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=== Storing/Managing Addons === | === Storing/Managing Addons === | ||
==== Two- | ==== Two-Panel System ==== | ||
The default Addons Manager view will be in a two-panel basic hierarchy view within the content area of the browser. Addon categories, search, past searches, and recommended addons will be in the left panel, and expanded view will be on the right. This increasingly common format is a familiar layout in operating systems and applications, and follows a larger planned design plan for Firefox's auxiliary controls. | The default Addons Manager view will be in a two-panel basic hierarchy view within the content area of the browser. Addon categories, search, past searches, and recommended addons will be in the left panel, and expanded view will be on the right. This increasingly common format is a familiar layout in operating systems and applications, and follows a larger planned design plan for Firefox's auxiliary controls. | ||
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[[File:Outline1 for addonsmanager1.png]] | [[File:Outline1 for addonsmanager1.png]] | ||
For viewing installed add-ons, the Detail View in the right | For viewing installed add-ons, the Detail View in the right panel will either show the contents of a category or an individual addon, depending on which is selected. Viewing the contents of a category will show a summary view of the addons, with basic information and the ability to disable or remove an addon. This gives the user the ability to quickly browse the contents of a category with more information than the list in the left panel provides. The information shown will be similar to what's in the current addons manager, but will allow for sorting by categories such as size and date added. | ||
[[File:Category view diagram in new addonmanager.png]] | [[File:Category view diagram in new addonmanager.png]] | ||
When the user selects an individual add-on, the right panel displays the add-on's information, options, preferences, and the ability to contribute to its developers. | |||
[[File:Addondetailview innewaadonmanager.png]] | [[File:Addondetailview innewaadonmanager.png]] | ||
==== Installing a New Addon ==== | |||
(how addons are installed!) | |||
== Team == | == Team == | ||