Firefox3/Firefox Requirements Meetings/Content Handling

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Dial-in Info

  • +1 650-215-1282x91 Conf# 8602 (US/INTL)
  • +1 800-707-2533 (pin 369) Conf# 8602

Agenda

The following list is taken directly from the Firefox 3 Detailed Feature List. If this list does not match the other, the Google Spreadsheet version takes precedence (I may have made a copying error).

  • P1 - Improve content handling, add support for web services to act as content handlers
    • P1 FR - Support web services as MIME type handlers
    • P1 FR - Remove local MIME type database for local applications
    • P1 NFR - Simplify content handling UI
    • P1 NFR - Create an easy-to-use MIME type handling configuration system
  • P1 - Robust plugin support for Flash, Acrobat, WMV, Quicktime, Java
    • P1 FR - Should be able to play all popular media formats when plugins/codecs are installed
    • P1 FR - Embedded rich content areas should function when plugins are installed
    • P1 FR - It should be easy to locate and install missing plugins
    • P1 NFR - Plugin crashes should not crash the entire application
  • P2 - Improve download handling across multiple sessions
    • P2 FR - Support pause/resume for downloads
  • P2 - Microformat detection framework
    • P2 FR - Create document-parsing framework for detecting microformats
    • P2 FR - Create API for developers to leverage this framework
  • P2 - Microformat handling
    • P2 FR - Display microformats in content area
    • P2 FR - Allow user to configure microformat handlers
    • P2 FR - Support hCard, hCal, and geo
    • P2 FR - Provide API/Data format for adding additional microformat types
    • P2 FR - Allow web developers to override microformat display attributes
    • P2 NFR - Must not affect page load time
  • P3 - Extended download history management
    • P3 NFR - Easier retrieval of files that a user has downloaded in the past
    • P3 NFR - Simplified (non-modal?) UI for managing downloads
  • Px - Revised downloads manager
  • Px - Add new microformat detectors
  • Px - Register new microformat handlers