Archive for the 'Firefox' Category

Forecastfox 0.9.10.1

In case you missed it, we released version 0.9.10.1 of Forecastfox last week. You can get it from the usual place. Here is what’s changed in this version.

Larger radar image
Hourly forecast panel and context menu item
5-day forecast panel and context menu item

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KwiClick 2.2

KwiClick 2.2 has just been released on AMO. This release was a long time in coming, but is a pretty major release. Below is a list of changes/enhancements.

New Twitter provider
New favorite provider lets you bookmark videos/images/maps/links for sharing with friends
Add alerts to status provider
Make the window always raised on Linux and Mac
Import mac [...]

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KwiClick 2.1 Released

KwiClick 2.1 has just been made public on amo You can download it from here. Here is a mini breakdown of what is new in this release:

Firefox 3.1 compatibility
Support for private browsing mode
The ability to select favorite providers
Uninstall survey
Firefox search integration
A close button
Ability to open search results in the browser
New click options
New providers: [...]

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KwiClick Innovative Firefox Addon

The guys at KwiClick have put together a great introduction video for the KwiClick extension. Check it out. You can get the extension here. Please, take it for a test drive and give it a review.

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Mozilla Bugs

I’ve been working on Firefox and Mozilla extensions since 2002. In all these years of playing and working with the Mozilla source code, I’ve never hit so many bugs that effect the product I’m working. I’ve compiled a list and I’m hoping I might be able to spark some attention on them.

453274 – [...]

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KwiClick 2.0

I’ve been working on an extension for Firefox 3 called KwiClick. Yesterday I finished my work on it, and version 2.0 has now been put on addons.mozilla.org. You can download it here. It is still marked as experimental so you will have to log in to be able to download it.

KwiClick integrates [...]

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XUL Pain

I’ve hit a dilemma on a project I’m working on. I want to create a panel similar to the new bookmark and identity panels. The panel has an iframe in it to display web pages. I want the panel to be movable, resizable and animated (similar to the alert slider). This [...]

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Top 10 Firefox 3 Features

The newest version of our favorite open source web browser, Mozilla Firefox 3, offers dozens of new features and fixes, but only a handful will make the most dramatic difference in your everyday browsing. It’s time to spotlight the biggest improvements that will make “Gran Paradiso” the browser to beat. read more | digg story

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Firefox Introduces New Rickroll Protection!

The developers of Firefox, a web browser created by the Mozilla Foundation, have decided to once again rescue the masses from the horrors of the Internet. Having produced top-notch phishing protection, malware identification and other security features unmatched by their competitors they are now introducing the “Rickroll Detection Filter.”read more | digg story

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7 ways to be a better developer

Chris Finke’s newest post 7 ways to be a better developer is a look at 7 things you can do to be a successful Firefox extension developer. I can’t agree more with the points he is making. I might also add to list: “8. Grow a thick skin”. If you extension [...]

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