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== Page content notification area == | |||
* Some sort of unified system for informing users of all the various types of available content on a page, including Web feeds, Microformats, Microsummaries, and what-have-you. How could this information be best communicated to users through the browser? | * Some sort of unified system for informing users of all the various types of available content on a page, including Web feeds, Microformats, Microsummaries, and what-have-you. How could this information be best communicated to users through the browser? | ||
** Currently, when a Web feed is detected on a page, a Feed icon http://www.dria.org/images/onwebfeeds/feed-icon-16x16.png is displayed in the Location bar. If a page has multiple content types available, however (web feed, microformat(s), microsummary, etc), putting all those icons in the Location bar may not be feasible. What are the possible alternatives? | ** Currently, when a Web feed is detected on a page, a Feed icon http://www.dria.org/images/onwebfeeds/feed-icon-16x16.png is displayed in the Location bar. If a page has multiple content types available, however (web feed, microformat(s), microsummary, etc), putting all those icons in the Location bar may not be feasible. What are the possible alternatives? | ||
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** see this proposal for a [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.apps.firefox/browse_frm/thread/16b9d61305fecba8 service for exposing metadata] | ** see this proposal for a [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.apps.firefox/browse_frm/thread/16b9d61305fecba8 service for exposing metadata] | ||
* Implement a framework for pluggable back-ends for nsIAlertService, to use native desktop notification systems such as [http://www.galago-project.org/specs/notification/index.php Galago], or 3rd party tools such as [http://growl.info/ Growl], [http://www.fullphat.net/ Snarl]. | * Implement a framework for pluggable back-ends for nsIAlertService, to use native desktop notification systems such as [http://www.galago-project.org/specs/notification/index.php Galago], or 3rd party tools such as [http://growl.info/ Growl], [http://www.fullphat.net/ Snarl]. | ||
== New notification types == | |||
* tab-modal alerts, more file formats, microformats, microsummaries | * tab-modal alerts, more file formats, microformats, microsummaries | ||
; References | |||
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=59314 bug 59314] | * [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=59314 bug 59314] | ||
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=123913 bug 123913] | * [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=123913 bug 123913] | ||
== Omnibus "Status" area == | |||
* download status | * download status | ||
* popup/cookie/XPI blocker status | * popup/cookie/XPI blocker status | ||
* security/trustworthiness status | * security/trustworthiness status | ||
; References | |||
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=245567 bug 245567] | * [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=245567 bug 245567] | ||
== Modified page warning == | |||
* Warn User before closing page with modified form | * Warn User before closing page with modified form | ||
; References | |||
* [[Form Dirty Bit]] | |||
== Backend changes == | |||
* Get nsIAlertService working for Mac. | * Get nsIAlertService working for Mac. | ||
== Error messages == | |||
* Improve error messages and the information they convey | * Improve error messages and the information they convey | ||
* Full language pass on error messages | * Full language pass on error messages | ||
Revision as of 19:24, 24 October 2006
Page content notification area
- Some sort of unified system for informing users of all the various types of available content on a page, including Web feeds, Microformats, Microsummaries, and what-have-you. How could this information be best communicated to users through the browser?
- Currently, when a Web feed is detected on a page, a Feed icon
is displayed in the Location bar. If a page has multiple content types available, however (web feed, microformat(s), microsummary, etc), putting all those icons in the Location bar may not be feasible. What are the possible alternatives? - RSS in the URL bar, that's basically becoming a standard between all browsers so let's keep that. Clicking on it brings you to a built-in RSS reader (a la Safari). Left-hand side of the page will have the URL of the RSS feed so you can copy it into your favorite feed reader and all the other feed icons that are available (microformats and etc.) that you can cilck on. Clicking on one of those brings up the requested feed in the internal reader the same way. Also you should be able to select which you want via the View menu for quicker access, ex: View -> hCard, they will only show up under the view menu if available. All feeds and such should appear in the internal feed reader. I'll start a new section about it.
- Currently, when a Web feed is detected on a page, a Feed icon
- API and default UI for taking action on a notification (ie: subscribe to feed, import uFormat)
- see this proposal for a service for exposing metadata
- Implement a framework for pluggable back-ends for nsIAlertService, to use native desktop notification systems such as Galago, or 3rd party tools such as Growl, Snarl.
New notification types
- tab-modal alerts, more file formats, microformats, microsummaries
- References
Omnibus "Status" area
- download status
- popup/cookie/XPI blocker status
- security/trustworthiness status
- References
Modified page warning
- Warn User before closing page with modified form
- References
Backend changes
- Get nsIAlertService working for Mac.
Error messages
- Improve error messages and the information they convey
- Full language pass on error messages