Talk:Getting started with extension development

Installing the helloworld.xpi file in the helloworld.zip package does not add a link to the tools menu. (FF 1.0.3/WinXP)

It's clearly stated that you need current trunk build, Firefox 1.1a or later. --asqueella 15:10, 30 Apr 2005 (PDT)

Pb with "Registering your extension in the Extension Manager"

I've created the file {71e95839-6f7e-470d-be54-77012fec6313} as explained containing the single line

/home/marc/fmr/FirefoxTest/helloworld/

(I've tried with and without the trailing "/") and started firefox but I can't see anything of the new extension.

I use firefox 1.0.4 on Linux.

Again, you need one of Deer Park releases. This won't work with 1.0.x, only with Deer Park and Firefox 1.1 or later. --asqueella 13:42, 14 Jul 2005 (PDT)

Package Names

I'm not sure if this is always true, but it was a problem for me. The package name must be in lowercase letters. I didn't know this, and didn't find or read it anywhere. In my chrome.manifest, I kept getting the error of "No chrome package registered for chrome://rtse/content/browser.xul .", which was easily fixed by changing all references of 'RTSE' to 'rtse'. Like I said, I didn't find this anywhere, and I think that this page might be best for it, but I thought I'd bring it up first, and let someone with more experience with extension development tell me if this is right or wrong.