Thunderbird:Extension Installation: Difference between revisions

Drag and drop link from Firefox suggestion
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* Why not just call Thunderbird extensions .xpj instead of .xpi
* Why not just call Thunderbird extensions .xpj instead of .xpi
** What about the MIME type? application/x-xp<u>'''j'''</u>nstall ? And what about multi-app extensions? (one .xpi which can be installed without changes in two or more of Thunderbird / Firefox / SeaMonkey / Netscape 6+ / Flock / Nvu / ...)
** What about the MIME type? application/x-xp<u>'''j'''</u>nstall ? And what about multi-app extensions? (one .xpi which can be installed without changes in two or more of Thunderbird / Firefox / SeaMonkey / Netscape 6+ / Flock / Nvu / ...)
==Drag and Drop from AMO in Firefox to addons window in Thudnerbird==
The [http://art.gnome.org/ GNOME Art] site allows you to drag a link to a theme from your web browser (including Firefox) to the GNOME Theme Manger to install themes [http://art.gnome.org/themes/gtk2/1316 (here is an example)]. The files there are compressed as well.  Couldn't similar functionality eventually be included in Thunderbird to install extensions and themes?