https://rietta.com/firefox/ Recent content in Extend Firefox: Your Guide to Writing Firefox Extensions on Rietta Cybersecurity Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us 1999-2026 Rietta Inc. All Rights Reserved. https://rietta.com/firefox/tutorial/backend/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://rietta.com/firefox/tutorial/backend/ Backend, Firefox Extensions This tutorial is a legacy tutorial that is no longer maintained, nor supported by Rietta Inc. It was written by nine students at Georgia Tech in 2005, for Firefox 1.5, which is highly out of date. This page is preserved for historical purposes. Tutorial Index Extend Firefox! Development Overview Environment Setup Configuration Files Creating GUIs The Backend Preferences Localization Distribution Security Slides The Backend Overview JavaScript Basics Working with the DOM Further Reading Overview All of the guts of your extension will be written in JavaScript. https://rietta.com/firefox/tutorial/conf/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://rietta.com/firefox/tutorial/conf/ Configuration Files This tutorial is a legacy tutorial that is no longer maintained, nor supported by Rietta Inc. It was written by nine students at Georgia Tech in 2005, for Firefox 1.5, which is highly out of date. This page is preserved for historical purposes. Tutorial Index Extend Firefox! Development Overview Environment Setup Configuration Files Creating GUIs The Backend Preferences Localization Distribution Security Slides Configuration Files Overview Install Manifest Chrome Chrome Manifest Further Reading Overview A Firefox Extension is a collection of files and folders that have been compressed into a file with a . https://rietta.com/firefox/tutorial/dist/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://rietta.com/firefox/tutorial/dist/ Distribution, Firefox Extensions This tutorial is a legacy tutorial that is no longer maintained, nor supported by Rietta Inc. It was written by nine students at Georgia Tech in 2005, for Firefox 1.5, which is highly out of date. This page is preserved for historical purposes. Tutorial Index Extend Firefox! Development Overview Environment Setup Configuration Files Creating GUIs The Backend Preferences Localization Distribution Security Slides Distribution Overview Packaging Distribution Further Reading Overview Congratulations! https://rietta.com/firefox/tutorial/env/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://rietta.com/firefox/tutorial/env/ Environment, Firefox Extension Development Tutorial This tutorial is a legacy tutorial that is no longer maintained, nor supported by Rietta Inc. It was written by nine students at Georgia Tech in 2005, for Firefox 1.5, which is highly out of date. This page is preserved for historical purposes. Tutorial Index Extend Firefox! Development Overview Environment Setup Configuration Files Creating GUIs The Backend Preferences Localization Distribution Security Slides Environment Environment Overview Getting Firefox 1. https://rietta.com/firefox/tutorial/locale/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://rietta.com/firefox/tutorial/locale/ Localization, Firefox Extensions This tutorial is a legacy tutorial that is no longer maintained, nor supported by Rietta Inc. It was written by nine students at Georgia Tech in 2005, for Firefox 1.5, which is highly out of date. This page is preserved for historical purposes. Tutorial Index Extend Firefox! Development Overview Environment Setup Configuration Files Creating GUIs The Backend Preferences Localization Distribution Security Slides Localization Overview Entities as String Constants Language Document Template Definition (DTD) Referencing an Entity in Your Application Supporting Multiple Locales Further Reading Overview Firefox, and the various other Mozilla browsers, have a large and diverse community of users. https://rietta.com/firefox/tutorial/overview/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://rietta.com/firefox/tutorial/overview/ Overview, Firefox Extension Development Tutorial This tutorial is a legacy tutorial that is no longer maintained, nor supported by Rietta Inc. It was written by nine students at Georgia Tech in 2005, for Firefox 1.5, which is highly out of date. This page is preserved for historical purposes. Tutorial Index Extend Firefox! Development Overview Environment Setup Configuration Files Creating GUIs The Backend Preferences Localization Distribution Security Slides On This Page Development Overview Extension Overview Useful Tools Further Reading Development Overview This tutorial has been created for individuals wanting to develop full-featured extensions for the Mozilla Firefox browser. https://rietta.com/firefox/tutorial/security/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://rietta.com/firefox/tutorial/security/ Security, Firefox Extensions This tutorial is a legacy tutorial that is no longer maintained, nor supported by Rietta Inc. It was written by nine students at Georgia Tech in 2005, for Firefox 1.5, which is highly out of date. This page is preserved for historical purposes. Tutorial Index Extend Firefox! Development Overview Environment Setup Configuration Files Creating GUIs The Backend Preferences Localization Distribution Security Slides Security Writing Secure Code Prevention Bugs, Flaws, and Vulnerabilities Lessons from the Greasemonkey Security Flaw Important Concepts Further Reading Writing Secure Code Anytime an application (such as Firefox) allows user code to execute without being validated can open up security vulnerabilities. https://rietta.com/firefox/tutorial/slides/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://rietta.com/firefox/tutorial/slides/ The Final Presentation, Firefox Extensions This tutorial is a legacy tutorial that is no longer maintained, nor supported by Rietta Inc. It was written by nine students at Georgia Tech in 2005, for Firefox 1.5, which is highly out of date. This page is preserved for historical purposes. Tutorial Index Extend Firefox! Development Overview Environment Setup Configuration Files Creating GUIs The Backend Preferences Localization Distribution Security Slides Here is the presentation on Firefox Extension Authoring that was presented by the authors to the LCC 3401, Technical Communication Practices, taught by Ben Miller, in November 2005. https://rietta.com/firefox/tutorial/guis/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://rietta.com/firefox/tutorial/guis/ User Interfaces, Firefox Extensions This tutorial is a legacy tutorial that is no longer maintained, nor supported by Rietta Inc. It was written by nine students at Georgia Tech in 2005, for Firefox 1.5, which is highly out of date. This page is preserved for historical purposes. Tutorial Index Extend Firefox! Development Overview Environment Setup Configuration Files Creating GUIs The Backend Preferences Localization Distribution Security Slides GUIs Overview Common Elements XUL Overlays Further Reading Overview Most Firefox extensions have one goal in common: wanting to add or change some graphical element(s) in Firefox. https://rietta.com/firefox/tutorial/prefs/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://rietta.com/firefox/tutorial/prefs/ User Preferences, Firefox Extensions This tutorial is a legacy tutorial that is no longer maintained, nor supported by Rietta Inc. It was written by nine students at Georgia Tech in 2005, for Firefox 1.5, which is highly out of date. This page is preserved for historical purposes. Tutorial Index Extend Firefox! Development Overview Environment Setup Configuration Files Creating GUIs The Backend Preferences Localization Distribution Security Slides Preferences Overview Setting Defaults Referencing from JavaScript Creating a Preferences Pane Making XUL Elements bind to Preferences More Difficult Preferences interfaces Further Reading Overview In many cases your extension will need to be able to store data or simple user preferences for future use.