I’ve been spending some time working on the new wiki for the Add-on Packaging Spec. Here it is. At the moment I’m writing the complete manifest file specification, basically copying and adapting the current specifications for install manifests and chrome manifests. I’m pretty much done with the former, and will be adding the latter probably [...]
Also tagged google, gsoc, idea, projectsThis is a specification for a project that will be implemented for the Google Summer of Code, and it can still change as feedback is received. There are no concrete plans of making this a part of Firefox in the near future. Read my previous post for more info. Part 3 – Installation Add-on performance [...]
Also tagged google, gsoc, idea, projectsThis is a specification for a project that will be implemented for the Google Summer of Code, and it can still change as feedback is received. There are no concrete plans of making this a part of Firefox in the near future. Read my previous post for more info. Part 2 – URL resolution Here’s [...]
Also tagged google, gsoc, idea, projectsThis is a specification for a project that will be implemented for the Google Summer of Code, and it can still change as feedback is received. There are no concrete plans of making this a part of Firefox in the near future. Read my previous post for more info. Part 1 – The Manifest File [...]
Also tagged google, gsoc, idea, projectsWhen I wrote my previous post about making add-on packaging simpler, I hoped but didn’t expect much to come out of it. It was more like taking a peek into the community and see how much interest there was for these kinds of proposal. I have a real desire to see things like this come [...]
Also tagged google, gsoc, idea, projectsNote: this is just me throwing some ideas around. It is not an official proposal or spec. Having said that, I would like everyone that has interest in extension development to read this post and tell me what they think. I’ve been an extension developer for a long time, and I like to think that [...]
Also tagged add-on, amo, firefox, idea, jetpack, xulschoolThe past few years have been completely surreal for me. I still can’t quite believe I’m working for Mozilla and helping the project in such a significant way. It’s one of those things you dream about but you never expect it to become true. Then it happens and you realize it’s just a matter of [...]
Also tagged metal, music, pneuma, projectsThe first Latin American MAOW (Mozilla Add-ons Workshop) was held last Saturday in Lima, Perú. The event was organized by Percy Cabello from the Mozilla Perú community, also the maintainer of the very awesome Mozilla Links blog. I did the first part of the workshop, explaining extension development. I learned from this experience that it’s [...]
Also tagged add-on, jetpack, maow, presentation, xulschoolI guess giving 3 month’s advanced notice wasn’t enough for most add-on authors. I guess this is partly our fault, and we should stress enough how important it is for them to stay up to date with Firefox new, or at least the Add-ons Blog. On Thursday, the update queue had about 80 add-on updates [...]
Also tagged amo, editors, firefoxMike Connor’s post on Jetpack and Personas has brought up lots of debate surrounding the future of the add-ons ecosystem. Extension developers are concerned about the future of XUL and the extensions they’ve spent so much time and effort on. Others are concerned about the future of the platform and its openness. I’d like to [...]
Also tagged amo, editors, jetpack, personas