[tde-users] Re: LWN.NET: Trinity keeps KDE 3 on life support

On Saturday 01 June 2024 13:28:17 Chris M via tde-users wrote: Sort of like that, yes. I download the xpi files and save them, then install manually. There are also some extensions called Nightly Tester Tools and Mr Tech Toolkit which can help. However, in the newer browsers, these hidden features (or hackable bugs) are being disabled or blocked (changing to web extensions) so it's not quite so easy any more, but some can still be made to work. In any case, most extensions spy on your browsing habits to some degree, even in private browsing mode, so it may be better to look for other ways to get what you want. It used to be that I could find pages online that showed how to use about:config to make some extensions work, although I haven't done this in awhile. In any case, as I said, just because it can be done doesn't necessarily mean that it's a good idea. Extensions already tend to spy on your browsing activities, and older extensions, or extensions hacked to force compatibility, are more susceptible to security issues. In about:config, for example, users can change settings to force compatibility. I think it has something to do with "lowest version number" or some lines like that. There are other setings, but if you really want to do this, then I would suggest searching for something like "about:config force compatibility mozilla extensions ?" or similar, and you ought to find some pages. Bill