JarTester for K-Meleon    

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Original Extension:

• Author : JujuLand
• Version : 0.9.0.0
• Locales :
• Updated : June, 17 of 2008
• License : GPL v1

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K-Meleon Extension:

• Compatibility : ( 1.1.* | 1.5.* |1.6.*)
• KMES Technics : Macro + Windows Binaries
• XUL Modification : No
• KMES Type : Miscellaneous
• KMES Update: September, 13 of 2008
• KMES Author: JujuLand

• Size : 122 Kb

Description

JarTester is an extension for K-Meleon which allows you to test Mozilla XUL extensions (jar files) to see if it would possible to adapt it for K-Meleon.

Warning :JarTester uses 7zip to extract files from jar file.

Previously to the use of JarTester to test an extension, you'll need to generate the manifest file of the jar file. Manifest file can be created from a file which is contained in the xpi file, generally chrome.manifest.

It's important to notice the principal structure differences, and you will need to adapt the files in the same way as shown in sample. I must admit that it's not always obvious, but with some practice, you will probably become a pro of the adaptation :). There's no reason I have understood it, and you wouldn't be able to do it.

Here is a sample of manifest file generation:

• Here is the file contained in the xpi file, and which will serves to generate the manifest file:
  
  content bbcomposer jar:chrome/bbcomposer.jar!/content/
  skin bbcomposer classic jar:chrome/bbcomposer.jar!/skin/classic/
  locale bbcomposer en-US jar:chrome/bbcomposer.jar!/locale/en-US/
  locale bbcomposer fr-FR jar:chrome/bbcomposer.jar!/locale/fr-FR/
  overlay chrome://browser/content/browser.xul chrome://bbcomposer/content/bbcomposer.xul
  style chrome://global/content/customizeToolbar.xul chrome://bbcomposer/skin/bbcomposer.css

• Here is the manifest file which will be used by K-Meleon:
  
  content bbcomposer jar:bbcomposer.jar!/content/
  skin bbcomposer classic jar:bbcomposer.jar!/skin/classic/
  locale bbcomposer en-US jar:bbcomposer.jar!/locale/en-US/
  locale bbcomposer fr-FR jar:bbcomposer.jar!/locale/fr-FR/
  

As you can see, some lines and part of lines have disappeared :

• overlay which are used to modify Mozilla/Firefox menus (they will be when possible and if needed, replaced by K-Meleon menus)
• style lines, but I'm not sure.

Warning : Even the extension has more locales then K-Meleon has for now, don't limit locales to the one which are actually supported by K-Meleon. A day perhaps, when motived users will translate K-Meleon, extensions will then use the existant locale, else they always will use en-US locale. So, don't delete locale lines, adapt it, even it won't serve for you (ok disrupted)).

Manifest file and jar file must be located in chrome folder under K-Meleon.

JarTester, after the xul choice, will display a list of all the XUL functions and will give you the possibility to test each of it.

These tests won't probably be complete, and you'll then need to test it more completly by making a kmm macro file.

Warning : Previously, I thought of testing javascript files, but I must say I have not the level to do it, and I don't complete the extension. I'm in fact not sure that tests can be made so easily on js files, because the js files are probably called by xul files.

Menu entries, toolbars and accels

Menu Entries

A menu entry has been added to :

• Tools
• JarTester
• XUL File
• JS File
• Error Console

Toolbars

No icon added.

Accels

Alt-Shift-J can be used to set the 7-Zip path, if not found in registry (case of 7-Zip manual install of 7-Zip for example).

Known problems due to K-Meleon adaptation

No specific problem due to K-Meleon

Screenshots

Complementary Informations

No complementary information.

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