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The Add-on SDK is a software development kit that provides a set of tools and APIs for building, testing, and packaging Firefox add-ons.
The Add-on SDK is a software development kit that provides a set of tools and APIs for building, testing, and packaging Firefox add-ons.
This is a [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Labs/Jetpack/Release_Notes/1.13.1#Hotfix_updates_to_1.13 hotfix release that updates 1.13].


== Installation ==
== Installation ==
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Obtain the SDK in your favorite compression format:
Obtain the SDK in your favorite compression format:


* [https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/labs/jetpack/addon-sdk-1.13.1.tar.gz addon-sdk-1.13.1.tar.gz]
* [https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/labs/jetpack/addon-sdk-1.14.tar.gz addon-sdk-1.14.tar.gz]
* [https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/labs/jetpack/addon-sdk-1.13.1.zip addon-sdk-1.13.1.zip]
* [https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/labs/jetpack/addon-sdk-1.14.zip addon-sdk-1.14.zip]


Then unpack the archive, open the <tt>addon-sdk-1.13.1/README.txt</tt> file, and follow its instructions.
Then unpack the archive, open the <tt>addon-sdk-1.13.1/README.txt</tt> file, and follow its instructions.


== Hotfix updates to 1.13 ==
== Major Changes Since 1.13 ==
 
The 1.13.1 release is a hotfix release that replaces the [[Labs/Jetpack/Release_Notes/1.13|1.13 release]]. It includes the following extra fixes:
 
* {{bug|836318}}: reverted context menu items in sub-menus to display by default as they did in 1.12
* {{bug|832401}}: fixed an issue where certain combinations of add-ons could result in an extra separator in the context menu
*  {{bug|834754}}: fixed a logged error from the selection module
*  {{bug|836061}}: fixed simple-storage and other modules when run against Firefox 21
 
== Major Changes Since 1.12 ==
 
=== Context-menu rewrite ===
 
We've rewritten the context-menu module, bringing the code up to date and fixing a number of bugs, including:
 
* {{bug|769709}}
* {{bug|700733}}
* {{bug|714914}}
* {{bug|700733}}
* {{bug|721849}}
* {{bug|729843}}
* {{bug|748743}}
* {{bug|757802}}
* {{bug|784611}}
* {{bug|800965}}
* {{bug|824482}}


=== Translators key supported in package.json ===
=== Per-window private-browsing ===
This release of the SDK adds support for per-window private-browsing. See the [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/docs/sdk/1.14/modules/sdk/private-browsing.html private-browsing API documentation] and [https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2013/02/26/per-window-private-browsing-and-the-add-on-sdk/ this blog post] for more details.


The package.json now enables an add-on author to list the translators of an add-on, and these are translated into [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Install_Manifests#translator "translator" elements in the add-on's install manifest]. Thanks to community contributor [https://github.com/CIAvash CIAvash] for this.
=== Unique IDs for tabs ===


=== <strike>Unique IDs for tabs</strike> ===
Tabs now have a unique ID: {{bug|795645}}.


<strike>Tabs now have a unique ID: {{bug|795645}}.</strike>
=== Bug fixes ===


''This feature was originally announced as being in the 1.13.1 release, but actually won't be available until the 1.14 release.''
Many bug fixes, including:
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=731074 Bug 731074 - console.log not working from a panel's script]
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=752775 Bug 752775 - "ReferenceError: console is not defined" with deprecated postMessage() usage in a content script]
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=661884 Bug 661884 - Selection events occur only after (successful!) page load]
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=804935 Bug 804935 - TypeError: window.tabs is undefined]


== Known Issues ==
== Known Issues ==

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About

The Add-on SDK is a software development kit that provides a set of tools and APIs for building, testing, and packaging Firefox add-ons.

Installation

Obtain the SDK in your favorite compression format:

Then unpack the archive, open the addon-sdk-1.13.1/README.txt file, and follow its instructions.

Major Changes Since 1.13

Per-window private-browsing

This release of the SDK adds support for per-window private-browsing. See the private-browsing API documentation and this blog post for more details.

Unique IDs for tabs

Tabs now have a unique ID: bug 795645.

Bug fixes

Many bug fixes, including:

Known Issues

See the complete list of known issues and requests for enhancement. We've listed some of the issues you're most likely to encounter separately below.

Bug 820213

Can't load content from "data" directory into an iframe. Reported on the forum: https://forums.mozilla.org/addons/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=11689 - it's not possible to load content from an HTML file in an add-on's data directory into an iframe.

Bug 804935

"TypeError: window.tabs is undefined" when opening a tab, in some circumstances.

Bug 785914

The Google Analytics script does not register page views made using SDK objects such as panel and page-worker, because cookies are set incorrectly.

Bug 752775

Use of the deprecated global postMessage() function in a content script will give the error "ReferenceError: console is not defined".

Bug 731074

console.log() calls from a script included in a panel's HTML (as in this example: https://builder.addons.mozilla.org/addon/1042246/latest/) don't work: nothing is logged, either to the terminal console or the web console.

Bug 717183

Specified panel width ignored when Firefox is maximized.

Bug 714181

Access to Full Screen API blocked from context-menu API.

Bug 726796

passwords.search() function "crashes" with some profiles.

Bug 667817

If you change location in a content script using: window.location="http://mozilla.org"; Nothing happens, instead, `location` attribute is just replaced by a string.

Bug 689215

The tab array is not reordered to match the on-screen order of the tabs after a tab move event takes place.

Bug 663048

The SDK will give an error if your package name contains spaces or Unicode characters.

Bug 627432

If your add-on stores data using the simple-storage API, the data is not cleaned up when your add-on is uninstalled.

Bug 571049

If an add-on is uninstalled while it's disabled, it's not notified of uninstall. If the add-on needs to do some special cleanup on uninstall, like removing persistent storage such as a file, this won't be possible if it has been disabled.

Bug 660862

By default, widgets are placed on the add-on bar, and given a height to match the height of that bar. If the user moves the widget to a different toolbar, and that toolbar has a different height, the widget's height is not updated accordingly.

Bug 660857

A widget containing HTML content gets no icon in the Customize Toolbar Window.

Bug 660860

When a user removes a widget from the toolbar its detach event does not get sent.

Bug 661884

Selection events for a page are not sent if the page did not fully load (for example, because the user stopped the page loading).

Bug 556562

If you have copy of mozrunner installed on your system, the cfx test command may not work correctly.

There is a workaround for this.

Feedback and Bug Reports

We'd love to hear any feedback you have regarding this release! You can post it to the discussion group or report a bug.

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