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* Ability to set local network install location (for corporate environments) | * Ability to set local network install location (for corporate environments) | ||
* This is a no-brainer. When I launch Firefox, I want it to launch even if some of my extensions have updates. Therefore I propose that if I launch Firefox and there happens to be an update, that the screen that prompts me to install these updates *time out* after, let's say 90 seconds. With this feature, imagine that Firefox is in my Startup group. I boot my computer and step away. After it finishes booting I expect to see Firefox loaded with my home page(s) up. Unfortunately, if even just one of my extensions has a minor update, I must click continue and then wait for Firefox to finish loading. A time out would be an ideal and elegant DEFAULT behavior of the application. If it times out, the updates to the extensions are not installed. One other thought. If I was away from my computer during this time-out and I did miss the updates, Firefox could load fully and then display a small reminder at the top (similar to the pop-up blocking notification) that some extensions now have updates and one could manually updated them at that time if desired. What do you all think? | * This is a no-brainer. When I launch Firefox, I want it to launch even if some of my extensions have updates. Therefore I propose that if I launch Firefox and there happens to be an update, that the screen that prompts me to install these updates *time out* after, let's say 90 seconds. With this feature, imagine that Firefox is in my Startup group. I boot my computer and step away. After it finishes booting I expect to see Firefox loaded with my home page(s) up. Unfortunately, if even just one of my extensions has a minor update, I must click continue and then wait for Firefox to finish loading. A time out would be an ideal and elegant DEFAULT behavior of the application. If it times out, the updates to the extensions are not installed. One other thought. If I was away from my computer during this time-out and I did miss the updates, Firefox could load fully and then display a small reminder at the top (similar to the pop-up blocking notification) that some extensions now have updates and one could manually updated them at that time if desired. What do you all think? | ||
*The ability to know what add-ons might no longer function when Firefox is updated. The simplest way this could be implemented would be for the add-on developers to include FF version compatibility info in their extensions, which could be visible in the Tools > Add-Ons list. If it would just list the maximum version compatibility next to the add-on version number, I could quickly see if updating FF is something I should do now - or wait a few more weeks for the add-on developers to catch up with. [[User_talk:HFloyd#Suggestion_for_Development:_Add-ons_FF_version_compatibility|Details about this suggestion...]] | |||
; References | ; References | ||
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=303595 bug 303595] | * [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=303595 bug 303595] | ||