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= Firefox.next Development Areas of Interest =
Anyone can propose an area of interest for development, though until the [[FirefoxNext:FeatureTemplate|documentation]] is complete, it will not be considered for inclusion in the product.
;Performance
* [P1] achieve dramatic, human-perceivable (>50ms) speed increases on startup
* [P1] achieve dramatic, human-perceivable (>50ms) speed increases on common user tasks
** opening a new tab
** loading a bookmarked page
** autocompleting a location in the Awesomebar
** play rich media content
* animation and other interaction techniques to reduce lag between action and feedback, and to improve perceived speed
;Personalization and Customization
* [P1] "light weight" themes which do not require a restart to install
* [P2] customize browser behaviours based on personal history
** opening a new tab / navigation tasks
** search related tasks
** form fill tasks
** about:me personal portal
* [P2] identity management
;Task Based Navigation
* [P1] add ability to search for an existing tab
* [P2] allow users to create, save, restore groups of tabs
* [P2] support file management tasks (delete, move, etc) in download manager
;Other
* [P1] merge common site-specific controls with identity button
* [P2] optimize security UI for common user certificate management tasks
= Firefox.next Platform Requirements =
