Difference between revisions of "Epiphany CC Extension"

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== Installation ==
 
== Installation ==
  
[http://www.geocities.com/textoplano/cc-license-viewer.tar.gz Download] the extension
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* [http://www.geocities.com/textoplano/cc-license-viewer.tar.gz Download] the extension
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* Untar the downloaded file into your Epiphany extensions folder:
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  $ cd ~/.gnome2/epiphany/extensions
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  $ tar zxvf /path/to/cc-license-viewer.tar.gz
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* Restart Epiphany if running
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* Go to the '''Tools''' menu, and select '''Extensions''' to manage your extensions
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* Select the checkbox next to '''Creative Commons license...''', and click '''Close'''.
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* Visit a site with embedded metadata, like http://creativecommons.org
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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* [http://textoplano.livejournal.com/1679.html Jaime's blog entry]
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* [http://www.gnome.org/projects/epiphany Epiphany]

Revision as of 22:19, 26 July 2006



Jaime Frutos Morales developed an extension for the the Epiphany web browser for the Gnome desktop which detects embedded license metadata. If license information is detected the extension adds a (CC) icon to the status bar. Clicking the icon opens the license deed in the browser.

Epiphany-cc-license-viewer1.png

Installation

  • Download the extension
  • Untar the downloaded file into your Epiphany extensions folder:
  $ cd ~/.gnome2/epiphany/extensions
  $ tar zxvf /path/to/cc-license-viewer.tar.gz
  • Restart Epiphany if running
  • Go to the Tools menu, and select Extensions to manage your extensions
  • Select the checkbox next to Creative Commons license..., and click Close.
  • Visit a site with embedded metadata, like http://creativecommons.org

References