Stub Installer/Triage

Goals (Revision 3)

Improvements to and l10n verification of the stub installer

[HOLD] Redesign how downloads are applied to better handle install timeout errors.
[HOLD] Redesign how cancelled downloads are handled and provide option to continue download.
[HOLD] General bug fixes (listed below).

[DONE] Reduced unsuccessful install rate by 8.39% surpassing the goal of 5% (work done in Q1 2014 and measured in Q2 2014).
[DONE] Redesign UI (progress bar and "Upgrading" vs. "Installing").
[DONE] Increase installation timeout to lessen timeout failures.
[DONE] General bug fixes (see "Stub Installer Rev 2" bug links below).
[DONE] Check localizations and file bugs (see Localization Issues). Reached out to Jeff Beatty for help with getting these fixed.

Full Query

ID	Summary	Priority	Status	Resolution	Assigned to
799289	Trying to install firefox using the stub installer remotely to another machine (network drive) downloads the resources, but gets stuck in the "installing" phase	P5	REOPENED
995891	Reduce stub installer install timeouts	P3	NEW
986081	Provide option to continue the download when cancelling the stub installer download	P1	RESOLVED	FIXED	Molly Howell (she/her) (mostly inactive)

3 Total; 2 Open (66.67%); 1 Resolved (33.33%); 0 Verified (0%);

Full Query

ID	Summary	Priority	Status	Resolution	Assigned to
798866	Stub Installer: checkboxes do not use themed controls	P5	NEW
995794	Acquire stub installer usage metrics (reinstall)	P3	NEW
1246387	Use https for stub installer requests	P1	RESOLVED	FIXED	Molly Howell (she/her) (mostly inactive)
849199	Stub installer: Flicker when reaching the Install phase	P3	RESOLVED	INVALID
799202	Size increase in nightly and aurora stub installer due to the number of colors in the artwork (main reason) and the artwork dimensions	P5	RESOLVED	WONTFIX
868390	'Your download was interrupted' error message is displayed for errors during installation phase	P3	RESOLVED	WONTFIX
902415	Bring back option if Firefox should be run after setup	P3	RESOLVED	WONTFIX
989680	Display unmet install directory requirements below the directory path	P3	RESOLVED	WONTFIX
995684	Stub installer increase in certificate untrusted errors since bug 803531	P3	RESOLVED	WONTFIX
900635	Unchecking "Create shortcut on my taskbar" in stub installer still pins Firefox when also set as default browser	P2	RESOLVED	DUPLICATE

10 Total; 2 Open (20%); 8 Resolved (80%); 0 Verified (0%);

Full Query

ID	Summary	Priority	Status	Resolution	Assigned to
799861	Stub installer does not detect proxy (Win7)	P3	NEW
798005	Add resume support to the stub installer instead of downloading from the beginning.	P1	VERIFIED	FIXED	Molly Howell (she/her) (mostly inactive)
799710	[stub installer] In the timeframe between the download phase being complete and installing phase starting, a noticeable hang can sometimes be seen	P1	RESOLVED	FIXED	Molly Howell (she/her) (mostly inactive)
798847	"Time Remaining" missing while downloading	P3	RESOLVED	WONTFIX
808118	Followup to bug 798810 - Promotional content overlaps when installing firefox with a HTTP Debugging Proxy running	--	RESOLVED	WONTFIX
815938	[Stub Installer] Installing Firefox with no network connection with fiddler running - download interrupted prompt appears unexpectedly	--	RESOLVED	WONTFIX

6 Total; 1 Open (16.67%); 4 Resolved (66.67%); 1 Verified (16.67%);

Full Query

ID	Summary	Priority	Component	Status	Resolution	Assigned to
963221	ADD_CheckboxShortcutInStartMenu and SEND_PING have the same keyboard shortcut	--	ja / Japanese	RESOLVED	FIXED
1029778	[he] brandShortName; Broken string in installer stub	--	he / Hebrew	RESOLVED	FIXED
986560	Several strings not localized for the stub installer	P1	mai / Maithili	RESOLVED	WONTFIX	Sangeeta Kumari

3 Total; 0 Open (0%); 3 Resolved (100%); 0 Verified (0%);