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Bundle

thinker@branda.to

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What

Are collections of files of

extensions or

applications of XULRunner.

Add-ons

Can be distributed

in ZIP files

with .xpi file extension.

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install.rdf

Install Manifest

A bundle at least contains

an install.rdf or

an install.js file.

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Required

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<RDF xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"

xmlns:em="http://www.mozilla.org/2004/em-rdf#">

<Description about="urn:mozilla:install-manifest">

<!-- required properties -->

<em:id>test@branda.to</em:id>

<em:version>1.0.0</em:version>

<em:type>2</em:type>

<em:targetApplication>

<Description>

<em:id>{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}</em:id>

<em:minVersion>1.5</em:minVersion>

<em:maxVersion>2.0.0.*</em:maxVersion>

</Description>

</em:targetApplication>

<em:name>Test Program</em:name>

</Description>

</RDF>

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Types

2

Extensions

4

Themes

8

Locale

32

Multiple Item Package

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Install

~/.mozilla/firefox/<profile>/extensions contains

Text file with ID as name (test@branda.to) contains

/path/to/your/bundle/

XPI

cd /path/to/your/bundle/

zip ../test.xpi *

open XPI with Firefox

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Install Result

An empty add-on

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Optional

Optional properties

description

creator

developer

......

see http://0rz.tw/b13CS

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chrome.manifest

Map chrome URIs to bundle directories

content

locale

skin

Chrome

is a collection of UI elements of an applicaiton,

except content area.

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Instructions

Frequently used

content packagename uri/to/files/ [flags]

locale packagename localename uri/to/files/ [flags]

skin packagename skinname uri/to/files/ [flags]

overlay chrome://URI-to-be-overlaid chrome://overlay-URI [flags]

Comment (# ......)

see http://0rz.tw/ef3F3

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ex2

Overlay a panel on status bar

ex2/

install.rdf

chrome.manifest

mychrome/

test.xul

see ex2/chrome.manifest

see ex2/mychrome/test.xul

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ex2 result

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Convention

chrome/

content/

locale/

skin/

Not forced

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Components

components/ in bundle directory

*.so or *.dll

*.xpt

Registered automatically

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ex3

in bundle

install.rdf

chrome.manifest

mychrome/

test.xul

components/

Makefile

hello.cpp

hello.idl

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ex3 result

chrome://test/content/test.xul