255544 - UI for about:cache (a cache manager)

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox :: General, enhancement)

Description

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User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; fr; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040803 Firefox/0.9.3
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; fr; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040803 Firefox/0.9.3

I think Firefox should have a better UI than about:cache to manage the cache.

What Cache Manager could have:
- order feature (by date, url, filesize, filename, filetype)
- delete button (to delete a file stored in the cache)
- blacklist (disable cache for too big/small files, filename, filetype, web
site, ...)

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:




Well, I know some people who don't agree, they say I should make my own
extension. But I know people who agree and in doubt, I fill a new bug. Sorry if
it's a mistake :(

Comment 1

[Prognathous]

Confirming bug based on:

1. It's useful.
2. IE users are used to it.
3. about:cache is virtually undiscoverable.

Prog.

Comment 2

[Alfred Kayser]

'Delete' -> 'Doom' (because entries may not be deleted when active...)

Comment 3

[Jo Hermans]

*** Bug 264114 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4

[Anders Conbere]

*** Bug 345165 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 5

[John Vandenberg]

A firefox extension "CacheViewer" implements a GUI with search and order capabilities, but doesnt include sort by filename/filetype, or the other more invasive parts of this RFI.

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2489/

Comment 6

[d]

I consider the addon is enough. WONTFIX this one?

Comment 7

[Jared Wein [:jaws] (please needinfo? me)]

This is a good area for an addon to implement, since it can provide a level of detail that is not needed for the majority of Firefox users.