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New documentation area, first Howto uploaded
I've modified the "documentation" navigation entry, above, to have a "sub-navigation", to allow me to store even more documentation for end users, and in future even for developers.
So far, a new "Howtos"-area is placed there next to the "PrefBar Help", which always had been there.
The first Howto is one, which shows how checkboxes may be colored, depending on their switch state, using CSS.
2008-12-12 - Manuel Reimer
Uploaded new Button: Validate Buttons 1.0
A new button file to validate your pages is available here. It contains one button to validate HTML and one to validate CSS.
2008-10-23 - Manuel Reimer
Uploaded PrefBar 4.1.2, updated button "Font Reset Button"
I've uploaded a new PrefBar release which primarly fixes bugs with Firefox 3.0, like the non-working Font resize buttons and the corrupted PrefBar menu after customizing toolbars. It also fixes a bug which causes PrefBar to be corrupted if collapsed using the "grippy" on the left side of the toolbar, in SeaMonkey. You may have a look at the Changelog for more info.

If you don't use Firefox 3.0 or don't use grippies in SeaMonkey, then you most probably don't need this update!

I also updated the Font Reset Button to work with Firefox 3.0.
2008-07-29 - Manuel Reimer
Updated buttons "page2jpeg" and "refererspoof"
I've uploaded bugfix releases of two buttons:
- Page2Jpeg Button placed copies of the big image files into the download manager database. See Bug 19454.
- Referer Spoof Menulist failed and started to flood the error console as soon as the first browser window got closed
2008-07-03 - Manuel Reimer
Referer Spoof Menulist should work now
Referer Spoof Menulist 2.0 is online for a pretty long time now. It also has been downloaded several hundred times. The interesting about it: It couldn't work in PrefBar < 4.1.1. There has been a bug in PrefBar that breaks initifunctions in extlists (Bug 19216). I myself had an older version running which doesn't use initfunctions and so I first got told about this bug via mail some weeks ago. So what did all the other people do? I'm always happy if someone gives feedback!
2008-06-15 - Manuel Reimer
PrefBar 4.1.1 published
PrefBar 4.1.1 now is online. It contains a security fix for SeaMonkey 1.x users, has a new checkbox under "options" to optional disable the update check and should work well with the upcoming Firefox 3.0. For more information have a look at the Changelog. The installation link can be found on the Installation page
2008-06-15 - Manuel Reimer
PrefBar 4.1.1 RC 2 online
Just another release candidate in hope some testers help to find missing bugs to be able to fix before 4.1.1 gets released. Thanks for any help!
Download/Install: PrefBar 4.1.1 RC 2
2008-06-02 - Manuel Reimer
PrefBar 4.1.1 RC 1 ready for you to test
It would be nice if as much people as possible could give PrefBar 4.1.1 RC 1 a try. This one fixes some bugs that got reported after PrefBar 4.1. Most of those are issues with Firefox 3.0 and as there is already a RC1 of Firefox 3.0, I think it's time to get a release which works well there.

Please test NOW. If you report your bugs after 4.1.1 is out, then it's too late to fix them!
2008-05-24 - Manuel Reimer
PrefBar 4.1 finished!
PrefBar 4.1 RC1 is online for several weeks now and I didn't get more bug reports, so it seems like it works for most people and is ready to be published. In PrefBar 4.1 several smaller bugs have been fixed and some small features have been added. To just name a few of them:
- The text in the hotkey editor fields now becomes red if the hotkey is already taken by another extension or the browser itself
- The "Del" key now works for deleting buttons in the button editor
- PrefBar 4.1 contains a simple update notifier which will tell you about future PrefBar updates and asks you if you like to visit the PrefBar homepage
Download here
2008-05-04 - Manuel Reimer
"Server Info Button" updated
Unfortunately I only tested my "Server Info Button" with one of the PrefBar 4.1 pre-finals and as I added some "PrefBar 4.1 only" features, the button didn't work for PrefBar 4.0.
I've fixed the button to also work with PrefBar 4.0, now and reuploaded the button. Anyone, who tried the old version without success, may give the button a second try, now.
Sorry for the mistake.
2008-04-16 - Manuel Reimer
PrefBar 4.1 RC 1 finished, new Button "Server Info Button"
This most probably is the last update before publishing PrefBar 4.1 final. I've added an update notifier into this version, which will tell you if there is a new update (after 4.1) available and fixed some minor bugs.

I've also uploaded a new button to the More Buttons page. The "Server Info" button will fetch some information about the server, hosting your currently viewed page, like the installed server software, operating system, database, ...
2008-04-13 - Manuel Reimer
Beta 2 available
Just another Beta of 4.1 with some smaller bugs fixed. Available as always on the installation page
2008-03-31 - Manuel Reimer
Uploaded PrefBar 4.1 Beta
I've uploaded a first beta of the upcoming PrefBar 4.1. It would be nice if as much people as possible could give this version a try and file any bug they find, so I'm able to fix them before publishing PrefBar 4.1 in a few days. The new version may be downloaded here.
2008-03-24 - Manuel Reimer
Updated Referer Spoof Menulist and Text URL button
Two buttons on the More Buttons page have been updated:

Referer Spoof Menulist
A new Version (2.0) has been updated, which uses the "initfunction" feature, which has been added with PrefBar 4.0. The old Referer Spoof Menulist just abused the "getfunction" for initializing, which doesn't work well, if you, for example, place the menulist to a submenu on PrefBar. In this case, getfunction will be called first, if you open this submenu, but initfunction will be called immediately after browser startup.

