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Add-ons are declared as being bootstrappable using the special em:bootstrap="true" property in the install manifest. Although any type of add-on can include this, for now it only makes sense for add-ons with em:type="2" (the default extension type) to include it. They should also include a bootstrap.js file alongside the install.rdf. | Add-ons are declared as being bootstrappable using the special em:bootstrap="true" property in the install manifest. Although any type of add-on can include this, for now it only makes sense for add-ons with em:type="2" (the default extension type) to include it. They should also include a bootstrap.js file alongside the install.rdf. | ||
==Backwards Compatibility== | |||
Older versions of Firefox do not know about the em:bootstrap flag or bootstrap.js file but with care it is possible to make the same XPI usable in both cases. Older versions would just treat it as a normal add-on requiring a restart to install and uninstall and loading components and chrome from the normal places. Newer versions will ignore the components and chrome and just load the bootstrap.js. | |||
==Bootstrap Events== | ==Bootstrap Events== | ||