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Adds private tabs, restartless extension for Firefox (20.0+) and SeaMonkey (2.17+)
https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/private-tab/
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Would it be possible to port this extension to Waterfox 68, seeing how it still supports legacy add-ons? #291

Open Peacock365 opened 5 years ago

Peacock365 commented 5 years ago

Hi Infocatcher,

I have been using your add-on for many years now and I am very satisfied with it. Next to Classic Theme Restorer, it is one of the first extensions I install whenever I set up a new Firefox installation. As you know, with Firefox 57+ it became impossible to run your add-on within Firefox, a fact that made me switch to Waterfox, a project that has maintained a Firefox 56 base up until now, mainly applying security patches to it.

Recently, the Waterfox developer created a fork of the upcoming Firefox 68 code base, applying patches to it that can make legacy add-ons run within the browser. He has ported the code from the Thunderbird project.

Relevant documentation:

The first Alpha of the new browser has been released already:

My question is, as the title already states: Would it be possible to port Private Tab to Waterfox 68? If yes, how difficult would it be? Is it feasible?

Thank you for your attention.

Peacock365 commented 5 years ago

For what it's worth, this add-on has been rudimentary ported to Waterfox 68 already by @xiaoxiaoflood:

However, it doesn't appear to work fully, so it would be great if @Infocatcher, the original author of the extension, could have a look at it: