Firefox3/Product Requirements Document

The Firefox 3 PRD Spreadsheet is still available here. This page will also be kept up to date. Please link relevant bugs and design documents in the "Bugs/Design links" column.

Add-ons

P1

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
ADD-003e		Unify add-ons management system and add plugin management system	Michael Wu
ADD-003h		Support shipping of localized user-facing addon text	Dave Townsend	bug 257155 Proposed Implementation

P2

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
ADD-001a		Add-ons can be installed in fewer mouse clicks	Rob Strong
ADD-001b		Ensure user understands the risks about installing extensions	Rob Strong
ADD-001c		Clarify XPi install dialogs and user interactions	Rob Strong
ADD-01d	Help wanted	Remove extension installation whitelist	Rob Strong
ADD-002a		Allow Add-on configuration UI to be accessed from main application configuration UI	Rob Strong
ADD-002b		Improve discoverability of Add-on configuration UI	Rob Strong
ADD-003a		Add visual indication to browser UI when Add-on updates are available	Rob Strong
ADD-003b		Add permanent button for restarting Firefox	Dão Gottwald	bug 369075
ADD-003d		Simplify language and unify terminology related to Add-ons	Rob Strong
ADD-003g		Support displaying information about the update in the updater	Dave Townsend	bug 297903
ADD-003j		Support add-on conflict resolution	Dave Townsend	bug 382312 Proposed Implementation
ADD-005b		Promote the existence of Add-ons that could help the user accomplish their current task	Rob Strong
ADD-005c		Help documents should link to related Add-on categories on addons.mozilla.org
ADD-006a		Ship the FUEL JavaScript library	John Resig & Mark Finkle	bug 380168

P3

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
ADD-001e	At risk	Install Add-on without requiring a browser restart	Rob Strong
ADD-003c	At risk	Simplify task flow for updating single addons
ADD-003f	At risk	Allow addons to control other types of extensions and ensuring that model is extensible
ADD-003i	At risk	Support for use of some kind of service for extension dependency resolution
ADD-004a	At risk	Making signing a requirement or higher value in install experience
ADD-004b	At risk	Providing a lower priv model for certain classes of extension
ADD-005a	At risk	Improve quality of results from Plugin Finders
ADD-005d	At risk	Small "Add-on" button on managers, dialogs, etc. which links directly to related Add-on categories in AMO

Content handling

P1

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
CON-001a		Support web services as MIME type handlers	Dan Mosedale	bug 372441,bug 380415,Feature Requirements
CON-002a	Needs def	Should be able to play all popular media formats when plugins/codecs are installed
CON-002b	Needs def	It should be easy to locate and install missing plugins
CON-002d	Needs def	Support all media types on all platforms as best we can
CON-003a		Simplify content handling UI	Dan Mosedale	bug 377782, Feature Requirements

P2

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
CON-001b		Minimize/remove local MIME type database for local applications	Dan Mosedale	bug 372853
CON-002c	Needs Spec	Identify ways to mitigate plugin crashes	Johnny?
CON-003b		Create an easy-to-use MIME type handling configuration system	Dan Mosedale	bug 377782, Feature Requirements
CON-004a		Revised downloads manager	Shawn Wilsher	bug 377792, Feature Requirements
CON-005b		Easier retrieval of files that a user has downloaded in the past	Dan Mosedale	bug 377793
CON-006a		Integrate download manager with third-party virus scanners and malware protection	Dan Mosedale	bug 103487
CON-007a		Support pause/resume for downloads. Improve download handling across multiple sessions	Dan Mosedale	bug 377243, bug 230870
CON-008a		Create document-parsing framework for detecting microformats	Michael Kaply	Feature Requirements
CON-008b		Create API for developers to leverage the microformat detection framework	Michael Kaply	Feature Requirements
CON-011a		Include Firebug as part of some distribution of Firefox	Mike Connor	Tacking Page

