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 == Summary ==
-Provide means to allow management of web apps in Fennec.
+Provide means to manage web apps in Fennec, based on how Android and Maemo handle adding apps and shortcuts to the desktop.
 == Current Status ==
-Starting code
+Madhava, Finkle and Fabrice have talked (together and separately) about a direction for webapps. We covered some of the basics, from a user standpoint, as well as some implementation details.
+We have a basic idea for how webapps should be exposed.
 == Next Steps  ==
-# write prototype code
+* Implement some prototypes
-# iterate on UI design
 == Team ==
-* '''Project Lead''': stuart
 * '''Design''': madhava
 * '''Team Members''': fabrice
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 == Related Bugs ==
-{{bug|583750}}
+{{bug|583750}} - [meta] Web apps support in Fennec
 == Designs ==
-From a UI point of view, we need several pieces :
+* Installing and uninstalling webapps will probably happening within Fennec
-* a new entry in the site menu, to add/remove a site as an app.
+* Adding a shortcut to the device desktop should happen through the native device mechanism, not from Fennec
-* a new subcategory in the awesomescreen to access the app list.
+* Fennec may need to support a "Select a Webapp" UI for native OS shortcut mechanism to use (think "add bookmark to desktop" feature in Android)
-* an app list with icons.
 == Goals/Use Cases ==
-The goal is to provide a way to mark a url as being a web app, and allow the user to manage its app list. This goes a bit further than the app tabs on Firefox 4, since this list would persist and be accessible on a dedicated page (or in the the new awesomescreen).
+* User should be able to install and uninstall webapps.
+* User should be able to add a shortcut to a webapp on their device desktop
-Add-ons author should also be able to register a chrome url as an app.
+* User should be able to launch a webapp from the desktop shortcuts.
 == Open Issues ==
-* integration with sync
+* What packaged webapp formats do we support? or none?
-* should apps be in tabs like other pages?
+* Does this fit into the Mozilla webapp marketplace?
-* how could we notify a user that something changed in a web app, like unread mails count, new events, chat info, etc.? (web notifications will probably help there)
-* do we want OS level integration?
-* should we support sites like http://openappmkt.com/ seamlessly, or leverage AMO?
-* do we want to support w3c widgets?
 == Non Goals ==
+* Do not need to be able to launch webapps from inside Fennec
+* Minimize the amount of webapp UI features exposed directly in Fennec
+* Do not focus on widget support

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