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* Things not on our current feature lists, that may be needed for Firefox 3
* Things not on our current feature lists, that may be needed for Firefox 3
** full-text indexing for sqlite/mozStorage
** full-text indexing for sqlite/mozStorage
*** Do we expose this to DOM Storage?
** microformat detection services
** microformat detection services
*** myk/dmose to look into it
** XUL prettyfication
** XUL prettyfication
*** gradients with CSS using cairo
*** gradients with CSS using cairo
*** transparency effects
*** transparency effects
*** simple animation elements
*** simple animation elements
*** single-direction percentage-based layout (same direction as your parent box)
*** need actual use cases for all of these
** web services as content handlers
** web services as content handlers
*** need to work with Hixie's spec (URI protocol and mime types)
*** can we do microformats in this same framework?
** tab drag and drop between windows
** tab drag and drop between windows
*** detach/reattach views?
*** detach/reattach views?
*** docshell code sucks; need to talk to bz
*** not going to try to do this for 1.9; need to reevaluate after we get rid of widgets/views, but we're not going to plan on doing this
** chrome overlays inside content
*** e.g. in-page microformat UI (use XBL to attach to some already existing part of the dom)
*** overlaying images with chrome to do things like block that image
* roc view/widget removal
** land old patch to see current performance impact


= Firefox 3 =
= Firefox 3 =
''beltzner will flesh this out tomorrow morning:''
* I posted to dev.apps.firefox about [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.apps.firefox/browse_frm/thread/6a890fb51290f77e/47d1522a4c7e3755#47d1522a4c7e3755 gathering user problems], but it might get ratholey :(  
* I posted to dev.apps.firefox about [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.apps.firefox/browse_frm/thread/6a890fb51290f77e/47d1522a4c7e3755#47d1522a4c7e3755 gathering user problems], but it might get ratholey :(  
* I also proposed a new format for describing [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.planning/browse_frm/thread/76c631095440ff6d/# themes for data collection] which sherman is moving over to a wiki
* I also proposed a new format for describing [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.planning/browse_frm/thread/76c631095440ff6d/# themes for data collection] which sherman is moving over to a wiki
** we need to start moving on these data collection activities *now* in order to help us generate and prioritize requirements for Firefox 3 and beyond
* I'm trying to come up with ways of driving out requirements (both front end and gecko) which are based on actual user needs and problems; will have something shortly to share.


= Any other business =
= Any other business =

Latest revision as of 18:32, 23 August 2006

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Meeting Details

  • 11:00am PDT (18:00 UTC)
  • Mozilla HQ, 1st floor conference table
  • +1 866 216 2181 (or +1 303 228 0514)
  • join irc.mozilla.org #granparadiso for backchannel

Agenda

  • Gecko 1.9 Roundtable
  • Firefox 3
  • Any other business

Gecko 1.9 Roundtable

  • XBL2
  • Performance testing meeting following this meeting
  • Things not on our current feature lists, that may be needed for Firefox 3
    • full-text indexing for sqlite/mozStorage
      • Do we expose this to DOM Storage?
    • microformat detection services
      • myk/dmose to look into it
    • XUL prettyfication
      • gradients with CSS using cairo
      • transparency effects
      • simple animation elements
      • single-direction percentage-based layout (same direction as your parent box)
      • need actual use cases for all of these
    • web services as content handlers
      • need to work with Hixie's spec (URI protocol and mime types)
      • can we do microformats in this same framework?
    • tab drag and drop between windows
      • detach/reattach views?
      • docshell code sucks; need to talk to bz
      • not going to try to do this for 1.9; need to reevaluate after we get rid of widgets/views, but we're not going to plan on doing this
    • chrome overlays inside content
      • e.g. in-page microformat UI (use XBL to attach to some already existing part of the dom)
      • overlaying images with chrome to do things like block that image
  • roc view/widget removal
    • land old patch to see current performance impact

Firefox 3

  • I posted to dev.apps.firefox about gathering user problems, but it might get ratholey :(
  • I also proposed a new format for describing themes for data collection which sherman is moving over to a wiki
    • we need to start moving on these data collection activities *now* in order to help us generate and prioritize requirements for Firefox 3 and beyond
  • I'm trying to come up with ways of driving out requirements (both front end and gecko) which are based on actual user needs and problems; will have something shortly to share.

Any other business

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