P3

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
CON-001c	At risk	Properly handle streaming content types - embedded or handed off to a helper app
CON-003c	At risk	Ability to show or sniff content on demand and view in plaintext or HTML or other format instead
CON-005c	At risk	Simplified (not window) UI for managing downloads
CON-007b	At risk	Download manager can be extended in a way that feels tightly integrated
CON-009a		Display microformats in content area	Michael Kaply	Feature Requirements
CON-009b		Allow user to configure microformat handlers	Michael Kaply	Feature Requirements
CON-009c		Support hCard, hCal, and geo	Michael Kaply	Feature Requirements
CON-009e		Allow web developers to override microformat display attributes	Michael Kaply	Feature Requirements
CON-010a	At risk	Simplify the print preview dialog

Distribution

P1

See here for revised draft requirements

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
DIST-001a		Smooth upgrade while retaining branding customizations	Dan Mills
DIST-001b		Ability to lock in branding (cannot be uninstalled easily)	Dan Mills

Gecko/Platform

P1

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
GKO-004a		Pass ACID 2 test	David Baron
GKO-007a		Add UI elements for enabling offline app usage	Dave Camp
GKO-007b		Add backend elements for offline app support	Dave Camp
GKO-008a		Cairo graphics	Vlad Vukicevic
GKO-008b		Cocoa widgets on Mac	Josh Aas
GKO-008c		Linking Content/Chrome Frame Trees	Robert O'Callahan
GKO-008g		nxTextFrame migration to Thebes	Robert O'Callahan
GKO-008h		Frame Display Lists	Robert O'Callahan
GKO-009b		Reflow branch	David Baron
GKO-009c		Caret painting rewrite	Blake Kaplan
GKO-015a		Cross-domain XMLHttpRequest	Jonas Sicking
GKO-016b		Killing nested event queues	Shebs ??
GKO-016c		Graydon's Cycle Collector	Graydon/Peterv

P2

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
GKO-002a		Change "Do you want to resend the request?" dialog to an error page	Mike Beltzner
GKO-005a		Save web pages as PDF documents	Stuart Parmenter
GKO-006a		Native form controls and HTML content for Mac OS	Josh Aas
GKO-008d		Hoist plugins to toplevel children	Robert O'Callahan
GKO-008e		Widget removal	Robert O'Callahan
GKO-008f		View Removal	Robert O'Callahan
GKO-009a		Fix units in Gecko	Eli Friedman
GKO-016e		Cache item pinning for offline support	Dave Camp
GKO-018		Support for Quartz Netscape Plugin API (NPAPI)
GKO-019		Support for ContentEditable

P3

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
GKO-001a		Printed pages should break without breaking lines
GKO-009d		Residual style handling	Blake Kaplan
GKO-010a		XUL Transform support	Vlad Vukicevic
GKO-014a	At risk	SVG as image format
GKO-016d	At risk	XPCOM restart in-process	Benjamin Smedberg
GKO-016f	At risk	Offline web browsing	Dave Camp, Robert O'Callahan
GKO-017a	Help Wanted	ATK support rearchitecture	Stan Shebs?
GKO-017b	Help Wanted	Mac OS X accessibility support	Aaron Leventhal?

User support

P1

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
HELP-002b		Make it easier for users to solve their problems and engage with our support community
HELP-003a		Make it easier to get rapid feedback on problems being encountered by users

P2

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links

P3

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
HELP-006a		Showcase breadth of customization updates
HELP-001a	Need def	Improve the user support environment from beginning to end
HELP-002a	At risk	Support reporting multiple types of problems
HELP-002c	At risk	Recommend relevant documentation/information to user when a problem is submitted
HELP-003b		Provide some sort of feedback/information/status to people who have reported issues
HELP-004a		Better integration with online, real-time support resources
HELP-005a	At risk	Context sensitive help: Topics should be immediately relevant to users

OS platform integration

P1

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
OSPI-001a	At risk	Build system should create a MSI/MSP bundle (Windows only)	Mike Connor
OSPI-002a		Collect crash stack data and report it to central server	Ted Mielczarek	Socorro design
OSPI-002b		Improve usability of crash report UI	Ted Mielczarek, Dave Camp	bug 358082, bug 380540
OSPI-004a	At risk	Integrate with Windows Vista parental controls	MConnor & Jim?

