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http://people.mozilla.com/~madhava/files/addons/manager/2007-08-21/am1.png | http://people.mozilla.com/~madhava/files/addons/manager/2007-08-21/am1.png | ||
Madhava's wiki describes how addons would easily download from within the addons manager through controls in the right "expanded view" panel. After installing an addon and then restarting, the user would see the addons manager with the addon they recently installed highlights, its options visible in the right panel for easy configuration. | Madhava's wiki describes how addons would easily download from within the addons manager through controls in the right "expanded view" panel. After installing an addon and then restarting, the user would see the addons manager with the addon they recently installed highlights, its options visible in the right panel for easy configuration. | ||
== Priority Areas to Improve == | == Priority Areas to Improve == | ||
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:**"What addons have an update available?" | :**"What addons have an update available?" | ||
:**"Is there an update available for Flash?" | :**"Is there an update available for Flash?" | ||
:**"How do I keep my addons up-to-date automatically without getting notices?" | :**"How do I keep my addons up-to-date automatically without getting notices?" | ||
:**"Which addon was updated recently and has stopped Firefox from working correctly?" | :**"Which addon was updated recently and has stopped Firefox from working correctly?" | ||
:**"What updates have been made to addons and what was in those updates?" | :**"What updates have been made to addons and what was in those updates?" | ||
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A successful but less ambitious redesign in the first stage would substantially improve basic functionality and fix current problems, but would leave added feature enhancements to future versions. | A successful but less ambitious redesign in the first stage would substantially improve basic functionality and fix current problems, but would leave added feature enhancements to future versions. | ||
The minimum level of success would be to substantially improve the basic functionality of the Addons Manager, while developing a plan of action for fixing current problems and adding new features. | The minimum level of success would be to substantially improve the basic functionality of the Addons Manager, while developing a plan of action for fixing current problems and adding new features. | ||
== Redesign Themes == | == Redesign Themes == | ||
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Mossop is currently rewriting the whole motherfucking API. | Mossop is currently rewriting the whole motherfucking API. | ||
== | == Resources == | ||
=== Past work === | |||
' | *3/2006: [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:Extension_Manager_UI Extension Manager UI] Comments from developers on redesign ideas | ||
*7/2007: [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:Add-ons_Manager_UI Firefox:Add-ons Manager UI]: Madhava's two-panel proposed design | |||
*12/2007 [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:Add-ons_Manager_UI_interim_rev2 Add-ons Manager UI interim rev2] Scaled back version of above, one panel design, very similar to current | |||
=== Posts === | |||
*12/11/2009: [http://jboriss.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/redesigning-firefoxs-addons-manager/ Redesigning Firefox’s Addons Manager] | |||
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=== | === Bugs === | ||
* | *[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=256509 256509] install without restart | ||
== Extra Images == | == Extra Images == | ||