Frank-Rainer Grahl wrote: > Rubens wrote: >> Frank-Rainer Grahl wrote on 20/01/2020 09:26: >>> >> >> Hi FRG, >> >> In a previous post I reported that the add-on "Download Status Bar >> 15.0.0.1" was not working in 2.53.1, >> and you explained that Mozilla has taken out some API which allowed >> that add-on to work in 2.49.5. >> >> As per your statement above, should we assume that some improvement or >> change >> has been applied to 2.53.1 which now allows "download dealing add-ons" >> to work ? >> >> I am asking that because I use this add-on a lot and at this moment >> that is the only thing preventing me to move to 2.53.1. >> >> Thanks and best regards, >> >> Rubens >> > > The Downloads api totally changed. It was previously implemlented in c++ > and is now done via javascript. > > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=888915 > > Firefox switched to it in 24 and the old one was taken out by mozilla > for 53 > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1319762 > > Assume these old add-ons will never work again unless updated by the > author. Might even need further changes in SeaMonkey. I am not 100% > happy with the current state of the integrated download manager and the > progress dialog still has some problems too. > > The bookmarks (places) api got a similar treatment. Not as drastic but > the result is more or less the same. > > Other than this most should still work. Things like NoScript and uBlock > classic are essential. > > FRG
Is it possible the the FireFox equivalents of these add-ons could be converted to work with 2.53.x when they would not have worked with 2.49.x at all? If so, this might provide a path forward. Dave _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
