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# | # Opened a bug for 404 handling: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=482874 | ||
# | # Completed the experimental 404 extension and sent it out for comments. | ||
** Works well for simulated small errors in URLs | |||
** Hard to say how well it works for real errors in the wild. | |||
** Drawing alternatives from the Places DB looks like a practical tool we can use for suggesting alternatives. | |||
# Discussions with Google Link Doctor team are ongoing, if slow. (Our fault, not theirs) | |||
** Follow up on experimental access to the service. | |||
# Discussed possible 404 implementation with bzbarsky and others. | |||
** 404 interception unified with the existing error handling architecture is too deep a change to make for 3.1. | |||
** A less intrusive approach similar to the one the experimental 404 extension uses may be possible -- need to investigate further. | |||
# Discussed UI design with jboriss. She has a blog post on the subject at http://jboriss.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/improving-everyones-favorite-feature-404/. | |||
# Implemented Levenshtein Distance algorithm in C++, but have not plugged it into Firefox+Sqlite yet. Should provide better performance and accuracy compared to the approach used in the extension. | |||
# Proposed a plan for actual implementation -- see below. | |||
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