Firefox3/Firefox Requirements Meetings/Tabbed Browsing and Search
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Dial-in Info
- +1 650-215-1282x91 Conf# 8602 (US/INTL)
- +1 800-707-2533 (pin 369) Conf# 8602
Agenda
The following list is taken directly from the Firefox 3 Detailed Feature List. If this list does not match the other, the Google Spreadsheet version takes precedence (I may have made a copying error).
Tabbed browsing
- P3 - Tab grouping
- P3 NFR - Quickly group similar tabs together
- P3 - Tab expose
- P3 NFR - Quickly find the tab you're looking for
- Px - Enhancements to tabbed browsing
Search
- P3 - Support one-time search engine use
- P3 FR - Ability to declare a default search engine
- P3 FR - Ability to use a temporary search engine and then restore the default
- P3 NFR - Easy to understand UI
- Px - Enhancements to Search
Notes
Tabbed browsing
Item
- P3 - Tab grouping
- P3 NFR - Quickly group similar tabs together
Notes
- Bump up to P2
Item
- P3 - Tab expose
- P3 NFR - Quickly find the tab you're looking for
Notes
- Change language to "Tab locate" - this language will possibly have to change
Item
- Px - Enhancements to tabbed browsing
Notes
- ADD P2 FR Tear off tabs (80% solution)
- ADD P2 FR Tab animations (split into specific animations as below)
- ADD P3 transitioning between tabs, P3 opening/closing tabs, P3reordering tabs, and P2 scrolling through tabs on tabstrip
- ADD P3 FR Try to do more intelligent things with Tab title space
- ADD P3 FR Resizeable tabs (myk's idea)
- ADD P2 FR Make the tabbed browser object "nicer" for extension developers to deal with
- ADD P1 FR Improve developer accessibility and documentation for tabbed browser object
- ADD P2 FR "Add a pref to allow users to stop animations and plugins on background tabs"
Search
Item
- P3 - Support one-time search engine use
- P3 FR - Ability to declare a default search engine
- P3 FR - Ability to use a temporary search engine and then restore the default
- P3 NFR - Easy to understand UI
Notes
- Bump one-time search up to P2
- ADD P2 FR Support search plugin shortcut keys
- ADD P2 FR Rich search results (needs to be more clearly defined)
- ADD P1 FR Resizeable search bar
Item
- Px - Enhancements to Search
Notes
O..K?
NEW ADDITIONS
- NEW: Px? NFR Improve user control over undo close tab and session history
- Problem: Lacking "Undo close window"
- NEW: Px? NFR: Improve discoverability and usability of undo close tab