694274 - Download scheduler for Download Manager.

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Toolkit :: Downloads API, enhancement)

Description

[Patrick Ivers]

Attachment: Scheduler table.

A download scheduler similar to one found in numerous BitTorrent clients.

The scheduler would allow a user to specify time periods, in 1hr blocks, that Firefox is permitted to download files in the download manager.

The scheduler would be accessible through a button near the "Clear List" button in the download manager, as well as a button labeled "Scheduler" in the Downloads section of the General tab under Options.

The main benefit of such a feature is that users on restricted Internet plans are able to better manage their data usage by matching their on- and off-peak quotas.

No other browser developer has implemented such a feature yet, and this would provide Firefox with a competitive advantage (I can think of dozens of friends and family that would 'convert' to Firefox if it offered such a feature).

Comment 1

[Shawn Wilsher :sdwilsh]

Sorry, but that's outside the scope of what the Firefox download manager is targeting (a simple download manager).  If you want something more complex, there are lots of great add-ons out there!
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/extensions/download-management/