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Installation
Overview
The Annozilla software consists of three extensions:
- xpointerlib A library to allow the use of XPointers
- the annotations service A service allowing access to annotations
- Annozilla The Annozilla client itself
Quick install
For a quick installation, you can
For more details, read on.
Details
For Mozilla users: Both the annotations service and Annozilla can be installed in one of two ways:
- into the "global chrome" area - this means that the extension will be available for all users of the browser. This requires the user to have write access to the brower installation, i.e. you may need to have Administrator rights on Windows, or to be root on Unix-based systems.
- into the "personal chrome" area - this means that the extension will be available only to the user who installs the extension, but will be available across all versions of the browser, if multiple versions are installed.
If you have not already installed the extension, then you will be prompted during installation and asked for your chosen destination.
For Firefox 1.0+ users: The latest versions of the extension will install automatically into the "personal chrome" area. This means that, if you have different users on the same machine, they will all need to install Annozilla separately.
Firefox users gain all the benefits of the Firefox Extension Manager, including automatic updates to newer versions of the software.
If you are running both the Mozilla suite and Mozilla Firefox, then you will need to install all these extensions separately.
Installing the Annozilla packages
The latest versions of these components are as follows:
- xpointerlib version 0.2.4 - install the package
- annotations service version 0.3.3 - install the package
- Annozilla version 0.6.8 - install the package
Firefox users will need to allow installation from this site before proceeding, if they have not previously done so.
Select Allow, then OK, to allow installation from this site.
You should see a screen like the one shown below. Please accept this by clicking on 'Install' if you want to install the package.
Mozilla screenshot
![A web site is requesting permission to install annozilla-[version].xpi. Malicious software can damage your computer or violate your privacy. You should only install software from sources that you trust.](software_installation.png)
Firefox screenshot
![A web site is requesting permission to install annozilla-[version].xpi. Malicious software can damage your computer or violate your privacy. You should only install software from sources that you trust.](firefox-installation.png)
Mozilla users only: If you have not previously installed the extension, you will be asked for the destination of the installation:
If the extension is already installed on your system, then the software will automatically install the new version in the same location as the old one.
The usual legal disclaimers apply, I am not responsible for any damage Annozilla might do to your machine, and stuff like that.
Firefox users can get extra functionality by downloading the Spellbound extension (which provides spelling checking functionality) and an appropriate dictionary. See the Spellbound page for details.