Hi all,

Mozilla introduce a new way to develop add-on (again). Here comes the WebExtensions.
The main advantages of WebExtension for gTranslate are the following:

• Support several browsers
• Faster review

But we need to repackage and use the new common API.

There is already some issues that could be fixed with:

• Firefox Android support #65 Firefox Android support
• Google Chrome addon compatibility #13 Google Chrome compatibility
• Pale Moon browser #53 Pale Moon Browser support

And some that could be easier with:

• Replace the selection by the translation in text fields #46 Replace the selection by the translation (as WebExtesions know how to deal with Electrolysis)

Moreover, this new extension format seems to be largely adopted by browser in the coming month.
It could be a good way to gTranstale to become even more popular throw the other browser.

So what do you think about porting the current add-on ?