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* Allow add-on placement customization through the toolbar infrastructure
* Allow add-on placement customization through the toolbar infrastructure


== Spec ==
== Spec/Bugs ==


Firefox
Firefox
* Add-on bar is a XUL toolbar, hidden by default
* Add-on bar is a XUL toolbar, hidden by default ({{bug|574688}})
* Presence of add-ons makes the bar visible
* Presence of add-ons makes the bar visible (currently done by addons)
* Status bar is initially integrated in a backwards-compatible way into the Add-on bar, possibly removed.
* Status bar is initially integrated in a backwards-compatible way into the Add-on bar, possibly removed ({{bug|574688}})
* Size/text+icon mode integrated into customization palette
* Mode and size customizable independent of the navigation bar (NEEDS BUG)


Jetpack
Jetpack
* Widgets are XUL toolbar buttons
* Widgets are XUL toolbar buttons, installed to Add-on bar by default ({{bug|568932}}, {{bug|596202}})
* Default location for a widget is the Add-on bar
* Widgets have a "placement" property, which is the id of their default toolbar, which defaults to Add-on bar ({{bug|586029}})
* Widgets respect the sizing/text+icon settings of the Add-on bar
* Widget API bits to support the mode and size settings of toolbar buttons (NEEDS BUG)
* Widgets have a "placement" property, which is the id of their default toolbar
* The default "placement" value is the id of the Add-on bar


Statusbar Feature Relocation
Statusbar Feature Relocation
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* Download monitor is gone. The [http://limi.net/articles/improving-download-behaviors-web-browsers/ download button+panel would be in the navbar] ({{bug|564934}})
* Download monitor is gone. The [http://limi.net/articles/improving-download-behaviors-web-browsers/ download button+panel would be in the navbar] ({{bug|564934}})
* Security button is gone, the security information is performed by larry.
* Security button is gone, the security information is performed by larry.
* Popup blocker is gone, there are notifications. Would like to get arrow panels.
* Popup blocker is gone, there are notifications. Would like to get arrow panels ({{bug|594294}})


Open Issues
Open Issues
*
* How to support statusbar and Add-on bar in a single add-on
* Order of add-ons in bar should be persistent ({{bug|579505}})

Latest revision as of 12:58, 21 September 2010


Design and implement a way for addons to integrate into Firefox UI in a way that plays nice with themes, allows maximum customizability, and eases implementation for addon developers.

Status

IN FLIGHT Spec complete, implementation in progress


Team:

  • Design: Boriss
  • Lead: Dietrich

Bugs:

Goals

  • Remove the status bar
  • Implement the Add-on bar
  • Allow add-on placement customization through the toolbar infrastructure

Spec/Bugs

Firefox

  • Add-on bar is a XUL toolbar, hidden by default (bug 574688)
  • Presence of add-ons makes the bar visible (currently done by addons)
  • Status bar is initially integrated in a backwards-compatible way into the Add-on bar, possibly removed (bug 574688)
  • Mode and size customizable independent of the navigation bar (NEEDS BUG)

Jetpack

  • Widgets are XUL toolbar buttons, installed to Add-on bar by default (bug 568932, bug 596202)
  • Widgets have a "placement" property, which is the id of their default toolbar, which defaults to Add-on bar (bug 586029)
  • Widget API bits to support the mode and size settings of toolbar buttons (NEEDS BUG)

Statusbar Feature Relocation

Open Issues

  • How to support statusbar and Add-on bar in a single add-on
  • Order of add-ons in bar should be persistent (bug 579505)