Mozilla 2:Addons: Difference between revisions

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= Firefox capabilities =
= Firefox capabilities =
* Need UI for ability to stop searching for addon updates
* Need UI for ability to stop searching for addon updates
* Finish UI work for [[Extension_Dependencies|extension dependencies]]
* No browser restart required (for addons, themes, plugins). Dynamic loading and unloading
* No browser restart required (for addons, themes, plugins). Dynamic loading and unloading
* Quick theme preview/switching (no restart required)
* Quick theme preview/switching (no restart required)
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* Runtime characteristics - mem usage, performance impact?
* Runtime characteristics - mem usage, performance impact?
* Context-specific add-ons discoverability
* Context-specific add-ons discoverability
* Native support for add-on locale packs
* Native support for add-on locale packs - {{bug|285848}}


= Website Integration =
= Website Integration =

Revision as of 00:42, 5 December 2007

This is a wishlist of features for Firefox n/Mozilla 2:

Core Capabilities

  • Extension dependency (warn or retrieve at install time, hierarchical)
  • Security sandbox for capabilities (when you add - java security model)
  • Out of process plugins

Firefox capabilities

  • Need UI for ability to stop searching for addon updates
  • Finish UI work for extension dependencies
  • No browser restart required (for addons, themes, plugins). Dynamic loading and unloading
  • Quick theme preview/switching (no restart required)
  • Install for all users versus current user
  • Runtime characteristics - mem usage, performance impact?
  • Context-specific add-ons discoverability
  • Native support for add-on locale packs - bug 285848

Website Integration

  • Retrieve GUIDs that you have installed
  • This site wants to get a list of your addons
  • Check if GUID is installed with a whitelist
  • Addon sync service (addons backup/restore to/from website). {Can be more general Fx profile sync service}

Update Channels

  • Ability separate release level and sandbox (separate update vector for extensions) [no update available for sandbox'ed items]. Similar to nightly testing channel (custom AUS channel for sandbox or other)
  • Subscribe to different AMO channels (like clearance levels) - perhaps that's too much