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The goal for this project is to improve the download experience in Firefox, as well as have better defaults and a more streamlined approach to file handling. | |||
limi | * Champion: limi | ||
* Project Lead: TBD | |||
* Project Members: TBD | |||
* QA: TBD | |||
== | == Status == | ||
* <onlyinclude>ON RUNWAY</onlyinclude> | |||
** Proposal has been finalized, ready for implementation | |||
* Tracking bug for all UI changes: {{bug|}} | |||
* Proposal: http://limi.net/articles/improving-download-behaviors-web-browsers | |||
== | == Goals == | ||
* Replace the download manager window with a panel, and have a better download progress indicator | |||
* Move download history to main history window | |||
* Improve MIME type default behaviors, download instead of asking when safe, move “advanced” options to “Save As” | |||
* Make common file types/protocols in the Applications pref pane more accessible | |||
* Unify security questions on executables where we can (ie. move to OS-level where supported) | |||
* | Secondary goals: | ||
* | * Inline display of content we know how to handle (ie. text/*, image/*) | ||
* Cursor indicator for links that result in protocols/files | |||
== Non-Goals == | |||
== Timeline / Milestones == | |||
== Requirements == | |||
== Dependencies == | |||
== Testing == | |||
* Ensure that security concerns are still addressed with the new behaviors | |||
== Related Projects == | |||
Latest revision as of 18:20, 29 March 2010
The goal for this project is to improve the download experience in Firefox, as well as have better defaults and a more streamlined approach to file handling.
- Champion: limi
- Project Lead: TBD
- Project Members: TBD
- QA: TBD
Status
- ON RUNWAY
- Proposal has been finalized, ready for implementation
- Tracking bug for all UI changes: bug
- Proposal: http://limi.net/articles/improving-download-behaviors-web-browsers
Goals
- Replace the download manager window with a panel, and have a better download progress indicator
- Move download history to main history window
- Improve MIME type default behaviors, download instead of asking when safe, move “advanced” options to “Save As”
- Make common file types/protocols in the Applications pref pane more accessible
- Unify security questions on executables where we can (ie. move to OS-level where supported)
Secondary goals:
- Inline display of content we know how to handle (ie. text/*, image/*)
- Cursor indicator for links that result in protocols/files
Non-Goals
Timeline / Milestones
Requirements
Dependencies
Testing
- Ensure that security concerns are still addressed with the new behaviors