I installed new firefox 5 on tuesday - with current noscript version: noscript symbol appears below in the status bar.
I reinstalled firefox 5 today - with same noscript version - now noscript symbol appears above in the navigation bar.
confusing .... was there a minor update? is it a bug?
Firefox installation was exactly the same ....
One version - different installs / outlook?
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Re: One version - different installs / outlook?
Was NoScript already installed?landscapes wrote:I installed new firefox 5 on tuesday - with current noscript version: noscript symbol appears below in the status bar.
I reinstalled firefox 5 today - with same noscript version - now noscript symbol appears above in the navigation bar.
confusing .... was there a minor update? is it a bug?
Firefox installation was exactly the same ....
Was the add-on (FKA "status") bar already visible?
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Re: One version - different installs / outlook?
it was a completely new computer installation
i dont know if the status bar was visible before but now noscript installs to navigations bar even though the status bar (with adblock plus) is visible
EDIT:
i just restored the old hd-image without firefox and installed firefox, adblock plus and noscript again: now its again in the status bar.
I tried again and again and its always in status bar.
But if i use the current hd image i can install with the same procedure and its always in the navigations bar.
weird
i dont know if the status bar was visible before but now noscript installs to navigations bar even though the status bar (with adblock plus) is visible
EDIT:
i just restored the old hd-image without firefox and installed firefox, adblock plus and noscript again: now its again in the status bar.
I tried again and again and its always in status bar.
But if i use the current hd image i can install with the same procedure and its always in the navigations bar.
weird
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Re: One version - different installs / outlook?
Fx 4 and above have no status bar.landscapes wrote:it was a completely new computer installation
i dont know if the status bar was visible before but now noscript installs to navigations bar even though the status bar (with adblock plus) is visible
The "add-on bar", which replaces it, is hidden by default, and gets shown only if user explicitly chooses so or if an extension installs a button there.
NoScript tries to be a good citizen, and when it is installed checks whether the add-on bar is hidden or not: if it is, NoScript puts its button on the navigation bar, otherwise it adds it to the add-on bar.
Adblock Plus most likely does the opposite, installing its button on the add-on bar by default , and doing so it forces the add-on bar to visible.
Hence the different outcomes:
- If you install NoScript on a fresh Firefox 5, it goes up into the navigation bar
- If you install NoScript after AdBlock Plus (or other extensions behaving the same way), it goes to the bottom
- If you install NoScript in a batch with other extensions, the outcome may vary depending on which gets initialized first
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thanks for your super fast answer and explanations 
Is there a way to configure the place where it should be placed?

Is there a way to configure the place where it should be placed?
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Right-click any toolbar and use the "Customize" command, then drag the buttons around until they please you.landscapes wrote:thanks for your super fast answer and explanations
Is there a way to configure the place where it should be placed?
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