Talk:0.7.20080121.0 compatibility

From GreaseSpot

theres an example for gm_setvalue using settimeout, which is fine as you dont need to return a value.

but what if you want to use gm_getvalue to return a value, how would that work? anyone got some example code?

[edit] Greasemonkey and Firefox 3 Beta Versions

This version of greasemonkey supports Firefox 3 Beta 4, but not Beta 5 (the most recent Beta as of April 4/08).

0.7.20080121 will run in Beta versions of Firefox using the following workaround.

CAUTION:Using this workaround may crash your browser. ALL extensions you have installed on Firefox will run if you use this workaround. Enable extensions one at a time and restart Firefox 3. If Firefox 3 will not respond, use the method shown below to start the browser in the Safe Mode.

For testing purposes you can tell the application to somewhat ignore 
compatibility checks when installing add-ons. Simply create the boolean 
preference extensions.checkCompatibility and set it to false.

WARNING: this may crash your browser.

[edit] How to Start Firefox in the SAFE MODE to recover from incompatible extensions.

Poorly designed or incompatible extensions can cause problems with your browser, including make it crash, slow down page display, etc. If you encounter strange problems relating to parts of the browser no longer working, the browser not starting, windows with strange or distorted appearance, degraded performance, etc, you may be suffering from Extension or Theme trouble. Restart the browser in Safe Mode.

On Windows, start using the "Safe Mode" shortcut created in your Start menu or by running firefox.exe -safe-mode.

On Linux, start with ./firefox -safe-mode.

On Mac OS X, run: cd /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/

./firefox-bin -safe-mode

When started in Safe Mode all extensions are disabled and the Default theme is used. Disable the Extension/Theme that is causing trouble and then start normally.