Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by DS on Aug. 31, 2019 ·

Addon still works perfectly in TB 68 if you're willing to do moderate editing to the files. Instructions here. . .

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1. Unzip the .xpi file (change extension to .zip to extract natively, or use 7-Zip or other extractor).

2. In extracted root folder, create "manifest.json" in a text editor and populate as follows (first bracket to last bracket):

{
"manifest_version": 2,
"name": "Select Addressbook Text",
"description": "Copy and paste a name, phone number, address or other text from your Thunderbird address book quickly, with just a single menu click.",
"version": "1.5",
"applications": {
"gecko": {
"id": "select_addressbook_text@cbmarkwardt.com",
"strict_min_version": "68.0"
}
},
"author": "Craig B. Markwardt",
"legacy": {
"type": "xul"
}
}


3. Save the file. Note that the JSON syntax is *very* finicky, and so much as one missing punctuation mark may cause the addon not to load. Copy and overwrite this addon's info over a manifest from a working TB 68 addon if you run into trouble. (Note also: this is a quick-and-dirty single language manifest; they can easily be localized per the TB Addon Developer website.)

4. Unzip "select_addressbook_text.jar" from the "../chrome" subfolder using 7-zip or another extractor.

4. Open "overlay.js" file in the "../content/" subfolder of the extracted .JAR archive with a text editor. Search and replace the following string (NOTE: preceding -'s and +'s are for illustration only):
- strbundle = document.getElementById("sab_address_strings");
+ let bundle = Services.strings.createBundle("chrome://select_addressbook_text/locale/address.properties");
+ let strings = bundle.GetStringFromName("sab_address_strings");

5. Save file.

6. Open "overlay.xul" in the "../content/" subfolder of the extracted .JAR archive with a text editor. Search and replace the following strings (x2):
- type="application/x-javascript"
+ type="application/javascript"

7. In "overlay.xul", delete or comment out the following lines:
- <stringbundleset id="sab_address_stringbundleset">
- <stringbundle id="sab_address_strings" src="chrome://select_addressbook_text/locale/address.properties"/>
- </stringbundleset>

8. Save file.

9. ZIP up all files from the extracted .JAR archive, keeping complete folder structure. Change .zip extension to .jar, and rename file "select_addressbook_text.jar". Replace original .JAR of same name.

10. ZIP up addon, keeping complete folder structure. Change .zip extension to .xpi.

11. Install in TB 68.

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Casual tests show it working flawlessly.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by DS on July 7, 2019 ·

This addon is fully functional in TB 60 by bumping the maxVersion or setting "extensions.strictCompatibility" to "false" in about:config.

To change the maxVersion, follow these instructions:

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1. Unzip the .xpi file (change extension to .zip to extract natively, or use 7-Zip or other extractor).

2. In extracted root folder, open "install.rdf" file in a text editor.

3. Search for "<em:maxVersion>" string, and change the version number to "60.*" (no quotes).

4. Save file.

5. ZIP up addon, keeping complete folder structure. Change .zip extension to .xpi.

6. Install in TB 60.

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