572583 - There should be a way to run plugin check without user interaction

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 563135

(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, defect)

Description

[Will Pittenger]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Ant.com Toolbar 2.0.1 Firefox/3.6.3 ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET4.0E)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Ant.com Toolbar 2.0.1 Firefox/3.6.3 ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET4.0E)

Once an out of date plugin is detected, it makes sense to require the user to decide stuff.  But we currently don't run the check unless they remember (at least in 3.6.3).  Plugin check should be like checking for out of date extensions or themes.  It would happen when you start Firefox or periodically while Firefox runs.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Running plugin check takes too many steps
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Actual Results:  
Currently, to run plugin check: I start the addons window, go to the plugins section, and then click Find Updates.

Expected Results:  
How many steps should we require of users?  *NONE*.

Comment 1

[Kevin Brosnan]

This is planed for Firefox 4. There may already be a bug on file for this.