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These are the features which are being considered as exceptions that can land in Firefox 3.1 Beta 2:

Finishing work done for Beta 1

<video> front end

Owner: Justin Dolske
Bug(s): bug 448909

Goals

• create useful control set to be provided by default when a <video> tag is used
• make this control set themeable
• ensure that it provides the appropriate set of function required for video playback

Status

• visual design work complete and initial implementation posted
• requires some platform fixes (bug 449159, bug 449282, bug 449307) in order to get scrub bar
• landing initial implementation for beta 1, adding seek/scrub and other function for beta 2

Drag tab to create new window

Owner: Asaf Romano
Bug(s): bug 225680

Goals

• allow users to drag a tab from the tabstrip onto the desktop and create a new window

Status

• backend requirement (bug 113934) checked in
• design specified
• Mano's got a prototype working, some problems exist
• might need some platform XUL fixes
• landing initial implementation for beta 1

Plugin blocklisting UI

Owner: Dave Townsend
Bug(s): bug 391728, bug 391714, bug 449027

Goals

• prevent users from running out of date plugins that represent security risks
• prohibit users from using plugins known to be vulnerable
• provide clear UI to explain why content is missing and how to update plugins

Status

• new blocklist format created
• work started on implementation
• on target to land most for beta 1, need to think about startup notification for beta 2

Tab improvements

Owner: Dao Gottwald
Bug(s): bug 380960, bug 457187 via bug 347930, others

Goals

• improve discoverability of tab operations
• improve spatial mappings through use of animation

Status

• tab strip is now shown by default
• new tab button is now shown
• designs provided for new animations
• work underway and on target, some has landed for beta 1

Software Update Incompatible Add-ons

Owner: Robert Strong
Bug(s): bug 324121

Goals

• only notify user about add-ons that don't have updates that make them compatible with an available application update

Status

• target beta 2
• EM work reviewed - not landed yet. Also waiting on go ahead from metrics
• background check work completed - not reviewed yet
• foreground check still needs work

Software Update Unprivileged User Notification

Owner: Robert Strong
Bug(s): bug 407875

Goals

• notify unprivileged users about available application updates
• if possible provide unprivileged users mechanism to apply update

Status

• target beta 2
• mechanism for Windows unprivileged users to apply update landed
• front end still needs lots of work

New work for Beta 2

Private Browsing Mode

Owner: Mike Connor
Bug(s): bug 248970

Goals

• have a mode in which no data is being logged about a user's browsing session
• have controls that allow users to easily excise history and browsing traces retroactively

Status

• backend mostly implemented & test framework created
• some parts already landed
• initial UI mockups available at bug 411929
• UI work starting

Clear Private Data Improvements

Owner: Johnathan Nightingale
Bug(s): bug 453440

Goals

• have controls that allow users to easily excise history and browsing traces retroactively

Status

• initial UI discussion(s) started

Plugin installation experience

Owner: Rob Strong
Bug(s): bug 435788

Goals

• restore experience from Firefox 2 where required plugins are discovered and installed for users

Status

• target beta 2
• need to create a new c++ component to run installers on a separate thread
• installers that require a EULA should provide their own EULA
• ui will be the same as the current ui

Improvements to Awesomebar

Owner: Dietrich Ayala
Bug(s): bug 455561 (see Places:Awesome++)

Goals

• respond to feedback about Awesomebar being privacy invasive
• complete interactions initially designed for Firefox 3
• allow users to navigate data sets from their queries (ie: see everything tagged "foo")

Status

• design work complete

Updates to Strata (default Windows theme)

Owner: Alex Faaborg
Bug(s): ?

Goals

• fix awkwardness with existing weighting, shape and texture of toolbar icons
• add missing icons that didn't make Firefox 3

Status

• contract work begun with several design agencies
• missing icons completed, ready to chop and land

Changes to search plugin update format

Owner: Mike Connor
Bug(s): ?

Goals

• change update mechanism for searchplugins to help providers

Status

• Specification published
• implementation requires bug 394979 to land first

Security Error Page Polish & Fixups

Owner: Johnathan Nightingale
Bug(s): bug 441624 bug 431826 bug 433324 bug 439062 bug 433422 ...

Goals

• respond to feedback about unfriendliness of existing SSL error page UI
• streamline the interaction for getting users to complete tasks safely
• reword error messages to be more humane
• include better support for reporting errors in malware/phishing pages

Status

• bugs on file
• triaging for importance

Under evaluation

Opensearch UI improvements

Owner: Ryan Flint
Bug(s): bug 403961?, bug 119087

Goals

• replace OpenSearch discovery UI with something more useful
• always provide "search this site" functionality

Status

• preliminary design work completed
• implementation work started

New Tab Experience

Owner: Asaf Romano
Bug(s): bug 455553

Goals

• provide better support for user tasks when a user opens a new tab

Status

• initial designs provided
• prototype implementation underway

Adding site specific functionality to site identity button

Owner: Johnathan Nightingale
Bug(s): ?

Goals

• complete design work intended for Firefox 3
• add site-specific operations to drop-down menu on site button (forget passwords, show popups, allow cookies, zoom, etc)

Status

• all functionality already exists
• design work completed
• evaluating implementation requirements

Use asynchronous queries for awesomebar

Owner: Shawn Wilsher
Bug(s): bug 455555

Goals

• speed up awesomebar queries
• reduce CPU and disk I/O impact

Status

• preliminary research completed and indicating that speedups can be realized
• published asynchronous API for mozStorage
• initial patches up in bug; first reviewable patch likely by 10/08/2008