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== Participants ==
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The goal for this project is to improve the download experience in Firefox, as well as have better defaults and a more streamlined approach to file handling.


limi
* Champion: limi
* Project Lead: TBD
* Project Members: TBD
* QA: TBD


== Current state ==
== Status ==
* <onlyinclude>ON RUNWAY</onlyinclude>
** Proposal has been finalized, ready for implementation
* Tracking bug for all UI changes: {{bug|}}
* Proposal: http://limi.net/articles/improving-download-behaviors-web-browsers


Presented a "research presentation" to get more feedback


== Next steps ==


* Post list of prioritized aspects for 3.7, what should be deferred to 4.0
== Goals ==
* File bugs for those issues
* Replace the download manager window with a panel, and have a better download progress indicator
* Move download history to main history window
* Improve MIME type default behaviors, download instead of asking when safe, move “advanced” options to “Save As”
* Make common file types/protocols in the Applications pref pane more accessible
* Unify security questions on executables where we can (ie. move to OS-level where supported)
 
Secondary goals:
* Inline display of content we know how to handle (ie. text/*, image/*)
* Cursor indicator for links that result in protocols/files
 
== Non-Goals ==
 
 
== Timeline / Milestones ==
 
 
== Requirements ==
 
 
== Dependencies ==
 
== Testing ==
* Ensure that security concerns are still addressed with the new behaviors
 
 
== Related Projects ==

Revision as of 18:20, 29 March 2010

The goal for this project is to improve the download experience in Firefox, as well as have better defaults and a more streamlined approach to file handling.

  • Champion: limi
  • Project Lead: TBD
  • Project Members: TBD
  • QA: TBD

Status


Goals

  • Replace the download manager window with a panel, and have a better download progress indicator
  • Move download history to main history window
  • Improve MIME type default behaviors, download instead of asking when safe, move “advanced” options to “Save As”
  • Make common file types/protocols in the Applications pref pane more accessible
  • Unify security questions on executables where we can (ie. move to OS-level where supported)

Secondary goals:

  • Inline display of content we know how to handle (ie. text/*, image/*)
  • Cursor indicator for links that result in protocols/files

Non-Goals

Timeline / Milestones

Requirements

Dependencies

Testing

  • Ensure that security concerns are still addressed with the new behaviors


Related Projects

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