P2

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
OSPI-001b	At risk	Version detection for Windows - Vista vs XP since we may want to have a different theme for each. Installation configuration piece	Mike Beltzner	Will not use CSS selectors
OSPI-005a	Complete	Growl alert notifications for Mac OS X	Shawn Wilsher	Bug 362685
OSPI-006a		When logging out in Linux it crashes Firefox - it doesn't quit, it just dies, also true with Windows	Michael Wu
OSPI-007a	At risk	Support ATK (accessibility API) on Linux
OSPI-008a	At risk	Support IAccessible 2 on Windows

P3

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
OSPI-003a	At risk	Allow IT administrators to create group profile policies via the Windows Group Policy Object (GPO)

Password, Identity

P1

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
PASS-001a		Only let the user save the password after they know the login has succeeded	Justin Dolske	bug 226735
PASS-001b	Complete	Store more precise URIs for autofilling user IDs and passwords	Mike Connor	bug 360493

P2

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
PASS-001c		Improve usefulness of password manager	Justin Dolske
PASS-001d		Improve discoverability of autofill UI for multiple accounts on the same site	Justin Dolske	bug 376668
PASS-001e		Improve the way password lists are sorted and add the ability to search or filter	Justin Dolske	bug 376682
PASS-001f		Improve usability of password manager list	Justin Dolske	bug 376682
PASS-001g		Simplify and promote the use of Master Password	Justin Dolske
PASS-002a	At risk	Support Microsoft CardSpace on Windows	Justin Dolske
PASS-002b	At risk	Support OpenID	Justin Dolske
PASS-003a		Generate hashed passwords for increased security (ref: pwdhash)	Justin Dolske, Robert Sayre	bug 376674
PASS-003c		OS-level secure password storage integration	Justin Dolske	bug 106400

P3

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
PASS-002c	At risk	Provide a simple identity management UI
PASS-003b	At risk	Out-of-band login support	Robert Sayre

Places

P1

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
PLCS-001a		Provide platform support to enable syncing of Places datamodel objects to a remote server	Places Team	bug 374518
PLCS-001c	Complete	Provide platform support to support generic annotations	Places Team	bug 374943
PLCS-001d		Ensure that Places includes a usable and robust API for extensibility	Places Team	bug 374520
PLCS-002a		Unified user interface that improves the usability and discoverability of features	Places Team	bug 374521
PLCS-002b		Parity with Firefox 2 Bookmarks/History UI	Places Team	bug 355737
PLCS-003a	Complete	Protection and safeguarding against data loss	Places Team	bug 374526
PLCS-003b	Complete	Bookmark data is never lost between browsing sessions	Places Team	bug 374527
PLCS-003c	Complete	Provide backup and restore functionality for bookmarks	Places Team	bug 374528
PLCS-003d		Make it easy for users to export their bookmarks for use in another application	Places Team	bug 374529
PLCS-005a		Improve performance (as measured by memory use, transactional speed, and Ts) of bookmark and history storage and retrieval operations	Places Team	bug 374532

P2

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
PLCS-001b		Build a sync client on the new sync infrastructure	Places Team	bug 374519
PLCS-002c		Provide some UI that allows users to mark a URI as "interesting"	Places Team	bug 374522
PLCS-002d		Provide some UI that allows users to annotate a URI with tags	Places Team	bug 374524
PLCS-004a		Index web page content into a DB that can be queried	Places Team	bug 342913
PLCS-004b		Allow users to search on all available URI metadata	Places Team	bug 374530

P3

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
PLCS-002e	At risk	Provide some UI that allows users to annotate a URI with free-form notes		bug 374525
PLCS-004c	At risk	Support SQL queries of the bookmarks database in the Error Console		bug 374531

