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Revision as of 17:10, 19 July 2007
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== Profile content access management == | == Profile content access management == | ||
* Basic concepts: User - Profile - Environment - Page - Page View. | * Basic concepts: User - Profile - Environment - Page - Page View. | ||
* User can open different profiles in multiple FF instances. | * User can open different profiles simultaneously in multiple FF instances. | ||
** This would work perfectly with the grouping of extensions and the common profile.Practically you would be able to have separete windows at the same time one for downloading(Downloadhelper, bittorrent client, DownThemAll, etc.), one for website development(firebug and others), etc, but keep general bookmarks and addons like all-in-one Sidebar in the common profile for use in all of the windows. | |||
* Environment is the scope available to a page and its scripts: cookies, passwords, other open pages, history, and other privacy and security settings. Similar to IE security zones but more customizable (including sets of ad, popup and content blocking rules), and not limited in number. | * Environment is the scope available to a page and its scripts: cookies, passwords, other open pages, history, and other privacy and security settings. Similar to IE security zones but more customizable (including sets of ad, popup and content blocking rules), and not limited in number. | ||
* Ability to use several environments in one profile and/or share them between profiles. | * Ability to use several environments in one profile and/or share them between profiles. | ||