View source for Firefox/Meeting/20-Dec-2016

== Actions from last meeting ==
* Skipping in 2 weeks (MozAloha); mconley running in 4 weeks.

== General Topics / Roundtable ==
(tips/tricks/FYI, productivity improvements, industry news)
* [mconley] [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mozilla.dev.platform/9XpcBfkM5JI Start logging at runtime]
* [mconley] Working on the crash reporter? Use ./mach run --enable-crash-reporter (here’s [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321312 the bug where this got added])
* [jaws] congrats to Mossop for [https://www.oxymoronical.com/blog/2016/12/On-Firefox-module-ownership module ownership]! +1
* mikedeboer (and jaws as a back-up) have graciously volunteered to be meeting master for next time. \o/ Thanks!

== Friends of the Firefox team ==
(Give a shoutout/thanks to people for helping fix and test bugs. Introductions)
* Resolved bugs (excluding employees): [https://mzl.la/2h6xY5V https://mzl.la/2h6xY5V] 
** More than one bug fixed: 
*** Matheus Longaray (:mlongaray)
*** Tomer Cohen :tomer
*** Tooru Fujisawa [:arai]
** New contributors:
*** Aniruddha Patil [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1322975 cleaned up some of our styling for the Developer Edition theme]
*** Avikalpa Kundu [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1319368 removed some unnecessary Telemetry]
*** Iulian Radu [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1322565 got rid of an obscure preference that we no longer need]
*** katecastellano [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1313830 simplified some of our @media selectors for our Windows themes]
*** Jalen Adams [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1320154 removed an unused image from the tree]
*** Pavan Karthik [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1305681 removed some of our expired Telemetry histograms]
*** Vedant Sareen [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1323134 updated SessionStore so that it doesn’t store the (now unneeded) crop attribute]

== Project Updates ==

=== Add-ons ===
(read only, very bad internet for andym today. I blame the weather)
* 2017 plans [http://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2016/11/23/add-ons-in-2017/ blog post]
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1322856 contextualIdentities] API now available
* [http://arewewebextensionsyet.com/#browsingData browsingData] API in progress
* [http://arewewebextensionsyet.com/#devtools.inspectedWindow Devtools] API in progress
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebExtensions/Permissions Permissions] landing in 53, [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1323128 multi-package XPI] support removed
* We got the [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/16/now-you-can-fact-check-trumps-tweets-in-the-tweets-themselves/ Washington Post Trump] article updated with a Firefox version.

=== Context Graph ===
* Activity Stream desktop has released a Shield study. The goal is to optimize for user engagement before becoming the default about:newtab experience

=== E10s ===
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317312 Tracking bug for e10s-multi talos blockers]
** Graphics suspects that at least the tps regression is caused by us [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1324033 not sharing the glyph cache] between content processes
* mconley fixed [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1323586 Bug 1323586] - No frame painted when switching to a remote tab that's undergoing paint suppression
* [http://mikeconley.github.io/bug1310250 Tab switch spinner graphs!]
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1304164 e10s has been re-enabled for users in ru-* locales]

=== Firefox Core Engineering [[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox_Core_Engineering https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox_Core_Engineering]] ===
* Content process crash pings has landed \o/ ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1293656 bug 1293656]).
* Stability (wrt crashes) dashboard has moved to [https://telemetry.mozilla.org/crashes/ https://telemetry.mozilla.org/crashes/]
* Disabling potentially unused dashboards from t.m.o (such as broken ones). Please file an issue if you need one that is now dark ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1324526 bug 1324526]).
* We’re going to push for encouraging users of 43-47 to update to current (exact date TBD, but before the end of this month).
* Aiming for a Shield study of Flash defaulting as click-to-play in Q1 (FF52) prior to releasing that later in 2017.
* Updating Installer UI ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=893505 bug 893505]).

