Category Archives: Extensions

The WebVisum extension needs you!

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Marco

This is a shout-out to all interested extension developers who have some time to donate to the WebVisum extension project. As you can read in my review of the extension, it is one of the most important extensions for blind … Continue reading →

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Blind web devs, jump on the Firebug train!

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Marco

Late yesterday, Firebug 1.4 was released. Firebug is the web development and debugging tool for Firefox, with a huge user base worldwide. As JJB mentions in his post, UI accessibility was provided for many of the Firebug features by Hans … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, ARIA, Extensions, Firefox | 17 Comments

Extension tip, and feedback appreciated: Feed Sidebar

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Marco

The extension Feed Sidebar by Christopher Finke is a small extension that allows to view one’s Live Bookmarks in a sidebar, much like one would view history or bookmarks. It is not a new RSS feed management, but instead operates … Continue reading →

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Review of the WebVisum Firefox extension

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Marco

Today, a post announcing the WebVisum Firefox extension was posted to the mozilla.dev.accessibility newsgroup. The things talked about in this post and on the WebVisum homepage almost sound too good to be true. Among the features are: Ability to tag … Continue reading →

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Extension developers: 5 things to make your extension more accessible

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Marco

After my first reach out to extension developers, Aaron and I have brainstormed and come up with the 5 most common things you as an extension developer should consider to make your extension more accessible. Here’s what we came up … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, Extensions, Firefox, Mozilla, SeaMonkey, Thunderbird, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

Extension developers: Give your extension an accessibility checkup for Firefox 3!

Posted on May 18, 2008 by Marco

As Firefox 3 is fast approaching, and you extension developers are getting ready to update your products, it is a good time to also give your extensions a thorough accessibility checkup. Can the extension be launched without using a mouse? … Continue reading →

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Making the AwesomeBar even more awesome!

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Marco

Today I decided that Twitter is indeed something I want to use more often in the future. As I was looking around AMO, I found the TwitterBar extension by Chris Finke. This thing is truly awesome, and it adds even … Continue reading →

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