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== Goals & Solution Requirements == | == Goals & Solution Requirements == | ||
'''P1:''' Make it easier for users to find files they download from the Web. | '''P1 Goals:''' | ||
* Add search functionality to download manager | * Make it easier for users to find files they download from the Web. | ||
* Download history should contribute to Places, allowing downloads to be returned as results in History Search, entries in Smart Folders, etc. | ** Add search functionality to download manager | ||
** Download history should contribute to Places, allowing downloads to be returned as results in History Search, entries in Smart Folders, etc. | |||
* Support mobile users, dial-up users and large file downloaders by allowing pause and resume of downloads | |||
* Add Pause/Resume support to Download Manager UI | ** Add Pause/Resume support to Download Manager UI | ||
* Auto-pause/Auto-resume on network failure | ** Auto-pause/Auto-resume on network failure | ||
* Make it easier to get the status of current downloads | |||
* Put status indicator into primary chrome | ** Put status indicator into primary chrome | ||
* Enable download-complete indicator on all platforms | ** Enable download-complete indicator on all platforms | ||
* Make it easier for users to revisit the original source of downloaded files. | |||
* File location and other details included in download history with one-click revisit | ** File location and other details included in download history with one-click revisit | ||
'''P2:''' Make it easier to archive/save web pages for offline use and organize those as if they were downloaded content. | '''P2 Goals:''' | ||
* Enhance "Save Page As..." functionality to be a "one-click" solution | * Make it easier to archive/save web pages for offline use and organize those as if they were downloaded content. | ||
* Management of saved pages as a single entity through the downloads management interface (as if they were just another downloaded file) | ** Enhance "Save Page As..." functionality to be a "one-click" solution | ||
** Management of saved pages as a single entity through the downloads management interface (as if they were just another downloaded file) | |||
* Make it easier for users to organize files they download from the Web. | |||
* Add per-file-type MRU memory to "Download to ..." file picker (so MP3s go to the same place, AVIs go to the same place, DOCs go to the same place) | ** Add per-file-type MRU memory to "Download to ..." file picker (so MP3s go to the same place, AVIs go to the same place, DOCs go to the same place) | ||
* Multiple optional customizable download directories -- by default everything would still go to a single default directory | ** Multiple optional customizable download directories -- by default everything would still go to a single default directory | ||
* Fully automate the save location and manage download library for users (iTunes-style) | ** Fully automate the save location and manage download library for users (iTunes-style) | ||
* Make it easier for users to flag and download files at a later time. | |||
* Download queue | ** Download queue | ||
* Multiple download queues | ** Multiple download queues | ||
* Scheduling download queues | ** Scheduling download queues | ||
* Allow users to automatically download Web feed enclosures (audio, video, images, etc) associated with Live Bookmarks. | |||
* Option to auto-download Live Bookmark feed enclosures to a specified directory (Web Feeds pref?) | ** Option to auto-download Live Bookmark feed enclosures to a specified directory (Web Feeds pref?) | ||
== Non-Goals == | == Non-Goals == | ||