MozCampEU2012/Add-ons-Back-On-Top
Add-ons back on top!
Participation Proposal
Facilitator(s): Jeff Griffiths
Are you paid or volunteer staff?: paid
Area of Contribution (Team Name): Jetpack
How are you currently involved with the community?: Contributor Steward for Add-ons, Product Manager for Jetpack
Location of Work (where do you reside?): Vancouver BC ( will be in Europe in the Mozcamp timeframe )
Talk Length (please choose between 30, 60, 90, 120 minutes): 30
Summary:
Upcoming UX changes in Firefox will not only restore but dramatically enhance the place of add-ons in the Firefo Desktop UI. In this session I'll showcase where we're headed with this project and showcase how add-ons can easily leverage the new UI features via Jetpack or restartless add-ons. No XUL necessary!
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How your session furthers the MozCamp Goals (https://wiki.mozilla.org/MozCampEU2012/Tracks):
Add-ons are a key reason why users choose Firefox, and we're working hard to make sure that add-ons in Firefox are a great experience and continue to be a compelling reason to choose Firefox and drive desktop growth.
Expected Outcome or Deliverable:
Interest in the add-on developer community in leveraging these new features.
Desired Audience Type or Skill-set: previous add-on/web development would be great.
Equipment Needs (Video projector already included): n/a
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