Fennec/Features/langchoice

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Status

L10N: Better first-run experience / language choice
Stage Development
Status Complete
Release target Firefox 7
Health OK
Status note basic functionality landed, more to come in Firefox 8 and 9 - In 7 users can choose one of the languages in the multi-locale pack. All language packs will move to AMO with Fx9, while Firefox 9 for Android will be delivered in en-US only - in that version, the first-run will detect the Android OS language and auto-install languages from AMO.

Team

Product manager Thomas Arend
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Lead engineer `
Security lead `
Privacy lead `
Localization lead `
Accessibility lead `
QA lead Aaron Train
UX lead Brian Dils
Product marketing lead `
Operations lead `
Additional members `

Open issues/risks

Pike's list:

  • Are there existing language packs on AMO? The list doesn't show any, but as far as Pike knows, that's only blessed ones.
  • Who'd be the "owner" of language packs? Mostly a question of attribution vs permissions.

And with respect to http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/VLDiPkfl8p :

  • Right now,restartless add-ons exclude modifications to the chrome registry. No idea how far folks are in fixing that. Need :bs, mossop?
  • Where do we get thelocalized UI buttons and language names from for the startpage UI? Both from localizers to us, and from us to the browser. How does this differ for langpacks we build and langpacks contributed by outside community?
  • How do we localize default bookmarks? Probably involves timing of language selection/installation and profile initialization, and/or a feature request on places.

Stage 1: Definition

1. Feature overview

Guide user to configure languages and personalize Firefox on first run.

Goal: reduce amount of locales packaged into apk & create better first-run experience for non-English native speakers for starting up Fennec in their language

We create language XPIs for many more languages than we ship in the multi-locale build. It's hard for users to find and install these locales. Putting our language XPIs on AMO, with a proper landing page, would be a big help. It would also be used as the foundation to the improved language firstrun experience. Perhaps the AMO landing page could _be_ the firstrun experience if the OS locale is not the current Firefox locale.

2. Users & use cases

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3. Dependencies

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4. Requirements

Non-goals

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Stage 2: Design

5. Functional specification

Finkle is working on a proof of concept restartless add-on. We can use an AMO API to retrieve locales. The add-on is using Brian's design as a guide for the selection UI.

6. User experience design

Stage 3: Planning

7. Implementation plan

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8. Reviews

Security review

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Privacy review

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Localization review

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Accessibility

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Quality Assurance review

Operations review

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Stage 4: Development

9. Implementation

  • Infrastructure
    • bug 634679 - Language pack add-ons installed on nightly builds must remain compatible
  • Design
    • bug 653141 (FIXED) - allow language choice on first-run
    • bug 658278 - revise language pref UI to match new system

Stage 5: Release

10. Landing criteria

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Feature details

Priority P1
Rank 999
Theme / Goal `
Roadmap Firefox Mobile
Secondary roadmap `
Feature list Mobile
Project `
Engineering team Mobile front-end

Team status notes

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