I got something that I got from grease monkey. I rarely use it. I have brave browser with it.
Get an older version of Firefox or possibly a forked version (Pale Moon, etc.) from an official archive and use that with the add-on for Free Republic. The older version can be installed concurrently with the current version which would be better for general use.
Boy there’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time
12/17/18
I just looked
I won't be able to find the link tonight, but we recently tracked down the last version of Cynwoody's tree view and enhanced form view. I will look for the link - it's back in my sent email a few weeks or months.
For now, the download folder was FRTV and below, the contents of that folder.
I didn't install it because I was going to have to look up how to do it. But it sounds like Firefox updated and I'll have to find the prior version. I will check for the link back in email tomorrow if no one has posted it here.
I think I have in my email the final version but it will take some real hunting. For tonight, below I will link leads to FReepers tracking it down. On the thread linked below, see someone said it works in the BRAVE Browser etc. For those who want to look at leads -see below.
Form enhancer?
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4050544/posts\
Generic XPI file installation
https://www.lifewire.com/xpi-file-2622582
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Anyone here have the skills to produce a posting form enhancer like thee one Freeper cynwoody posted here years ago.
The old link ^ | 10/13/24 | VanityPosted on 10/13/2024, 12:24:05 PM by TangoLimaSierra
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ransomnote: I didn't go all the way through the thread, but here's a few posts from it.
In the General/Chat forum, on a thread titled Anyone here have the skills to produce a posting form enhancer like thee one Freeper cynwoody posted here years ago., Pollard wrote: I found the XPI file if you can figure out how to install it. It's located in the firefox profile folder. Your mozilla/firefox profile is a good thing to back up for occasions like this. It has everything. Addons, themes, favorites, browsing history, open tabs. Restore that and it's nothing ever happened.
Another VERY DETAILED POST FOR TECHNICAL PEOPLE:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4270733/posts?page=64#64
I switched to Brave and installed the script tools, then the form enhancer. The process says it was installed but doesn't show in the installed extension list and doesn't show when opening the comment field. I don't know what to make of that.
If anyone comes across a solution to get this working again, I'd appreciate a ping!
In the Search box type xpinstall.signatures.required
Double-click the preference, or right-click and selected “Toggle”, to set it to False.
Lets us know if this works for you.
Kind of a kick in the goolies. and a pain. Oh well. I know the HTML code so it's not a deal breaker.
Update Firefox to prevent add-ons issues from root certificate expiration
an easier to understand version is
Mozilla warns users to update Firefox before certificate expires
I checked my version of firefox by going to
help->about firefox, and it was an old version, and when I checked my addons, they were disabled.
It appears that if you update firefox, it should enable use of the addons again
you may have to go to the addon page and re-enable them, as when I updated my firefox, they were still disabled, but I could turn them on afterwards.
if/when I have time, I'll try to see what the old cynwoody's app is like
I found the posting enhancer addom and another freeper updated it to work with newer firefox. I had it hosted with a link to it on my profile page but my hosting expired and I’m in between jobs so I won’t be renewing right away. I can email it to you. PM me.
Bookmark
Found a free file host service. Link good for seven days. Fr_Tools.zip — https://limewire.com/d/4f01979c-8f07-4bc2-beef-f51ebb09a45c#V7MQrtBe7S4JliBbgx5P2RRB2R6fa8kR4B1BDb3qPLM
I use it with Firefox. It works OK for me.