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==My Firefox 3 Wishlist== | ==My Firefox 3 Wishlist== | ||
===Import/Export of Addons Information=== | ===Import/Export of Addons Information=== | ||
'''The Problem :''' The amount of addons which are currently installed on Firefox is huge. Also there is no easy way to export the addons-information either to a local file or a central server(like AMO). This results in information loss when a profile get's corrupted or a new profile is created. People currently have to go around hunting for their favorite extensions/themes/search-engines and re-install them to the new profile. | |||
'''Possible Solution :''' Allow the user to export their addon information to a RDF file which carries the following information: | |||
#Addon Name | |||
#Addon Type | |||
#Addon Homepage | |||
#Addon GUID(if one exists) | |||
#Addon UpdateURL(if non-AMO extension) | |||
This will enable user's to save their addon-information to a local file. On the import of this file, user's will be able to re-install all their favorite addons painlessly. | |||
'''Other thoughts :'''Instead of saving the file locally, the file can be saved on AMO so that people who use multiple Firefox installation will be able to have a single addons-profile which gets synced with AMO when addons are removed/added. People can also choose to expose their addon-information to other's (something like del.icio.us). If someone is interested in using another person's addons-profile, they just have to download the corresponding RDF file and import it into their Firefox installation using the 'Import' functionality. | |||
'''Mockup :''' I have a in-developoment firefox extension which already export/imports extension-information to and from an RDF file. If anyone is interested in furthering the idea, please mail me: toufeeqh at gmail dot com. This extension will appear on AMO shortly after I'm done testing with it. | |||
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