David Bolton

About me

Developer Information
Name David Bolton
User since March 5, 2007
Number of add-ons developed 0 add-ons
Average rating of developer's add-ons Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My Reviews

Remove Duplicate Messages

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Saved me manually removing thousands of duplicate messages

This user has a previous review of this add-on.

Remove Duplicate Messages

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Saved me manually removing thousands of duplicate messages

Provider for CalDAV & CardDAV

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Works great with Nextcloud calendar and contacts.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.7). 

Go Parent Folder

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've always been frustrated that Firefox didn't let me get from a search result to the bookmark's folder. This add-on finally solves that problem.

Show My Password

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The feature that reveals the password when hovering over the password field is very convenient except for one thing: it ignores the current cursor position or selection and moves the cursor to the beginning, which is unfortunate if you are getting ready to type.

Saved Password Editor

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Enables manual editing of the password manager (for the many times that Firefox fails to pick up a username/password).

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.7.1.1-signed). 

DuckDuckGo (HTTP)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The so-called "HTTP" version of DuckDuckGo is actually HTTPS now. It looks like the description and screenshots are out of date. Could a developer clarify? Is this version now as private as the SSL versions of DuckDuckGo?

I prefer this version because it creates URLs for each search term (e.g. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=searchterm ). The SSL versions of DuckDuckGo just use the generic URL ( https://duckduckgo.com/ ) which means any time you reload the page, Firefox interrupts you with a dialog asking if you want to resend data. If you are on an unreliable connection where reloads are frequently necessary, this version of DuckDuckGo is much more convenient.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (20120418). 

Readability

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Attempts to monetize this extension have changed Readability from an enjoyable experience to an annoyance. Frequent updates seem only intended to force you to visit their web page asking for donations or sign up for stuff (their web page opens automatically for every update). There is also an invasion of privacy that never existed before. It sends information to the developer every time you use the extension. Look at the other reviews (below) for suggestions of other addons that do the same job without the annoyances.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (2.1). 

autoHideStatusbar

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This addon implements behavior I've wanted for a long time (before I knew this addon existed).

The default settings could be better. I increased the "sensitivity" to better match the height of the status bar, shortened delay to 200 ms and shortened the hover delay to 200 ms.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.4.4).