Firefox - Keep compatibility with non-WebExtension Browser

[dteviot]

Firefox - Keep compatibility with non-WebExtension Browser

[dteviot]

@typhoon71
I'm sorry, but I don't understand the request.

Here's the situation.
WebToEpub was originally written as a Chrome extension. (Actually, I first considered making it a Firefox XUL extension, but when I saw the work required to do that I changed my mind and went the Chrome extension route, much less work.)

When I saw that FireFox is able to run Chrome extensions via WebExtensions, I offered the Extension for Firefox. There was one issue were the "download the packed epub" worked on Chrome but not Firefox. Gusser93 provided a fix.

So, to re-iterate. There is only one WebToEpub. To make the Firefox version I literally take the WebToEpub.zip file I send to Google, rename it to "WebToEpub.xpi" and send that to Mozilla. It works because it uses the WebExtensions.

[typhoon71]

mmmm, what you wrote means that the addon should never have worked on Firefox 47, since WebExtensions aren't supported on it... But I'm pretty sure I was able to use it a couple of times...
Just asking, did something change in the code that downloads the images?
(issue #27, the second image I posted is what I'm referring to)

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@typhoon71
Firefox 47 has some WebExtensions support. It's just not fully implemented.
And I've seen the plug-in do funny things on Firefox 47.
As regards downloading, yes, there were some changes in the released 0.0.0.9, to support user specifying Cover as a URL. Is it still not working on Firefox?

[typhoon71]

Nope, it's not working on my firefox (47.0.1)
It didn't work on Firefox 48b5 too.
Maybe it works in Aurora? I will try tomorrow.

[typhoon71]

Awww, wrong button.
Anyway I made an effort and checked with Firefox 49.0a2, and it works.
It'll be a long wait till a stable... (August for the 48)

[typhoon71]

OK, I did some more testing and found that the plugin seems to have compatibility issues with some firefox addons even on Firefox 49.0a2, but it work with a "pure" profile.
I'll test my addons one by one and report back in a new issue.
I'm closing this one (I didn't know it was born as webextensions addon).