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Improved missing plugin experience (view source)
Revision as of 03:46, 9 February 2012
, 9 February 2012add bug 678707
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* Mozilla needs to host permanent redirect URLs for this, so we can change quickly, should downstream providers suddenly change their URLs or similar | * Mozilla needs to host permanent redirect URLs for this, so we can change quickly, should downstream providers suddenly change their URLs or similar | ||
** PFS basically does this. | ** PFS basically does this. | ||
* {{bug|268936}} It should be possible to say "Don't ask me to install this plugin again" | * {{bug|268936}} - It should be possible to say "Don't ask me to install this plugin again" | ||
* We should never imply that installing a plugin is absolutely necessary for the browser to function (like we kind of do today), but rather that plugins are required for certain types of content | * We should never imply that installing a plugin is absolutely necessary for the browser to function (like we kind of do today), but rather that plugins are required for certain types of content | ||
* We should label which plugins you'll end up downloading/installing in the location where we show the "Missing Plugin" message. Right now, you don't know until you go ahead and start the process | * {{bug|678707}} - We should label which plugins you'll end up downloading/installing in the location where we show the "Missing Plugin" message. Right now, you don't know until you go ahead and start the process | ||
* We want to stop using Plugin Finder Service, and instead hardcode the small list of plugins we care about to simplify the code and maintenance burden | * We want to stop using Plugin Finder Service, and instead hardcode the small list of plugins we care about to simplify the code and maintenance burden | ||
** We are maintaining plugin data for plugincheck anyways | ** We are maintaining plugin data for plugincheck anyways | ||