Firefox Extensions
One of the things I think I like most about the web browser Mozilla Firefox is the flexibility of using extensions to give you more features. Some of my current favorites are the Google Calendar extension that shows you’re calendar events in the status bar. The Gmail notifier is also a favorite of mine. It’s really the kind of thing that has saved me some time in my daily routine by putting information in plain view without having to open up a new web browsing tab and log in and then check. It helps me to use my time better.
I’ve toyed around with a few ideas for my own firefox extensions and who knows, this may be the page I post them in the future. For now though, I wanted to collect my references here for how to go about writing a firefox extension.
From lifehacker: how to write a firefox extension. Good general overview with links to a few other resources. Includes a great tip to manage separate profiles to do your extension developing so you don’t trash your default profile. (Plan for the worst, hope for the best…)
This how to is probably quite dated now that we’re up to firefox 3.0 but it was one of the first “how to create firefox extension guides out there and may still have some use.
Mozilla of course has a “building an extension” page. This really should be THE authoritative source…
There is a great extension wizard online that will help you construct a skeleton for a new extension which should make getting a new one started a bit quicker than a manual construction of the folder/file structure.
To make life easier there’s also an extension developers extension which packages some tools to make your life easier if you’re writing firefox extensions.
Here is a link to XUL Planet. XUL is the XML markup flavor that firefox uses to build the menu items and dialog boxes that you’ll see in the browser.
Mozillazine’s extension development tutorials.
Mozillazine also has a tutorial on getting started with extension development.
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Firefox Security: It's A Question Of Trust
bMighty.com, NY - Used correctly, Firefox extensions are safe, reliable, and so convenient that many people literally cannot stand to browse the Web without them. … What to Expect From the Second Firefox 3.1 Beta Preview Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 Available for Download |
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Sprint Eyes Cost Cuts, No New Debt
Extreme Tech - Add the right Firefox extensions and you too can make Firefox look like Google Chrome. MSI X58 Motherboard, Premiere Pro CS4, Antivirus and Gaming, … |
Gmail tweaks - Manila Standard Today
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Gmail tweaks
Manila Standard Today, Philippines - Firefox extensions that claim to enable you to do this—like CookiePie and CookieSwap—do not work as advertised because Gmail will log you out of one account … |
HOW TO: Use Google Reader Like A Rockstar - Mashable
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HOW TO: Use Google Reader Like A Rockstar
Mashable, CA - See our list of 50+ Firefox Extensions for Google Reader and try some out. Better GReader -В Preview web pages inline in Google Reader, collapse the header … |
10 essential Firefox add-ons - Manila Standard Today
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10 essential Firefox add-ons
Manila Standard Today, Philippines - Unfortunately, the lineup is rather spare and a little shallow, and doesn’t even feature what I consider to be essential Firefox extensions. … |
Google Delivers Plan for Chrome Extensions - WebWorkerDaily
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Google Delivers Plan for Chrome Extensions
WebWorkerDaily, CA - The design document also cites several popular Firefox extensions as examples of good add-ons for Chrome, including ForecastFox, Adblock, and many more. … Google Chrome users rejoice, extensions support to be added soon Google Chrome Browser To Support Customization |
New Firefox app lets users pimp their browsers - Computerworld
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New Firefox app lets users pimp their browsers
Computerworld, MA - Dubbed "Fashion Your Firefox," the online application provides nine sets of Firefox extensions, each with a catchy label and some descriptive text. … |
Firefox Extensions Add New Functionality - Sci-Tech Today
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Firefox Extensions Add New Functionality
Sci-Tech Today - [In this article], we'll take a look at two useful Firefox extensions. If you don't use Firefox and these features sound good to you, maybe it's time to … |
FashionYourFirefox: Mozilla's (Partial) Effort to Push Extensions - OStatic
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FashionYourFirefox: Mozilla's (Partial) Effort to Push Extensions
OStatic, CA - According to Mozilla's announcement there have now been more than one billion downloads of Firefox extensions. Undoubtedly, the extensions and the … |
Speed Dial: One of the Handiest Firefox Extensions - WebWorkerDaily
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Speed Dial: One of the Handiest Firefox Extensions
WebWorkerDaily, CA - My collection of useful extensions for Firefox is always growing and being edited, and my latest favorite extension is Speed Dial. … |
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