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The '''feed handling''' capabilities of Firefox 1.x are limited to locating feeds advertised by sites in <link> tags and offering to add them as "Live Bookmarks". This is useful to some but not all, as there are many other specialized RSS aggregators, client applications and web services. These are not served by this UI. Also, clicking on links to feeds on web pages usually results in garbage (raw, unstyled XML) being displayed. | |||
== Goals == | |||
= Goals = | |||
Make it easy to subscribe to sites so that users can receive updates to them in their favorite reader. Ensure that clicking on links to feeds shows something meaningful. | Make it easy to subscribe to sites so that users can receive updates to them in their favorite reader. Ensure that clicking on links to feeds shows something meaningful. | ||
= 2.0 User Interface Requirements = | == 2.0 User Interface Requirements == | ||
* [[Feed Handling/Viewing|Viewing]] | * [[Feed Handling/Viewing|Viewing]] | ||
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* [[Feed Handling/Configuration|Configuration]] | * [[Feed Handling/Configuration|Configuration]] | ||
= Design Docs = | == Design Docs == | ||
* [[Feed Handling/Type Determination]] | * [[Feed Handling/Type Determination]] | ||
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* [[Feed Handling/Web Handler Registration]] | * [[Feed Handling/Web Handler Registration]] | ||
= Bugs = | == Bugs == | ||
This cluster of features is tracked in bugzilla through | This cluster of features is tracked in bugzilla through [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=325081 bug 325081] | ||
= 3.0 Features = | == 3.0 Features == | ||
Extend this UI model to all files for which an automated download action is not configured. Include an "Open With..." context menu item on all file links. | Extend this UI model to all files for which an automated download action is not configured. Include an "Open With..." context menu item on all file links. | ||
= Links = | == Links == | ||
* [[Feed Handling:Pretty Printing]] | * [[Feed Handling:Pretty Printing]] | ||
* [[File Handling]] - long term overall architectural wishlist | * [[File Handling]] - long term overall architectural wishlist | ||
* '''OBSOLETE''' [[Feed Handling:User Interface]] - User Interface design for proposed feature. | * '''OBSOLETE''' [[Feed Handling:User Interface]] - User Interface design for proposed feature. | ||
Latest revision as of 01:18, 18 August 2006
The feed handling capabilities of Firefox 1.x are limited to locating feeds advertised by sites in <link> tags and offering to add them as "Live Bookmarks". This is useful to some but not all, as there are many other specialized RSS aggregators, client applications and web services. These are not served by this UI. Also, clicking on links to feeds on web pages usually results in garbage (raw, unstyled XML) being displayed.
Goals
Make it easy to subscribe to sites so that users can receive updates to them in their favorite reader. Ensure that clicking on links to feeds shows something meaningful.
2.0 User Interface Requirements
Design Docs
- Feed Handling/Type Determination
- Feed Handling/In Page Preview
- Feed Handling/Default Feed Reader
- Feed Handling/Determining The Handler
- Feed Handling/Web Handler Registration
Bugs
This cluster of features is tracked in bugzilla through bug 325081
3.0 Features
Extend this UI model to all files for which an automated download action is not configured. Include an "Open With..." context menu item on all file links.
Links
- Feed Handling:Pretty Printing
- File Handling - long term overall architectural wishlist
- OBSOLETE Feed Handling:User Interface - User Interface design for proposed feature.