From 724bb98e837c3d6a289a917ce6a7edba4e0c5d8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anthony Lieuallen Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:23:38 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add README.md --- README.md | 91 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 91 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c170d3f --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@ +# Documentation + +Dead pages, broken links, the scourge of the internet. +Powerhouse sites like Slashdot and Digg can bring a server to its knees. +What do we do when a page is dead but we still want to see it? +Call in the clerics, and perform a resurrection ceremony! +Or, the easier route, use this extension. + +## Features + + * Searches through seven page cache/mirrors: + * [CoralCDN](http://www.coralcdn.org/) + * [Google Cache](http://www.google.com/) (plus text-only version) + * [Yahoo! Cache](http://search.yahoo.com/) + * [The Internet Archive](http://web.archive.org/) + * [MSN Cache](http://search.msn.com/) + * [Gigablast Cache](http://www.gigablast.com/) + * [WebCite](http://www.webcitation.org/) + +Of course, not every page can be in every cache. +When a page is unavailable, you'll generally see that site's error page. +Hit back and try another one! + + * Accessible: + * In the context (right-click) menu for the current page, and for all links. + * In the toolbar, just customize it to drag the button in. + * With the keyboard: press `Ctrl-Shift-U` + * Directly in the net error ("Firefox could not load this page...") page. + +# Changelog + + * Version 2.0.7 (Jun 26, 2011) + * Firefox 5.0 compatibility. + * Updated translations from babelzilla.org. + * Version 2.0.6 (Jan 17, 2011) + * Firefox 4 compatibility. (#444, #453) + * Rework `netError.xhtml` modifications to interact better with other extensions. + * Add translations: cs-CZ, da, de, fr, nl, sr, sv-SE, tr-TR, zh-CN + * Update translations: ca-AD, el-GR, en-US, es-AR, es-CL, es-ES, fi-FI, hr-HR, it-IT, ja-JP, ko-KR, pl-PL, pt-BR, pt-PT, ru-RU, sl-SI, uk-UA, zh-TW + * Version 2.0.5 (Nov 12, 2009) + * Replace "MSN" with "Bing" engine. + * Firefox 3.6 compatibility flag. + * Version 2.0.4 (Apr 30, 2009) + * Compatibility with Firefox 3.5. + * Visual tweak to the net error page. + * Remove port number from CoralCDN URLs. + * Remember the last target (window/tab) and use it as the default next time. + * Version 2.0.3 (June 27, 2008) + * Increase the space available for the resurrect UI in the net error page. + * Use the built-in openUILinkIn method to create a new tab. + * Version 2.0.2 (May 31, 2008) + * Various translation updates. + * Add ja-JP locale. + * Do not show resurrect buttons in the "net error" page when it doesn't make sense. + * Version 2.0.1 + * Firefox 3.0 RC1 compatibility. + * Version 2.0.0 + * Firefox 3.0 beta compatibility. + * New interface incorporating graphics and more intuitive buttons. + * Version 1.0.8 (Mar 28, 2007) + * Disable the cache-selection interface while a synchronous API call is being made. + * Add translations: ko-KR, fi-FI, ca-AD. + * Update translations: hr-HR, es-CL. + * Version 1.0.7 (Feb 19, 2007) + * Add translations: da-DK, hr-HR, uk-UA, sl-SI, el-GR + * Version 1.0.6 + * Clerical error, missing? + * Version 1.0.5 + * Internal fix for locale translations. + * Version 1.0.4 + * Locale updates. + * Version 1.0.3 + * Fix a foolish bug that left the in-error-page control broken in the last bugfix. + * Version 1.0.2 + * Fix bug when using "Resurrect this link" function. + * Version 1.0.1 + * Fix bug case + * When a page that couldn't load shows the error page in a background tab, the interface would not work. + * Version 1.0: + * Select current tab, new tab, new window for new page. + * Translations for 9 languages, thanks to BabelZilla.org. + * Minor code tweaks and improvements. + * Version 0.6: + * Switch to using the MSN Search API, instead of screen scraping. + * Integrate into the net error page. + * Version 0.5.1 + * Bugfix, broken shortcut key. + +# License + +Resurrect Pages is released under the MIT license.