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<small>« [[Comparative Feature Analyses]]</small> | <small>« [[Comparative Feature Analyses]]</small> | ||
= Purpose = | = Purpose = | ||
Examine a bunch of browsers, existing Firefox Add-ons, and web services to generate a report that describes: | Examine a bunch of browsers, existing Firefox Add-ons, and web services to generate a report that describes: | ||
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= Research = | = Research = | ||
== General capabilities == | |||
== General | |||
The following will be done in a table with notes and observations following as footnotes. | The following will be done in a table with notes and observations following as footnotes. | ||
* Pause/Resume - Same session | * Pause/Resume - Same session | ||
* Pause/Resume - Across sessions | * 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 - View | ||
* Download History - Sort (alpha, date, type, size, etc) | * Download History - Sort (alpha, date, type, size, etc) | ||
* Download History - Edit (clear one, selected, all) | * Download History - Edit (clear one, selected, all) | ||
* Download History - Autoexpire items | * Download History - Autoexpire items | ||
* | * Protocols - FTP | ||
* | * Protocols - Torrent | ||
* Protocols - Other | |||
* Download Queues - Create/manage new queues | * Download Queues - Create/manage new queues | ||
* Download Queues - Create/manage multiple queues | * Download Queues - Create/manage multiple queues | ||
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* Download selected linked files | * Download selected linked files | ||
* Download all linked files | * Download all linked files | ||
* Download Manager - View | * Download Manager - View | ||
* Download Manager - Auto-close/Hide | * Download Manager - Auto-close/Hide | ||
* Download Manager - View/go to file | * Download Manager - View/go to file | ||
* Download Manager - Open file | * Download Manager - Open file | ||
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* Download Manager - Multiple customizable download directories | * Download Manager - Multiple customizable download directories | ||
* Download Manager - Smart download directories | * Download Manager - Smart download directories | ||
* Accessibility Features (y/n?) | |||
* Anti-virus integration | |||
* Download Prefs (list per browser, not in table) | * Download Prefs (list per browser, not in table) | ||
* Download Manager screenshots (one 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 [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/627 link] | |||
== Web services/apps to investigate == | |||
== Desktop apps to investigate == | |||
= Results = | = Results = | ||
Latest revision as of 17:30, 3 April 2007
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