by Stephen Shankland, CNet news.com
With extensions coming to Opera 11, the Norwegian browser maker it’s time to consider making the technology a standard that would work on all browsers. That’s because Opera 11 extensions will use the same collection of Web-page technologies–HTML for page contents, CSS for formatting, JavaScript for processing–as extensions in Chrome, Safari 5, and Firefox’s upcoming Jetpack. The approach generally makes it easier for at least lightweight extensions, and browser technologies handle the interface. “We think extensions are ripe for standardization,” said Hakon Wium Lie, Opera’s chief technology officer, at a press conference here.
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