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---
layout: post
title: Look back 13 years ago of Configuration Mania
author: cat_in_136
tags:
- configuration mania
- firefox
- mozilla
- チラシの裏
thumbnail: "{% asset_image_path 201703-lookbackconfmania-ext.svg %}"
date: '2017-03-24T22:10:54+09:00'
---
<figure style="display: block; margin: auto; text-align: center; font-size: smaller;">
{% asset_image_tag fitcontain 201703-lookbackconfmania-ext.svg %}
<figcaption>The banner image of my old addon site.</figcaption>
</figure>
<p style="margin-bottom: 2cm;">
Look back to early era (2004) of Configuration Mania...
</p>
<aside>
<p style="font-weight: bold;">
IMPORTANT: <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en/firefox/addon/configuration-mania-4420/">Configuration Mania</a> will not receive any more updates and will stop working by next November with Firefox 57.
</p>
</aside>
<h3>version 1.00.0.0020</h3>
<p>
First version '1.00.0.0020' was released on March 3, 2004.
</p>
<figure style="display: block; margin: auto; text-align: center; font-size: smaller;">
{% asset_image_tag fitcontain 201703-lookbackconfmania-cm-1.01.0.0023-ss.png %}
<figcaption>Configuration Mania 1.01.0.0023 on Firefox 0.8</figcaption>
</figure>
<h3>Chrome Uninstaller</h3>
<p>
Mozilla Firefox pre-0.9 did not have <code>install.rdf</code> packaging scheme.
Old packaging system --
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Archive/Install.js">XPInstall</a>
did not provide easy-to-use methods of uninstall extensions.
So, most of extensions did not have uninstaller.
</p>
<p>
To resolve this problem,
Old Configuration Mania had a panel to uninstall any other extensions.
</p>
<p>
Cite from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040921075102/http://members.lycos.co.uk/toolbarpalette/confmania/index_en.html">my site at the time</a>:
</p>
<blockquote>
<p>
You can get various extensions on the web
(e.g. <a href="http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/">Extension Room</a>.)
Most of them do not have uninstaller. Chrome Uninstaller allows you to
uninstall them. You can also uninstall non-extension chrome. For
example you can uninstall "XBL Marquee Emulation" so as to
disable <marquee>.
</p>
<h4>How to Use Chrome Uninstaller</h4>
<figure style="display: block; margin: auto; text-align: center; font-size: smaller;">
{% asset_image_tag fitcontain 201703-lookbackconfmania-chromeuninstaller.png %}
<figcaption>Screenshot of Chrome Uninstaller</figcaption>
</figure>
<ol>
<li>Select Chrome Uninstaller on "Configuration Mania" setting dialog.</li>
<li>Select a underlined extension to be uninstalled.</li>
<li>Click "Uninstaller" tab, to show uninstall information.</li>
<li>Check or UnCheck files to be removed.</li>
<li>Click "Force Uninstall" button. Then <strong>immediately</strong> uninstallation is done
and the chrome is removed from the list.</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>It is <em>not recommended to uninstall builtin chromes and new-system extensions</em>.
That usually cause troubles with Firefox.</li>
<li>"Remove prefs" does not work correctly on <em>a few</em> extensions.</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p>
'Chrome Uninstaller' has been removed in version '1.06.2005030801'
on March 8, 2005.
</p>
<h3>The first review message</h3>
<p>
Prior to AMO -- <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/">addons.mozilla.org</a>,
"<a href="http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/">Extension Room</a>" had served
as the way to get firefox extensions.
</p>
<p>
The first review message to Configuration Mania was antics.
Cite from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20041028112448/http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/more-info/configmania">the page at the time</a>:
</p>
<blockquote>
<dl class="NOTES-list">
<dt class="NOTE-header">[1] Submitted by: <strong>Your mama</strong> on Wednesday June 16th 2004</dt>
<dd class="NOTE-body">
<div>
<p>This SUCKS!</p>
</div>
<div class="NOTE-ua">Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040615 Firefox/0.9</div>
</dd>
</dl>
</blockquote>
<p>Note:</p>
<ul>
<li>The name of Configuration "Mania" is incorrect in grammar.</li>
<li>"Configuration Geek" would be better, I think now.</li>
<li>I think that the reviewer made a pun between "Ma<em>m</em>a" and "Ma<em>ni</em>a".</li>
</ul>
<h3>Inspiration</h3>
<figure style="display: block; margin: auto; text-align: center; font-size: smaller;">
{% asset_image_tag fitcontain 201703-lookbackconfmania-ttlo2.png %}
<figcaption>TTLO 0.1.4.2 on Firefox 0.8</figcaption>
</figure>
<ul>
<li>The name of Configuration Mania was inspired by sundry/bicycle shop "<a href="http://www.com-mania.com/">Communication Mania</a>"</li>
<li>The concept of Configuration Mania was inspired by another firefox(firebird) extension <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060113073532/http://cdn.mozdev.org/ttlo/">"Things They Left Out" (TTLO)</a>.</li>
</ul>