Firefox 55

[pierg75]

Issue type:

• Version compatibility

Version:

From latest git

Description:

Vimperator doesn't seem to work on firefox 55. The addon is loaded when disabling the multiprocess requirement but it doesn't work at all (no command seem to activate the bottom bar)

Expected behavior:

Should work

Steps to reproduce:

Install latest vimperator in Firefox 55

[samrocketman]

Where you say "latest git", can you provide the git hash you used? Over time, "latest git" loses relevance.

[jizusun]

Vimperator 3.16.0 does not work on Firefox 55.

[vp1981]

It (still?) works on my laptop: Archlinux x86_64 with
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:55.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/55.0
vimperator: 3.16.0

[jizusun]

Sorry, I think it's my fault and I think this compatibility issue has been reported before, and some refs:

• Firefox Developer Edition compatibility #576
• TypeError: 'stopPropagation' called on an object that does not implement interface Event  #582

Version Information

Vimperator:	3.16.0 (created: 2017/02/01 00:55:15)
Firefox:	Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:55.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/55.0

Description:

[WuTheFWasThat]

for me, things mostly work. however, buffer completion (b) no longer works for me! it just shows "No completions".

also, I saw "TypeError: tab.linkedbrowser.lastURI is null", at some point. Not sure if related

[vp1981]

2WuTheFWasThat: on my system (Archlinux x86_64, Firefox from distribution, started and "managed" by systemd) the 'b' works fine: if I type TAB I can go through list of buffers, if I type the beginning (a number) and press TAB the corresponding buffer name is completed.

May be I'm lucky because the only issue I faced (long ago actually) is in searching: if I start search by pressing '/' it begins but don't close search input after I press RET but still has focus on it, and if I press RET second type I see:

TypeError: findbar._setHightlightTimeout is not a function

but search and highlighting seems to work (I can use 'n' to go to next match).

[roSievers]

@WuTheFWasThat Does (b) completion work for you after pressing it a few times and scrolling around a bunch? For me it doesn't work when I just restarted Firefox, but will start to work after a few tries. (Firefox from arch repo as well, using Antergos)

[yulqen]

Seeing problems in Firefox 55.0.1, vimperator 3.14.0. No way to access vimperator Preferences (button click does nothing). No :buffers, no :tab, no f to show links (Reference Error: tab is not defined). That's as far as I've got so far.

[vp1981]

Guys, you are scaring me..., I can't browsing effectively without vimperator.

I'll hope vimperator will continue to work fine on all my systems.

@hammerheadlemon, why you don't update vimperator to ver. 3.16.0?

[yulqen]

@vp1981 3.14.0 is default download seemingly and building and signing own version isn't working for me. Is there a way to install 3.16.0 without having to create your own keys, install npm, etc?

[vp1981]

@hammerheadlemon, that's funny. I installed vimperator using builtin mechanism, though I use firefox sync so may be this somehow help me to install ver. 3.16.0.

According to addons.mozilla.org, https://addons.mozilla.org/ru/firefox/addon/vimperator/versions/, ver. 3.16.0 is newer but is marked as not compatible with firefox 55.

I think ver. 3.14.0 was erroneously marked as compatible with firefox up to ver. 56, while ver. 3.16.0 was marked correctly.

I would try to remove and install vimperator again, may be this will help to install ver. 3.16.0

[yulqen]

@vp1981 Yeah, I'm seeing 3.16.0 marked as not compatible with my version of Firefox too. Interesting that the builtin mechanism gave you 3.16.0. I just tried reinstalling and still getting 3.14.0. I also use sync.

[WuTheFWasThat]

@roSievers pressing it a few times and scrolling around a bunch doesn't seem to help

stuff like buffer! 2 does actually work. but buffers does nothing

Edit: actually even in FF54 buffers does nothing for me.. despite buffer completion working

[SammysHP]

Vimperator:	3.16.0.20170426105746 (created: 2017/04/26 10:57:46)
Firefox:	Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:55.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/55.0

No problems so far.

[vp1981]

@hammerheadlemon, that very strange. Anyway, today I updated two Windows machines with Firefox 54 (I updated both Windows and Firefox). On one host there was no vimperator in Firefox (ver. 54) and Firefox itself couldn't update. I downloaded new installer, install new version of Firefox (55, i686) and installed vimperator after that using builtin mechanism, now this host has Firefox 55 and vimperator 3.16.0. Still not all features are work well, for example 'd' doesn't work.

The other host also had Firefox 54 but this host is x86_64. Now I installed vimperator before the upgrade (again, Firefox wasn't able to download new version), upgraded Firefox to ver. 54, however I didn't test how vimperator works (will do it tomorrow).

