Dictionaries not compatible?

[back2themoon]

I've been a bit away so sorry if I missed something. I'm seeing all my three usual dictionaries disabled as not compatible, is this new? No leniency on the poor dictionaries, or a bug?

29.0.0.a2 x64 2020-03-11

[JoeyG]

... I'm seeing all my three usual dictionaries disabled as not compatible, is this new? No leniency on the poor dictionaries, or a bug? 29.0.0.a2 x64 2020-03-11

Though it's not "the solution", just to get things up and running again provisionally, you might check the respective install.rdf files and edit them as needed.

This isn't really "allowed", but I guess only doing it for your own personal use on a temporary basis isn't a crime against humanity .

[JustOff]

Perhaps you are using Firefox dictionaries, they are no longer compatible after Issue #1446 (UXP). Try reinstalling the ones you need from here.

[back2themoon]

Ok thanks, but are dictionaries considered the same as extensions?

Also, I'll throw the request here: please also consider (Tobin?) uploading this Greek-English (US) dictionary.

[New Tobin Paradigm]

The fuck is greek english us?!

[back2themoon]

Double dictionary. Useful and common (on non-Latin languages, I guess). You don't have to keep switching and mixed content is common here.

[New Tobin Paradigm]

Maybe when dictionaries become real add-ons on the site then people can submit and/or takeover that initial selection. But I will not be personally converting any more.

[Andrew Herbert]

I wonder if this has been unintentional. The issue text on GitHub doesn't mention anything about dictionaries.

[New Tobin Paradigm]

Are dictionaries strict compatibility? Are these Mozilla provided or ones currently living on my repo subdomain?

What is the targetApplication blocks for one that isn't working?

[back2themoon]

None of the ones that went incompatible were from your repo. This is from the linked gre-eng dictionary:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<RDF xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
     xmlns:em="http://www.mozilla.org/2004/em-rdf#">
    <Description about="urn:mozilla:install-manifest">
        <em:type>64</em:type>
        <em:bootstrap>true</em:bootstrap>
        <em:id>SpellingGR-EN_US@kostaskatsaros</em:id>
	<em:unpack>true</em:unpack>
        <em:version>0.8.7</em:version>
        <em:name>Greek - English (US) Spelling dictionary</em:name>
        <em:description>Combined Greek - English (US) spell checking dictionary for Firefox - Thunderbird - Seamonkey</em:description>
        <em:homepageURL>https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/greek-english-spell-dictionary/</em:homepageURL>
        <em:creator>Kostas Katsaros</em:creator>
        <em:targetApplication>
            <Description>
                <!-- Firefox -->
                <em:id>{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}</em:id>
                <em:minVersion>2.0</em:minVersion>
                <em:maxVersion>42.*</em:maxVersion>
            </Description>
        </em:targetApplication>
        <em:targetApplication>
            <Description>
                <!-- Thunderbird -->
                <em:id>{3550f703-e582-4d05-9a08-453d09bdfdc6}</em:id>
                <em:minVersion>2.0</em:minVersion>
                <em:maxVersion>42.*</em:maxVersion>
            </Description>
        </em:targetApplication>
        <em:targetApplication>
            <Description>
                <!-- SeaMonkey -->
                <em:id>{92650c4d-4b8e-4d2a-b7eb-24ecf4f6b63a}</em:id>
                <em:minVersion>1.1a</em:minVersion>
                <em:maxVersion>2.39</em:maxVersion>
            </Description>
        </em:targetApplication>
    </Description>
</RDF>

[New Tobin Paradigm]

Yeah, the Dual-GUID system has been adjusted for Pale Moon 29 to ONLY ALLOW Extensions with a Firefox ID (not a Pale Moon or toolkit ID). That is why it is now incompatible. Themes, Language Packs, old style item packages, and I think I am forgetting one type.. without a Pale Moon or Toolkit ID will not be allowed to install or be used.

Remove all targetApplication blocks in there and add a toolkit@mozilla.org minVersion 4.1 maxVersion 5.0.0a1 targetApplication and continue along until I get dictionaries onto the Add-ons Site Proper then perhaps you can fork and submit it for everyone to enjoy.

This is special dispensation (read: non-harassment permission) from me to do this for dicts for the time being for your personal use. Please do not dist it.

[Andrew Herbert]

I thought dictionaries were less intertwined than language packs and themes.

[New Tobin Paradigm]

They still have an install.rdf file and follow the same rules. There is a reason the forked and processed ones only have a toolkit targetApplication.

This is one of them.