This is a nice tips to make extensions work with firefox 1.5. The idea came from the fact that there isn’t big change in the extensions architecture so they normally should work with this small modification to add the new version number. So you should follow these steps :
- Open the XPI file up in a PKZip viewer (i.e. WinRAR–open it in WinRAR; no double-clicking)
- Extract the install.rdf file.
- Open the install.rdf file.
- Find the _Firefox_ section containing “<em:maxVersion>” (there may be Mozilla, Thunderbird, or even Netscape sections; if there’s only one, then it’s for Firefox.)
- Edit the <em:maxVersion> section to say <em:maxVersion>1.5</em:maxVersion> or if you want it to work in future nightlies, say <em:maxVersion>1.5+</em:maxVersion>.
- Save.
- Put the file back in the XPI file (i.e. drag and drop it back in WinRAR.)
If this won’t work just contact the extension owner and ask him for update but I try it with some extensions and it work fine.
Via Spreadfirefox
