note: these lists are not prioritized. oh, no.
Features requiring new UI design
| Feature
|
Target
|
References
|
Identity Management
- password and cookie management
- next-generation identity systems
- single sign-on
|
FFx2/ext
|
Identity 2.0 at OSCON
|
| Session Saver
|
FFx2
|
|
| RSS Reader/Viewer
|
FFx2
|
|
Omnibus "Status" Area
- download status
- popup/cookie/XPI blocker status
- security/trustworthiness status
- see "Artifact/Resource Detection"
|
FFx2
|
|
| Phishing Protector
|
1.5ext?
|
|
Content Manipulation (like GM)
- persistant site-specific view options
- tie-in to accessibility for consumers
- annotation/personalization of the web
|
FFx3
|
|
Artifact/Resource Detection
- make it easier to find linked/embedded content
- media type detection
- microformats
- rss detection
|
FFx2
|
|
History/Bookmark Overhaul
- leverage power of DB-based history/bookmarks
- heirarchy vs. tag-based (social web tie-in?)
- scrapbook/grabbag concept
- history navigation
- search using meta-data/full text from cache
- relevance based filtering
- remote/sharing APIs & integration points
- auto-linking/smart tagging
- preserving DOM state
- baysian training/pruning
- portable profile
- every bookmark as "live" (page change notification)
|
FFx2
|
dria's on tagging
|
| Intro/Tutorial Mode
|
FFx2
|
|
| Bluetooth support (send content to device)
|
FFx3
|
|
Extension Security
- whitelist & blacklist
- third-party signing and authentication by Mozilla
|
FFx2/3
|
Extension Blacklisting UI Spec
|
| Stub Installers
|
FFx2
|
|
Features requiring changes to existing UI design
| Feature
|
Target
|
References
|
Tabbed Browsing
- select on close behaviour
- close buttons
- tabs instead of windows
|
FFx2
|
|
Search Improvements
- find in text areas
- find integration points for web applications
- adding/managing search engines
|
FFx2
|
|
| Spell Check
|
FFx2
|
|
Download Manager
- schedule
- p2p support (locating/participating)
|
ext
|
|
Aging Population Accessiblity
- smart font sizing
- page zoom
|
FFx3
|
|
| Zoom/panning/scaling for images
|
|
|
Extension Management
- version compatibility
- options management
- update/install/remove
|
FFx2
|
|
| Improving Theme Capabilities
|
FFx3
|
|
Features that do not require UI changes
| Feature
|
Target
|
References
|
| Text Area Auto-Save
|
|
|
| Improve App/OS Integration
|
|
|
| Transactional DOM
|
FFx3
|
|
| Adblock and Remote Filter Sets
|
ext
|
|
| Base on XULRunner
|
FFx3
|
|
Autocomplete URL from
- middle of word
- local filenames
- using history frequency for relevance
|
FFx2
|
|
Offline Mode/Use of Cache
- browsing
- apps (supercookies)
|
FFx2
|
|
Instrumentation
- history navigation
- install/uninstall
|
FFx2
|
|
| Precognitive Fetch
|
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