QA/Firefox 3.next/Test Plan:AddonsManagerRedesign
Add-ons Manager Redesign
This redesign will substantially improve the basic functionality of the a add-ons manager, such as installation and configuration of add-ons, as well as incorporate additional features and functionality, such as use of Personas and Jetpacks. The design will also remove parts of the manager that interrupt and distract user tasks.
Discovery Pane
As a part of this redesign project the Discovery Pane has its own testplan.
Team Members
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Bug Queries
Tracking Bugs: Redesign Addons Manager UI | Extension Manager API Rewrite Discovery Pane | Accessibility
Triage: all | open | uiwanted | unconfirmed | assigned | fixed | verified | P1 blocker
Blockers: alpha5 | beta1 | final
Tests: missing flags | in-testsuite? | in-testsuite+ | in-litmus? | in-litmus+
Top Issues
- bug 553455: No notification of addons being installed
- bug 553493: Make sure UI works as expected for installing restart-less addons
- bug 562622: Implementation of the automatic vs. manual update design mockups
- bug 562902: Implementation of the Detail View design mockups
- bug 562760: Language packs cannot be installed
- bug 565610: Can not overlay about: urls
- bug 520124: Personas on top of other custom themes
Things We Will Work On
The complete test plan can be found on Google Spreadsheets.
- Additional Work
- Creating and Updating existent Litmus tests (coverage spreadsheet)
- Revising Mozmill tests for Add-ons Manager
Things We Don't Test
We do not test any area which is already covered by automated tests.
Reference
- Firefox project pages
- Test days:
- Blog posts:
- 10/05/27 - Dave: Support for dropping XPI files into the extension install locations might be going away
- 10/05/10 - Blair: Frontend Updates
- 10/04/29 - Dave: The new Add-ons Manager is here
- 10/04/27 - Blair: Frontend Updates
- 10/04/13 - Blair: Frontend Updates
- 10/04/01 - Boriss: Add-ons Manager Redesign Update
- 10/03/24 - Justin: A New Front Door
- 10/03/22 - Blair: Frontend Updates
- 10/03/19 - Dave: How we’re breaking some extensions in the near future
- 10/03/14 - Dave: Look Ma, no restarts!
- 10/03/12 - Dave: Simplifying
- 10/01/07 - Dave: Do we need extension dependencies?
- 09/12/03 - Boriss: Relocating Firefox’s Add-ons Manager
- 09/11/23 - Boriss: Redesigning Firefox’s Addons Manager