ABE subdir location

[Foam Head]

On my Windows XP system, I went into my %appData%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<my_profile>\ directory and noticed a new ABE subdirectory. Shouldn't the ABE subdir be located under %appData%\Mozilla\FireFox\Profiles\<my_profile>\extensions\{73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232}\ with the rest of the NoScript stuff? Or is using the profile's top-level directory SOP for FireFox add-ons? If it belongs in the profile's top-level directory, shouldn't it be NoScript/ABE so it's clear what add-on it's for?

Thanks,
-Foam

[Giorgio Maone]

is using the profile's top-level directory SOP for FireFox add-ons?

It is, because you the extension directory gets deleted and rewritten by Firefox on each update.

If it belongs in the profile's top-level directory, shouldn't it be NoScript/ABE so it's clear what add-on it's for?

I preferred to use just "ABE" because the long term plan is making ABE available as a stand-alone extension as well (for those who don't install NoScript).
This way if someone "downgrades" to the standalone, his settings are preserved automatically.

[Foam Head]

I preferred to use just "ABE" because the long term plan is making ABE available as a stand-alone extension as well (for those who don't install NoScript).
This way if someone "downgrades" to the standalone, his settings are preserved automatically.

Very forward thinking of you, but the hidden implication of this disappoints me. Splitting them implies that the "web subscription rules" for ABE won't be shared with NoScript; i.e. NoScript will never have a downloadable database of groups/policies. From my point of view, the single biggest issue with NoScript is getting new/novice users to maintain proper permissions on various sites and I see a group/policy subscription database as the only answer. Then again, it's clear you have a plan, so perhaps you will share the subscription engine between the two or come up with something even better .

-Foam

[Giorgio Maone]

Splitting them implies that the "web subscription rules" for ABE won't be shared with NoScript

Who did tell you that?