foxyproxy under linux, overwriting foxyproxy.xml

hi,

I use foxyproxy under Win XP and under Linux. With Windows It works nice.
Under Linux I lost my settings. The file foxyproxy.xml was initialzed, everytime I start firefox. What do I do wrong?

greg

Check that the user running the firefox process has read/write privileges to the location where foxyproxy.xml is written (the firefox profile directory). If you can't grant it privileges to that directory, you can change the directory where it's saved in FoxyProxy->Global Settings tab.

Thanks 4 your answer. I have read/write privileges in the default directory. I also have changed the location of foxyproxy.xml to my home directory. Here I have read/write privileges too.
Everytime I start Firefox an open FoxyProxy via Extras->FoxyProxy->Weiter->Optionen the file foxyproxy.xml is initialized. Then I can edit all entries. This is saved to foxyproxy.xml.
But, when I close Firefox and restart it again, the same things happens.

greg

Is Firefox running as this user or another?

Firefox is running under the same user. I am the user of the process, I think.
greg@ada:~$ ps -ef |grep -i firefox
greg 5956 1 0 20:21 ? 00:00:04 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox-bin

greg

OK, then I need you to turn on Javascript logging for extensions and tell me the error.This is what you do:

1. Open about:config in the browser address (location) bar.
2. Set the preference javascript.options.showInConsole to true (create preference if it doesn't exist)
3. Set the preference browser.dom.window.dump.enabled to true (create preference if it doesn't exist)
4. Restart Firefox (make sure you close ALL firefox processes/windows)
5. Open the Javascript Error Console (Tools->Error Console)

Now enter the proxies into FoxyProxy. Do not visit web pages since this will clutter the Error Console. Keep checking the Javascript Error Console for messages. You might have to close FoxyProxy and re-open it before error messages appear (note that error messages are queued even if the Error Console isn't open; i.e., past errors display in the Error Console as soon as you open it)

Report the errors here and we'll get it fixed!

Thanks,
Eric

hi,

here is the javascript logging belong 2 foxyproxy, I've found in the Javascript Error Console.

Warnung: Warning: Ignoring unrecognized chrome manifest instruction.
Quelldatei: file:///media/sicherung/firefox/0cal9vqu.default/extensions/foxyproxy@eric.h.jung/chrome.manifest
Zeile: 31

Fehler: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIObserverService.removeObserver]" nsresult: "0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)" location: "JS frame :: chrome://foxyproxy/content/overlay.js :: anonymous :: line 53" data: no]
Quelldatei: chrome://foxyproxy/content/overlay.js
Zeile: 53

greg

Hi Greg,

The first item is just a warning and can be ignored. The second item is more important, but when does this error occur?

Hi Eric,

the first entry is only a warning. You are right. It isn't important.

The second item I have got after restarting firefox. Before restarting, I edit the proxy settings in foxyproxy.

greg

I'm almost out of ideas. The error has nothing to do with file I/O, so I don't know why this error even appears. Let me ask a few other developers to see if they have ideas. Greg, do you know if the firefox process is crashing instead of closing normally? Do you get a prompt when you restart firefox to "restore sessions"?

Greg, if I build a custom XPI for you to test which possibly fixes this problem, can you try it? Since I cannot reproduce the problem myself, I don't know if my fix works. Please email me directly if possible: eric.jung @ yahoo.com.

thanks,
eric

Hi Eric,

While I'm testing, firefox doesn't crashes. Also, I didn't get a prompt to "restore sessions" when I restart firefox.

Greg

im also trying to use foxyproxy under linux and have a problem...

the problem is that i can't enable quick add feature. i think it has something to do with linux keyboard configuration, but im not sure. alt-f2 just simply doesn't work, and ive installed the keyconfig extension but i can't seem to find the entry im supposed to change to use different key combo. in the keyconfig window, what is the name of the key im supposed to change? maybe the fact that i can't find the key explains why alt-f2 doesnt work. perhaps if i add the correct key with the correct shortcut and id it'd work? it also seems that now the proxy configuration is messed up... looking at the main foxyproxy configuration dialog, it lists no proxies, but if i right click the foxyproxy icon in the statusbar, it still shows my two proxies...

any ideas?

thanks

hi,

have a look at the systemsettings keyboard or keyboard control.

greg