[gui-talk] Firefox and Webvisum

[Dave Marthouse]

Gerald,

Thanks much for the explanation.

It's too bad that Webvisum isn't being supported.

Thanks again for the assistance.


Dave Marthouse
dmarthouse at gmail.com



On 12/21/2015 6:22 AM, Gerald Levy via gui-talk wrote:
>
> Following is a message I posted last Thursday on another list that 
> explains how to get Webvisum to work with Firefox 43, which introduced 
> a new feature that disables unsigned, third-party add-ons:
>
>
> For those of you who depend on Webvisum to solve image captchas in the 
> absence of sighted help, read on.  The recently-released Firefox 43 
> introduced a new feature that blocks unsigned third-party add-ons like 
> Webvisum and prevents them from working. So if you update to Firefox 
> 43 either intentionally or accidently, Webvisum will no longer work 
> unless you apply the temporary work around described below.  This is 
> only a temporary fix that will no longer work after Firefox 44 is 
> released early next year, because this work around will be disabled or 
> unflagged in Firefox 44.  And if you buy a new computer next year 
> after Firefox 44 is released and then download and install it, 
> Webvisum will no longer work at all, no matter what you try.  So if 
> you still have an older version of Firefox with a working version of 
> Wevvisum already installed, do not update to Firefox 43 or else 
> Wevvisum will no longer work unless you apply the temporary work 
> around described below.  The reason that Webvisum no longer works 
> starting with Firefox 43 is that Mozilla now requires all third-party 
> add-ons to be signed to comply with their security standards.  
> Unfortunately, Webvisum has not been maintained by its developers for 
> years, and they no longer even respond to email inquiries.  So 
> Webvisum is an unsigned add-on that is not approved by Mozilla.  If 
> you do update to Firefox 43,you can get Webvisum to work by following 
> these steps:
>
> 1.  Open Firefox 43 and in the address bar, type the below line as seen
> with no spaces:
> about:config
> 2.  You will get a Firefox warning saying: 'This may void your
> warranty.' Click on  the button that sardonically says: 'I'll be
> careful, I promise.'
> 3.  tab once to the list of 700 or so items and press the letter X. You
> are looking for the below item:
> xpinstall.signatures.required
> 4.  When this item is highlighted, press the context keyh or right click
> and choose toggel or press T (same thing.)
> 5.  The highlighted value should change to false as in:
> xpinstall.signatures.required;false
> 6.  Press Control-W to close the Firefox window and then relaunch it. 
> Webvisum should now work.
>
>
> The only alternative to Webvisum for solving image captchas is a paid 
> service called Rumola which is a signed, third-party extension 
> approved by Mozilla, so it will work with Firefox 43 and later.  But 
> the bottom line is clear.  Webvisum’s days are apparently numbered.  
> Maybe it’s time for the software team at Freedom Scientific to give 
> serious consideration to adding a captcha-solving feature to JAWS.  
> Hope you guys find this information helpful.  For more information 
> about the disabling of unsigned add-ons in Firefox 43, check out the 
> following article from the GHacks Technology News site:
>
> http://www.ghacks.net/2015/12/16/what-you-do-when-firefox-disables-installed-add-ons/Gerald-----Original 
> Message-----From: Dave Marthouse via gui-talkSent: Sunday, December 
> 20, 2015 11:10 PMTo: gui-talk at nfbnet.orgCc: Dave MarthouseSubject: 
> [gui-talk] Firefox and WebvisumI just installed the latest version of 
> Firefox.  It seems it disabledWebvisum.  If I can't can I downgrade 
> Firefox to get that addon back.Boy I love program updates that 
> arbitrarily disable or change customconfigurations!  NOT!!!Any 
> assistance would be appreciated.--Dave 
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Dave Marthouse
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