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On the bright side, Firefox 3.6 and above ''does'' offer a version property in | On the bright side, Firefox 3.6 and above ''does'' offer a version property in | ||
<code>navigator.plugins</code>, which reflects the '''fully qualified version number''' | <code>navigator.plugins</code>, which reflects the '''fully qualified version number''' | ||
as seen in the Add-ons dialog. In this case, we | as seen in the Add-ons dialog. In this case, we will be able to detect plugin versions with | ||
greater certainty. Hopefully more browsers follow suit in this, and the plugin | |||
version detection story will get better. | version detection story will get better. | ||
(Note: As of this writing, the Plugin Check page has not yet been revised to take advantage of the new version property in Firefox 3.6.) | |||
== Server-side plugin search == | == Server-side plugin search == | ||