On 10/30/2019 2:08 PM, Frank-Rainer Grahl wrote: > Onno Ekker wrote: >> Op 30-10-2019 om 00:08 schreef Frank-Rainer Grahl: >>> Hawker wrote: >>> >>> FRG >> >> Could you also elaborate a bit on what's realistic for extension >> developers? My extension is compatible with Thunderbird 52, 60 and 68, >> and also with SeaMonkey 2.49 and 2.53, but in order to be compatible >> with multiple versions I detect the Gecko version and that will probably >> fail for SeaMonkey 2.53 when it stays on Gecko 52 (or is it 60?) and it >> backports functionality from TB/Gecko 60+. > > 2.49 is at the end of its life when the first 2.53.1 will be released. 2.53.1 > already switched the gecko version to 60 because major websites are doing > more > than stupid ua sniffing. > > For 2.53.1 we backport but only the "good" stuff. There should be no breakage > if it already works. Things like ChromeUtils.Import have been backported. The > remaining 60 ChromeUtils enhancements are on the list. Just a matter of time. > > 2.57 is still way off. We are currently removing rdf support but to be usable > it needs webextension support. I don't have an ETA. > > 68+ (would be SeaMonkey 2.65) and deprecation of XUL extensions is currently > not being worked on. Frankly I can't tell you what happens after 2.57. We > could make SeaMonkey compatible but this would drop a lot of current > functionality. Currently 68 and up is broken. > > Personally I don't care about anything beyond 2.57. Mozilla did a good job to > scare me off with the post 60 changes (and some of the 57 to 60 stupid ones > too like viewsource in a tab only). > > Any enhancements for 2.53 go into the later releases too. When we are at 2.57 > we need to decide about the future. Can only speak for myself but I wish I > had > a firm plan. > > In any case nothing to worry about in the, lets say, next 2-3 years. 2.53.1 > is > working really well and I enjoy working on and with it very much. I think the > same is true for the other team members. > > FRG >
Will there be xul extension support in 2.53 to the same extent it is supported in 2.49? -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/> Yahoo News: "Cubs to hire David Ross as new manager" No, that is NOT me. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
