WebExtensions: Fix conflicting behavior explanation across browsers for "homepage_url" and "developer.url". #9950
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Fix conflicting behavior explanation across browsers for "homepage_url" and "developer.url".
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| <p>If the <a href="/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/developer">developer</a> key is supplied and it contains the "url" property, this will override the homepage_url key.</p> | |||
| <p>If both <a href="/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/developer">developer</a> key is supplied and it contains the "url" property and "homepage_url" is defined. Mozilla Firefox will favor "developer.url" while Opera favors "homepage_url".</p> | |||
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I am wondering whether "favor" is to open to interpretation:
<p>If a <a href="/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/developer">developer</a> key containing the "url" property and "homepage_url" are defined, Mozilla Firefox uses "developer.url" while Opera uses "homepage_url".</p>
And, are we covered for the behavior in Chrome?
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Google Chrome doesn't support the developer property so no conflicts appear. As for the favor, we can specify it uses one over the other instead of favor. Tho both are true. If they use it they actually favor them as well. Happy with the edit you are proposing! Not sure what the behavior is on Apple Safari.
Relevant link:
w3c/webextensions#67
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@carlosjeurissen As we are preparing to convert to markdown I've gone ahead, made the changes and merged, many thanks for your help.
Clarifying "favor" and adding a note regarding Chrome and Safari
Fix conflicting behavior explanation across browsers for "homepage_url" and "developer.url".
Summary
Better explained the behavior of conflicting homepage_url with developer.url in manifest.json of webExtensions.
Motivation
Fix untrue statement about conflicting behavior in Opera.
Supporting details
The Opera behavior has been tested in the latest Opera Desktop version. While the behavior in Firefox has been taken from what was already mentioned in MDN.
This PR…