Closed
Bug 281208
Opened 20 years ago
Closed 19 years ago
Facelift for Extension Manager Functionality (More Newbie Friendly)
Categories
(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, enhancement)
Toolkit
Add-ons Manager
Tracking
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RESOLVED
INVALID
People
(Reporter: carl0ski+firefox, Assigned: bugs)
Details
Attachments
(3 files, 2 obsolete files)
Screenshot of Azureus's plugin installation wizard
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8b) Gecko/20050131 Firefox/1.0+ Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8b) Gecko/20050131 Firefox/1.0+ Currently Extension Manager and the form of collecting plaugins is complex and in a number of steps for newbies or the wider Internet user audience. On is described how Azureus handles Plugins/extensions azureus.sf.net is another Open Source program that aims to be user friendly. Plugins menu > Installation wizard is a prime example of how simple it is for Firefox users to potentially add extensions to their browser. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Tools 2.Extensions 3. Actual Results: Get More Extensions launches a web browser Expected Results: Hey anyone ever used Azureus?? Download it and it will help show what i mean (works on linux and windows) azureus.sf.net pay particular attention to how it handles plugins Smile Plugins menu > Installation wizard. it downloads a neat list from the website you highlight an option it will display its details/summary you tick all the extensions you wish to install. it will download them and install them one at a time Sorting of these plugins Linux RPM and particularly rpmdrake on mandrake sort in a similar way also but add ability to use a tree. vBookmarks - Live bookmarks - RSS feed suggest >Download tools thanks for reading :) carl0ski@gmail.com
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Comment 1•20 years ago
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Comment on attachment 173521 [details] RpmDrake an alternative layout that contains important features to improve usability ><HTML><BODY><IMG width="446" src="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=173521" alt="The image “https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=173521” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors." style="cursor: -moz-zoom-in;"/></BODY></HTML>
Attachment #173521 -
Attachment description: Also an alternative layout that contains important features to improve usability → RpmDrake an alternative layout that contains important features to improve usability
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Comment 5•20 years ago
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Hmmm.... The aim of Firefox has been precisely to minimise the amount of bloat in the browser. It is for this reason that the Extension and Theme Manager windows are deliberately kept quite small and with minimal buttons to press etc. Currently Firefox will automatically inform users of when they browse to a website that requires a plugin to be installed and will do so for the user upon their approval. You are also able to download your extensions and themes through the official addons.mozilla.org site. Adding more internal functionality for browsing for plugins and updates would go against the principals of Firefox, causing bandwidth problems, and also be confusing for many of Firefox's target audience who are not used to Linux-style internal updaters of this sort. Also, when submitting bugs, please ensure that you follow the instructions in the form and actually give clear and precise explanations of what you mean. ->INVALID
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 20 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
i'm sorry but i still object to the response. there is no point being lightweight if noone choices to use it due to complexity. i also refus to believe such a feature will make the browser bloated, but mearly will be a complementary part of the Preferences/Options screen. a option icon on left of the options dialogue (Plugins, divided to installed and maybe available.) The seperate extensions window dialogue has got to go!!!! :) (In reply to comment #5) > Hmmm.... > > The aim of Firefox has been precisely to minimise the amount of bloat in the > browser. It is for this reason that the Extension and Theme Manager windows are > deliberately kept quite small and with minimal buttons to press etc. > > Currently Firefox will automatically inform users of when they browse to a > website that requires a plugin to be installed and will do so for the user upon > their approval. You are also able to download your extensions and themes through > the official addons.mozilla.org site. Adding more internal functionality for > browsing for plugins and updates would go against the principals of Firefox, > causing bandwidth problems, and also be confusing for many of Firefox's target > audience who are not used to Linux-style internal updaters of this sort. > > Also, when submitting bugs, please ensure that you follow the instructions in > the form and actually give clear and precise explanations of what you mean. > > ->INVALID
i am reopening this enhancement request as i believe is duely necessary and detremental to the widespread usage of Mozilla-Firefox.
Status: RESOLVED → UNCONFIRMED
Resolution: INVALID → ---
Attachment #188657 -
Attachment is obsolete: true
Attachment #173521 -
Attachment is obsolete: true
Attachment #173522 -
Attachment is obsolete: true
Attachment #188657 -
Attachment is obsolete: false
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Comment 10•19 years ago
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This would be appropriate on a wiki but not as a bug. http://wiki.mozilla.org/ Also, a good place to discuss these high level designs is on the mailing list https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/ After the details of what and how are flushed out and there is buy in then it is appropriate to open an enhancement bug to implement it. resolved -> invalid.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 20 years ago → 19 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
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Updated•16 years ago
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Product: Firefox → Toolkit
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