Add-ons
Weishun
About me
| Name | Weishun |
|---|---|
| User since | March 5, 2007 |
| Number of add-ons developed | 0 add-ons |
| Average rating of developer's add-ons | Not yet rated |
My Reviews
Write Area
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Works well and doesn't appear to cause any problems.
I'd like to see icon tooltips and the ability to open/save local files but those are shortcomings more of FCKeditor than the extension. One major improvement, to the extension, would be, at least, the option of replacing the textarea rather than the popup.
@asphaltjesus...works fine, for me, in WinXP Pro with FF 2.0.0.14. Also in Yahoo Mail (Classic)...if the "Plain Text" option, in the "Compose" window, is selected.
eClipPad
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
The service is a great idea but I didn't care much for the extension.
I, particularly, didn't care for having to log in to the service prior to the extension being of any use. Adding the ability to enter user details and log in, automatically, would be a huge improvement. I, also, didn't like the "Open Link" in a new window rather than a tab. Finally, the extension as a toolbar was just too much; I have more than enough toolbars and context menu items, thank you. I constructed a Custom Button for it, in about twenty minutes, so I don't think it'd be a big deal for the author to, at least, provide a toolbar button as an option. Surely, I'm not the only user fed up with unnecessary toolbars and context menu items.
ClockMe.In
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Only useful if have ClockMe.In account and only get account with invitation if you know someone who has.
Custom Buttons
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Added 3/24/08
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I've just installed v0.0.2.9 and the problem appears to have been rectified. Not only that but a couple of buttons which hadn't worked since v0.0.2a are again functional. I still think extensions ought to be well tested before being released and Custom Buttons2 code ought to be left in Custom Buttons2 but am, once again, happy as the proverbial pig with Custom Buttons. Thank you.
Initial Post
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A few months ago, I "upgraded" from the original Custom Buttons, by Yan, to Custom Buttons2. Finding it conflicted with three or four extensions and broke a few buttons, I switched to v0.0.2.6 of this extension. All has been well until an update to v0.0.2.7 caused the Custom Buttons menu to popup on right or shift+right clicks which already had functions assigned. Worse, in some instances , a box, labelled "Custom Buttons", with the menu as sub-menu" was appearing. I switched back to v0.0.2.6.
Reading that v0.0.2.8 had fixed the problem, I installed it and not only has it not fixed the problem but several of my buttons have just disappeared.
I don't know if this results from the developers attempting to incorporate what someone on the Custom Buttons2 forum referred to as a "zoo of code" or they've managed to mess it up on their own but I wish projects that belonged in the Sandbox or, better yet, on the developer's machines were left there until ready for release.
Boxft: Box.net File Transfer
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
You need this. Adds FTP capability to Box.net and makes using it soooo much more pleasant. If you use FireFTP, you'll be familiar with the interface. I'm amazed this is in the "sandbox" when so many useless and/or crappy extensions are "public".
Custom Buttons²
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
I've used the original "Custom Buttons", by Yan, since it was released and it's a great extension. I finally decided to "upgrade" and am a bit disappointed.
This version adds quite a few "bells and whistles", some of which may be useful. Unfortunately, it also breaks a couple of my buttons and conflicts with other extensions; two that I found are "DapperFox" and "StumbleUpon". I wasn't about to spend a whole lot of time researching this but, FWIW, the thing that convinced me to stay with the original version is that, with either of these and possibly others installed, you're unable to add new buttons, at least by clicking a link for an existing button.
If the problems were resolved and there were an option to hide unused menu items, this'd be a "10".
Mail2:Webmail
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Seems to work OK, after restarting Firefox, and doesn't appear to cause any problems. My only complaint is it's, unnecessarily, "bulky". Having a separate "Add New Account" button, when it's already in the "Credentials Manager" is redundant at best and three items, on an already crowded context menu, is almost reason enough to dump it. If it weren't for "Menu Manager", I would've.
Select-Arrange
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Dialogue opens, with selection, but doesn't submit. Another ten minutes wasted. 8-(
ADDED LATER
OK, managed to get it working...sort of. The pop up, with the selected text, couldn't be resized to see the "Create" button, without using "Resize Enable". Once that was done, the submission worked and the remainder of the features...arrange, create PDF et cetera were OK.
This is a good concept and, I think, has potential but, at the moment, the interface is too "clunky", for my liking.
feedXI Clipping Tool
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
For some reason, the extension installed from AMO didn't get past the point of "loading..." while it works fine when installed from the Feedxi site.
Appears to be a handy extension and service, for those of us who are "infoholics", and would deserve a rating of 7 or 8 if it worked, I mean.
AutoLogin
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Seems to work and doesn't appear to cause any problems. Basically, once it's set up for the site, it saves having to click the "submit" button which would be the case if you were using Firefox's built-in passwords feature. Worthwhile, I guess, if you visit a lot of sites that require a login.
MailMaster
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Seems to work and doesn't appear to be causing any problems. Multiple providers and the option to open webmail when used are nice. The service descriptions are, probably, useful to some but I'd rather they were a tip or link and not "in my face" all the time. Multiple accounts, the option to exclude providers and a default one click entry would be improvements, I think. The "Previous addresses" feature doesn't seem to be working as, after generating a number of addresses from each of the services, nothing appeared. Overall, though, it's a pretty good extension.
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