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== Firefox 2 Feature List Brainstorming ==
#REDIRECT[[Firefox2]]
We are currently in pre-planning for Firefox 2, and would like to collect all the ideas for front-end, user-facing feature enhancements in a single place. Our goal is to create a single index that lists what sorts of things we're thinking of doing, with links to more detailed ideas about implementation specifics or concerns.
 
'''How to use this page''':
 
* ''If you have ideas about features listed below'' please create a new wiki page off of your user page that outlines your ideas (mockups welcome!) and add a link to that page in the "References" column. Or link to existing pages with examples, design thoughts, interesting articles, etc.
 
* ''If you have ideas for features not listed below'' please add them to the most appropriate group below. Leave the target field blank, and add any references to more detailed implementation ideas.
 
''note: mozilla platform feature enhancements are not in scope for this page; please refer to the [http://www.mozilla.org/roadmap/gecko-1.9-roadmap.html Draft Gecko 1.9 Roadmap]''
 
===Requiring new 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''
|-
| 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]
|-
| Session Saver
* restore tabs/windows
* restore history of each tab
* advanced restore of DOM state/content
| FFx2 (needs resourcing)
| [https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=436 Session Saver .2]
|-
| Roaming Profiles
* share a server hosted profile between multiple installations
* secure storing and transmission: bookmarks, mail headers, passwords, cookies etc.
* optional choices, eg: mail -> share only sent mails
* HTTP(DAV)[, SFTP, LDAP]
* user installable server script (PHP?)
|
| [[User:boo/roaming|"Roaming Thoughts" (boo)]]
|-
| RSS Reader/Viewer
| FFx2
| [[Feed Handling]] - design document
[[Feed_Handling:User_Interface|feedreader+ design document]]
|-
| Omnibus "Status" Area
* download status
* popup/cookie/XPI blocker status
* security/trustworthiness status
* see "Artifact/Resource Detection"
| FFx2
|
|-
| Phishing Protector
| ext
|
|-
| Content Manipulation (like GM)
* persistant site-specific view options
* tie-in to accessibility for consumers
* annotation/personalization of the web
| future
|
|-
| Artifact/Resource Detection
* make it easier to find linked/embedded content
* media type detection
* microformats
* rss detection
| ext
|
|-
| History/Bookmark Overhaul
* history enhancements
** global history navigation & presentation
** session history navigation & presentation (handling iframes & modern DOM trickses)
** search using metadata / full page text from cache
* bookmark enhancements
** tag-based system
** preserving heirarchical behaviour for those who want it
** when searching for bookmarks show the folder from the founden bookmarks
** page change notification (any bookmark can be "live")
* next-generation ideas
** scrapbook/grabbag concept
** relevance based filtering
** leverage power of DB-based history/bookmarks
** auto-linking/smart tagging
** preserving DOM state
** baysian training/pruning
* APIs & integration points
** social web service tie-ins
** remote/sharing APIs
** portable profile
| FFx2
| [[User:Dria/On_Tagging|"on tagging" (dria)]] <br/> [http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/ben/archives/008250.html thumbnail session history (ben)]
|-
| Intro/Tutorial Mode
* host it on mozilla.com as movies
* have some UI hooks in the product
| FFx2
| [[User:FunnyMan3595:Tutorial_Mode_Thoughts|thoughts from FunnyMan3595]]
|-
| Bluetooth support (send content to device)
| future
|
|-
| Extension Security & Management
* whitelist & blacklist
* third-party signing and authentication by Mozilla
| FFx2
| [[Firefox:1.5_Extension_and_Plugin_Blacklisting|Extension Blacklisting UI Spec]]
|-
| Stub Installers
| FFx1.5
|
|-
| Look & Feel for XUL Rendered in Browser Window
* Get a design team up 'n running
| FFx2
| [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=322007 Bug 322007]
|-
| EULA displayed on first run for each new profile
* required for distribution opportunities
| FFx2
| [[User:CBeard:Fx2_EULA_Requirements|End-User License Agreement (EULA) Requirements for Firefox 2]]
|}
 
===Requiring significant changes to existing UI ===
{| 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''
|-
| Tabbed Browsing
* select on close behaviour
* close buttons
* tabs instead of windows
* drag tabs to windows
* tab switching via Mouse Scroll Wheel (on all Platforms)
* open tabs one upon the other and/or side by side in a single window
| FFx2
| [[Link_Targeting|design thoughts for tabs instead of windows]]<br />[http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/ben/archives/009210.html Ben Goodger blogs about tabs]
|-
| Find Improvements
* find integration points for web applications
| FFx3
|
|-
| Search Engine Management
* adding/managing search engines
* clarifying the default "I'm feeling lucky" search in URL bar
| FFx2
|
|-
| Spell Check
| FFx3
|
|-
| Download Manager
* schedule
* p2p support (locating/participating)
| ext
| [[User talk:Mr-squig|Further Thoughts on download manager changes]]
|-
| Aging Population Accessiblity
* smart font sizing
* page zoom
| FFx3
|
|-
| Zoom/panning/scaling for images
| future
|
|-
| Extension Management
* version compatibility
* options management
* update/install/remove
| FFx2
|
|-
| Improving Theme Capabilities
| FFx3
|
|-
| Support w32 Group Policies
* Allowed extensions
* Basic customizations (eg. company homepage)
|
| Requires that controls become disabled if overridden by policy. Use the normal Windows UI for editing the policy itself. See [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=267888 bug 267888]
|-
|Make the profile manager accessible through the menu
|
|[[User_talk:Bur#Profile manager|details & discussion]]
|-
| Tabbed Browsing via Sidebar
* User should choose tab or tab Sidebar (with thumbnails)
|
| [http://users.blueprintit.co.uk/~dave/web/firefox/TabSidebar/index.html Tab Sidebar extension homepage]
|-
|}
 
===Requiring little or no 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''
|-
| Improve App/OS Integration
| FFx3
|
|-
| Transactional DOM
| FFx3
|
|-
| Adblock and Remote Filter Sets
| ext
| Why not use [http://bene.sitesled.com/ Adblock]?
|-
| Base on XULRunner
| FFx3
|
|-
| Autocomplete URL from
* middle of word
* local filenames
* user's bookmarks
* using history frequency for relevance
| FFx2
|[[User talk:bur#Autocomplete_URL|remarks from bur]]
|-
| Offline Mode/Use of Cache
* browsing
* apps (supercookies)
| FFx2
|
|-
| Instrumentation
* history navigation
* install/uninstall
| FFx3
|
|-
| Precognitive Fetch
| FFx3
|
|-
| Integrate MHT saving (see MAF extension)
|
|
|-
| Convenient usable flash blocker
* should be easy to use
* should apply as a default for all pages
* should allow flash for certain sites
* should be able to load flash on user request
|
|[[User talk:bur#Flash_blocker|remarks from bur]]
[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=433&application=firefox Flashblock] ext exists
|-
|Make printing popup windows possible
|
|[[User talk:ThomasWaldmann|more here]]
|-
|Make searching textarea possible
|
|[[User talk:ThomasWaldmann|more here]]
|-
|Show and hide navigation/bookmark/menu bar via a right-click menu everywhere
|
|[[User talk:bur#Show_.26_Hide_bars|details & discussion]]
|-
|Minimize to tray
|
|[[User talk:bur#Minimize_to_tray|details & discussion]]
|-
|Improve bookmarks backend
|
|[[User talk:Theflow#Bookmarks_backe nd|more here]]
|}

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