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| ''Not sure if it should be here, and not at [[Dev : install.rdf]]. Most (maybe all) of information below applies also to themes [[User:Asqueella|Asqueella]] 13:44, 26 Jul 2004 (PDT)''
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| A new Extension Manager is used in Firefox 0.9 and Thunderbird 0.7 upwards. In order to be supported by the new EM you have to package your extensions as described in [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/packaging/extensions.html this mozilla.org document].
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| ==Creating install.rdf for your extension using tools==
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| You can use any of these tools: [http://ted.mielczarek.org/code/mozilla/ffinstall/ Ted Mielczarek's] webapp for install.rdf creation or [http://willbert.unserious.com/?go=extenzilla Extenzilla] - Windows-only install.rdf and XPI generator by Will Ryan ([http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=96578 disscussion thread at MZ forums]).
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| ==Creating from a template==
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| Alternatively you can create it from template below.
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| <pre>
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| <?xml version="1.0"?>
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| <RDF xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:em="http://www.mozilla.org/2004/em-rdf#">
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| <Description about="urn:mozilla:install-manifest">
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| <em:id>{XXXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX}</em:id>
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| <em:name>Sample Extension</em:name>
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| <em:version>1.0</em:version>
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| <em:description>A sample extension with advanced features</em:description>
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| <em:creator>Your Name Here</em:creator>
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| <!-- optional items -->
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| <em:contributor>A person who helped you</em:contributor>
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| <em:contributor>Another one</em:contributor>
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| <em:homepageURL>http://sampleextension.mozdev.org/</em:homepageURL>
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| <em:optionsURL>chrome://sampleext/content/settings.xul</em:optionsURL>
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| <em:aboutURL>chrome://sampleext/content/about.xul</em:aboutURL>
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| <em:iconURL>chrome://sampleext/skin/mainicon.png</em:iconURL>
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| <em:updateURL>http://sampleextension.mozdev.org/update.rdf</em:updateURL>
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| <em:file>
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| <Description about="urn:mozilla:extension:file:sampleext.jar">
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| <em:package>content/</em:package>
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| <!-- optional items -->
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| <em:skin>skin/classic/</em:skin>
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| <em:locale>locale/en-US/</em:locale>
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| <em:locale>locale/ru-RU/</em:locale>
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| </Description>
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| </em:file>
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| <em:targetApplication> <!-- Firefox -->
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| <Description>
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| <em:id>{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}</em:id>
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| <em:minVersion>0.9</em:minVersion>
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| <em:maxVersion>1.0</em:maxVersion>
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| </Description>
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| </em:targetApplication>
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| <em:targetApplication> <!-- Thunderbird -->
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| <Description>
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| <em:id>{3550f703-e582-4d05-9a08-453d09bdfdc6}</em:id>
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| <em:minVersion>0.7</em:minVersion>
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| <em:maxVersion>1.0</em:maxVersion>
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| </Description>
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| </em:targetApplication>
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| </Description>
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| </RDF>
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| </pre>
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| ==Generating a GUID==
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| You’ll have to generate a GUID for each extension you create and put it inside the <em:id> tag. You can either download [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=94551F58-484F-4A8C-BB39-ADB270833AFC&displaylang=en MS guidgen] (a Windows GUID generator), use uuidgen (for *nix), or go to ''irc://irc.mozilla.org/#botbot'' and say 'botbot uuid'. However, it is difficult for users to find your extension in their profile when it is disguised by an ugly GUID, so it is recommended that you replace up to the first 8 characters of the GUID with the name of your extension.
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| ==Extension versioning==
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| As stated in the [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/extensions/update.html official documentation] on mozilla.org, extension versions '''must''' be of form major.minor.release.build[+]. Old-style versions like 0.5pre are now invalid.
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