Independent Status Reports

The independent status reports include news and updates from 
Mozilla application and extension projects hosted on mozdev.org 
and elsewhere in the Mozilla community.

New extensions are popping up all the time, both on mozdev.org 
and in other places. The variety is enormous, with everything from 
developer tools to ftp clients to weather and time add-ons. There 
is almost something for everyone. However, if you have a great idea 
that has not been implemented yet, there are plenty of resources to 
get you on your way. A good place to start is Jed Brown's 
'Converting Firefox 0.8 Extensions to the new 0.9/0.10 API' 
(http://jedbrown.net/mozilla/EM/). Here you will find a breakdown of 
all files needed to package up your extension, from the install.rdf 
packaged with the XPI, to the update.rdf file that lives on the server 
for the Extension Manager to check for a later version of your extension. 
It is also worth reading through the 'Application Extensions' pages 
(http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/) for Firefox on 
mozilla.org. There is vital information there on extension versioning, 
update and compatibility. These documents take away the mystery from 
Mozilla extension writing. And don't forget to head over to 
update.mozilla.org to grab the latest and greatest for your daily needs 
(http://update.mozilla.org/)!
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cuneAform - 0.3.0 ENHANCED, the Community Built Editor that Anyone Can Use.
For: Mozilla, Firefox
Platform: Windows, Linux, Mac OSX
cuneAform now has a Firefox 0.9+ compliant installer.  We are also a community based project now and we 
are looking for developers and contributers.
Notable Highlights:
- New Website Design
- New Mailing List
- New Community Forum
- Now works with the Extension Manager
http://cuneaform.mozdev.org

Gnusto - v0.7.0, an interpreter for Z-machine games.
For: Firefox
Platform: Windows, Linux, MacOS X
v0.7.0 is the first Gnusto point release in a while, so lots of new content has gone in.
Notable Highlights:
- Versions 3 and 4 of the Z-machine spec are supported
- Games can be saved and loaded
- Allows games to be loaded in one click from websites in Firefox
- Lots of little bugfixes
http://gnusto.mozdev.org

MozManual - v1+, the Mozilla Manual - Introduction to Mozilla.
For: Mozilla
Platform: Windows, Linux, Mac OSX
Web version in French is now available. This is a very well done version using CSS.
The revised web version (English) under development.
http://mozmanual.mozdev.org

purgecontrol - v0.2b, Protect important emails from being accidentally deleted.
For: Thunderbird
Platform: Windows, Linux, MacOS X
purgecontrol is an extension for TB which allows to control Shift-Delete shortcut behaviour. A minor bug is fixed and 
version v0.2b can now be downloaded.
http://purgecontrol.mozdev.org/

Caminol10n, Localization for Camino: Gecko-based browser for Mac OS X
For: Camino
Platform: MacOSX
We delivered Camino 0.8.1 multilanguage, the first release made with a tentative QA routine. We are also trying to get 
more l10n teams in: we have Portuguese and Polish in the works. Also, Spanish/Castellano, which was missing from the 
0.8.1 release, has recovered and is now distributed as standalone installer.
Notable Highlights
- 0.8.1 out
- Better QA for translations
- New languages coming
http://caminol10n.mozdev.org/

Mozilla Archive Format - 0.4.2, the Mozilla Archive Format.
For: Mozilla, Firefox
Platform: Windows, Linux
Now mostly component service based. MHT Handling 99.99% standards compatible and more locales are included by default.
Notable Highlights
- Updated to work in FF PR1.
- Added maf protocol.
- Default save extension is now *.maff to avoid MS Access conflicts.
- Added Save in Archive context menu entry.
- Fixed UTF String conversion bug affecting non-english character sets.
http://maf.mozdev.org/

OutSidebar - v0.8, expands all sidebars to the left of browser to avoid content area resize.
For: Firefox
Platform: Windows, Linux
The initial release of OutSidebar is out!
Notable Highlights
- OutSidebar lets you use your Firefox sidebars without having to resize your content area every time.
- Supports Firefox 0.9 - 1.0RC
- Works under Windows and Linux.  (No MacOS X support yet.)
http://outsidebar.mozdev.org

HONcode Status v1.4 - HONlookup v1.3, a collection of Mozilla / Netscape plugins for HON
For: Mozilla Firefox
Platform: Windows, Linux, Mac OSX
Updated the extensions to make them compatible with Firefox 1.0PR.
http://hon.mozdev.org

Mail Redirect - 0.1.7, allow to redirect [a.k.a. bounce] mail messages to others.
For: Thunderbird, Mozilla Mail
Platform: all
MailRedirect tries to squash bug https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12916.
Under Mozilla Mail, MailRedirect looks as nice as under Thunderbird now.
There are added toolbar buttons (for classic and modern theme), and improved CSS.
Other Highlights:
- Added uninstaller for Mozilla
- Drafts and Local Folder mails can be redirected
- quoted-printable encoding for recipients addresses
Upcoming Features include redirecting in CC and BCC way, and add redirecting to mail filter actions.
http://mailredirect.mozdev.org/

Read more about each of these projects in the full report at
http://www.mozdev.org/status/2004-10-11-status.html