Hi, @CraftyDH! Can you tell me what exactly you did in the PR?

"Install extension automatically" - what does this mean? It means it will install an extension in background without my consent? Or maybe not?

Never heard of .wsf files 😄. What a strange file where you have to include source code into a string... What exactly is there in the additions to .wsf file?

@InAnYan as per the Chrome documentation (linked in the issue), I have added the extension into the registry to request install. This was achieved by adding some code into the .wsf file, this file is a component of the tool we use (wix) to create the Windows installer.

This means that when Chrome/Edge is next opened, it will download and inform the user that the extension has been externally added and if they would like to enable or remove it.

The popup after relaunching the browser looks like this:

@CraftyDH, what a strange API...

Do I understand properly, that extension are not directly installed, but this rather just a request to install, right?

Is there any way to add some checkboxes to installer like Install browser extension, that would be turned on by default? And if they are turned off, then nothing will happen.

Oh, and it would be nice if you left a comment in the .wsf file describing how you modify the registry and what are the effects of this (#11924 (comment))

@InAnYan I am fine with this approach. This wsf stuff and Wix installer toolset is a hell (we needed it at work to customize a jpackage service installation). However some comments would be nice

It is weird,.. We would really appreciate a followup PR for Firefox if you like?
If not, we should create an issue.

@CraftyDH Do you follow the JDK developments? In JDK24, they do not create main.wxs at the point in time where JabRef-post-image.wsf is executed. See openjdk/jdk@ba67ad6#diff-490c3f0a156b28da9b1eea68702f170b37a40bd69836ce48ea5084d11a9b264a and https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/24/jpackage/override-jpackage-resources.html#GUID-62412365-821D-4736-A20D-70F2D47136D8

Noticed at #12990

Internal link: https://github.com/JabRef/jabref-issue-melting-pot/issues/867