Notes for making Firefox Plugin

Production
Firefox
Notes for plugin

1)
The DLL file must start
Start with NP (case-insensitive). It is best to follow
8.3 format (current
Firefox does not have this restriction). For example
Npnul32.dll.

2)

When creating a project, it is best to create an empty
DLL project. Otherwise, you must manually delete them and modify them.
Some VC settings are troublesome and not recommended. The project name is recommended
NP headers, removing the need to modify and generate
NP Headers
All settings of the DLL file.

3)

You must add

 
Mozilla_strict_api

 
Xp_win

 
Xp_win32

Three macros.

4) if you use
* If the. Def file defines interface functions
Library item. The Library name must be the same as the final
The DLL file name is consistent, for example
Npnul32. The general format is as follows:

Library Npnul32   Exports Np_getentrypoints @ 1 Np_initialize @ 2 Np_shutdown @ 3

 

5)

Resource file creation.

A) must be added
Mimetype, for example:
Value
"Mimetype", "application/X-Java-applet ".

B) It is best to add
Fileextents, for example
Value
"Fileextents", "pdf ".

C) the best language is English. If it is Chinese
DLL is very large.

D)
All fileflagsmask items can be considered
Enabled to avoid unnecessary troubles, such
Fileflagsmask
0x3fl

E) In resource files, do not use
Afxres. H, used
Replace winresrc. h; otherwise, it is possible to generate
DLL
Firefox does not know.

The following is
RC file (I manually changed the standard
Produced by vc2005
In the version file, some annotations are not modified, so they may be incorrect, for example,"
Chinese (P. R. C.) Resources "). For more information, see.

// Microsoft Visual C ++ Generated resource script. // # Include "Resource. H"   # Define Apstudio_readonly_symbols //////////////////////////////////////// ///////////////////////////////////// // // Generated from Textinclude 2 resource. // # Include "Winresrc. H"   //////////////////////////////////////// ///////////////////////////////////// # UNDEF Apstudio_readonly_symbols   //////////////////////////////////////// ///////////////////////////////////// // Chinese (P. R. C.) Resources   # If ! Defined (afx_resource_dll) | defined (afx_targ_chs) # Ifdef _ Win32 Language lang_english, Sublang_english_us # Pragma code_page (1252) # Endif // _ Win32   # Ifdef apstudio_invoked //////////////////////////////////////// ///////////////////////////////////// // // Textinclude //   1 textinclude Begin "Resource. h/0" End   2 textinclude Begin "# Include "" Winresrc. H ""/R/N" "/0" End   3 textinclude Begin "/R/N" "/0" End   # Endif // Apstudio_invoked     //////////////////////////////////////// ///////////////////////////////////// // // Version //   Vs_version_info versioninfo   Fileversion   Productversion   Fileflagsmask 0x3fl # Ifdef _ debug   Fileflags 0x1l # Else   Fileflags 0x0l # Endif   Fileos 0x40004l   Filetype 0x2l   Filesubtype 0x0l Begin Block "stringfileinfo" Begin Block "040904e4" Begin Value "Filedescription", "npwyq dynamic link library" Value "fileextents ", "HTML | htm" Value "fileopenname ", "Npwyq" Value "fileversion ", "1, 0, 0, 1" Value "internalname ", "Npwyq" Value "legalcopyright ", & Quot; Copyright (c) 2009 & quot" Value "mimetype ", "Application/X-wyq-plugin" Value "Originalfilename", "npwyq. dll" Value "productname ", "Npwyq" Value "productversion ", "1, 0, 0, 1" End End Block "varfileinfo" Begin Value "Translation", 0x409, 1252 End End   # Endif // Chinese (P. R. C.) Resources //////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////       # Ifndef apstudio_invoked //////////////////////////////////////// ///////////////////////////////////// // // Generated from Textinclude 3 resource. //     //////////////////////////////////////// ///////////////////////////////////// # Endif // Not apstudio_invoked

6)
DLL file, copy it
Firefox
In the Plugins directory.
* Copy the. xpt file
In components. If
DLL depends on other third-party
DLL files, copy them
Go to the same level directory of firefox.exe. Close all Firefox browsers and open them again. Enter about: Plugins in the address bar to check whether your plugin has been registered successfully.

 

If you are interested in other details, refer:
Https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Compiling_The_npruntime_Sample_Plugin_in_Visual_Studio