Comments on: Extension Developers - Firefox 3 is Coming! http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/01/extension-developers-firefox-3-is-coming/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:58:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Andrew Conkling http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/01/extension-developers-firefox-3-is-coming/#comment-5290 Andrew Conkling Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:36:43 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/01/extension-developers-firefox-3-is-coming/#comment-5290 By the way, I've sent this article around to about a half dozen extension authors since you posted it. It's a nice touchpoint. :) Thanks for posting it, and for loading it up chock-full of links. Also, I seem to be the first person to comment whose name doesn't start with M. Sorry to break the chain. ;) By the way, I’ve sent this article around to about a half dozen extension authors since you posted it. It’s a nice touchpoint. :) Thanks for posting it, and for loading it up chock-full of links.

Also, I seem to be the first person to comment whose name doesn’t start with M. Sorry to break the chain. ;)

]]> By: Mark Finkle’s Weblog » Extension Developers - More On Updating http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/01/extension-developers-firefox-3-is-coming/#comment-5064 Mark Finkle’s Weblog » Extension Developers - More On Updating Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:55:07 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/01/extension-developers-firefox-3-is-coming/#comment-5064 [...] have been putting out the call for extension developers to start the process of updating their extension to workin [...] […] have been putting out the call for extension developers to start the process of updating their extension to workin […]

]]> By: Mark Zinkel http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/01/extension-developers-firefox-3-is-coming/#comment-5049 Mark Zinkel Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:53:58 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/01/extension-developers-firefox-3-is-coming/#comment-5049 Hi Mark Finkle, this is Mark Zinkel. No seriously...that's my real name. You can do a google search if you'd like. Anyways, I just wanted to comment about your name, extremely off topic, but that's OK sometimes. A newspaper writer once interviewed me. People never know how to spell my last name, normally spelling it Zinkle insead of the way it's supposed to be, Zinkel. I made a big deal about how to spell my last name correctly. The guy seamed to understand, so I shut up. When the article was published in the newspaper the stupid writer had my name spelt as Mark Finkle. Not only was the L and the E in the wrong place, but he somehow put an F where the Z was supposed to be. Was this guy high on drugs or lacking sleep or what? Anyways, I thought you might enjoy the story, Mark Zinkel - flightdream.blogspot.com Hi Mark Finkle, this is Mark Zinkel. No seriously…that’s my real name. You can do a google search if you’d like.

Anyways, I just wanted to comment about your name, extremely off topic, but that’s OK sometimes. A newspaper writer once interviewed me. People never know how to spell my last name, normally spelling it Zinkle insead of the way it’s supposed to be, Zinkel. I made a big deal about how to spell my last name correctly. The guy seamed to understand, so I shut up. When the article was published in the newspaper the stupid writer had my name spelt as Mark Finkle.

Not only was the L and the E in the wrong place, but he somehow put an F where the Z was supposed to be. Was this guy high on drugs or lacking sleep or what?

Anyways, I thought you might enjoy the story,
Mark Zinkel - flightdream.blogspot.com

]]> By: Marc Diethelm http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/01/extension-developers-firefox-3-is-coming/#comment-5001 Marc Diethelm Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:27:50 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/01/extension-developers-firefox-3-is-coming/#comment-5001 @Mark: Oh well, you see that's the problem. Once you solved one problem you move on to the next. As you get more comfortable hacking Mozilla you forget the initial, terrible, difficulties you had. In time you become relaxed enough to start documenting the stuff you had to figure out the_hard_way. IMO that's way there's a lot of good information about the more advanced topics (like updating to fx3) while you're utterly lost trying to get started with creating, say, a sidebar in Thunderbird and putting a standard close button on top and then figuring out that Lightning somehow prevents the loading of your XUL if you apply your own CSS. Phew! Another example? Here goes: Custom Tree Views creation and manipulation is pure rocket science if you're unfamiliar with the concept. (Me got some new gray hair now!). XPCOM in JS is very scary looking and I still fail to see how FUEL really makes it more-familiar-looking. As for documenting/blogging: I did some work on the mozStorage (Storage) docs on DevMo for instance. I don't have a blog sorry. Too busy figuring stuff out... @Mark: Oh well, you see that’s the problem. Once you solved one problem you move on to the next. As you get more comfortable hacking Mozilla you forget the initial, terrible, difficulties you had. In time you become relaxed enough to start documenting the stuff you had to figure out the_hard_way.

IMO that’s way there’s a lot of good information about the more advanced topics (like updating to fx3) while you’re utterly lost trying to get started with creating, say, a sidebar in Thunderbird and putting a standard close button on top and then figuring out that Lightning somehow prevents the loading of your XUL if you apply your own CSS. Phew!
Another example? Here goes: Custom Tree Views creation and manipulation is pure rocket science if you’re unfamiliar with the concept. (Me got some new gray hair now!).

XPCOM in JS is very scary looking and I still fail to see how FUEL really makes it more-familiar-looking.

As for documenting/blogging: I did some work on the mozStorage (Storage) docs on DevMo for instance. I don’t have a blog sorry. Too busy figuring stuff out…

]]> By: Mark Finkle http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/01/extension-developers-firefox-3-is-coming/#comment-5000 Mark Finkle Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:01:39 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/01/extension-developers-firefox-3-is-coming/#comment-5000 Mike - The UI work should be landing soon in preparation for beta 3 which is set for end of January. Marc - You should document (blog or MDC) the challenges you had getting your extension to work on Fx2 and Fx3. That would be valuable and maybe we could get some new ideas for making it easier. Get me a link if you do! The "stinking rich" part was merely intended to grab the audience :) Mike - The UI work should be landing soon in preparation for beta 3 which is set for end of January.

Marc - You should document (blog or MDC) the challenges you had getting your extension to work on Fx2 and Fx3. That would be valuable and maybe we could get some new ideas for making it easier. Get me a link if you do!

The “stinking rich” part was merely intended to grab the audience :)

]]> By: Marc Diethelm http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/01/extension-developers-firefox-3-is-coming/#comment-4998 Marc Diethelm Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:01:21 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/01/extension-developers-firefox-3-is-coming/#comment-4998 My extension, though unreleased to comply with the Extend Firefox Contest, was compatible from day 1.01. Which means I had to fork for nsIPasswordManager / nsILoginManager and other niceties like not using the new XUL elements because I had to invent workarounds for FX2 anyway. But I'm really interested about the "get stinking rich" part. I haven't implemented that component yet. Where can I find it? My extension, though unreleased to comply with the Extend Firefox Contest, was compatible from day 1.01. Which means I had to fork for nsIPasswordManager / nsILoginManager and other niceties like not using the new XUL elements because I had to invent workarounds for FX2 anyway.

But I’m really interested about the “get stinking rich” part. I haven’t implemented that component yet. Where can I find it?

]]> By: Mike Goodspeed http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/01/extension-developers-firefox-3-is-coming/#comment-4987 Mike Goodspeed Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:16:31 +0000 http://starkravingfinkle.org/blog/2008/01/extension-developers-firefox-3-is-coming/#comment-4987 My extension requires that the new FX3 UI be put into place before I update. When is that happening? My extension requires that the new FX3 UI be put into place before I update. When is that happening?

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