774408 - about:apps with AITC enabled shows missing stylesheets, incorrect appcache prompt for myapps dashboard

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Web Apps Graveyard :: AppsInTheCloud, defect)

Description

[Jason Smith [:jsmith]]

Attachment: About Apps

Steps:

1. Go to about:apps on Nightly

Expected:

about:apps should redirect to the myapps dashboard, including in the location bar.

Actual:

See screenshot. Missing stylesheets, appcache prompt is incorrect, and URL in the location bar isn't right.

Comment 1

[Jason Smith [:jsmith]]

Bringing the IRC discussion in here - not a blocker, as about:apps is likely not an entry point for users. The issue from what I understood in the IRC discussion was server-side, not client-side. I'll hold the discussion on whether to keep the code active or not until a discussion on Friday occurs about apps presentation in Firefox to determine a different question:

"If we don't intend to fix this bug by first release of AITC, should we file and fix a bug to backout or pref off the code for about:apps?"

Comment 2

[Bill Walker [:bwalker] [@wfwalker]]

(In reply to Jason Smith [:jsmith] from comment #1)
> Bringing the IRC discussion in here - not a blocker, as about:apps is likely
> not an entry point for users. The issue from what I understood in the IRC
> discussion was server-side, not client-side. I'll hold the discussion on
> whether to keep the code active or not until a discussion on Friday occurs
> about apps presentation in Firefox to determine a different question:
> 
> "If we don't intend to fix this bug by first release of AITC, should we file
> and fix a bug to backout or pref off the code for about:apps?"

Jason, we are working on defining a simple App Management experience as the first AITC user interface, see the product page at https://wiki.mozilla.org/Features/Apps/AppsManagement

Rather than spending a lot of time on the old about:apps, IMHO we should figure out how the App Management experience best this makes sense on Android.

Comment 3

[Jason Smith [:jsmith]]

(In reply to Bill Walker [:bwalker] [@wfwalker] from comment #2)
> (In reply to Jason Smith [:jsmith] from comment #1)
> > Bringing the IRC discussion in here - not a blocker, as about:apps is likely
> > not an entry point for users. The issue from what I understood in the IRC
> > discussion was server-side, not client-side. I'll hold the discussion on
> > whether to keep the code active or not until a discussion on Friday occurs
> > about apps presentation in Firefox to determine a different question:
> > 
> > "If we don't intend to fix this bug by first release of AITC, should we file
> > and fix a bug to backout or pref off the code for about:apps?"
> 
> Jason, we are working on defining a simple App Management experience as the
> first AITC user interface, see the product page at
> https://wiki.mozilla.org/Features/Apps/AppsManagement
> 
> Rather than spending a lot of time on the old about:apps, IMHO we should
> figure out how the App Management experience best this makes sense on
> Android.

Right I agree. The concern I have is that we have code active that isn't working, and if we don't intend it to be an entry point and/or want to fix the issues surrounding it, then let's close off the code path entirely (pref off what exists).

Comment 4

[Anant Narayanan [:anant]]

We should fix this, no doubt. about:apps is useful for developers, if nothing else. My only contention is that it is not a blocker.

Comment 5

[Jason Smith [:jsmith]]

(In reply to Anant Narayanan [:anant] from comment #4)
> We should fix this, no doubt. about:apps is useful for developers, if
> nothing else. My only contention is that it is not a blocker.

Here's an idea that I think could address both our perspectives - Could we pref about:apps off for FF 16? That way both perspectives being brought here are addressed (about:apps = not a priority & avoiding leaving code that kinda does not work active).

Although leaving the hanging fruit of keeping the code active on any build while it's not working may not be a good idea, especially since this isn't a priority right now. Perhaps the better approach is to keep about:apps hidden behind a pref?

Comment 6

[Jason Smith [:jsmith]]

Let's talk post the AITC meeting on Tuesday about this with Bill (if he's available). I can probably clarify this better in person.

Comment 8

[Sylvestre Ledru [:Sylvestre]]

Dead component, closing bugs in it.