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Following Firefox 2 support for online web feed readers, it could be extended to web mail services like Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail and Gmail at least. Users should be able to select one or more | Following Firefox 2 support for online web feed readers, it could be extended to web mail services like Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail and Gmail at least. Users should be able to select one or more web mail providers and set a default or just keep the default stand alone email client. The idea is not to develop a complete email client but to provide minimum integration: | ||
* New mail notification through an alert a la "Downloads complete" | * New mail notification through an alert a la "Downloads complete" | ||
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The more functions, the more words, the more confusion. Please, always offer an easy way for the non-techie user ... ! | The more functions, the more words, the more confusion. Please, always offer an easy way for the non-techie user ... ! | ||
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I agree that a much smaller footprint is needed (even on desktop systems), and love the extension pack idea. I'd like to also strongly suggest looking at the reason for the memory size with the current feature set - 225 MB with just 3 tabs open just seems like too much. | |||
My suggestions for top priorities - before ANY new feature(s) (just my $ .02, for what it's worth): | |||
1) Ensure that extensions don't break on each release, | |||
2) MUCH slimmer footprint - 225 MB with 3 tabs is too much IMHO. | |||
1) Fix the extension compatibility scheme. I do understand the intent of the existing system, and the responsibly of extension developers in it, however it simply isn't working well. A better solution (or use of the existing solution) is needed. As evidence, I offer the flurry of user problems/activity after every release when many if not the majority of the extensions no longer work. | |||
2) A MUCH slimmer footprint - with today's basic features. 225 MB with just 3 tabs open is simply too much imho. | |||
These are by FAR the top priorities in my mind, above and before any additional features. Without these being resolved, FF's growth will likely stall/regress (imho of course :-). | |||
After that, | |||
3) The ability for each user to create, save, install, and manage "feature (extension) sets". | |||
= User support and Testing = | = User support and Testing = | ||