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Firefox sync
Feb. 23rd, 2014 05:56 pmOk, I've been using a Win2kPro box for ages. Friday I got given a better system. Most importantly it had a lot bigger HD, and WinXPPro.
I've been stick with Firefox 16 for ages because that's the last version that'd work on Win2k.
I installed the latest Firefox on the new-to-me box, and figured that I'd use Firefox sync to get the layout and settings over.
It's been a nightmare. I had an existing account I'd been using to synch a laptop and an XP system. Trying to use it didn't work at all.
So I grumbled and created a new account.
First off while it say it may take a long time to complete the initial synch, it doesn't give you any way to find out if it's complete or not. I foolishly thought the "complete" on the setup screen meant it was done.
So I tried pairing the new machine with the old on. Not only did I get "sync encountered an error", but it changed the layout on the win2k box to the layout on the XP box!
Why the hell can't they have something that'll tell if the initial synch ois still going on? Or at least not let you try to pair another system until it's done.
And more importantly, why the hell can't you tell sync that you want the setuip on a computer *replaced* by the one on the account.
Now I gotta go digging to find out how to restore the tab bar to where I'm used to having it.
This is yet another case of a program.function being designed without stopping to think that actual users may want to use it differently than the programmer would. Grrr
I've been stick with Firefox 16 for ages because that's the last version that'd work on Win2k.
I installed the latest Firefox on the new-to-me box, and figured that I'd use Firefox sync to get the layout and settings over.
It's been a nightmare. I had an existing account I'd been using to synch a laptop and an XP system. Trying to use it didn't work at all.
So I grumbled and created a new account.
First off while it say it may take a long time to complete the initial synch, it doesn't give you any way to find out if it's complete or not. I foolishly thought the "complete" on the setup screen meant it was done.
So I tried pairing the new machine with the old on. Not only did I get "sync encountered an error", but it changed the layout on the win2k box to the layout on the XP box!
Why the hell can't they have something that'll tell if the initial synch ois still going on? Or at least not let you try to pair another system until it's done.
And more importantly, why the hell can't you tell sync that you want the setuip on a computer *replaced* by the one on the account.
Now I gotta go digging to find out how to restore the tab bar to where I'm used to having it.
This is yet another case of a program.function being designed without stopping to think that actual users may want to use it differently than the programmer would. Grrr
