Mozilla Jetpack, an API For Standards-Based Add-Ons

Posted by timothy on Thursday May 21, 2009 @07:03AM from the now-hand-me-that-metric-screwdriver dept.

revealingheart writes "Mozilla Labs have released a prototype extension called Jetpack: An API for allowing you to write Firefox add-ons using existing web technologies to enhance the browser (e.g. HTML, CSS and Javascript), with the goal of allowing anyone who can build a Web site to participate in making the Web a better place to work, communicate and play. Example add-ons are included on the Jetpack website. While currently only a prototype, this could lead to a simpler and easier to develop add-on system, which all browsers could potentially implement."

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I want a real jetpack by Geoffrey.landis · 2009-05-21 07:14 · Score: 4, Funny

Not some software thing!

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I use IE you insensitive clod! by $RANDOMLUSER · 2009-05-21 07:15 · Score: 4, Funny

What are these web-standards of which you speak?

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