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jam-firefox-ext

Here are the reasons why someone would want to create a minimal firefox extension. When you wish to create a local computer( disk) resident browser based application, interacting with the file system for reading and writing is possible if the application is structured as an extension. 2. ... [More] Quick prototyping without worrying about XmlHttpRequest cross domain issues. When you run as plain application, user is hassled with a pop-up whenever XmlHttpRequest is attempted. 3. Many a times, installing an extension causes a lot of angst in terms of 'Will this mess up with my other customizations?'. A work in progress extension can be distributed along with a profile so that the user can preview, test it. Without worrying about messing with the default firefox browsing experience. Here is a code to get you started with a minimal firefox extension bundled along with a user profile. The code comes with startup script(run.sh, run.bat) Run your regular firefox browsing session and then run the startup script.( To avoid the feeling 'WTF, the stupid extension has messed up with my default firefox settings!?!' ) This codebase is culled out of Sim-OnDemand launcher application. Sim-OnDemand is a personal virtual world server packaged as Amazon EC2 Machine Image(AMI) based on OpenSim. [Less]