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== What | == What are Snippets? == | ||
===Overview:=== | === Overview: === | ||
Between Firefox 4 internally hosted snippets and the launch of | Between Firefox 4 internally hosted snippets and the launch of Firefox's amazing support of HTML5 goodness we've got the perfect opportunity to launch more creative, compelling, and interactive snippet content to the '''BILLIONS''' of visitors to the About:Home page. | ||
===Objective:=== | === Objective: === | ||
Stop telling, start showing, the awesomeness of Fx4+ to our users through interactive snippet experiences. Move the needle on feature adoption. | Stop telling, start showing, the awesomeness of Fx4+ to our users through interactive snippet experiences. Move the needle on feature adoption. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Snippets-screenshot.png|600px|Snippets-screenshot.png]] | ||
If you still want to read more, check out the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Projects/Firefox_Start/Snippet_Service Snippets wiki page] | If you still want to read more, check out the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Projects/Firefox_Start/Snippet_Service Snippets wiki page] or [https://intranet.mozilla.org/Marketing/StartPageSnippets/Awesomeness more inspiration] here | ||
== | == Getting Started == | ||
===Examples Ideas=== | === Examples Ideas === | ||
* Persona Previews from within snippet | *Persona Previews from within snippet | ||
* Complete Add-on install | *Complete Add-on install | ||
* Mini Video-like series (html5) of UI in action: Tabbed browsing, Panorama, App Tab, more | *Mini Video-like series (html5) of UI in action: Tabbed browsing, Panorama, App Tab, more | ||
* Web 'o Wonder in bite-size format | *Web 'o Wonder in bite-size format | ||
* Game | *MDN Demo Studio in bite-size format | ||
*Game | |||
===Challenge=== | === Challenge === | ||
Create library of at least 5 interactive compelling snippets in Q2 to be used the rest of the 2011. | Create library of at least 5 interactive compelling snippets in Q2 to be used the rest of the 2011. | ||
===Parameters=== | === Parameters === | ||
* Width: 572px | *Width: preferable liquid (572px max width) | ||
* Height: variable, but it should be more panoramic. | *Height: variable, but it should be more panoramic. | ||
* Background: transparent or white | *Background: transparent or white | ||
* Image sizes: no limitation (within reason) | *Image sizes: optimized, but no limitation (within reason) | ||
* Code size: no limitation | *Code size: no limitation | ||
* L10n: Yes, strings must be able to be localized. | *L10n: Yes, strings must be able to be localized. | ||
===Constraints=== | === Constraints === | ||
* All HTML content must also be well-formed XML. | *Snippets are HTML document fragments injected into the about:home document -- not complete documents themselves. | ||
* All images must use [http://software.hixie.ch/utilities/cgi/data/data data URI scheme] | *All HTML content must also be well-formed XML. | ||
* JavaScript must be embedded into the HTML | *All images must use [http://software.hixie.ch/utilities/cgi/data/data data URI scheme] | ||
* All CSS must be embedded into the HTML | *JavaScript must be embedded into the HTML -- no external references. | ||
*All CSS must be embedded into the HTML -- no external references. | |||
*The snippet content should be compelling, but not distract from the overall "search" purpose of the page | |||
== Get Connected == | == Get Connected == | ||
* IRC channel: #snippets | *Video: [http://air.mozilla.org Air Mozilla] | ||
* [https://intranet.mozilla.org/Marketing/StartPageSnippets/Awesomeness Wiki] | *IRC channel: #snippets | ||
* Tracking {{bug|653784}} | *[https://intranet.mozilla.org/Marketing/StartPageSnippets/Awesomeness Wiki] | ||
*Tracking {{bug|653784}} | |||
== | == Get Started<br> == | ||
* [https://github.com/lmorchard/home-snippets-server Snippet Server] -- to simulate the about:home locally. | |||
* [https://github.com/lmorchard/home-snippets-switcher Snippet Switcher Add-on] -- allow you to switch your Firefox to a different URL to fetch new Snippets. | |||
* | For help on getting this set up, please contact [mailto:mkelly@mozilla.com Mike Kelly]. | ||
== HTML5 Awesomeness Snippets Gallery == | |||
Have you created something cool during this hackathon or another time? Create a link below to the Snippet idea. | |||
*[http://jlongster.com/s/dom3d/ dom3d]: rendering 3d with CSS3 (James Long) | |||
* [http://jsfiddle.net/N5Avm/ custom font embedded as data URI]: (Lonnen) | |||
If you don't have access to this wiki, please contact [mailto:cmore@mozilla.com Chris More] to contribute to the project. Thanks!! | |||
== Session Notes == | |||
Brainstorming thoughts: | |||
* 3D video? | |||
* Keep it in terms of the end users who may not know technology. | |||
* Can we link to or call up a specific snippet? | |||
* Survey: Does Firefox make you happy? yes/no | |||
* One issue is that it is difficult to share about:home | |||
* Mozilla Firefox favorite tweets | |||
* Stories of how Firefox changed your life | |||
* Can we support multi-touch with a trackpad? | |||
* Firefox features (app tabs) | |||
* Add-ons feature: Twitter add on, awesome screenshot, copy short URL | |||
* Website Time Machine: Pull a scroll bar back and forth 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010 to make websites look like they did then. | |||
* Glow live counter | |||