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==== 1. Tree items ==== | ==== 1. Tree items ==== | ||
Edit ''/suite/common/pref/preferences.xul'' (or the respective overlay) and set the following attributes on the respective <treeitem>: | Edit ''/suite/common/pref/preferences.xul'' (or the respective overlay, if eg. you're migrating a MailNews panel) and set the following attributes on the respective <treeitem>: | ||
<treeitem | <treeitem container="true" | ||
id="navigator" | |||
label="& | label="&navigator.label;" | ||
url="chrome://communicator/content/pref/pref- | prefpane="navigator_pane" | ||
helpTopic="navigator_pref_navigator" | |||
url="chrome://communicator/content/pref/pref-navigator.xul"> | |||
* The ''id'' attribute should adhere to the "xxxItem" meme | * The ''id'' attribute should adhere to the "xxxItem" meme — and all <treeitem>s should have an ''id''! This ''id'' is used by overlays to place themselves at the correct place. (Certain old names - like the above - may not yet follow this, but this should be fixed!) | ||
* Keep the ''label'' of the old panel. | * Keep the ''label'' of the old panel. | ||
* The ''prefpane'' attribute should adhere to the "xxx_pane" meme. This will be the ''id'' of the preference panel to be reached by this <treeitem> (see below). | |||
* Set the ''helpTopic'' attribute to the respective help identifier (see below). | |||
* Set the ''url'' attribute to the chrome URI of the panel to be reached by this <treeitem>. | * Set the ''url'' attribute to the chrome URI of the panel to be reached by this <treeitem>. | ||
==== 2. Panels ==== | |||
Old panels were actually "real" documents, loaded into a browser window. New panels are <prefpane> elements, overlayed over the main window. | |||