Labs/Jetpack/FlightDeck/1.0a5/Release Notes
< Labs | Jetpack | FlightDeck | 1.0a5
About
Add-on Builder is a web application for building Firefox add-ons. Version 1.0a5 is the fifth preview release of the application. Our primary goal for this release was to fix a variety of bugs in the existing feature set.
Notable Enhancements
- It is now possible to build an add-on using either the latest version of the Jetpack SDK (0.7) or a previous version (0.5 or 0.6).
- The process of installing and using the Add-on Builder Helper add-on has been revamped to be smoother.
Notable Bug Fixes
- Skywriter (née Bespin) syntax highlighting is working again.
Known Issues
| Problem | Workaround |
| Changing the name and description of an add-on or library in the Edit Info dialog and then pressing the OK button in that dialog doesn't change the name of the add-on/library in the editor interface, and the changes are lost when you close the editor (bug 573858). | After changing the name/description and pressing the OK button to dismiss the dialog, press the Save button on the editor toolbar. |
| Some of the documentation for the core library APIs (f.e. context-menu) is incomplete. | Browse the equivalent documentation for the Jetpack SDK: 0.5, version 0.6, version 0.7. |
| Add-ons that use older versions of the core library (0.6, 0.5) don't work on more recent beta releases of Firefox 4. | Make your add-ons use the most recent version of the core library (0.7). |
| Add-ons that use the most recent version of the core library (0.7) don't work (neither for testing nor for installation and use) on Firefox 4.0b5 and 4.0b6. | There isn't currently a workaround for this problem. Compatibility with Firefox 4.0b5/4.0b6 is being worked on for the 0.8 release of the core library, and compatibility with newer versions of Firefox is being worked on for a future release of the core library. In the meantime, add-ons that use the most recent version of the core library will work on Firefox 3.6 and Firefox 4 beta releases up to and including 4.0b4. |
| Skywriter (née Bespin), the text editor embedded into Add-on Builder, doesn't load properly on the latest nightly builds of Firefox 4. | Use Firefox 3.6 or 4.0b4. |
| Pressing the Test button to stop testing an addon doesn't work the first time in Firefox 4.0b5. | Press the button a second time. |
Feedback and Bug Reports
We'd love to hear your feedback regarding this release! You can post it to the discussion group, report a bug, or converse in #jetpack on irc.mozilla.org.