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We’ve released a new version of Forecastfox. You can get it from A.M.O. Below is what has changed from version 0.8.5.3.

* Added: Disk write is now performed on separate thread. Time on main thread reduced from 40ms to 6ms.
* Added: Seamonkey 1.0 Compatibility
* Added: Netscape 8.1 Compatibility
* Added: Flock 0.5 preview Compatibility
* Added: All forecast text is now localizable
* Added: Can now use non-latin characters in profile name.
* Fixed: Forecastfox now shows up in Extension Manager 2.0 extension
* Fixed: Removing forecastfox’s toolbar causes a problem
* Fixed: The profiles file is now validated (handles corrupt profiles.xml files).
* [backed out] Fixed: Forecastfox disappears when width is too small. It now overflows into a menu.
* Fixed: Incorrect appearance in All-In-One Sidebar. Vertical placement possible.
* Fixed: Pressing enter in textboxes now saves settings.
* Fixed: “Get More Icons” link in options window is not entirely clickable.
* Fixed: Long icon authors hide the version.
* Fixed: Double clicking an icon pack now changes to it.
* Fixed: Options dialog breaks when more than 8 icon packs are installed
* Fixed: Icon pack list in options dialog rebuilds less often.
* Fixed: Profile rotating preference was per profile, and is now a global preference.
* Fixed: Get rid of anonymous functions. This should help debug errors.

Forecastfox is a Firefox extension that lets you get international weather forecasts from AccuWeather.com, and display it in any toolbar or statusbar.

We posted a new version of Forecastfox to amo last night, but we had to pull it today. A wrong build was posted. We are working on getting things straightened out, and we will repost once we do.

Forecastfox is a Firefox extension that lets you get international weather forecasts from AccuWeather.com, and display it in any toolbar or statusbar.

A good guide on which extensions you need to watch out for in Firefox. You won’t believe how popular some of the extensions are that have memory leaks!

Forecastfox 0.8.5 has been listed as one of the extensions that has a memory leak. We are aware of this, and I have been actively working on correcting this.

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I thought I would give a quick run down of what Firefox extensions I’ve created, work on, and are currently maintaining. Just so you have an idea of what I work on, what I have worked on, and what I’ve abandoned.

Forecastfox

Get international weather forecasts from AccuWeather.com, and display it in any toolbar or statusbar with this highly customizable and unobtrusive extension.

This extension is one I am actively working on. Version 0.8.5 has been released, and work on 0.9 is well under way.

Location Navigator

Location Navigator is an extension that lets you grab a location, select a portion of the location that varies, and then navigate up or down from that starting spot.

This is is actively maintained as well. Probably not as frequently as Forecastfox though. Version 0.6 has been released, and I’ve made design plans for version 0.7

Flickr Sidebar

This Flickr sidebar is used for viewing and searching photo lists. You can access it by the command key Ctrl+Shift+F, the toolbar button, or clicking on the menu option View|Sidebars|Flickr Sidebar. Once you have authorized the extension to work with your flickr account, you can search through or view a full list of your photos, your favorites, everyone’s photos, your individual contacts, or your groups. Double clicking a photo opens it’s page in the current tab. You can also use all the standard link modifiers to open in tabs and windows.

This is an extension I’ve just started. Version 0.1 has been released, and I have some ideas for future version.

Tip of The Day

Adds a “Tip of the Day” bar to the bottom of the window. The reason I created this extension is to implement bug 19463.

I have not released a new version of this since Firefox version .10. I’m currently reworking this so a new version should be available soon.

Rsszilla

This extension was going to implement an RSS reader for mozilla applications. I never released any code for it, and it is now abandoned.

Finder

Finder was going to be used to integrate an extension lookup web service with Firefox. I never released any code for it, and it is now abandoned.

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We’ve finally gotten version 0.8.5 out the door. Here’s whats new.

• Added: Forecast links now point to the forecast for each day.
• Added: Search and ping request use highest priority connection. Updates use the lowest priority.
• Added: Provide API for adding, deleting, and accessing icon packs
• Added: Create gui for adding/deleting/changing icon packs
• Added: Allow web installs of icon packs.
• Added: Locale specific, and user selectable unit of measure conversions
• Fixed: win.document.getElementById(”ff-box”) has no properties
• Fixed: Wind units are incorrect
• Fixed: Metric units are wrong
• Fixed: Clicking on Alerts does nothing in Firefox 1.5B2
• Fixed: (Mozilla Suite) Loading Progress Bar Does Not Display Properly
• Fixed: Alert slider is malformed
• Fixed: Not opening new tabs in the background when preference is unset
• Fixed: Main component now starts up and shutdown based on profile load notification
• Fixed: Datasources for export, profiles and icon packs are now created from scratch instead of copied from the extension directory. This should fix some file access errors.
• Fixed: All data is now written to disk in UTF-8 character data.

Forecastfox is a Firefox extension that lets you get international weather forecasts from AccuWeather.com, and display it in any toolbar or statusbar.

Forecastfox is a Firefox extension that lets you get international weather forecasts from AccuWeather.com, and display it in any toolbar or statusbar.

As an extension author, you like to see your extension get used by the widest audience possible. To do this, sometimes you have to pimp your extension out to several places so that it can get exposure. This brings up several questions. How much is too much? Where should I post about my extension? How ethical is it to try and get your extension into top ratings, or top download lists? What is the best approach for letting people know about your extension?

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Forecastfox 0.8.2.1 has been released. You can get it here.

Forecastfox is a Firefox extension that lets you get international weather forecasts from AccuWeather.com, and display it in any toolbar or statusbar.

We are getting close to wrapping up another release of Forecastfox. There are just a few bug fixes left, and waiting on the translations. New to this version:

Version 0.8.2

Added: Options for selecting the default behavior of left clicking links.

Added: Icon storage system is now capable of holding multiple icon sets, paving the way for installable icon packs.

Added: Tooltips now supports both a label and a title.

Added: Several elements moved to a new set of bindings.

Fixed: Show the file path when migration fails due to lack of read/write permissions.

Fixed: Import/Export buttons in options window bring firefox window to front.

Fixed: Error description not shown for parser errors.

Fixed: Changing a profile’s case throws an error.

Fixed: Spaces and tabs surrounding the location id cause “Location not found” errors.

Fixed: Themes that Forecastfox doesn’t match.

Fixed: Forecastfox trying to display too many days throws an error (this._data[aTarget] has no properties)

Fixed: Importing a settings file with ‘current’ profile equal to active profile doesn’t apply settings

Fixed: Focus the location id when switching to a profile that doesn’t have the location id set.

Forecastfox is a Firefox extension that lets you get international weather forecasts from AccuWeather.com, and display it in any toolbar or statusbar.

Okay, Forecastfox 0.8.1 has now been released. You can go get it here.

Forecastfox is a Firefox extension that lets you get international weather forecasts from AccuWeather.com, and display it in any toolbar or statusbar.