146764 - Mozilla 1.0RC3 Release Notes need lovin'

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(www.mozilla.org :: General, defect)

Description

[Michael Hendy (Hendikins)]

- "* QuickTime (Bugs 59059)" should read "* QuickTime (Bug 59059)"
- "everything should Just Work without any help" should read "everything should
just work without any help"
- Why aren't we linking to Apple's MRJ page?
(http://developer.apple.com/java/download.html)
- NPOJI610.dll should read NPOJI600.dll if we're talking about JRE1.3
- /ns610/ should read /ns600/ on Linux if we're talking about JRE1.3
- Why aren't we talking about JRE1.4?
- Plugin autodetection on Windows? Shouldn't it be mentioned here, since we
search for Javasoft folders and use the plugins in them?
- "Installing Java with low disk space may cause the Installer to hang. (Bug
45067) Before you begin installing Mozilla with Java, be sure to check your disk
space (see System Requirements.)". We don't distribute installers with Java.
Netscape do. Why is this in the Mozilla release notes?
- Installing on Linux. Why don't we link to Sun's JRE page?
- "To use Mozilla with a proxy that only supports HTTP 1.0, edit the HTTP
Version from 1.1 to 1.0 in Edit | Preferences | Debug | Networking." - That pref
is now under Prefs > Advanced > HTTP Networking
- Problems with Flash should be listed under Plugins only IMHO
- "The Flash plugin context menu does not disappear when you clicks outside".
should be "click".
- Mozilla has been tested with JRE 1.4 Final, and works quite well with it thankyou.
- "Additional LiveConnect problems are being addressed in JDK 1.4 as mentioned
above." 1.4 has RTM'd. Maybe that should read "have been adderessed..."
- "On Macintosh and OS/2 (i.e. non-Windows platform)". Should be "platforms".
- "The JRE 130_02 (or later) that Mozilla users can download from a Netscape ftp
site" - Once again, why are we not linking to Sun's JRE download page?
- "(Bug 137470) (Bug 138156)". "Bugs 137470 and 138156"?
- "If a username or password is embedded into a URI in the form of
http://username:[e-mail]. Mozilla will not warn the user of this
when the user follows the link. URI's with long usernames in the form of
http://[e-mail] could
deceive users into thinking they were going to mozilla.org when they were really
going to fraudsite.com" - Why does this have a link to the ATI Driver bug?
-" While enabling HTTP pipelining may significantly improve page load times, it
can prevent some websites from loading correctly. If you experience problems
loading a website, please verify that HTTP pipelining is disabled and try again
(see Preferences->Advanced->HTTP Networking). HTTP pipelining is disabled by
default." has a link to a different bug
- "To view frame source, point to the frame and click the right mouse button
(Control click on Mac OS) and then choose View Frame Source from the context
menu.". wrong bug again!
- "Copy Newsgroup messages to any account: Message labels are lost.". wrong bug
yet again!


Also, can we PLEASE seperate the relnotes for each OS before 1.0? The smaller
and more the document is, the more likely people are to read it...

Comment 1

[John Levon]

the username/password warning is bug 122445

Which bug should we link to for pipelining ? The original, or
the one (two ?) open about problems with it ?

Comment 2

[Michael Hendy (Hendikins)]

I should've said "the smaller and more readable the document is..." in my
opinion piece down the bottom :)

Comment 3

[John Levon]

1. Release notes should prominently link to the Mozilla FAQ
2. "We've landed XXX bug fixes" -> "We've fixed XXX bugs" - cut the jargon
3. Linux library/OS requirements are hopelessly out of date
4. If the two mentions of McAfee product crashes in Compatibility are really
   different, they should at least be in the same paragraph. Is this product
   available for UNIX ?
5. "Installing on top of previously installed builds may cause problems." - bug
  nr. for this perhaps ?

There's more ...

Comment 4

[Eric Vaandering (no email)]

Also, why did the RC3 release notes overwrite the RC2 release notes. Can't find
the RC2 notes anymore.

Comment 5

[Stefan Moebius]

What's the status of this bug?
The URL now points to the 1.0 relnotes, which still contain at least some of the
points mentioned below.

Comment 6

[Daniel Wang]

-> endico

Comment 7

[Daniel Wang]

taking

done     QuickTime (Bugs 59059) should read QuickTime (Bug 59059)
wontfix  everything should Just Work without any help" should read
         everything should just work without any help
wontfix  Why aren't we linking to Apple's MRJ page?
         (http://developer.apple.com/java/download.html)
done     NPOJI610.dll should read NPOJI600.dll if we're talking about
         JRE1.3
done     /ns610/ should read /ns600/ on Linux if we're talking about JRE1.3
?        Why aren't we talking about JRE1.4?
?        Plugin autodetection on Windows? Shouldn't it be mentioned here,
         since we search for Javasoft folders and use the plugins in them?
done     Installing Java with low disk space may cause the Installer to hang...
         We don't distribute installers with Java. Netscape do. Why is this
         in the Mozilla release notes?
done     Installing on Linux. Why don't we link to Sun's JRE page?
done     "To use Mozilla with a proxy that only supports HTTP 1.0, edit the
         HTTP... That pref is now under Prefs > Advanced > HTTP Networking
?        Problems with Flash should be listed under Plugins only IMHO
wfm      "The Flash plugin context menu does not disappear when you clicks...
?        Mozilla has been tested with JRE 1.4 Final, and works quite well
         with it thankyou.
?        "Additional LiveConnect problems are being addressed in JDK 1.4
         as mentioned above." 1.4 has RTM'd. Maybe that should read "have
         been adderessed..."
?        On Macintosh and OS/2 (i.e. non-Windows platform)". Should be
         "platforms".
done     The JRE 130_02 (or later) that Mozilla users can download from a
         Netscape ftp...
done     (Bug 137470) (Bug 138156)". "Bugs 137470 and 138156"?
?        "If a username or password is embedded into a URI in the form of
         http://username:[e-mail]. Mozilla will not warn the
         user of this when the user follows the link. URI's with long
         usernames in the form of
http://[e-mail]
         could deceive users into thinking they were going to mozilla.org
         when they were really going to fraudsite.com" - Why does this
         have a link to the ATI Driver bug?
?        " While enabling HTTP pipelining may significantly improve page
         load times, it can prevent some websites from loading correctly.
         If you experience problems loading a website, please verify that
         HTTP pipelining is disabled and try again
         (see Preferences->Advanced->HTTP Networking). HTTP pipelining is
         disabled by default." has a link to a different bug
?        "To view frame source, point to the frame and click the right mouse
         button (Control click on Mac OS) and then choose View Frame Source
         from the context menu.". wrong bug again!
?        "Copy Newsgroup messages to any account: Message labels are lost.".
         wrong bug yet again!

?        Release notes should prominently link to the Mozilla FAQ
done     "We've landed XXX bug fixes" -> "We've fixed XXX bugs"
?        Linux library/OS requirements are hopelessly out of date
done     If the two mentions of McAfee product crashes in Compatibility
         are really different, they should at least be in the same paragraph.
         Is this product available for UNIX ?
wontfix  "Installing on top of previously installed builds may cause problems."
         - bug nr. for this perhaps ?

Comment 8

[Anne (:annevk)]

Is this still relevant?

Comment 9

[Anne (:annevk)]

I guess not. Marking WORKSFORME.