How much of the underpinnings for making browser extending extensions is really gone in Firefox?
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UCyborg
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How much of the underpinnings for making browser extending extensions is really gone in Firefox?
Considering xiaoxiaoflood's firefox-scripts repo and extensions and scripts available there. Besides that it takes a wizard who can read Firefox's source code to make it accept such extensions, what else is missing? If I'm not mistaken, XUL overlayed extensions (if I got the name right) are not loadable, but how much is that a problem? They always gave Windows 95 vibes with the browser restart requirement.
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jobbautista9
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Re: How much of the underpinnings for making browser extending extensions is really gone in Firefox?
Can a customizable status bar be brought back without XUL overlay?
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UCyborg
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Re: How much of the underpinnings for making browser extending extensions is really gone in Firefox?
There is a script in there that adds the status bar, which you can put elements on. Status text is there, no progress bar though.
On the issues page, I found link to a repo with some fixes for recent versions: https://github.com/AlexVallat/firefox-scripts
I remember with old school extensions in general, there were problems with multi-process compatibility in some cases.
On the issues page, I found link to a repo with some fixes for recent versions: https://github.com/AlexVallat/firefox-scripts
I remember with old school extensions in general, there were problems with multi-process compatibility in some cases.
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jobbautista9
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Re: How much of the underpinnings for making browser extending extensions is really gone in Firefox?
Yeah a status bar without a progress bar doesn't really make sense IMO. And I wonder if there's a way to have it themed, because the status bar here in Floorp v11 (which probably reuses the one in the repo you linked) is not getting colored by my theme, making it look jarring in contrast to other toolbars... 
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UCyborg
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Re: How much of the underpinnings for making browser extending extensions is really gone in Firefox?
Floorp has a status bar? Guess I didn't look through the options well enough.
Firefox also got rid of the ability to have, in Microsoft's terms, window frame extended into client area. You can still have still transparency everywhere above the tab bar, status bar and many other places if you go overboard with GlassMyFox extension on Pale Moon on Windows 11 with DWMBlurGlass.
Firefox also got rid of the ability to have, in Microsoft's terms, window frame extended into client area. You can still have still transparency everywhere above the tab bar, status bar and many other places if you go overboard with GlassMyFox extension on Pale Moon on Windows 11 with DWMBlurGlass.