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Just got the notification, but didn't upgrade because a lot of my very useful extensions for HTML dev weren't compatible. I don't think the new features in 7->

Just got the notification, but didn't upgrade because a lot of my very useful extensions for HTML dev weren't compatible. I don't think the new features in 7->8 make up for the lack of my extensions.

joenathan 15y ago
Use this extension to "make" your extensions compatible https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/add-on-compatibility-reporter/?src=api https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/add-on-compat...
- evanw 15y ago
  This is great, thanks for posting it. I manage my passwords with 1Password, and while they're good about pushing updates, I've never seen their Firefox extension marked as compatible when a new version of Firefox is released.
  - sirn 15y ago
    1Password 3.8.7 seems to be compatible with Firefox 8 though. They're getting a lot better at keeping up with Firefox version lately (ever since they introduced Aurora and "maybe" Nightly support)
  - JoshTriplett 15y ago
    Why 1Password rather than Firefox Sync?
    - nassosdim 15y ago
      Probably because 1Password doesn't support just a specific browser and it's also available for tablets and smartphones.
      - carussell 15y ago
        The Sync API is documented, and Mozilla encourages development of outside server and client implementations. Sync is available for tablets and smartphones.
- faruken 15y ago
  Which would beg the question why would I need an addon to make my current addons compatible with Firefox? Everyone knew that 6 weeks release cycle is going to break addons but they've decided to go with it anyway. I'd expect from Mozilla to make such decision after fixing the potential problems. I've been hearing this will be fixed soon but that date is yet to come.
jlongster 15y ago
I disabled addon compatibility checking, and jumped from 7 to nightly (version 10) and was surprised to find all of my extensions still work great (including Firebug). Mozilla is working towards making this happen automatically, but it seems to be working well already.
- apaprocki 15y ago
  I just saw this being discussed today.. watch out for it if you have Firebug installed. There could be a performance regression because debugging is on even if you're not using it. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=699528 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=699528
keeperofdakeys 15y ago
As of Firefox 4.0, there is an extension api that is both version-less and allows restarting extensions without restarting the browser. Especially with Firefox's new release schedule, more extension developers should probably make the effort to start using it. https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Extensions/Bootstrapped_extensions https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Extensions/Bootstrapped_ext...
- jusob 15y ago
  Unfortunately, there is little documentation. I have looked into adding this for my extensions, and didn't manage to do it. Same documentation issues I had when I first started to port my extensions for Firefox to Fennec: pieces of documentations here and there, but nothing that clearly explains the differences between the 2 platforms. That said, their extension framework is by far the most powerful of all browsers.

Just got the notification, but didn't upgrade because a lot of my very useful extensions for HTML dev weren't compatible. I don't think the new features in 7->8 make up for the lack of my extensions.

joenathan 15y ago

Use this extension to "make" your extensions compatible https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/add-on-compatibility-reporter/?src=api https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/add-on-compat...

evanw 15y ago
This is great, thanks for posting it. I manage my passwords with 1Password, and while they're good about pushing updates, I've never seen their Firefox extension marked as compatible when a new version of Firefox is released.
- sirn 15y ago
  1Password 3.8.7 seems to be compatible with Firefox 8 though. They're getting a lot better at keeping up with Firefox version lately (ever since they introduced Aurora and "maybe" Nightly support)
- JoshTriplett 15y ago
  Why 1Password rather than Firefox Sync?
  - nassosdim 15y ago
    Probably because 1Password doesn't support just a specific browser and it's also available for tablets and smartphones.
    - carussell 15y ago
      The Sync API is documented, and Mozilla encourages development of outside server and client implementations. Sync is available for tablets and smartphones.
faruken 15y ago
Which would beg the question why would I need an addon to make my current addons compatible with Firefox? Everyone knew that 6 weeks release cycle is going to break addons but they've decided to go with it anyway. I'd expect from Mozilla to make such decision after fixing the potential problems. I've been hearing this will be fixed soon but that date is yet to come.

jlongster 15y ago

I disabled addon compatibility checking, and jumped from 7 to nightly (version 10) and was surprised to find all of my extensions still work great (including Firebug). Mozilla is working towards making this happen automatically, but it seems to be working well already.

apaprocki 15y ago
I just saw this being discussed today.. watch out for it if you have Firebug installed. There could be a performance regression because debugging is on even if you're not using it. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=699528 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=699528

keeperofdakeys 15y ago

As of Firefox 4.0, there is an extension api that is both version-less and allows restarting extensions without restarting the browser. Especially with Firefox's new release schedule, more extension developers should probably make the effort to start using it. https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Extensions/Bootstrapped_extensions https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Extensions/Bootstrapped_ext...

jusob 15y ago
Unfortunately, there is little documentation. I have looked into adding this for my extensions, and didn't manage to do it. Same documentation issues I had when I first started to port my extensions for Firefox to Fennec: pieces of documentations here and there, but nothing that clearly explains the differences between the 2 platforms. That said, their extension framework is by far the most powerful of all browsers.