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Version 1.0.3 Release Notes

Version 1.0.3 of the CCK Wizard has been released.

It's now available from addons.mozilla.org:

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2553/

This version fixes the following bugs:

  • Add support for setting the default search engine
  • Add ability to read search engine name from the SRC file so search engines are more intuitive
  • Properly read/write cck.config so international characters work
  • Some problems with translations caused by strings in the wrong place.
  • Support for embedding a proxy autoconfig file in the CCK

Version 1.0.2 Release Notes

Version 1.0.2 of the CCK Wizard has been released.

It's now available from addons.mozilla.org:

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2553/

This version fixes the following bugs:

  • 337826 Get CCK working on OS/2
  • 338055 If ZipWriter fails, try zip.exe
  • 338126 Live bookmarks not working in some scenarios
  • 338481 Validation of ID was bad
  • 339176 disabling about:config disables all about:
  • 339177 add try/catch around creating reg entries for users who don't have access

Version 1.0.1 Release Notes

Version 1.0.1 of the CCK Wizard has been released.

It's now available from addons.mozilla.org:

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2553/

This version fixes the following bugs:

  • 337267 cck: xpi isn't created and cck.config gets truncated
  • 337404 Path to zip is not saved
  • 337410 Customization are not used because the kit accept invaid UID's
  • 337432 xml special characters need to be escaped in description and title bar
I mainly released this version because of the first bug - 337267 - it can cause the CCK to fail.

Version 0.9.7 Release Notes

The CCK has been updated to version 0.9.7. This is a major release in preparation for version 1.0. This version requires Firefox 1.5.0.1 if you want to install your extension as part of an install package.

Bug fixes and new features:

  • Rewrite of prefs interface
    • Autocomplete of prefname against system prefs
    • Types are used when possible
    • No more requirement of quotes around strings
  • Ability to disable about:config
  • Locked preferences weren't working properly in some cases
  • XPI wasn't created properly in some cases

Version 0.9.6 Release Notes

The CCK has been updated to version 0.9.6. This is a major release in preparation for version 1.0. This version requires Firefox 1.5.0.1 if you want to install your extension as part of an install package.

Bug fixes and new features:

  • cck.config file is now package with the CCK so it is saved
  • You can now package XPIs with your CCK and they are installed together
  • Some accessibility fixes

Version 0.9.1/0.9.5 Release Notes

I made a mistake and called this version 0.9.5 in the XPI and 0.9.1 externally.

The CCK has been updated to version 0.9.1. This is a major release in preparation for version 1.0. This version requires Firefox 1.5.0.1. if you want to install your extension as part of an install package. Note this release replaces 0.9 which had a major bug with certificates. It also adds some new features.

Bug fixes and new features:

  • Ability to lock preferences
  • Ability to cause your extension to be hidden or not uninstallable.
  • Listboxes are now used for plug-ins, search engines, bookmarks and certificates.

    This means you have much more flexibility for adding multiple items and reordering them.

  • You can add live bookmarks as well as bookmarks.
  • You can specify the platform for plugins.
  • Error checking has been greatly improved.
  • Removed the workaround for Firefox 1.5 related to install.rdf.
  • Search plugins has been renamed to search engines to be consistent with the Firefox UI.
  • General UI cleanup.

Version 0.8.5 Release Notes

The CCK has been updated to version 0.8.5. This was mainly a bug fix release. Please see the 0.7 Release Notes for functional info.

Bug fixes:

  • proxy.type preference wasn't written in certain cases.
  • added support for override home page.
  • NLS characters were breaking things.

Version 0.8 Release Notes

The CCK has been updated to version 0.8. This was mainly a bug fix release. Please see the 0.7 Release Notes for functional info.

Bug fixes:

  • ZIP executable could not be in a directory that had a space
  • CCK Configs could not be on a different drive
  • Couldn't specify just an at rest GIF file
  • Some proxy settings were saved incorrectly and caused a error in the JS file.
  • Boolean JS items got uppercased for some reason
  • Better error message if things go wrong (on Javascript console)

Version 0.7 Release Notes

The most important change for this release is that the CCK produces two XPIs so that one can be used in the installer. This is to workaround a Firefox 1.5 bug. For more information, see Putting the Firefox 1.5 CCK in a Windows Installer package.

Other changes:

  • You can now specify that changes are to be automatically saved on exit.
  • You can specify a path to find the ZIP executable
  • A few bug fixes
  • UI cleanup