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== Background  ==
#REDIRECT[[Firefox/Projects/Extension_Manager_Redesign]]
 
This wiki will serve as a planning page for a redesign of the Add-ons Manager for Firefox 3.7.
 
=== Past work  ===
 
::''Main article: [[Extension_Manager:UI_Update_oldversion#Past_work|Past Work]]''
 
Madhava worked on redesigning the add-ons manager in 2007, and posted his work [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:Add-ons_Manager_UI here]. He also [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox:Add-ons_Manager_UI_interim_rev2 designed much of the current add-ons manager] for Firefox 3, which is largely unchanged today.
 
http://people.mozilla.com/~madhava/files/addons/manager/2007-08-21/am1.png
 
=== Current Add-ons Manager  ===
 
::''Main article: [[Extension_Manager:UI_Update_oldversion#Current_Add-ons_Manager|Current Add-ons Manager]]''
 
=== Goals ===
 
::''Main article: [[Extension_Manager:UI_Update_oldversion#Prioritized_Goals|Prioritized Goals]]''
::''Main article: [[Extension_Manager:UI_Update_oldversion#Redesign_Themes|Redesign Themes]]''
 
There are five main areas of the add-ons manager that this redesign will involve:
 
;1. Maintaining and Configuring
;2. Updating
;3. Installing
;4. Discovering
;5. Troubleshooting
 
{| class="fullwidth-table"
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| style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(194, 242, 183);" |
'''Tier One: ''' <br> '''Basic Functionality'''<br>Minimum features needed for usable add-ons manager, would substantially change in any redesign, incorporation of newer forms of add-ons (jetpacks, personas) cannot happen without. The functionality here is not provided anywhere outside of the add-ons manager
 
| style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(242, 223, 183);" |
'''Tier Two: ''' <br> '''Current Problems<br>'''Areas that are currently interrupting user tasks
 
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'''Tier Three''':<br> '''Enhancements<br>'''Features that are currently barely present in add-ons manager but could provide substantial value to users. The functionality provided by these is available outside of the add-ons manager, but could be provided within it
 
|-
| 1. Maintaining and Configuring
| 2. Updating
| 4. Discovering
|-
| <br>
| 3. Installing
| 5. Troubleshooting
|}
 
== Wireframes ==
 
===Most current design===
 
HERE
and
HERE
 
== Team  ==
 
;Sprint lead&nbsp;
:Boriss
;Development&nbsp;
:Unfocused, Mossop
;AMO liaison&nbsp;
:Nick and Fligtar
 
;Other contacts
:<br>
 
*Jetpack:&nbsp;
**Atul, Aza
 
*Personas:&nbsp;
**Amy Zehren(?)
 
*Firebug:
** Firebug team is currently designing a new install/update solution for Firebug extensions. Let me know if anyone is interested in discussing it. jjb
 
== 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
*1/2010 [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Extension_Manager:UI_Update_oldversion Older, Expanded version of Add-ons Manager Wiki] Scaled back version of above, one panel design, very similar to current
 
=== Feedback Received  ===
 
::''Main article: [[Extension_Manager:UI_Update_oldversion#Posts|Feedback from Blog Posts]]''
 
=== Bugs  ===
 
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=256509 256509] install without restart
 
=== Not Current Images & Wireframes  ===
 
::''Main article: [[Extension_Manager:UI_Update_oldversion#Extra_Images|Not Current Images & Wireframes]]''

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