B2G/MarketCustomizations

Q&A

How to store per-market customization configurations in a private repo?

• Store each of the files changed only.
• Currently these are in various locations in the filesystem.
• For v2, we should consolidate to a single location, similar to the branding directories we have for Gecko.

How do you build the product with a specific market's configuration?

• Copy your changed files into a checkout of Gaia, and build using that modified Gaia.

What can be customized per-market?

• Installed locales
• Default locale
• Default keyboard layout
  • (or is that set automatically by the locale choice?)
• Bundled 3rd party apps
• Application grid contents and positioning of apps
• Branding names and logos
• Licensing
• In-app payment provider configuration
• Settings App
  • Device Information - Model (name or #)
  • Device Information - Legal Information link or content
  • Help - Online support link
  • Help - Call support phone number
  • Help - User guide link
• Browser default bookmarks

How and where do you define a customized app grid layout?

Is it possible to define whether an app is removable in the homescreen configuration?

How do you add a preloaded packaged app to the build?

How do you add a preloaded hosted app to the build?

How do you prepare a preloaded hosted app for initial offline support?

Process Questions

• Is it better to have specific bugs for each app on a homescreen grid, or just one bug per layout per market?

• How to deliver/retrieve code for pre-loading? Manual delivery of assets, or suck it from a live app?