562052 - The version number should be shown in the list view for all types of add-ons

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, defect)

Description

[Henrik Skupin [:whimboo][⌚️UTC+2]]

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.3a5pre) Gecko/20100426 Minefield/3.7a5pre (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)

While going through some test scenarios for extensions and themes (installing, updating, and others) I feel a bit less informed about which version of the add-on is installed. We only show the version number inside the details pane but not in the list pane for extensions and themes. That always forces the user to open the details pane to check for the extension/theme version.

I think the version number is important enough that we should also show it in the list view. CC'ing Jennifer to that bug so we can get feedback from UX.

Comment 1

[Blair McBride [:Unfocused] (UNAVAILABLE)]

Agreed - I've been meaning to bring this up for awhile. And actually using it, it drives me nuts not knowing what version of an addon I have installed.

Comment 3

[Alice0775 White]

Plug-ins version should be also shown.

Comment 4

[Jennifer Morrow [:Boriss] (UX)]

(In reply to comment #1)
> Agreed - I've been meaning to bring this up for awhile. And actually using it,
> it drives me nuts not knowing what version of an addon I have installed.

(In reply to comment #3)
> Plug-ins version should be also shown.

Yes - we should be showing both after the add-on/plugin title.

Comment 5

[Blair McBride [:Unfocused] (UNAVAILABLE)]

(In reply to comment #4)
> Yes - we should be showing both after the add-on/plugin title.

I assume it'd show as a slightly smaller font-size.

Comment 8

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

Attachment: patch rev 1

Straightforward fix, would be nice to slip this into b1 I think

Comment 9

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

Fixed: http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/80fa5e48c295

Comment 10

[Henrik Skupin [:whimboo][⌚️UTC+2]]

Verified fixed with Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:2.0b2pre) Gecko/20100629 Minefield/4.0b2pre

Comment 11

[Dave Townsend [:mossop]]

browser_list.js has tests for this

Comment 12

[Tony Mechelynck [:tonymec]]

(In reply to Henrik Skupin (:whimboo) from comment #0)
> Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.3a5pre)
> Gecko/20100426 Minefield/3.7a5pre (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)
> 
> While going through some test scenarios for extensions and themes
> (installing, updating, and others) I feel a bit less informed about which
> version of the add-on is installed. We only show the version number inside
> the details pane but not in the list pane for extensions and themes. That
> always forces the user to open the details pane to check for the
> extension/theme version.
> 
> I think the version number is important enough that we should also show it
> in the list view. […]

So do I, but Mossop disagrees, see bug 1175324 comment #2 (setting WONTFIX). Happily there exists an extension to add back all version numbers to the list view: https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/amversionnumber/

Comment 13

[Worcester12345]

(In reply to Henrik Skupin (:whimboo) from comment #0)
> Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.3a5pre)
> Gecko/20100426 Minefield/3.7a5pre (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)
> ...I feel a bit less informed about which
> version of the add-on is installed. We only show the version number inside
> the details pane but not in the list pane for extensions and themes. That
> always forces the user to open the details pane to check for the
> extension/theme version.
> 
> I think the version number is important enough that we should also show it
> in the list view. CC'ing Jennifer to that bug so we can get feedback from UX.

I am seeing this in this version:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:42.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/42.0 ID:20151029151421 CSet: e2f9a0ed50bc

Comment 14

[Tony Mechelynck [:tonymec]]

(In reply to Worcester12345 from comment #13)
[...]
> I am seeing this in this version:
> Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:42.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/42.0
> ID:20151029151421 CSet: e2f9a0ed50bc

Yeah, it was added in this bug to Fx 4.0b2pre and later removed again; and AFAIK it is not coming back but there is an extension for it, see comment #12.