On other host with (L)Ubuntu I have Firefox 54 (x86_64) and vimperator 3.16.0 and it works fine.

As I reported, vimperator 3.16.0 (basically) works fine on other my hosts with Linux (Archlinux x86_64).

According to SammysHP report I guess that this may be a Windows problem (actually not Windows itself but Firefox for Windows because either Ubuntu or Archlinux build Firefox from source).

[SammysHP]

I found a small (tiny) issue: The background color dependent SSL status icon does not work anymore because the bright version of the icon was removed in FF55.

[bs76]

After update to FF55 :wopen does not seem to work for me

[dschrempf]

When I press f, I get a type error and nothing happens:

TypeError: 'stopPrpagation' called on an object that does not implement inferface Event.

I am using the latest version on git, commit ae0df80

[SammysHP]

@dschrempf
Can you give us some more information? Does it happen on every page? Do you have other addons enabled?

[dschrempf]

I am using waterfox 55.0.1. When rolling back to waterfox 54.0.1 everything works perfectly.

Vimperator:	3.16.0 (created: 2017/08/17 10:24:18)
Firefox:	Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:54.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/54.0.1 Waterfox/54.0.1

Edit: Even when i deactivate all addons, the error persists. It happens on every page.

[sybix]

Hi,

I succed to install vimperator v3.16.0 on firefox 55, but uninstalling it, use a other browser to download the right version, and install it from file.

Maybe you can only uninstall vimperator and go to this link to force install the right version : https://addons.cdn.mozilla.net/user-media/addons/4891/vimperator-3.16.0-fx.xpi?filehash=sha256%3A64063090f48936ee7557908fb659e82ad7fe864f78f6f9b322bdfa95bfd1a497

[SammysHP]

We cannot maintain support for forks of Firefox. If it works in Firefox, but not in Watefox, this is not a problem of Vimperator but the changes in the Fork.

[dschrempf]

Hi, thank you. It works with Firefox 55. I had switched to Waterfox because I was not able to activate the (then unverified) Vimperator for a longer period of time a few months ago.

FYI: I tried Vimium because of these issues and concluded again that Vimperator is by far the better way to go. It would be a pity if the port to WebExtensions fails. Thanks for you work!

[davidsierradz]

If you have problems with Waterfox 55, search in about:config for 'browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2' and set to false, this seems to fix the issues so far.

[SammysHP]

xpinstall.signatures.required should not have any influence since a few versions. But for 3.16 max version is FF 51. We just need a new release.

[clearissimple]

@SammysHP which commit corresponds to version 3.16.0.20170426105746? I built and installed the current HEAD (ae0df80) and it behaves strangely on FF 55.0.2. The B and b commands don't work for instance, and sometimes I have to right-click with my mouse to get any reaction at all.

[SammysHP]

HEAD should work fine, I was not able to reproduce the issue with b. How did you install the addon? Do you have compiled Firefox yourself?

[clearissimple]

I checked out the repository, ran make and installed through the "Install Add-On From File..." command. This is the Firefox packaged with Ubuntu.
I hit b, type a string that would match a tab, hit Enter and get:
TypeError: browser.contentDocument is undefined

[dschrempf]

Did you reset your configuration by moving your `~/.mozilla/` out of the way or deleting it before doing so?

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On Wed, Aug 23 2017, gyphub wrote: I checked out the repository, ran make and installed through the "Install Add-On From File..." command. This is the Firefox packaged with Ubuntu. I hit b, type a string that would match a tab, hit Enter and get: TypeError: browser.contentDocument is undefined - You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.*

[clearissimple]

No, I've never done that.

However, it seems that the issues appear solely in windows that were restored from a previous browsing session. In new windows everything works as it should.

Could this have anything to do with the changed way Firefox 55 restores sessions?

Kevin Jones’ heroic work on moving session restore to restore tabs using lazy-browsers finally landed. He tried out a nice idea to improve the performance of restoring a session as the Virtual Tabs add-on, and then he started to take a stab at converting the add-on into a patch for Firefox!

[WuTheFWasThat]

yes @gyphub, you're right! it seems I can use firefox 55 after all :) - for some reason I didn't think to test a new window

[dbolgheroni]

Did not know about Waterfox until this thread. Glad to see Vimperator (from master HEAD) works great with 55.0.2.

[chshersh]

I've installed Vimperator 3.16 despite the fact that Add-ons Manager says it's incompatible with my Firefox 55 and it worked.

[pucerpocok]

@gyphub Thank you!
Based on your link I found the setting browser.sessionstore.restore_tabs_lazily.
After I set it to false and restarted the buffer completition works also in restored window.

[nmeum]

So…if HEAD works fine wouldn't it be time for a new release?

[bioe007]

Following @sybix comment, #772 (comment) worked for me.