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Skip Firefox's 3 second wait before installing extensions
by Jason Clarke Aug 29th 2006 at 8:30AM
After reading Jordan's post explaining the reasoning behind the 3 second wait that is enforced in Firefox before you can install an extension, I feel compelled to let you in on a little secret.:Although you definitely should wait the requisite 3 seconds, as Jordan's post explains, you don't necessarily have to. I know it's wrong, and I know I shouldn't be telling you this. But if you're a punk, like me, you can use an extension released by MR Tech that allows you to bypass the infuriating 3 seconds when you just can't wait to get that new extension installed. It's called the MR Tech Disable XPI Install Delay.
Of course I'm obligated to remind you that by installing this extension (or add-on if you're running the Firefox 2.0 beta - yes, it's compatible with both) you're refusing to take advantage of some of Firefox's built-in security. And, realistically, given the number of times you install extensions, skipping the 3 seconds isn't bound to get you back any significant amount of time. But, since I'm personally not taking my own advice on this matter, I can't expect you to either.
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
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Stephen A said 9:57AM on 8-29-2006
You can bypass Firefox's requirement to whitelist sites allowed to install extensions by simply dragging the link to the extension:
http://randomtechguides.blogspot.com/2006/01/install-firefox-extensions-much-faster.html
You still get the delay box when it starts installing, but if you want to speed things up, Imho this is safest part to cut corners rather than removing the delay
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David said 12:13PM on 8-29-2006
It's only 3 seconds. The wait doesn't bother me.
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JadeNB said 12:03PM on 8-31-2006
I'm sorry if this appears twice. I tried posting it once and didn't get any feedback, so I'm not sure if it was unsuccessful or it's just awaiting moderation.
You can also directly set security.dialog_enable_delay in about:config. This is the time, in milliseconds, to disable the buttons.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_FAQs_:_About:config_Entries#Security..2A
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