-US 2.0.0.4]
 
1. Start up Firefox [http://www.mozilla.com/products/download.html?product=firefox-1.5.0.12&os=win&lang=en-US 1.5.0.12] or [http://www.mozilla.com/products/download.html?product=firefox-2.0.0.4&os=win&lang=en-US 2.0.0.4]
  
2. Click [http://www.eclipse.org/higgins/HBXdownloads.php Download HBX] and wait for the "Opening hbx.xpi" dialog:
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2. If you have previous version of HBX:
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3. Uninstall any previous version of HBX (Firefox > Tools > Add ons > select Higgins, uninstall...)
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4. Manually "reset" the value of these variables in Firefox (type "about:config" into the browser, type higgins in the
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filter area, right click on each bold item, and choose "reset"). You need to reset ''higgins.current.accountname'',
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''higgins.agent.iname'', ''higgins.agent.url''. Also reset all hbx.* items. It's unused properties of HBX.
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5. Click [http://www.eclipse.org/higgins/HBXdownloads.php Download HBX] and wait for the "Opening hbx.xpi" dialog:
  
 
[[Image:OpenHBX.png]]
 
[[Image:OpenHBX.png]]
  
3. You can select "Open with Firefox" and push "OK". If you save it on your hard drive you can install it later (File--> Open File...-->hbx.xpi).
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6. You can select "Open with Firefox" and push "OK". If you save it on your hard drive you can install it later (File--> Open File...-->hbx.xpi).
  
4. When you install add-on you should see standard dialog:
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7. When you install add-on you should see standard dialog:
  
 
[[Image:Hbx_1v3.png]]
 
[[Image:Hbx_1v3.png]]
  
5.  Click on "Install Now".
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8.  Click on "Install Now".
  
 
[[Image:Hbx_3v1.png]]
 
[[Image:Hbx_3v1.png]]
  
6. Restart Firefox (close all your Firefox windows). After that you can see the Higgins add-on included in with your other add-ons in the Add-ons list (Tools > Add-ons):
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9. Restart Firefox (close all your Firefox windows). After that you can see the Higgins add-on included in with your other add-ons in the Add-ons list (Tools > Add-ons):
  
 
[[Image:Hbx_2v1.png]]
 
[[Image:Hbx_2v1.png]]
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Note: At any time you can click "Find Updates" to see if there is a newer version of the Higgins add-on.
 
Note: At any time you can click "Find Updates" to see if there is a newer version of the Higgins add-on.
  
7. And on the toolbar you should see:
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10. And on the toolbar you should see:
  
 
[[Image:Hbx_4v1.png]]
 
[[Image:Hbx_4v1.png]]
  
8. Clicking on the mouse icon/button will bring you to the I-Card manager.
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11. Clicking on the mouse icon/button will bring you to the I-Card manager.

Revision as of 12:52, 21 June 2007

Note: starting at 0.5.0 and beyond the Higgins add-on supports the Firefox auto-update mechanism. But it doesn't work now.

1. Start up Firefox 1.5.0.12 or 2.0.0.4

2. If you have previous version of HBX:

3. Uninstall any previous version of HBX (Firefox > Tools > Add ons > select Higgins, uninstall...)

4. Manually "reset" the value of these variables in Firefox (type "about:config" into the browser, type higgins in the filter area, right click on each bold item, and choose "reset"). You need to reset higgins.current.accountname, higgins.agent.iname, higgins.agent.url. Also reset all hbx.* items. It's unused properties of HBX.

5. Click Download HBX and wait for the "Opening hbx.xpi" dialog:

OpenHBX.png

6. You can select "Open with Firefox" and push "OK". If you save it on your hard drive you can install it later (File--> Open File...-->hbx.xpi).

7. When you install add-on you should see standard dialog:

Hbx 1v3.png

8. Click on "Install Now".

Hbx 3v1.png

9. Restart Firefox (close all your Firefox windows). After that you can see the Higgins add-on included in with your other add-ons in the Add-ons list (Tools > Add-ons):

Hbx 2v1.png

Note: At any time you can click "Find Updates" to see if there is a newer version of the Higgins add-on.

10. And on the toolbar you should see:

Hbx 4v1.png

11. Clicking on the mouse icon/button will bring you to the I-Card manager.

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