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How to Install a Development version of the DuckieTV Chrome Browser Extension SOURCE

garfield69 edited this page Mar 16, 2021 · 6 revisions

Pre requisites:

Note: Chrome Browsers on Windows XP and Windows Vista are not supported.

Extracting the archive

  • Extract the DuckieTV-angular.zip archive to your favourite development directory/folder.

Manifest setup

Choose to

Set up for DuckieTV in TAB mode

TAB mode allows you to launch DuckieTV by clicking on a new Chrome Browser TAB

  • TAB mode is the default configuration, no additional set up is required.

OR to

Set up for DuckieTV in Button mode

Button mode allows you to launch DuckieTV by clicking on the DuckieTV Icon placed near the right side of the Chrome Browser Address bar.

  • Find and rename the file called manifest.json to manifest-tab.json.
  • Find and rename the file called manifest-app.json to manifest.json.

Now we can

Load the Browser Extension

  • Start by clicking on the Chrome Browser Customize menu button (also know as the Hamburger button)
  • And scroll down the list to More Tools and select the Extensions menu entry
  • now click on the Developer Mode check box
  • next we click on the Load Unpacked Extension button
  • and find where you saved the unpacked archive and click on the OK button

Now you can

Start up DEV

  • Click on your new TAB, or Button to launch it. You are now running the DEV version!!

Additional Notes

(i) To Import your backup to populate the new DEV Database

  • at the You have not Series Yet! page click on the You can Also Import a Backup button
  • and then click on the Choose a Backup to Load button
  • Select your backup and click on the Open button
  • and wait until the import is complete.

(ii) DEV does not Auto-Update its code, so if you want to continue using the latest DEV version you will need to periodically fetch it again here.
After unpacking the archive to the same folder as before, you need to let Chrome know of the changes by

Refreshing the Browser Extension

  • from your Chrome Browser, access the Extensions page and find the existing DEV extension
  • and click on the Reload link to update the Browser.

Problems?

  • feel free to raise a ticket on GitHub here, or submit a post on Reddit here
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