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:Addons are currently displayed in one line each, with a one sentence description. Potentially useful information such as the author, size, or options for an addon are not displayed. | :Addons are currently displayed in one line each, with a one sentence description. Potentially useful information such as the author, size, or options for an addon are not displayed. | ||
;Redundancy, especially in installing updates<br> | ;Redundancy, especially in installing updates<br> | ||
:Currently the category pages say if updates are available, and a separate Updates tab does as well. A "Find Updates" button on category pages links to the Updates page. | :Currently the category pages say if updates are available, and a separate Updates tab does as well. A "Find Updates" button on category pages links to the Updates page. | ||
;Inconsistency | ;Inconsistency | ||
:The current addons manager looks very much unlike other parts of Firefox's UI. The user encounters interactions in the addons manager that they do not see anywhere else in Firefox, leading to the user taking longer to complete a task. | :The current addons manager looks very much unlike other parts of Firefox's UI. The user encounters interactions in the addons manager that they do not see anywhere else in Firefox, leading to the user taking longer to complete a task. | ||
== Priorities == | |||
There are five main areas of the addons manager that this redesign will involve: | |||
#Maintaining and Configuring | |||
#Updating | |||
#Installing | |||
#Discovering | |||
#Troubleshooting | |||
While a cohesive redesign will likely touch all of these areas, the first iteration of the addons manager redesign will consider tiers of importance in where to direct efforts and design. | |||
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'''Tier One: ''' | |||
'''Basic Functionality'''<br>Would substantially change in any redesign | |||
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'''Tier Two: ''' | |||
'''Current Problems<br>'''Areas that are getting in the way of user tasks<br>Places where user's workflow is interrupted'''<br>''' | |||
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'''Tier Three'''''': ''' | |||
'''Enhancements<br>'''Features that are currently barely present in addons manager but would provide value to users | |||
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| 1. Maintaining and Configuring | |||
| 2. Updating<br>3. Installing | |||
| 4. Dicovering<br>5. Troubleshooting | |||
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<br> ===Installing | |||
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== Goals == | == Goals == | ||