{"id":8892,"date":"2020-08-25T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/?p=8892"},"modified":"2020-08-25T02:47:23","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T09:47:23","slug":"extensions-in-firefox-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2020\/08\/25\/extensions-in-firefox-80\/","title":{"rendered":"Extensions in Firefox 80"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Firefox 80 includes some minor improvements for developers using the <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/docs\/Mozilla\/Add-ons\/WebExtensions\/API\/downloads\/download\">downloads.download<\/a> API:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When using the <code>saveAs<\/code> option, the save dialog now shows a more specific file type filter appropriate for the file type being saved.<\/li>\n<li>Firefox now exposes internal errors in the <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.mozilla.org\/en-US\/docs\/Tools\/Browser_Console\">Browser Console<\/a> to aid debugging.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Special thanks goes to <a href=\"https:\/\/mozillians.org\/en-US\/u\/aroraharsh010\/\">Harsh Arora<\/a> and Dave for their contributions to the downloads API. 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