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* Most of localized add-ons don't have their localized summary and description on AMO. | * Most of localized add-ons don't have their localized summary and description on AMO. | ||
** Therefore, we cannot search these add-ons by Japanese even if they're localized. | ** Therefore, we cannot search these add-ons by Japanese even if they're localized. | ||
** Try to search タブ (tab) on [https://addons.mozilla.org/ja/firefox/search/?q=%E3%82%BF%E3%83%96 AMO] ( | ** Try to search タブ (tab) on [https://addons.mozilla.org/ja/firefox/search/?q=%E3%82%BF%E3%83%96 AMO] (19 results) vs [https://addons.mozilla.jp/firefox/search?q=%E3%82%BF%E3%83%96 AMJ] (98 results) | ||
* Most of the recommended add-ons are not localized. | * Most of the recommended add-ons are not localized. | ||
** The requirements should have l10n for the Tier 1 and 2 locales. | ** The requirements should have l10n for the Tier 1 and 2 locales. | ||
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* AMJ allows Japanese Firefox users to search/browse extensions which are developed by Japanese companies/individuals or (almost) completely localized. | * AMJ allows Japanese Firefox users to search/browse extensions which are developed by Japanese companies/individuals or (almost) completely localized. | ||
** As of | ** As of January 2011, there are 530+ extensions listed. | ||
** The list has been maintained manually since October 2006. | ** The list has been maintained manually since October 2006. | ||
* AMJ combines AMO's data with our own data: | * AMJ combines AMO's data with our own data: | ||
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We are working on upgrading the AMJ service. | We are working on upgrading the AMJ service. | ||
* [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/ | * [https://addons.mozilla.org/ja/firefox/collections/kohei/sandbox-ja/ More than 200 experimental (sandboxed) add-ons made by Japanese authors] will be added. | ||
** [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=433361 Bug 433361] is a blocker - FINALLY fixed on the trunk! | ** [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=433361 Bug 433361] is a blocker - FINALLY fixed on the trunk! | ||
** But we are watching [http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2010/05/21/a-different-review-process-proposal/ new add-on review process] carefully before adding experimental add-ons. | ** But we are watching [http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2010/05/21/a-different-review-process-proposal/ new add-on review process] carefully before adding experimental add-ons. | ||
Revision as of 01:47, 13 January 2011
Introduction
We at Mozilla Japan have our own Firefox add-ons library (AMJ) instead of Firefox Add-ons (AMO). Here is some background information on the AMJ service.
Issues on AMO
Although AMO's interface is fully localizable, we have some problems:
- AMO has no capability to search/browse add-ons by locale. (Bug 285850)
- AMO has no capability to find authors by locale.
- Some add-ons are localized with machine translation. Those qualities are bad for Japanese.
- Some add-ons are partially localized. It's impossible to pick up really localized add-ons mechanically.
AMO's search engine doesn't support multibyte queries.- partially fixed?- Most of localized add-ons don't have their localized summary and description on AMO.
- Most of the recommended add-ons are not localized.
- The requirements should have l10n for the Tier 1 and 2 locales.
The bottom line is, it's very difficult for us to find add-ons which can be used in our language.
Overview of AMJ
To resolve these issues, we've started the AMJ project as an AMO proxy.
- AMJ allows Japanese Firefox users to search/browse extensions which are developed by Japanese companies/individuals or (almost) completely localized.
- As of January 2011, there are 530+ extensions listed.
- The list has been maintained manually since October 2006.
- AMJ combines AMO's data with our own data:
- The add-on meta data is imported through AMO's public API (description, screenshot, icon, etc.)
- AMJ showcases extensions with completely localized summaries and numbers of weekly downloads. Those numbers are counted on the AMJ server and indicate which extensions are popular for Japanese users.
- AMJ also shows numbers of tweets/bookmarks which are retrieved from Twitter and some sotial bookmark services.
- AMJ has own 20 categories. (Unfortunately AMO's categories are useless... Those are arbitrarily assigned by the add-on authors, not by the editors. Also, types of categories are not enough for every add-on.)
- AMJ has own featured extension list.
- AMJ is fully integrated into Japanese Firefox builds (ja and ja-JP-mac locales), and the users can search/browse through the Add-ons Manager interface. (Bug 427323) - Currently the integration is broken due to the changes on AMO. See Bug 505077 for details.
Future of AMJ
We are working on upgrading the AMJ service.
- More than 200 experimental (sandboxed) add-ons made by Japanese authors will be added.
- Bug 433361 is a blocker - FINALLY fixed on the trunk!
- But we are watching new add-on review process carefully before adding experimental add-ons.
- Themes and Thunderbird add-ons will be added.
- More useful add-on detail pages: user review, localized screenshots, etc.
- Shopping Cart: Capability to install multiple add-ons at once.
- Collections like AMO.
- More features to come!