Here is code for this

// put this at the very top // version needs to be changed for every major version change for pop up // version = ‘0.0.7.1’; firstRun(version);

function firstRun(version){

// for resetting this script for debugging // GM_setValue(‘firstRun’, 0);

// if (version != GM_getValue(‘firstRun’))){ if (!GM_getValue(‘firstRun’) || version != GM_getValue(‘firstRun’)){ addGlobalStyle(‘div#firstRun a { color: #ccf;}’); var box = document.createElement(“div”); //box.setAttribute(“title”,”Click box to expand/collapse”); box.setAttribute(“id”,”firstRun”); box.setAttribute(“style”,”position:fixed;z-index:99;top:15px;left:15px;background-color:#FF8B19;padding:4px;text-align:left;opacity:.85;font:12pt sans-serif;color:#fff;overflow:hidden;width:400px;height:auto;margin:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-left:15px;-moz-border-radius-bottomleft:20px;-moz-border-radius-bottomright:20px;-moz-border-radius-topleft:20px;-moz-border-radius-topright:20px;”); box.innerHTML = ‘Welcome to the Real Costs v 0.0.7.1<p>Bug Fixes:</p> Fixes bugs associated with URLs beginning with numbersComing Soon:</p> Integration with Yahoo Maps</a>, and Google Local</a> Integration with HopStop</a> and Google Transit</a>this will only appear once</p>click here to close box’; document.getElementsByTagName(“body”)[0].appendChild(box);

var listenCloseFirstRun = document.getElementById('closeFirstRun');
    listenCloseFirstRun.addEventListener("click", closeFirstRun, true);

// un-commment this out for release!!!!!!!
    GM_setValue('firstRun', version);
}

}

function closeFirstRun(){ document.getElementById(‘firstRun’).style.display = ‘none’; }

Put this at the very top

// version needs to be changed for every major version change for pop up //
    version = '0.0.7.1';
    firstRun(version);

This does the dirty work

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function firstRun(version){

// for resetting this script for debugging // GM_setValue(‘firstRun’, 0);

// if (version != GM_getValue(‘firstRun’))){ if (!GM_getValue(‘firstRun’) || version != GM_getValue(‘firstRun’)){ addGlobalStyle(‘div#firstRun a { color: #ccf;}’); var box = document.createElement(“div”); //box.setAttribute(“title”,”Click box to expand/collapse”); box.setAttribute(“id”,”firstRun”); box.setAttribute(“style”,”position:fixed;z-index:99;top:15px;left:15px;background-color:#FF8B19;padding:4px;text-align:left;opacity:.85;font:12pt sans-serif;color:#fff;overflow:hidden;width:400px;height:auto;margin:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-left:15px;-moz-border-radius-bottomleft:20px;-moz-border-radius-bottomright:20px;-moz-border-radius-topleft:20px;-moz-border-radius-topright:20px;”); box.innerHTML = ‘Welcome to the Real Costs v 0.0.7.1<p>Bug Fixes:</p> Fixes bugs associated with URLs beginning with numbersComing Soon:</p> Integration with Yahoo Maps</a>, and Google Local</a> Integration with HopStop</a> and Google Transit</a>this will only appear once</p>click here to close box’; document.getElementsByTagName(“body”)[0].appendChild(box);

var listenCloseFirstRun = document.getElementById('closeFirstRun');
    listenCloseFirstRun.addEventListener("click", closeFirstRun, true);

// un-commment this out for release!!!!!!!
    GM_setValue('firstRun', version);
}

} function closeFirstRun(){ document.getElementById(‘firstRun’).style.display = ‘none’; }

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get on it Tobi! Make us proud.

GM_* and addGlobalStyle() are GreaseMonkey functions

Firefox preference handling:

• http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/nsIPrefService

And a nice wrapper around them:

• http://www.adamgotterer.com/2007/12/06/firefox-extension-preference-handeling/

Just noticed Flashgot takes you to an update page on restart i.e.: http://flashgot.net/?ver=1.0&prev=0.9.9

We could comb their code and do this.

Mattk and SteveL worked really hard on this one tonight. All our work is in /branches/versionsplash. It’s not entirely there but it’s very close. Works great on one machine and inconsistent on another. Hoping to be ready for 0.5.3 release.

switching to normal since this would allow us to better communicate with our users.