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 == Affected in thunderbird59 ==
-* Add-on options dialog not working in Add-ons Manager. Fix on the way in bug {{bug|1419145}}.
+* Add-on options (dialog or inline) not working in Add-ons Manager, only tab options work. {{bug|1419145}} provides a menu item to access add-on options. '''That fix has landed on Daily 59 as of 2017-12-22.'''
 == Removed in mozilla59 ==
-* Dialog (1) and Inline (2) options were removed in {{bug|1414406}}. Thunderbird will not support that feature any more, only options in tabs (3) will work in the future. We're working on a fix in {{Bug|1419145}}. Alternatively add-ons need to embed a WebExtension to display inline options [https://developer.mozilla.org/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Embedded_WebExtensions][https://developer.mozilla.org/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/options_ui]. This should be working now that {{bug|1418914}} has been fixed.
+* Dialog (1) and Inline (2) options were removed in {{bug|1414406}}. Thunderbird will not support that feature any more, only options in tabs (3) work now. Alternatively add-ons need to embed a WebExtension to display inline options [https://developer.mozilla.org/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Embedded_WebExtensions][https://developer.mozilla.org/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/options_ui]. This should be working now that {{bug|1418914}} has been fixed.
 == Changes to JS changes in mozilla59 ==
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 == Outlook and Suggestion ==
-'''Suggestion for add-on authors wishing to be compatible with Thunderbird 59: Wait!''' The fix for {{bug|1414398}} (see above) has arrived (2017-12-12). {{Bug|1419145}} will provide a menu to access add-on options and to make add-on tab options (3) work again. {{Bug|1418914}} has been fixed and then inline options can be achieved via an embedded WebExtension.
+'''Suggestion for add-on authors wishing to be compatible with Thunderbird 59: Go, go, go!''' The fix for {{bug|1414398}} (default preferences) and {{Bug|1419145}} (menu to access add-on options, tab options (3) work) has arrived (2017-12-12 and 2017-12-22). {{Bug|1418914}} has been fixed and then inline options can be achieved via an embedded WebExtension. We will prepare a sample of how this is done in early 2018. All add-ons compatible with TB 58 beta should also be compatible with TB 59 Daily.
 == Also Note ==
 The list above only contains selected changes relevant to add-ons. The full list of changes can be seen at [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox/Releases Firefox developer release notes] where all the details, bugzilla bug reports and patches implementing those changes can be found.