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Why do you think extensions won't be supported?
by richardwhiuk 10y ago
Why do you think extensions won't be supported?
- Macha 10y agohttps://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2015/08/21/the-future-of-developing-firefox-add-ons/ https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2015/08/21/the-future-of-dev... WebExtensions / Chrome-style extensions are pretty limited to things which the browser dev already anticipated needing support for, while the old model let them do pretty much anything the browser could. While it's certainly possible for Tree Style Tabs or uBlock Origin to be ported to/rewritten for Web Extensions when it's finished, that's only because there has been proven demand for the API to support those features. When the next addon developer with an idea of that level of modification to the browser comes around, they're simply not going to be able to do it unless they manage to persuade Mozilla to give them APIs needed. That's not to mention addon developers that won't care enough to update their addons to stop using XUL when it goes away.
- jonathanyc 10y agoAs far as I can tell, Mozilla is really trying to help extension authors port their add-ons. They have lines of communication with the developers of the most popular add-ons. I think the advantage of Firefox in this space is that so many of the developers are volunteers and/or "power users" themselves.
- Macha 10y agoAdditionally, since it just bit me in the ass today, a lot more short term than the end of XUL: I can no longer install YouTube Center on Firefox 48 on Windows. They removed the about:config override that enabled installing unsigned addons. Which is very annoying.
- Sylos 10y agoMozilla offers unbranded builds where this about:config override is still available: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing#Unbranded_Builds https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing#Unbranded...