891095 - [UX] Implement a nicer replacement for the Reset Firefox dialog

Status: NEW

(Firefox :: Theme, enhancement)

Description

[Matthew N. [:MattN]]

Attachment: Screenshot of current dialog

The Reset Firefox confirmation dialog could use some polish to make it more aesthetically appealing. We can consider moving it to an in-content page.

Comment 1

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

As mentioned in https://mail.mozilla.org/pipermail/firefox-dev/2013-July/000518.html, I think it would be a good idea to explicitly mention some of the higher-value information that won't be restored, like add-ons and download history.

Comment 2

[»Q«]

ISTM displaying all that info as soon as the user brings up the dialog might be overwhelming, considering the user already has a borken Firefox.  I suggest a brief message, much like the current one, but with a "show me more info before I make this decision" link added at the bottom.  The info is at https://support.mozilla.org/kb/reset-firefox-easily-fix-most-problems but it would need to be available offline.

Comment 3

[Florian Bender]

At least it should be explicitly mentioned that addons and customizations will be lost, IMO. See also my (verbose) proposal in Bug 883955.

Comment 4

[YF (Yang)]

a opinion: the two buttons is no significant difference (including the text long/button size), I feel the very easy be misuse inadvertently.