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Ordered Preference Import/Export |
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is a Firefox extension that allows you to import and export your
installed extension preferences. This is useful when installing
extensions in a new profile, or synchronizing multiple Firefox
installations. How it works: The suggested (preferred?) method for extension developers to store preferences is in the format: extensions.extensionName.preference
OPIE retrieves an extension's preferences by assuming the extensionName is the chrome name (i.e., the directory mentioned after "chrome://" in the <em:optionsURL> tag of the extension's install.rdf). If no preferences are found with the above format, OPIE will search for preferences using the format: extensionName.preference
Extensions that do not conform to either format cannot be exported. In a future OPIE version, I hope to add the ability for the user to assign a "preference root" that can identify the preferences belonging to a particular extension. Functions: Import The Import window has two buttons and two textareas. The "Browse" button brings up a file picker window. Here you may select one or more exported preference files that were previously created with the OPIE export function. Double click to open a single file. Multiple files can be opened using the SHIFT-CLICK and CTRL-CLICK methods. The top textarea will display the selected files. Clicking the "Import" button will import the selected preferences and display the results in the bottom textarea. Export Click the "Browse" button to select a directory where the exported preferences will be stored. This directory is also the default location for importing preferences. The "Get list" button retrieves a list of all extensions that OPIE knows about (see Configure). This list is displayed in the textarea along with checkboxes to select which extension preferences to export. "Select all" and "Deselect all" buttons do what is implied. Clicking "Export" will create the individual preference files. Configure This window will display all extensions that OPIE has determined has ordered preferences that it can understand. Discuss, complain, praise or request in the forum. |
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Configure and example Help windows |
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| Note: You must have javascript
enabled to install or download from this page. Version history: April 21, 2008: v1.2 Install Download (56.5 KB)
April 15, 2008: v1.1pre Install Download (55.6 KB)
March 31, 2008: v1.0 Install Download (53.7 KB)
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