Site-Specific Preferences

P2

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
PREF-001a		Create framework for persisting and applying per-site settings across sessions and tabs	Myk Melez	bug 378547
PREF-001b		Persist text zoom for sites	Myk Melez	bug 378549

Security, Privacy

P1

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
SPI-001a		Better UI indication of encryption, identity, previous interaction/knowledge of site and security/privacy context	Johnathan Nightingale	bug 377076
SPI-001b		Support website identity validation mechanism (ref: EV Certificates)	Johnathan Nightingale	bug 383183
SPI-001g		Simplify dialogs around certificate errors	Johnathan Nightingale	bug 327181
SPI-001i		Chromeless popup windows should have some forced chrome	Johnathan Nightingale	bug 337344
SPI-003b	At risk	Countermeasures for Java/plugin/extension vulnerabilities (disable, warn, offer updates)	jst? fx team?
SPI-003c		Content restriction - Allow web authors to restrict scripts in headers	Jonas and Sayre?

P2

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
SPI-001d		User should be able to determine the "identity" of a website when that information is available	Johnathan Nightingale	bug 377076
SPI-001e		Provide UI for displaying summary of security signals	Johnathan Nightingale	bug 377076
SPI-001f		Simplify the UI around presenting certificates	Johnathan Nightingale	bug 380775
SPI-001h		Improve dialogs/alerts related to security	Johnathan Nightingale	bug 377076
SPI-001j		Unify terminology and metaphors for "blocked malicious content"	Johnathan Nightingale	bug 380932
SPI-001k		Enhanced Security Tab in Page Info	Johnathan Nightingale	bug 377076
SPI-002a		Create a "private browsing mode" for Firefox - local client only	Michael Ventnor	Functional Spec bug 248970
SPI-002b	At risk	Indicate privacy status in primary UI		Functional Spec
SPI-003a		Blacklisting of malicious websites	Tony Chang
SPI-003d		Tighten the same-origin policy for local files (file: URLs, trusted, security)	DVeditz
SPI-003f		Extend Phishing Protection to include malware sites and Add-ons		bug 380932

P3

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
SPI-001c	At risk	Indicate security and privacy status in secondary UI
SPI-002c	At risk	create pluggable architecture that supports private browsing
SPI-003e	At risk	Content restriction - Everything else involved with the content restriction proposal
SPI-003g	At risk	Sanitizing content sinks for full content, not just fragments

Search

No P1s

P2

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
SRCH-001b		Support search engine shortcut keys	Ryan Flint	bug 378553
SRCH-001c	Needs def	Rich search results	Gavin Sharp
SRCH-001d		Resizable search bar	Neil Deakin	bug 267831

P3

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
SRCH-001a	At risk	Easy-to-understand UI
SRCH-002a	At risk	Ability to declare a default search engine
SRCH-002b	At risk	Ability to use a temporary search engine and then restore the default

Visual Refresh

P1

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
VIS-001a		Deliver new Firefox theme	Mike Beltzner
VIS-001b		Revise Firefox chrome	Mike Beltzner

P2

No P2's

P3

No P3's

Tabbed browsing

P1

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
TAB-006a		Data-loss issue related to tabs/windows

P2

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
TAB-001a	At risk	Quickly group similar tabs together
TAB-002a	At risk	Quickly find the tab you're looking for
TAB-003a	At risk	Tear-off tabs (80% solution)
TAB-003d	At risk	Improve discoverability and usability of undo close tab
TAB-004d		Scrolling through tabs on tabstrip animation	Dão Gottwald and Michael Ventnor	Bug 347363

P3

ID	Status	Requirement	Assignee	Bug/Design links
TAB-003b	At risk	Try to do more intelligent things with the Tab title space
TAB-003c	At risk	Resizable tabs
TAB-004a	At risk	Transitioning between tabs animation
TAB-004b		Opening/closing tabs animation	Dão Gottwald (closing only)	Bug 380960
TAB-004c	At risk	Reordering tabs animation
TAB-005a	At risk	Add a pref to allow users to stop animations and plugins on background tabs
TAB-005b	At risk	Improve user control over undo close tab and session history