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RefControl Version History

20 versions

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Version 0.8.17.1-signed.1-signed 75.4 KiB Works with Firefox 1.5 - 56.*, SeaMonkey 2.0 - 2.21.*

* Fix sv-SE locale
* Compatibility fixes for newer versions of Firefox

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Version 0.8.16.1-signed.1-signed 86.4 KiB Works with Firefox 1.5 - 21.*, SeaMonkey 2.0 - 2.21.*

  • Mark as compatible with Firefox 10
  • Change the statusbar icon into a toolbar button. It can now be moved from the add-on bar if desired
  • Fixed encoding problem fi-FI locale which was preventing the options dialog from loading

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Version 0.8.15.1-signed.1-signed 73.9 KiB Works with Firefox 1.5 - 10.*, SeaMonkey 2.0 - 2.0.*

  • Mark as compatible with Firefox 6.0a1.
  • Added the following locales via BabelZilla:
    • sv-SE Locale - Lakrits

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Version 0.8.14.1-signed.1-signed 44.5 KiB Works with Firefox 1.0 - 5.*, SeaMonkey 2.0 - 2.0.*

  • Add Firefox 4.0.x compatibility. Thanks to Nils Maier.
  • Mark as compatible with SeaMonkey 2.0.x
  • Added the following locales via BabelZilla:
    • es-AR Locale - KNTRO
    • ko-KR Locale - alphanis

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Version 0.8.13 34.0 KiB Works with Firefox 1.0 - 3.6.*

* Include chrome.manifest file for compatibility with Firefox 3.6
* Rename some variables to avoid potential conflicts with other extensions

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Version 0.8.12 34.0 KiB Works with Firefox 1.0 - 3.5.*

* Remove leading "*." from any user-entered site
* Added $RAND variable which produces a different random string every time it is used
* Added the following locale via BabelZilla:
o cs-CZ Locale - MartinZubek

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Version 0.8.11 33.0 KiB Works with Firefox 1.0 - 3.5.*

* Fixed the Visit Home Page link in the About dialog
* Added the following locales via BabelZilla:
o ja-JP Locale - drry
o pl-PL Locale - hiryu

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Version 0.8.10 30.0 KiB Works with Firefox 1.0 - 3.0pre

Added the following locales via BabelZilla:
* ca-AD Locale - el_libre
* fi-FI Locale - kenmooda
* zh-CN Locale - web123lai

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Version 0.8.9 28.0 KiB Works with Firefox 1.0 - 3.0b2

* Added an option to stop RefControl from appearing in the right-click context menu.

* Added the following locales via BabelZilla:
o el-GR Locale - Sonickydon
o hr-HR Locale - Krcko
o ru-RU Locale - f0x
o tr-TR Locale - Celikbas
o zh-TW Locale - 風痕影

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Version 0.8.8 23.0 KiB Works with Firefox 1.0 - 2.0.0.*

* Gracefully handle the input of a full URL where a site name is expected.

* The Custom field can now include variables.

* Added the following locales via BabelZilla:
o de-DE Locale - Starke
o uk-UA Locale - MozUA

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Version 0.8.7 21.0 KiB Works with Firefox 1.0 - 2.0

* When right-clicking on an image or link there is now a menu item to adjust settings for the site of the image or link instead of the current site.

* The statusbar icon will display with an all black border when a Referer is present or in grey/black otherwise.

* Added import/export functions to save your list of sites to a text file and load them back again.

* Added the following locales via BabelZilla:
o es-ES Locale - srxo1978
o nb-NO Locale - bliblok
o pt-BR Locale - Rodrigo Bergmann Laurindo
o pt-PT Locale - RedStar

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Version 0.8.6 17.0 KiB Works with Firefox 1.0 - 2.0

* Fixed problem with long Referers making the statusbar display too wide.

* Added the following locales via BabelZilla:
o fr-FR Locale - Goofy
o it-IT Locale - MatrixIsAllOver
o nl-NL Locale - Alf

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Version 0.8.5 15.0 KiB Works with Firefox 1.0 - 2.0

Added an option to enable and disable RefControl without restarting the browser.

Changed statusbar display to have an icon that shows whether RefControl is enabled or disabled.

Added a right-click context menu to the statusbar display.

The list of sites is now stored slightly differently to allow for literal spaces (not %20 encoded) in the Referer. If you were using a previous version and have a custom Referer with a space or a percent sign in it you should check to make sure that it is still set properly after upgrading.

Internal changes to ease translation into other languages. If you would like to provide a translation please contact me via email.

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Version 0.8.2 12.0 KiB Works with Firefox 1.0 - 1.5.0.*

By popular request, the statusbar display can now be completely disabled.

When the statusbar is set to display 'RefControl' it will be bold if there is a Referer and in a normal font otherwise.

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Version 0.8.1 12.0 KiB Works with Firefox 1.0 - 1.4.1

Added workaround for Firefox bug #174320 (was breaking other extensions on Firefox v1.0.x).

Added About button to Options dialog.

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Version 0.8 12.0 KiB Works with Firefox 1.0 - 1.4

Added a statusbar display to show what Referer was sent for the current page

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Version 0.7 11.0 KiB Works with Firefox 1.0 - 1.4

Added "3rd Party requests only" checkbox.

Added "RefControl Options" entry to Tools menu.

You can now edit a site by double-clicking on it in the list and add a new site by double-clicking on an empty area.

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Version 0.6 10.0 KiB Works with Firefox 1.0 - 1.0+

Added an entry to the page context menu. Right click on a page and select "RefControl Options" to adjust the settings for the site you are currently viewing.

Added Help button to options dialog

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Version 0.5.1 9.0 KiB Works with Firefox 1.0 - 1.0+

Fixed installation problem on non-Windows computers

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Version 0.5 9.0 KiB Works with Firefox 1.0 - 1.0+

This version does not install properly on non-Windows computers. Don't attempt to install this version if you are not running windows.

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