[Project_owners] Open webpage after install update

[Eric H. Jung]

See also:
http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Code_snippets:Miscellaneous#Retrieving_the_version_of_an_extension_as_specified_in_the_extension.27s_install.rdf

--- Malte Kraus <firefox at maltekraus.de> wrote:

> in toolkit apps you can do this:
> 
> // GUID is the <em:id> in install.rdf
> var extMan = Cc["@mozilla.org/extensions/manager;1"]
>                 .getService(Ci.nsIExtensionManager);
> var version = extMan.getItemForID(GUID).version;
> 
> joe ertaba schrieb:
> > is there any function available  to find out extension version 
> > (extension version in install.rdf file) to use it in other places?
> > 
> > On Feb 11, 2008 7:53 PM, Eric H. Jung <eric.jung at yahoo.com 
> > <mailto:eric.jung at yahoo.com>> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >     --- Ezequiel Calderara <ezechico at gmail.com
> >     <mailto:ezechico at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > 
> >      > this is what showcase does:
> >      >
> >      > showWelcomeScreenIfNeeded: function() {
> >      >         if (ShowcaseCache.prefs.getBoolPref("firstRunRedirection")) {
> >      >           var currentVersion = ShowcaseCache.prefs.getCharPref
> >      > ("currentVersion");
> >      >
> >      >           if (currentVersion != "0.9.4.6 <http://0.9.4.6>") {
> >      >             ShowcaseCache.prefs.setCharPref("currentVersion",
> >     "0.9.4.6 <http://0.9.4.6>");
> >      >             var targetURL;
> >      >             if (currentVersion == "none") {
> >      >               targetURL = "http://showcase.uworks.net/welcome.html";
> >      >             } else {
> >      >               targetURL = "http://showcase.uworks.net/updated.html";
> >      >             }
> >      >             var newTab = getBrowser().addTab(targetURL);
> >      >             getBrowser().selectedTab = newTab;
> >      >           }
> >      >         }
> >      >       },
> > 
> > 
> >     A nice enhancement to the below code would be to change
> >     http://showcase.uworks.net/updated.html to
> >     instead point to the newly-installed version. Example:
> >     http://showcase.uworks.net/updated.html#0.9.4.6
> >     or
> >     http://showcase.uworks.net/updates/0.9.4.6.html
> >     This way the user can easily read release notes specifically for his
> >     update.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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