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Building a Thunderbird extension
Step-by-step explanation on how to build an extension for Thunderbird 2.0.
The following documentation outlines the creation of extensions specific to Thunderbird. Although there are a lot of parallels with Firefox extensions there are also some subtle differences that may confound the starting developer.

Please note that this is a work in progress - feel free to fill in the links in red (not done yet links) and to contribute to existing pages.

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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions and answers about Thunderbird extension development.
HowTos
A collection of useful functions to do useful things
Creating a Custom Column
A step-by-step overview of creating and handling a custom column
customDBHeaders Preference
A discussion of the mailnews.customDBHeaders preference regarding custom columns and headers.

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