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This page is intended to collect ideas for features that we'll be investigating and evaluating for inclusion in Firefox 2 and 3.
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== Brainstormed Feature List ==
 
''note: these lists are not prioritized in the slightest!''
 
===Features requiring new UI design===
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! style="background-color: #efefef; width: 50%" | ''Feature''
! style="background-color: #efefef; width: 10%" | ''Target''
! style="background-color: #efefef; width: 40%" | ''References''
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| Identity Management
* password and cookie management
* next-generation identity systems
* single sign-on
| ext/FFx3
| [http://www.identity20.com/media/OSCON2005/ Identity 2.0 at OSCON]
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| Session Saver
* restore tabs/windows
* advanced restore of DOM state/content
| FFx3
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| RSS Reader/Viewer
| FFx2
| [[Feed_Handling:User_Interface|feedreader+ design document]]
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| Omnibus "Status" Area
* download status
* popup/cookie/XPI blocker status
* security/trustworthiness status
* see "Artifact/Resource Detection"
| FFx2
|
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| Phishing Protector
| ext
|
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| Content Manipulation (like GM)
* persistant site-specific view options
* tie-in to accessibility for consumers
* annotation/personalization of the web
| future
|
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| Artifact/Resource Detection
* make it easier to find linked/embedded content
* media type detection
* microformats
* rss detection
| ext
|
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| History/Bookmark Overhaul
* leverage power of DB-based history/bookmarks
* heirarchy vs. tag-based (social web tie-in?)
* scrapbook/grabbag concept
* history navigation
* search using meta-data/full text from cache
* relevance based filtering
* remote/sharing APIs & integration points
* auto-linking/smart tagging
* preserving DOM state
* baysian training/pruning
* portable profile
* every bookmark as "live" (page change notification)
| FFx2
| [[User:Dria/On_Tagging|dria's on tagging]]
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| Intro/Tutorial Mode
* host it on mozilla.com as movies
* have some UI hooks in the product
| FFx2
| [[Firefox:2.0_Product_Planning#Tutorial_mode|see notes below]]
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| Bluetooth support (send content to device)
| future
|
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| Extension Security & Management
* whitelist & blacklist
* third-party signing and authentication by Mozilla
| FFx2
| [[Firefox:1.5_Extension_and_Plugin_Blacklisting|Extension Blacklisting UI Spec]]
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| Stub Installers
| FFx1.5
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|-
|}
 
===Features requiring changes to existing UI design===
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" width="100%" valign="top"
|- align="left"
! style="background-color: #efefef; width: 50%" | ''Feature''
! style="background-color: #efefef; width: 10%" | ''Target''
! style="background-color: #efefef; width: 40%" | ''References''
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| Tabbed Browsing
* select on close behaviour
* close buttons
* tabs instead of windows
* drag tabs to windows
| FFx2
| [[Link_Targeting|design throughts for tabs instead of windows]]
|-
| Find Improvements
* find integration points for web applications
| FFx3
|
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| Search Engine Management
* adding/managing search engines
| FFx2
|
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| Spell Check
| FFx3
|
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| Download Manager
* schedule
* p2p support (locating/participating)
| ext
|
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| Aging Population Accessiblity
* smart font sizing
* page zoom
| FFx3
|
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| Zoom/panning/scaling for images
| future
|
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| Extension Management
* version compatibility
* options management
* update/install/remove
| FFx2
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| Improving Theme Capabilities
| FFx3
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|}
 
===Features that do not require UI changes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" width="100%" valign="top"
|- align="left"
! style="background-color: #efefef; width: 50%" | ''Feature''
! style="background-color: #efefef; width: 10%" | ''Target''
! style="background-color: #efefef; width: 40%" | ''References''
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| Improve App/OS Integration
| FFx3
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| Transactional DOM
| FFx3
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| Adblock and Remote Filter Sets
| ext
|
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| Base on XULRunner
| FFx3
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| Autocomplete URL from
* middle of word
* local filenames
* using history frequency for relevance
| FFx2
|
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| Offline Mode/Use of Cache
* browsing
* apps (supercookies)
| FFx2
|
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| Instrumentation
* history navigation
* install/uninstall
| FFx3
|
|-
| Precognitive Fetch
| FFx3
|
|-
|}
 
== Background Materials / Suggestions ==
 
=== Tutorial mode ===
 
There's a bit of a dilemma where explanitory and cautionary messages are concerned: They are essental for novices but frustrating for pros, even if only shown once.  At the moment, a good example within Firefox eludes me (though I'm sure there are some), but the one that comes to mind is the drive root hiding that WinXP does on first startup.  Novices really shouldn't be messing with that, but any experienced user has a pretty good idea what's safe and what's not, especially if they're coming from another installation of WinXP.  In fact, WinXP has a bunch of that kind of message, to the point where you find yourself wishing for a button somewhere labelled "I am not an idiot!"
 
The problem here is that the company that shall not be named has decided to be user friendly to the point where you expect an airbag when it crashes, leaving the experts banging their heads on the padded walls.  At the other end of the spectrum, we have the command-line *nixes, which come with no obvious user instruction at all.  The novice is left perplexed, especially as the only obvious command (help) is usually of no help at all.
 
Now, both ends of the spectrum have their uses, hence it makes sense to use both.  I suggest giving a prompt on first launch (per profile) that allows you to select from "Full tutorial / New to the web", "Firefox tutorial / New to Firefox", "New feature tutorial / New to this version", and "No tutorial / Guru" (aka my "I am not an idiot!" button from above).  Basically, they all specify a level of messages to show.  Full Tutorial should include everything that a new user needs to know to start browsing the web.  Firefox tutorial should concentrate on pointing out where the elements that they're familiar with have gone, including that Bookmarks=Favorites, Options(=Preferences) is under Tools, etc.  New to this version points out new features and changed behaviors (might want to include a way to specify which version they're coming from rather than assuming the most recent).  No tutorial, naturally, turns it all off.

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