> Hi all,
> We're happy to announce the first release of the WOT (Web of Trust)
> add-on for Chrome. You can learn more about WOT and download the add-on
> from our website:
> http://www.mywot.com/wiki/Chrome
> The add-on requires a current development version of Chrome and has been
> tested with version 4.0.221.6 on Windows. Some implementation notes:
> * We currently use a toolstrip + mole for the toolbar button and the
> rating window. Browser Actions look promising though and we're looking
> forward to using them in future.
> * The add-on includes translations to 14 languages and determines the
> user interface language using the i18n.getAcceptLanguages API. Therefore,
> depending on your configuration, the selected language may not match
> Chrome's user interface.
> * Some features are still missing compared to our other platforms, but
> we plan to address them in later releases.
> There are also a few things we hope to see in future versions of Chrome:
> * API for managing cookies. We want to set cookies for our site before
> the user visits it and currently have to resort to an extra XMLHttpRequest
> to do so.
> * API for cryptographic primitives. This would save add-ons from having
> to use their own JavaScript implementations. We would especially like to
> see an API for hash functions.
> * API for URL parsing and IDN conversions. While doable in JavaScript,
> it would be nice to offload these tasks to Chrome, which must have them
> implemented already.
> * The Browser Actions API is interesting, but we would like to see
> variable height pop-ups. It looks like the current proposal calls for the
> pop-up height to be fixed in the manifest while only width is determined
> dynamically?
> * It would also be nice to eventually have an API of some sort for
> blocking access to websites, possibly by intercepting HTTP connections.
> We would love to hear any feedback or suggestions you may have. You'll
> also notice the add-on is released under the GNU GPL, so patches are most
> welcome too. Enjoy!
> Sami