Toolbar support in WebExtensions

Add-ons Development
#1

I am about to port an old overlay extension.

The key UI element in my extension is a toolbar with several options.

I was surprised to see that apparently there is no support for toolbars in WebExtensions. So my questions are:

  • Are there any plans to support toolbars in WebExtensions?
  • If the answer to the above question is yes, then when will toolbars be available?
  • If the answer is no, are there any good alternatives? Then please point me in that direction.

Apparently there is no support for toolbars

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#2

Hi,

there will be a toolbar API:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215064

But I can’t answer the question when it will be available.

#3

Great to see that an API is being planned.

I must say that it does worry me that it is still not scheduled and apparently still unassigned.

My old overlay add-on is complex and will take months to port to a WebExtension. With just 9 month to November where version 57 is released and overlay extensions will no longer be supported, it is a major worry for me that many of the APIs that I need are not yet ready and not even scheduled.

Hope to see this API soon. Otherwise I might not have enough time to get my add-on ready.