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== Page content notification area ==
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<tr><th>Specific features</th>
<th width="30%">References</th></tr>
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; Page content notification
* Some sort of unified system for informing users of all the various types of available content on a page, including Web feeds, Microformats, Microsummaries, and what-have-you.  How could this information be best communicated to users through the browser?   
* Some sort of unified system for informing users of all the various types of available content on a page, including Web feeds, Microformats, Microsummaries, and what-have-you.  How could this information be best communicated to users through the browser?   
** Currently, when a Web feed is detected on a page, a Feed icon http://www.dria.org/images/onwebfeeds/feed-icon-16x16.png is displayed in the Location bar.  If a page has multiple content types available, however (web feed, microformat(s), microsummary, etc), putting all those icons in the Location bar may not be feasible.  What are the possible alternatives?
** Currently, when a Web feed is detected on a page, a Feed icon http://www.dria.org/images/onwebfeeds/feed-icon-16x16.png is displayed in the Location bar.  If a page has multiple content types available, however (web feed, microformat(s), microsummary, etc), putting all those icons in the Location bar may not be feasible.  What are the possible alternatives?
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** see this proposal for a [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.apps.firefox/browse_frm/thread/16b9d61305fecba8 service for exposing metadata]
** see this proposal for a [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.apps.firefox/browse_frm/thread/16b9d61305fecba8 service for exposing metadata]
* Implement a framework for pluggable back-ends for nsIAlertService, to use native desktop notification systems such as [http://www.galago-project.org/specs/notification/index.php Galago], or 3rd party tools such as [http://growl.info/ Growl], [http://www.fullphat.net/ Snarl].
* Implement a framework for pluggable back-ends for nsIAlertService, to use native desktop notification systems such as [http://www.galago-project.org/specs/notification/index.php Galago], or 3rd party tools such as [http://growl.info/ Growl], [http://www.fullphat.net/ Snarl].
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n/a
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<tr><td>
== New notification types ==
; New notification types
* tab-modal alerts, more file formats, microformats, microsummaries
* tab-modal alerts, more file formats, microformats, microsummaries
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; References
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=59314 bug 59314]
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=59314 bug 59314]
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=123913 bug 123913]
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=123913 bug 123913]
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<tr><td>
== Omnibus "Status" area ==
; Omnibus "Status" area
* download status
* download status
* popup/cookie/XPI blocker status
* popup/cookie/XPI blocker status
* security/trustworthiness status
* security/trustworthiness status
</td><td>
; References
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=245567 bug 245567]
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=245567 bug 245567]
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== Modified page warning ==
; Modified page warning
* Warn User before closing page with modified form
* Warn User before closing page with modified form
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; References
- [[Form Dirty Bit]]<br />
* [[Form Dirty Bit]]
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== Backend changes ==
; Backend changes
* Get nsIAlertService working for Mac.
* Get nsIAlertService working for Mac.
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n/a
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<tr><th colspan="2">General tasks</th></tr>
== Error messages ==
<tr><td>
* Improve error messages and the information they convey
* Improve error messages and the information they convey
* Full language pass on error messages
* Full language pass on error messages
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n/a
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