393505 - [meta] Mockup: Bookmarks Sidebar for Firefox 3

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(Firefox :: Bookmarks & History, enhancement)

Description

[Alex Faaborg [:faaborg] (Firefox UX)]

This is a tracking bug for mockups of the Bookmarks Sidebar.  Due to to the attachment size limit images will be hosted on people.mozilla.com.  Check the most recent comment or URL for the latest iteration.

Comment 1

[Alex Faaborg [:faaborg] (Firefox UX)]

Text from the mockup:

I think we should de-emphasize search in the bookmarks sidebar because we are allowing users to directly search against bookmarks in the location bar, and overall this is more useful.
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The search field is shown by default.  The buttons "Save Search" and "Advanced Search" only appear if the user has entered text.
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The drop down next to bookmarks allows the user to select the history sidebar
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"Advanced" loads the search in the bookmarks manager

"Save Search"  loads a dialog similar to the current dialog used to create a new bookmark

Comment 2

[Alex Faaborg [:faaborg] (Firefox UX)]

Attachment: Bookmarks Sidebar, Iteration 2 (Vista)

Comment 3

[Alex Faaborg [:faaborg] (Firefox UX)]

Link to iteration 2: http://people.mozilla.com/~faaborg/files/granParadisoUI/places_BookmarksSidebar_i2.png

Comment 4

[Alex Faaborg [:faaborg] (Firefox UX)]

Notes for i3:

-see if placing "advanced search" and "save search" in a drop down menu on the field looks better.

-add a separator on the bookmarks/history menu to allow for other sidebars to be listed, like the content sidebar, or extensions.

Comment 5

[Alex Faaborg [:faaborg] (Firefox UX)]

idea for next iteration: the search field actually scrolls away, sort of iphoneish.

Comment 6

[Henrik Skupin [:whimboo][⌚️UTC+2]]

If you open the bookmarks properties from within the sidebar we don't have an ui to select/edit tags yet. Is there an already existing bug around to add the neccessary ui? I cannot find one. If there is no bug I could file a new one.

Comment 7

[Alex Faaborg [:faaborg] (Firefox UX)]

>Is there an already existing bug around to add the
>neccessary ui?

not that I know of, please file one.

Comment 8

[Roman R.]

Alex, in bug 393584 you said you'd include those wonderful field selectors. I don't see them here.

Comment 9

[Alex Faaborg [:faaborg] (Firefox UX)]

Due to time constraints the bookmarks toolbar won't be refreshed for this release.

Comment 10

[Alex Faaborg [:faaborg] (Firefox UX)]

This was a tracking bug for Firefox 3 development, resolving.

Comment 11

[Henrik Skupin [:whimboo][⌚️UTC+2]]

Alex, do you really meant invalid?

Comment 12

[Alex Faaborg [:faaborg] (Firefox UX)]

Yeah, we never got around to implementing any of the changes proposed in the mockup.

Comment 13

[Henrik Skupin [:whimboo][⌚️UTC+2]]

So it would be better to mark it wontfix. 

Comment 14

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

Bug 451915 - move Firefox/Places bugs to Firefox/Bookmarks and History. Remove all bugspam from this move by filtering for the string "places-to-b-and-h".

In Thunderbird 3.0b, you do that as follows:
Tools | Message Filters
Make sure the correct account is selected. Click "New"
Conditions: Body   contains   places-to-b-and-h
Change the action to "Delete Message".
Select "Manually Run" from the dropdown at the top.
Click OK.

Select the filter in the list, make sure "Inbox" is selected at the bottom, and click "Run Now". This should delete all the bugspam. You can then delete the filter.

Gerv