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<small>« [[Comparative Feature Analyses]]</small> | <small>« [[Comparative Feature Analyses]]</small> | ||
= Purpose = | |||
Examine a bunch of browsers, existing Firefox Add-ons, and web services to generate a report that describes: | |||
* Which capabilities each has | |||
* A summary of where each is different/unique | |||
* Some conclusions about which aspects seem most innovative and interesting that we might want to consider for Firefox | |||
= Research = | |||
== General capabilities == | |||
The following will be done in a table with notes and observations following as footnotes. | |||
* Pause/Resume - Same session | |||
* Pause/Resume - Across sessions | |||
* Pause/Resume - Auto-pause downloads on network failure | |||
* Pause/Resume - Auto-resume downloads on network reconnect | |||
* Download History - View | |||
* Download History - Sort (alpha, date, type, size, etc) | |||
* Download History - Edit (clear one, selected, all) | |||
* Download History - Autoexpire items | |||
* Protocols - FTP | |||
* Protocols - Torrent | |||
* Protocols - Other | |||
* Download Queues - Create/manage new queues | |||
* Download Queues - Create/manage multiple queues | |||
* Download Queues - Start/pause/resume/stop/cancel downloading | |||
* Download Queues - Schedule downloading | |||
* Download Queues - Save/restore queues | |||
* Download Speed - Throttling | |||
* Download Speed - Acceleration | |||
* Download linked file | |||
* Download selected linked files | |||
* Download all linked files | |||
* Download Manager - View | |||
* Download Manager - Auto-close/Hide | |||
* Download Manager - View/go to file | |||
* Download Manager - Open file | |||
* Download Manager - Move/Manipulate files | |||
* Download Manager - Mark file as a favourite | |||
* Download Manager - Tag/group/categorize/organize files | |||
* Download Manager - Search | |||
* Download Manager - Advanced search | |||
* Download Manager - Default download directory | |||
* Download Manager - Customizable download directory | |||
* Download Manager - Multiple customizable download directories | |||
* Download Manager - Smart download directories | |||
* Accessibility Features (y/n?) | |||
* Anti-virus integration | |||
* Download Prefs (list per browser, not in table) | |||
* Download Manager screenshots (one per browser, not in table) | |||
== Browsers to investigate == | |||
* Firefox 2 | |||
* Camino | |||
* Flock | |||
* iCab | |||
* IE 7 | |||
* Maxthon 2 | |||
* Netscape | |||
* OmniWeb | |||
* Opera | |||
* Safari | |||
* SeaMonkey | |||
* Shiira | |||
== Firefox Add-ons to investigate == | == Firefox Add-ons to investigate == | ||
* DownloadStudio Integration [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/627 link] | * DownloadStudio Integration [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/627 link] | ||
== References | == Web services/apps to investigate == | ||
== Desktop apps to investigate == | |||
= Results = | |||
== Summary of unique and/or innovative features == | |||
== Conclusions == | |||
= References = | |||
* [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:Download_Manager Download Manager notes] | * [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:Download_Manager Download Manager notes] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:30, 3 April 2007
« Comparative Feature Analyses
Purpose
Examine a bunch of browsers, existing Firefox Add-ons, and web services to generate a report that describes:
- Which capabilities each has
- A summary of where each is different/unique
- Some conclusions about which aspects seem most innovative and interesting that we might want to consider for Firefox
Research
General capabilities
The following will be done in a table with notes and observations following as footnotes.
- Pause/Resume - Same session
- Pause/Resume - Across sessions
- Pause/Resume - Auto-pause downloads on network failure
- Pause/Resume - Auto-resume downloads on network reconnect
- Download History - View
- Download History - Sort (alpha, date, type, size, etc)
- Download History - Edit (clear one, selected, all)
- Download History - Autoexpire items
- Protocols - FTP
- Protocols - Torrent
- Protocols - Other
- Download Queues - Create/manage new queues
- Download Queues - Create/manage multiple queues
- Download Queues - Start/pause/resume/stop/cancel downloading
- Download Queues - Schedule downloading
- Download Queues - Save/restore queues
- Download Speed - Throttling
- Download Speed - Acceleration
- Download linked file
- Download selected linked files
- Download all linked files
- Download Manager - View
- Download Manager - Auto-close/Hide
- Download Manager - View/go to file
- Download Manager - Open file
- Download Manager - Move/Manipulate files
- Download Manager - Mark file as a favourite
- Download Manager - Tag/group/categorize/organize files
- Download Manager - Search
- Download Manager - Advanced search
- Download Manager - Default download directory
- Download Manager - Customizable download directory
- Download Manager - Multiple customizable download directories
- Download Manager - Smart download directories
- Accessibility Features (y/n?)
- Anti-virus integration
- Download Prefs (list per browser, not in table)
- Download Manager screenshots (one per browser, not in table)
Browsers to investigate
- Firefox 2
- Camino
- Flock
- iCab
- IE 7
- Maxthon 2
- Netscape
- OmniWeb
- Opera
- Safari
- SeaMonkey
- Shiira
Firefox Add-ons to investigate
- DownloadStudio Integration link