1642404 - add an option to show that an update is being downloaded

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Toolkit :: Application Update, enhancement)

Description

[Mark Smith [:mcs]]

In Tor Browser, sometimes it takes a long time for the MAR download to finish. To keep our users informed, we added a hidden Boolean pref named app.update.notifyDuringDownload that, when set to true, causes a "Downloading update" message to appear in the app menu during a MAR download. We would like to upstream this patch (pref'd off of course). In Tor Browser we turn this on in conjunction with app.update.badgeWaitTime = 0 to ensure that our users are well-informed about update progress.

Comment 1

[Mark Smith [:mcs]]

Attachment: Bug 1642404 - add an option to show that an update is being downloaded r=bytesized

Add support for a hidden preference named app.update.notifyDuringDownload
that, when set to true, causes a "Downloading update" message to appear
in the app menu during a MAR download. Clicking the message opens the
about box so the user can see detailed progress information.

Comment 2

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/19640bd4a02a
add an option to show that an update is being downloaded r=bytesized,fluent-reviewers,flod

Comment 3

[Narcis Beleuzu [:NarcisB]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/19640bd4a02a

Comment 4

[Viney Dhiman]

(In reply to Mark Smith [:mcs] from comment #1)

Created attachment 9153191 [details]
Bug 1642404 - add an option to show that an update is being downloaded r=bytesized

Add support for a hidden preference named app.update.notifyDuringDownload
that, when set to true, causes a "Downloading update" message to appear
in the app menu during a MAR download. Clicking the message opens the
about box so the user can see detailed progress information.

Could you please share the screenshot of the feature in action?

Comment 5

[Mark Smith [:mcs]]

Attachment: application menu during MAR download

I attached a screenshot that shows the application menu while a MAR file is being downloaded (developer/nightly build).