[Enigmail] Off Topic: Where do I start learning about XPI?

[Patrick Brunschwig]

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Faramir wrote:
> I am sorry for bringing this question here, it is not related to enigmail.
> 
> I'd like to know where should I look for info about how to develop an
> XPI addon for FireFox... I know almost nothing about the subject, and
> google disappointed me this time... I found too much info, but it seems
> most of it was not useful for a newbie (I mean, I found things about how
> to modify FireFox itself... and a lot of other things, some said they
> were almost deprecated...). Actually, I just need to remove a bug from
> an addon, which started with FireFox 3 (it worked perfectly with FF2,
> and in a specific circumstance, it still does with FF3. In other
> circumstances, it generates a security error, and crash).
> 
>  Unfortunately, both the project owner and the "current" developer are
> MIA, so it seems someone else will have to do something... and the
> license is GPL, so it should be ok to pick up the project... at least
> while the official "team" comes back from wherever they may be... I
> don't have too much hope of success, but at least I should try.
> 
>  Best Regards, and sorry for the OT.

I would actually start here:
<http://developer.mozilla.org/en/Extensions>

If you have questions regarding the creation of extensions or similar,
I'd recommend the Extensions mailing list at mozilla.org:
<https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-extensions>

- -Patrick
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