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* '''[http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=2834855 Firefox & Thunderbird Add-on Converter for SeaMonkey]'''
* '''[http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=2834855 Firefox & Thunderbird Add-on Converter for SeaMonkey]'''
* This tool goes a little further beyond simply modifying install.rdf - it also identifies a few more other things in the code that are Firefox or Thunderbird specific and attempts to change them. Of course, not all extensions can be ported so easily to SeaMonkey since there's only so much an automated tool like that can do.<p>Add-on Converter for SeaMonkey: [http://addonconverter.fotokraina.com/ http://addonconverter.fotokraina.com/]
* This tool goes a little further beyond simply modifying install.rdf - it also identifies a few more other things in the code that are Firefox or Thunderbird specific and attempts to change them. Of course, not all extensions can be ported so easily to SeaMonkey since there's only so much an automated tool like that can do.<p>Add-on Converter for SeaMonkey: [http://addonconverter.fotokraina.com/ http://addonconverter.fotokraina.com/]
** Lemon Juice has been regularly updating his converter code, adding new fixes when an extension doesn't convert properly.
** Lemon Juice has been regularly updating his converter code, adding new fixes whenever an extension doesn't convert properly.
* {{Bug|1060858}} Ghostery 5.3.1 dropped support for SeaMonkey. Ghostery depends on the Addon-SDK. Since the SDK has been rewritten to support Firefox Australis, Ghostery no longer works for SeaMonkey. See [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=2822105 discussion thread on mozillazine]
* {{Bug|1060858}} Ghostery 5.3.1 dropped support for SeaMonkey. Ghostery depends on the Addon-SDK. Since the SDK has been rewritten to support Firefox Australis, Ghostery no longer works for SeaMonkey. See [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=2822105 discussion thread on mozillazine]
** [Ratty] I've contacted the Ghostery people (bmcdermott) and the addon-SDK people. The Addon-SDK has been updated ({{Bug|1071048}} so now Ghostery works on SeaMonkey trunk builds. The Addon-SDK is uplifted to mozilla-central every few weeks. Once this is done I'll try to get the Ghostery patch uplifted to -aurora and -beta. Lemon Juice has been [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=13787129#p13787129 investigating] other SDK based addons and so far the news is encouraging. [https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/qrcoder/ QrCodeR] can work in SeaMonkey by setting a SeaMonkey compatibility flag on three modules context-menu.js, selection.js and panel.js. Investigation continues!
** [Ratty] I've contacted the Ghostery people (bmcdermott) and the addon-SDK people. The Addon-SDK has been updated ({{Bug|1071048}} so now Ghostery works on SeaMonkey trunk builds. The Addon-SDK is uplifted to mozilla-central every few weeks. Once this is done I'll try to get the Ghostery patch uplifted to -aurora and -beta. Lemon Juice has been [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=13787129#p13787129 investigating] other SDK based addons and so far the news is encouraging. [https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/qrcoder/ QrCodeR] can work in SeaMonkey by setting a SeaMonkey compatibility flag on three modules context-menu.js, selection.js and panel.js. Investigation continues!
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