=== Form Autofill ===

* Discussed plans and architecture diagrams for the upcoming M1 work
* Discussed with Web Payments team about shared storage/UI
* Landed initial frame script loaded via our bootstrap.js. Code is behind a pref.
* In review: Bug 1304634 - Support populating autocomplete results from form autofill code 

=== Go Faster ===
* [bsmedberg] There’s a small problem with system add-ons. For out-of-band updates, we’re seeing low uptake rates (60% of the population gets the update). Be aware if you’re shipping things oob, you might not get to large parts of the population. We’re not planning on using these things for hotfix / chemspill reasons. ddurst believes rhelmer owns this. ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1307568 bug 1307568])

=== Platform UI and other Platform Audibles ===
* jjong landed [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1286182 Bug 1286182] - Implement the layout for <input type=date>
** Disabled behind dom.forms.datetime and dom.forms.datetime.timepicker
* MSU students have finished up their semester - see [https://msujaws.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/dropdown-update-3/ this update], along with their excellent [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-exsyOCRoo final video presentation]
** [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1300784 Bug 1300784] - Combine e10s and non-e10s <select> dropdown mechanisms
*** A blocking bug autolanded yesterday, this will hopefully land today (preffed off)
** [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309935 Bug 1309935] - Add ability to find within select dropdown when over 40 elements
*** Waiting on new patch

=== Privacy/Security ===
* Captive Portal detection is now riding the trains and is scheduled to ship in 52 (bug [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1313706 1313706]).
* When a captive portal is detected in 53, cert error pages will describe the actual problem and provide a link to log in to the captive portal (bug [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=989197 989197])
* More polish work for captive portal detection to follow.
* Editing the location bar will now hide any notification icons that pertain to the currently visible page to avoid confusion about the properties of the page about to be visited (bug [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1300755 1300755])
* Work on the redesigned permission prompts continues and the changes are on track to ship in 53.
* [MattN] Please test the insecure login field warning as it’s ready for Nightly testing but needs automated tests updated before enabling for everyone: security.insecure_field_warning.contextual.enabled=true; signon.autofillForms.http=false

=== Quality of Experience ===
* Student-run project to update preferences UI and remove inconsistencies
** Meta bug: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1324168 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1324168]
** Specs are attached to the meta bug, UX team in Taipei completed user research and user testing of different organization to get a more productive UI
** !!! →→→→ Most of these can be filed as good-first-bugs if you are looking to '''mentor a bug''' ←←←←
* Theme API
** Work will begin in Q1 to start implementing the Theme API in mozilla-central
** Community outreach soon to communicate the planned API
** Will schedule a couple short meetings with some Firefox front-end engineers to discuss implementation and ask for feedback on internal API
* Onboarding 51 funnelcake
** Work is ongoing to provide a new onboarding experience for new Firefox users as part of a funnelcake running against Firefox 51 release
** Metabug: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1322718 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1322718]

=== Search ===
* Marco posted a first set of WIP patches towards a long-term fix for hi-res favicons (bug [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=977177 977177]). Coordinating with the Activity Stream team on supporting their use cases as well.
* Drew posted a first draft of a new awesomebar results API for add-ons that need to replace everything (bug [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1257550 1257550]).
* The SHIELD study for a unified URL and search bar is still ongoing. The results are expected some time in January.
* Getting ready to launch another search-related Test Pilot experiment in January.

=== Sync/FxA ===
* 

=== Video control visual update (bug 1271765) ===
* 

=== Storage Management ===
* 

=== Content Handling Enhancement ===
'''Download Panel '''(sean/rex)
* Sean fixed 2 bugs: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1282664 Bug 1282664], [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1269958 Bug 1269958]
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1282662 Bug 1282662] - patch under review by Paolo
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1269957 Bug 1269957] - patch under review by Paolo
'''RDF Replacement '''(alphan)
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1287660 Bug 1287660] - revising patch based on Paolo’s suggestion in Hawaii

'''Protocol Handler Registration '''(eden)
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1270416 Bug 1270416] - revising patch based on Gijs’s suggestion

=== Project Mortar (PDF) ===
*

== This week I learned ==
* [for mconley?] [https://www.brokenbrowser.com/abusing-of-protocols/ https://www.brokenbrowser.com/abusing-of-protocols/]
** That’s the one!
** FYI, we prompt by default, but we explicitly chose not to prompt for ms-windows-store back when we did our modern-windows-app explorations during the Win8(.1) era, see [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=866065 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=866065] 
*** Revisiting that is a pref flip away if necessary.
* [bsmedberg] [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mozilla.dev.platform/iXQeW6-iQmQ New result type]
* [mconley] [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mozilla.dev.platform/z2ZgNKjqh6k Editor multiple selection discussion]
* [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mozilla.dev.platform/Gzwh1IbxvHE Rust required to build Gecko]
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1265304 Reader Mode now shows reading time estimate]
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=658467 Tab Titles are faded out now instead of cropped with an ellipsis!]