How to Install a Development version of the DuckieTV Chrome Browser Extension NIGHTLY
###Pre requisites:###
- DuckieTV Nightly Build packaged version Get the latest version at the official download site here
###Backup### before continuing, consider making a backup of your existing DuckieTV database, just in case it is ever needed.
- start DuckieTV and click on the Settings Icon
- click on the Backup button
- and then on the Create Database Backup button
- and now click on the Backup Ready! Click to Download button
- and then click on the Save button to store your backup.
###Extracting the archive###
- Extract the DuckieTV-mmddyyyy-chrome-xxxxxx.zip archive to your favourite development directory/folder.
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
###Note:### You may wish to disable PROD to prevent confusion with TABs or Buttons, so
- find your PROD entry in the extensions list, and click on the Enabled check box so that it is no longer ticked
Now you can ###Start up DEV###
- Click on your new TAB, or Button to launch it. You are now running the DEV version!!
###Note### DEV does not Auto-Update its code as PROD can, so if you want to continue using the latest DEV version you will need to regularly fetch it again here. After unpacking the archive, you need to let Chrome know of the change.
###Refresh 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?###