Clean & Close

I've submitted an update for Clean and Close to make it compatible with FF3, but it's been in the Mozilla review queue for near a week now. I hear they are pretty backed up so it could take a little while longer before it's available for auto-update. Until then, you can download it directly right... here.

I'm also thinking of updating it with a couple of extended features. If you have any requests leave a comment below.

I had submitted my Clean and Close 1.1 update to the Mozilla Add-On site, but it was eventually declined due to poor localization support (a petty charge if you ask me).

Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 06:25:19 -0700
From: Mozilla Update
Subject: [Clean And Close 1.1] Approval Denied
To: Chris Bloom (Greatest extension author eva)

Clean And Close 1.1 - Approval Denied

Your item, Clean And Close 1.1, has been reviewed by a Mozilla Update editor who took the following action:
Approval Denied

Your item was tested by xxx using Firefox 2.0 on Windows NT.

Editor’s Comments:
I’m sorry, but the way you specify texts makes Firefox look weird if it’s used with locales other than English locales. You should use DTD entities to generate your “Close” text, so it integrates seamlessly. Just check chrome://browser/locale/browser.dtd from your browser to see the entities available.

So, following the fragment of a trail left by the reviewer and digging through hundreds of bytes of online documentation, I recrafted Clean and Close into this svelte, auto-localizing version. With any luck, the reviewers will anoint this version with the ever so coveted “approved” status and my legions of adoring fans can finally upgrade with unbridled celebration.

The link de l’année: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2608/

Update: See Clean and Close Firefox Extension Updated, Again

With prodding from some English bloke a handsome British chap named Andy, I’ve updated my Clean and Close extension for Firefox to be compatible with the just-released version of Firefox 2.

You can download it from the Mozilla Add-Ons site.

I just created my first extension for Firefox. I call it Clean And Close, and it’s a simple overlay for the Download Manager window that replaces the default Clean Up button with a spiffy new Clean & Close button. The new button does exactly what the old button does, except that it also closes the window afterwards. I wrote it as a learning exercise, but it also gets rid of an extra click that was always an annoyance for me. It’s currently pending approval on the Mozilla Addons site, but should be available for download soon.

If you’re looking to develop your own extensions for Mozilla products, the Building an Extension tutorial on Mozilla’s Developer web site is what I referenced for Clean & Close.