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 ==== Removing install.rdf? ====
-'''Question''': "To use this overlay loader... extensions must replace <tt>install.rdf</tt> file with a ... <tt>manifest.json</tt>". <- isn't it enough to just ''add'' a <tt>manifest.json</tt> file? Or do I actually need to remove the <tt>install.rdf<tt> to prevent Thunderbird from mishandling my extension?
+'''Question''': "To use this overlay loader... extensions must replace <tt>install.rdf</tt> file with a ... <tt>manifest.json</tt>". <- isn't it enough to just ''add'' a <tt>manifest.json</tt> file? Or do I actually need to remove the <tt>install.rdf</tt> to prevent Thunderbird from mishandling my extension?
+'''Answer''':
 ==== Name confusion ====
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 '''Question''': <tt>AddonManager.getAddonByID(...)</tt> used to be called asynchronously, it seems to not be called anymore?
+'''Answer''': It is returning a promise now.
 ==== A sample extension? ====
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 This sounds good. I'd like to create a WebExtensions addon... but I read [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json this page]  and it said that a <tt>manifest.json</tt> file is all that's required. I tried that, did a VERY basic manifest.json and zipped it and tried loading it in TB and was told it looked corrupted!
-'''Suggestion''': Could someone create a sample web extension, something like <tt>https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Your_first_WebExtension</tt> ? That would be SO helpful. But I'm sure you're all too busy...
+'''Suggestion''': Could someone create a sample web extension, something like <tt>https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Your_first_WebExtension</tt> ? Thanks! There are a number of helpful extensions here : https://github.com/thundernest/sample-extensions/tree/master/addressBooks
+Also if you donwload the extension: Owl for exchange - you need to have a beta version of TB, you'll have a good example of many things.
 ==== Need to "create" APIs ====
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 '''Question''': Can I write an addon and use the API that are already there... or do I have to create everything?
-'''Answer''': Unclear what you're asking
+'''Answer''': You can use the API at https://thunderbird-webextensions.readthedocs.io/en/latest/. That page also provides a link to a document on Web Extensions Experiment with good explanations of details. Under the Address book API there is an example addon.
 ==== stringbundle removal and nsIStringBundleService ====
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    let sb = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/intl/stringbundle;1"].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIStringBundleService);
 '''Answer''':  <tt>nsIStringBundleService</tt> goes away as well. You need to use
    Services.strings.createBundle(...)
 as suggested on the page.
-====windows API====
+==== adding a listener via tabs vs via windows ====
-I tried
+'''Question:''' When I try
    browser.tabs.onCreated.addListener(newTab);
-and it worked, it ran newTab
+that  works, and runs newTab. but if I try
-I tried
    browser.windows.onCreated.addListener(newWindow);
-and it didn't work although these events look exactly the same. What is the difference?
+this doesn't work, although these events look exactly the same. What is the difference?
-Blessings G
+'''Answer''': the windows API is different from the tabs API and so this doesn't work. You can add a listener to a new window with a WebExtensions Experiments addon.