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== Newsgroup ==
 
== Newsgroup ==
  
[http://groups.google.ca/group/mozilla.dev.extensions  mozilla.dev.extensions]
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[http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.extensions Mozilla.dev.extensions]
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== FAQ ==
 
== FAQ ==
  
1. How do I create my summary page?
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*[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions:Questions_and_answers_from_the_newsgroups_2006_09_29 Friday, September 22 - 29, 2006]
 
 
Like this!
 
 
 
2. Should I put the FAQ questions/answers in the summaries?
 
 
 
No.  Put them in a single place (here), instead of in the summaries.
 
 
 
===[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Newsgroup_summaries:mozilla-dev-extensions:Extentsions_FAQ Friday, September 22 - 29, 2006]===
 
 
 
===Friday, September 29 - October 6, 2006===
 
 
 
'''UAQ: UnAnswered Questions'''
 
 
 
Question:
 
How can we programmatically extract the subject, sender, date and the body of an e- mail when you are reading one (in Thunderbird presumably)? [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.extensions/browse_thread/thread/8aa2ea164357715c/d79563b5748d8e25#d79563b5748d8e25]
 
 
 
Answer:
 
No answer this week.
 
 
 
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Question:
 
Could someone make an addressbook enhancer extension that has the ability to put pictures on a contact and other features the Thunderbird address book lacks. [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.extensions/browse_thread/thread/4f08c11785f66b23/38309fe8c7fa8508#38309fe8c7fa8508]
 
 
 
Answer:
 
No answer this week. The question is not specific enough, is too open ended and ambiguous.
 
 
 
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Question:
 
Is there a way to save a whole news thread in Thunderbird? [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.extensions/browse_thread/thread/51f11a3e51adcc43/a96230c22e062a26#a96230c22e062a26]
 
 
 
Answer:
 
No answer this week.
 
 
 
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Question:
 
We're seeing a timing issue when using nsITimer on MSWindows that does not occur on GNU/Linux.
 
 
 
A javascript XPCOM component sets a TYPE_ONE_SHOT  timer to go off in one hour.  The timer does not go off until significantly (more than 2X) after that. Anyone else seems different nsITimer behavior on Windows or have any sort of explanation about whether this is a problem with the win32 timer implementation, or whether there is some workaround? [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.extensions/browse_thread/thread/8794b030be977108/f5fa9ec51dbb6675#f5fa9ec51dbb6675]
 
 
 
Answer:
 
No answer this week.
 
 
 
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'''FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions'''
 
 
 
Question:
 
In IE, when I enter a URL that starts with "file://" in the address bar, an instance of the windows explorer will be launched and display the directory in the URL. However, in Firefox, a custom directory listing will be displayed instead of Windows Explorer. Is there anyway, via plugin or extension, for Firefox to mimic the functionality of IE in this respect? [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.extensions/browse_thread/thread/04733b78731e2c10/cf6ac1c6e12aefdb#cf6ac1c6e12aefdb]
 
 
 
Answer:
 
The IETab (Opens IE in a Firefox tab) should be able do this if you set it to always open "file://*" URLs in an IE tab.
 
 
 
The appearance with a FireFox tab isn't quite the same as having a completely separate Explorer window. However, it's functional and does allow for the Explorer to be handling the display of the folder contents, and all of the right-click context menu support is present so it should meet my needs.
 
 
 
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Hi, I am planning to release our extension on the mozilla extensions site. When I tried uploading it, it said that update.rdf contains invalid location. What is the valid one and what other things do I need to change to make it work on Mozilla site? [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.extensions/browse_thread/thread/73aad5d9c05dbd57/050f25e0f248ef70#050f25e0f248ef70]
 
 
 
Answer:
 
You must remove updateURL from the install.rdf and use a known to AMO minVersion/maxVersion.
 
 
 
No confirmation that the answer given worked yet.
 
 
 
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Question:
 
The Function "LoadURL" loads a URL in the Browser window:
 
 
 
function LoadURL(URL)
 
{
 
    window._content.document.location = URL;
 
    window.content.focus();
 
}
 
 
 
Is it possible to open the URL in a new tab? [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.extensions/browse_thread/thread/03d68e1118b5e104/e4520c86d6c40883#e4520c86d6c40883]
 
 
 
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var tab = getBrowser().addTab( url );
 
 
 
// And if you want it to load in foreground:
 
getBrowser().selectedTab = tab;
 
 
 
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Question:
 
Is it possible to read the html-code of the current URL/site? [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.extensions/browse_thread/thread/9fb5874527d20d1e/3c6fc0cf232565ca#3c6fc0cf232565ca]
 
 
 
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Yes, this is possible. Use the DOM API (http://www.w3schools.com/dom/default.asp has a good tutorial).
 
 
 
Not the best answer but a good starting point for the question asker to do some research towards the answer.
 
  
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*[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions:Questions_and_answers_from_the_newsgroups_2006_10_06 Friday, September 29 - October 06, 2006]
  
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*[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions:Questions_and_answers_from_the_newsgroups_2006_10_13 Friday, October 06 - 13, 2006]
Why does his extension not able to read the contents of a folder and then produce a segmentation fault after his extension reads preferences in Thunderbird? [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.extensions/browse_thread/thread/7d783a19de179da7/f045283af337c8fc#f045283af337c8fc]
 
  
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*[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions:Questions_and_answers_from_the_newsgroups_2006_10_20 Friday, October 13 - 20, 2006]
The person was missing a method call to getService.
 
  
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*[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions:Questions_and_answers_from_the_newsgroups_2006_10_27 Friday, October 20 - 27, 2006]
  
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*[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions:Questions_and_answers_from_the_newsgroups_2006_11_03 Friday, October 27 - November 03, 2006]
Are there any built in libraries that can be used to encrypt data? [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.extensions/browse_thread/thread/3be5b3b05d002daa/a4f4d6baaa8a663e#a4f4d6baaa8a663e]
 
  
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*[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions:Questions_and_answers_from_the_newsgroups_2006_11_10 Friday, November 03 - 10, 2006]
Yes.  
 
  
1. You can use nsISecretDecoderRing.encryptString() and nsISecretDecoderRing.decryptString(). However, I'm not sure how/if that works if the user hasn't defined a master password in Options->Security->Use a master password.
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*[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions:Questions_and_answers_from_the_newsgroups_2006_11_17 Friday, November 10 - 17, 2006]
  
2. You can AES-128 or AES-256 symmetric encryption via aes.js (http://tinyurl.com/pp79t).
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*[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions:Questions_and_answers_from_the_newsgroups_2006_11_24 Friday, November 17 - 24, 2006]
  
No confirmation from the question asker on whether this answer was helpful in solving their problem.
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*[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Extensions:Questions_and_answers_from_the_newsgroups_2006_12_01 Friday, November 24 - December 01, 2006]

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