{"id":2170,"date":"2010-12-22T08:17:33","date_gmt":"2010-12-22T16:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/?p=2170"},"modified":"2010-12-22T09:47:02","modified_gmt":"2010-12-22T17:47:02","slug":"add-ons-review-update-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2010\/12\/22\/add-ons-review-update-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Add-ons Review Update \u2013 Week of 2010\/12\/22"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>These posts written every 2 weeks explain the current state of  add-on reviews              and        other information relevant to  add-on developers.      There\u2019s  a        lengthy <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2010\/02\/15\/the-add-on-review-process-and-you\/\">overview             of the Add-on Review Process<\/a> that     should  be read as a general guide about  the review process.<\/li>\n<li>Most nominations are being reviewed within 10 days.<\/li>\n<li>Most updates are being reviewed within 7 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Review Queues<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The stats are taken from the <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.mozilla.org\/addons\/viewtopic.php?f=21&amp;t=2185\">latest report at the forum<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>64 nominations in the queue awaiting             review.<\/li>\n<li>76 updates in the queue awaiting review.<\/li>\n<li>537 reviews performed by AMO Editors this month.  There were 13           editors performing reviews last  week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2010\/02\/15\/the-add-on-review-process-and-you\/\">Add-on              Review Process and You<\/a> for information on how to check      your\u00a0  add-on status.<\/p>\n<h3>Firefox 4 Compatibility<\/h3>\n<p>Firefox 4 will be released early next year, beta 7 is currently        available for download, and beta 8 will be coming very soon. This will be the most difficult upgrade     path    for add-on developers yet, so everybody    should keep an eye on  beta  updates and   all the documentation that is being published. At  the  moment these are   the most useful    documentation resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en\/Firefox_4_for_developers\">Firefox 4 for developers at MDC<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2010\/11\/11\/making-add-on-compatible-firefox-4\/\">Making your add-on compatible with Firefox 4<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.mozilla.org\/addons\/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;t=1437\">Firefox 4 Compatibility discussion<\/a> in the Add-ons Forum. This is the best place to post any feedback, bugs        or insight surrounding Firefox 4 and add-on development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Beta 7 was the first release after the codebase went through    feature freeze. This means that no major changes are   going to be  performed, and add-ons that work correctly on beta 7 are   very likely  to work in the same way until the final release. Here are some pending issues of Firefox 4 compatibility that haven&#8217;t been addressed in other blog posts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Since toolbar buttons are very important for developers and button sizes changed for Firefox 4, I wrote this analysis of <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2010\/12\/02\/toolbar-buttons-in-firefox-4\/\">toolbar buttons and icons in Firefox 4<\/a>. One problem was brought up in the comments, which triggered the creation of <a href=\"https:\/\/bugzilla.mozilla.org\/show_bug.cgi?id=616472\">bug 616472<\/a>. This bug, if fixed, will change the way toolbar buttons are created for Firefox 4 (again), so you should track this bug if it affects you. I&#8217;ll post an update once the bug is resolved.<\/li>\n<li>The Add-on Bar is supposed to appear automatically when a button or other items are added to it. This isn&#8217;t working at the moment, but it is being tracked on <a href=\"https:\/\/bugzilla.mozilla.org\/show_bug.cgi?id=616419\">bug 616419<\/a>. In the interim you can force the bar to appear the first time you add your button.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en\/Install_Manifests#requires\">requires tag<\/a> in install.rdf will not be supported in Firefox 4.<\/li>\n<li>Firefox 4 no longer creates <a href=\"http:\/\/weblogs.mozillazine.org\/roc\/archives\/2010\/10\/bye_bye_hwnds.html\">child HWNDs for internal use<\/a>, which breaks a few binary add-ons and accessibility tools that relied on this quirk.<\/li>\n<li>Regarding the problems with Thread Manager and the lack of alternatives, I&#8217;ve had some useful conversations with Mozilla engineers, and we&#8217;re trying to reach a solution. I&#8217;ll be writing more about this in the following days.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, if you want to help fellow add-on developers with a simple bug fix, here&#8217;s one that&#8217;s up for grabs: <a href=\"https:\/\/bugzilla.mozilla.org\/show_bug.cgi?id=610661\">Addon object not passed to custom about dialogs<\/a>. Fixing this will be very helpful for developers who have their own custom dialogs and don&#8217;t want to mess around with the asynchronous Add-on Manager API and the reflow problems that can arise from changing XUL content dynamically. <strong>Update:<\/strong> a patch was already submitted. That was quick!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Benjamin Smedberg wrote a post about reusing a Jetpack component to <a href=\"http:\/\/benjamin.smedbergs.us\/blog\/2010-12-03\/running-extension-code-in-another-process\/\">run JS code in a separate process<\/a>. As it is now expected from any form of separate processing, there&#8217;s no XPCOM access and all communication happens through message passing. Actually, I don&#8217;t really know what&#8217;s the difference between this and <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en\/DOM\/ChromeWorker\">ChromeWorkers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Notes for Developers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en\/XUL_School\/Appendix_A%3a_Add-on_Performance\">Add-on Performance at XUL School<\/a>.     This article is highly recommended to all developers. It explains a    few  methods to improve add-on performance, including how to easily    measure  startup times.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/AMO:Editors\/EditorGuide\">The AMO  Editor Guide<\/a>.          This new page in the wiki is a comprehensive guide to  the work          performed by AMO Editors. It will serve as an introductory   guide   for       new editors, and is a step forward in being as  transparent  as     possible     with our review process.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/AMO:Editors\/InfoAuthors\">Useful             Information for Add-on Authors<\/a>. How to improve review times  for         your    add-on, information about the review process, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Jorge Villalobos<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Add-ons Developer Relations Lead, Mozilla<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary These posts written every 2 weeks explain the current state of add-on reviews and other information relevant to add-on developers. 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