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Firefox-Embedded Selector 1.0 Installation
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. Click Download HBX and wait for the "Opening hbx.xpi" dialog:
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).
4. When you install add-on you should see standard dialog:
5. Click on "Install Now".
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):
Note: At any time you can click "Find Updates" to see if there is a newer version of the Higgins add-on.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:
8. Clicking on the mouse icon/button will bring you to the I-Card manager.