The Mozilla Add-on SDK is a Common JS API to develop extensions for Firefox.
Developing an extension that runs just in one browser is already an endeavour. If you for some reason have to create an extension that works with multiple browsers the horror gets real. Thanks to frameworks like BabelExt it might just be a lot easier. BabelExt is a framework, that allows you to write code from …
As I know the Add-on SDK quite well, I decided to teach the basics of it to my local Mozilla community. Of course, the presentation does not contain everything I said, so don't expect to understand everything. I do have some notes in my .ODP file, which you can download directly from here. No guarantee …
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Yesterday Australis was released to the public with Firefox 29. Australis introduces panelview elements which are used for all the default buttons with panels. The difference between a panelview and a panel essentially are, that the panelview will open as a subview when its anchor (read: button) is in the menupanel. Mozilla's Add-on SDK doesn't …
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Schon wieder wurde eine grosse Firma gehackt. Schon wieder ein geheimes Passwort weniger. Das schwere ist sich zu erinnern, bei welchen anderen Diensten man dieses Wegwerfpasswort schon benutzte. Ich habe mir um diese "Jugendsünden" zu finden bei einem vorherigen Hack (fragt mich nicht welchen) eine simple Erweiterung für Firefox gebaut. Sie erlaubt einem die gespeicherten …