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> the UI will only get more customizable as a result. It's not the UI, it's the APIs behind powerful addons like Firebug that made Firefox the browser that it
by nathancahill 11y ago
> the UI will only get more customizable as a result.
It's not the UI, it's the APIs behind powerful addons like Firebug that made Firefox the browser that it is. Those powerful APIs are going, going, gone.
- clouddrover 11y agoFirebug 3 integrates with Firefox's native DevTools so you'll still have Firebug (or you can just use Firefox's DevTools without Firebug if you want): https://hacks.mozilla.org/2015/10/firebug-devtools-integration/ https://hacks.mozilla.org/2015/10/firebug-devtools-integrati...
- nathancahill 11y agoFirebug isn't what's at stake here. It's the level of API access to browser internals that allowed things like Firebug to be built.
- clouddrover 11y agoI don't think you need to be worried. If some feature is missing from the new API then get involved with the development and get the feature added. That's what add-on authors are doing (see my other comment).