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**If there are no consequences to be concerned over, then I agree. --[[User:Armaetin|Armaetin]] 17:46, 24 January 2007 (PST) | **If there are no consequences to be concerned over, then I agree. --[[User:Armaetin|Armaetin]] 17:46, 24 January 2007 (PST) | ||
* Since most extensions are of a small size, could extensions be mirrored on our hard drives in .xpi format? This way, one can open up the Profile folder, drag-and-drop all extensions into the Addon Manager and reinstall all extensions in case of a crash. This not only saves the user time and addons.mozilla.org bandwidth, it also reduces stress and frustration due to the loss of a profile and speeds up the restoring process. (thus preventing temptation from Opera and IE) If huge extensions start popping up, which I doubt, an about:config setting could be added to only mirror extensions that are less than a specific amount of KB. A plain text file/ xml file could be placed in the mirror directory with the names of excluded extensions. | * Since most extensions are of a small size, could extensions be mirrored on our hard drives in .xpi format? This way, one can open up the Profile folder, drag-and-drop all extensions into the Addon Manager and reinstall all extensions in case of a crash. This not only saves the user time and addons.mozilla.org bandwidth, it also reduces stress and frustration due to the loss of a profile and speeds up the restoring process. (thus preventing temptation from Opera and IE) If huge extensions start popping up, which I doubt, an about:config setting could be added to only mirror extensions that are less than a specific amount of KB. A plain text file/ xml file could be placed in the mirror directory with the names of excluded extensions. | ||
* How about a Foxmarks-style feature that encompasses not just bookmarks, but extensions, themes, search-engines, and settings? New users could configure it on first-load, and old-users, when using different computers, could login and have their favorite stuff instantly downloaded and installed instead of spending ten minutes searching for everything. | * How about a Foxmarks-style feature that encompasses not just bookmarks, but extensions, themes, search-engines, and settings? New users could configure it on first-load, and old-users, when using different computers, could login and have their favorite stuff instantly downloaded and installed instead of spending ten minutes searching for everything. More details and mockups of the idea here: [http://www.hell-toupee.com/foxperience] | ||
== Add-on manager == | == Add-on manager == | ||