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Hierdie gesprek is in die argief. Vra asseblief 'n nuwe vraag as jy hulp nodig het.

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Maybe my question is not appropriate for the support forum.

On the site: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/Add-ons_Guide_57 I've read the following sentences: "Thunderbird 57-60 and beyond and Seamonkey will still support these as legacy add-ons if the appropriate modifications are done to the add-on to adapt to the changed interfaces. " "Thunderbird will be adding WebExtension support (bug 1396172) while maintaining "legacy" add-ons and hybrid add-ons. "

Does this mean if a developper adapt his legacy add-on in the future to the changes of legacy interfaces (not webextension api's), his add-on wil stil work in the future versions of thunderbird?

Maybe my question is not appropriate for the support forum. On the site: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/Add-ons_Guide_57 I've read the following sentences: "Thunderbird 57-60 and beyond and Seamonkey will still support these as legacy add-ons if the appropriate modifications are done to the add-on to adapt to the changed interfaces. " "Thunderbird will be adding WebExtension support (bug 1396172) while maintaining "legacy" add-ons and hybrid add-ons. " Does this mean if a developper adapt his legacy add-on in the future to the changes of legacy interfaces (not webextension api's), his add-on wil stil work in the future versions of thunderbird?

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christ1
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It depends on the actual add-on. Thunderbird is adopting the changes Firefox does. If interfaces used by legacy add-ons are being removed in Firefox, this will ultimately affect Thunderbird legacy add-ons as well. So the only possibility for an add-on author may be to create a hybrid extension (aka embedded WebExtension). Not every extension author may be willing to do this. You might as well ask your crystal ball about what will happen beyond TB60.