Text URL button
In some situations, the selected URL hasn't been detected. This has been fixed in the new version (1.1).
2008-03-13 - Manuel Reimer
New buttons: Page2Jpeg and UnPopup
I've uploaded two new buttons for you, to import into PrefBar. The first will save the currently viewed page to an image file and the second turns popup windows back into real browser windows. Visit the More Buttons page for more info.
2008-02-15 - Manuel Reimer
Get PrefBar 4.0 now! Some new buttons uploaded
The new PrefBar (Version 4.0) is finished now.

Now it's possible to import buttons with just one click! Just visit the More buttons site and click "Import" for those buttons, you like to have. And, of course, send me the buttons, you created on your own, so I'm able to add them to this page!

A second big feature are the submenus, which allow to group buttons and so to save space on your PrefBar.

For a list of all features: Have a look at the Changelog

You'll also find some new buttons for download. Just have a look on your own, to decide if something is useful for you.
2007-07-10 - Manuel Reimer
PrefBar 3.4.1 now published, some new buttons uploaded
And finally its done... This is just a bugfix release, which fixes several smaller bugs and this silly "Hotkey disable" bug, which made the browser unusable, if the "F8" hotkey is disabled. You'll find the new version on the installation page.

I've also uploaded some more buttons. David E. Ross was so kind to send me all his buttons and I've uploaded some of my buttons, too. Have a look at the More buttons site!
2007-07-10 - Manuel Reimer
New Button "Refererspoof", PrefBar 3.4.1 Beta published!
I've published a beta version for PrefBar 3.4.1. This version will fix some smaller bugs in 3.4, like the disabling of the "hide/unhide" hotkey, which may cause the browser to be unusable.

I also want to introduce a new site: More buttons.
I'll add buttons there, I currently don't want to add to PrefBar by default. The first button, you'll find there, is a button, which allowes to modify the Referer, sent to websites.
2007-06-22 - Manuel Reimer
PrefBar 3.4 published!
Finally, PrefBar 3.4 seems to be ready. Most of the bugs in bugzilla are fixed now and some new features have been added. To just name the two biggest ones:
- Hotkey support, which enables to set a hotkey for buttons and links!
- Tab dependent checkboxes, which makes it possible to toggle Javascript, Images and Plugins for the currently displayed tab/window
All the smaller changes are listed here.
The new version is, as always, available on the installation page
2007-05-14 - Manuel Reimer
PrefBar 3.4 RC1 uploaded
I've uploaded the release candidate for PrefBar 3.4 now. If noone finds major bugs, this will get the final release of PrefBar 3.4. In this RC1 the flash checkbox was improved, again and hotkey support has been modified to work without problems in all current SeaMonkey and Firefox versions!
2007-05-09 - Manuel Reimer
PrefBar 3.4 beta 2 uploaded
I've uploaded a second beta of PrefBar 3.4 today.
I hope there will be some testers, who may help me with testing the new features. This new beta has hotkey support. You may define hotkeys for Buttons and Links and use them inside your browser window.
In SeaMonkey the hotkeys are updated immediately if you change them. On Firefox the hotkeys will only affect new windows! This is a limitation in Firefox. This problem will not longer exist in Firefox 3.x.
2007-04-09 - Manuel Reimer
PrefBar 3.4 beta uploaded
I've uploaded a beta of PrefBar 3.4 today. This is only for testers!!! You aren't able to go back to PrefBar 3.3.4 as soon as 3.4 is installed, as PrefBar 3.4 will convert your button database to a new format! Create a test profile to use this beta version!

I also want to inform all PrefBar users, that PrefBar 3.4 will be the first PrefBar, where Mozilla Suite is not longer supported!
edit 2007-05-09: moved information about Mozilla suite to separate page
2007-03-18 - Manuel Reimer
PrefBar 3.3.4 is out now
PrefBar 3.3.4 has been published today. The new PrefBar, again, tries to fix several problems with the flash checkbox. It also has a modified "Restore Tab" button, which will use the built-in "Restore Tab"-feature of Firefox 2.0. This means, that the PrefBar-built-in backend now is exclusively for SeaMonkey.

2006-11-30 - Manuel Reimer
Page redesigned, PrefBar 3.3.3 released
Minor redesign of page. Now the news section is much bigger and so I'm able to write more than just a line for each release. The Documentation is now linked in the main navigation and the old versions and experimental builds have been moved to the installation page.

I've also released PrefBar 3.3.3. Sorry for the mistake, but I just missed to update the version numbers in 3.3.2. If you already have installed PrefBar 3.3.2, then there is no reason to install 3.3.3 if you don't need the correct version numbers in the installer or extension manager. I'll now create a checklist for future releases in hope I'll not miss something again.
The new version is, as always, available on the installation page
2006-11-02 - Manuel Reimer