Mobile/Notes/26-Sep-2012
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Schedule
- Next merge is 2012-10-08
- Fx16 betas continue to ship weekly
Major Topics for This Week
- ARMv6
- Still collecting data to get confidence in the current minimum requirements (800MHz/512MB) as well as look for ways to test devices outside the minimums. We'd like to be able to drop the minimums to get more ARMv6 devices unblocked.
Stand ups
Suggested format:
- What did you do last week?
- What are working on this week?
- Anything blocking you?
Please keep your update to under 2 minutes!
James W. (snorp)
Kats
Sep 19 - Sep 26:
- bug 713032 - add a MemoryMonitor class
- bug 792496 - remove empty ScreenshotHandler delegation functions
- bug 783230 - add a way to dump about:memory stats to logcat
- bug 792165 - get a benchmark running for measuring memory usage
- bug 791263 - disable screenshotting under low-memory conditions
- bug 793677 - fix regression from bug 727352 (if you saw weird viewport-related things, this may have been it)
- bug 791338 - fix focusing editable elements inside frames
- filed bug 794479 with a WIP to get java code loading in addons - API suggestions welcome
Next week:
- PTO from Friday September 28 to Monday October 8
GBrown
- Last week:
- bug 770461 Intermittent Robocop | testHistoryTab | Context menu has New Tab option
- bug 794070 Intermittent TEST-UNEXPECTED-FAIL | testHistoryTab | First row has Today header - Yesterday
- bug 785577 Intermittent testWebContentContextMenu | Exception caught - junit.framework.AssertionFailedError: The text: Open is not found!
- bug 792147 [ARMv6] Disable in-memory file cache
- bug 675049 xpcshell/netwerk/test/unit/test_bug654926.js fails on Android
- Next:
- bug 792212 - on the tegras we have found that reftests fail a lot...
Chris Lord (cwiiis)
- Done
- bug 793656 - Progressive tile upload causes flickering when invalidating (on m-c)
- bug 794200 - When drawing progressively with tiles, draw them in an 'intelligent' order (r+'d)
- bug 794465 - Progressive tile painting causes seams to appear in updated content (such as animated gifs) (r+'d)
- Now/next
- bug 794130 - Aborting painting outside the viewport
- bug 798998 - Planeswalker Points website fails to invalidate correctly
- Plan out low-res tiles for progressive tile drawing with BenWa
- Low priority/blocked
- Blog about invalidation work
- bug 785069 - tcheckerboard2 has regressed substantially since Jul 22nd
- bug 792415 - Covered areas of fixed position elements are not rendered
- Invalidation bugs (waiting on DLBI)
- bug 783914 - WEBGL_depth_texture doesn't work using ANGLE (low priority)
- bug 786412 - Consolidate ContainerLayer functions (waiting on nrc's shadow layers work)
Chris Peterson
- Done
- bug 785340 - crash in OmxDecoder::ReadAudio
- bug 789124 - Makefile assumes the jar command to be used is in the search path
- bug 780239 - Android's InputMethodManager calls GeckoInputConnection.finishComposingText() on the wrong thread when dismissing "Add Search Engine" dialog
- bug 769894 and bug 792702 - IllegalThreadStateException: Expected thread "main" but running on thread "GeckoBackgroundThread"
- bug 790180 - CalledFromWrongThreadException: android.widget.ListView.setSelectionFromTop(ListView.java)
- bug 786312 - CalledFromWrongThreadException: android.widget.PopupWindow.dismiss(PopupWindow.java)
- Next
- PTO on September 27, 28
- bug 794233 - Stagefright video playback is blank in release builds, but not debug builds
GCP
- Last week:
- bug 727370 Bad(?) files in safebrowsing folder in user profile prevent loading any site after installing update
- bug 741808 Finish enabling URL classification in SafeBrowsing.js component
- bug 792065 Uninitialised value use in nsIdleServiceDaily::DailyCallback
- Next week:
- bug 792339 OUT_OF_MEMORY_KILLED telemetry breakdown
- bug 785960 "Don't keep activities" developer option gets counted as OOM in telemetry
- bug 778855 affects mobile because we take >2s to start up
- Tab thumbnails (bug 787318 etc)
- Blockers:
- Need Telemetry reports from bug 792339
Brian N
- Past
- WIP Bug 582244 - Implement Private Browsing
- WIP Bug 769145 - Add an opt-in for the search suggestions feature
- Future
- Land Bug 582244 - Implement Private Browsing
- Maybe help with necessary platform changes
- Also need to add a real UI
- Land Bug 769145 - Add an opt-in for the search suggestions feature
- Bug 722661 - Stub restored tabs before Gecko starts
- Land Bug 582244 - Implement Private Browsing
Sriram
- Done:
- Landed submenus
- Working on uplifting
- Landed submenus
- Doing:
- Personas: http://cl.ly/image/3c2v3d41321c
- Need more concrete decisions on designs to approach this
- Personas: http://cl.ly/image/3c2v3d41321c
WesJ
Last week:
- Bug 793750 - After starting up the Marketplace app through FF Android in Open with app, then returning to FF Android and reaccessing marketplace.mozilla.org on a new tab, nothing happens
- Bug 793162 - Installation prompt not themed
- Bug 791612 - "other origin" bar persists after pressing Back button to return to same-origin page
- Bug 786826 - java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: android.content.SharedPreferences$Editor.apply at org.mozilla.gecko.WebAppAllocator.findAndAllocateIndex(WebAppAllocator.java) on Froyo
- Bug 790305 - Don't add history entries for redirects or error pages
This week:
- Security bugs
- Bug 793796 - If remove a web app from the list of active processes, then try to re-launch it - splashscreen loads, but content occasionally does not load
LucasR
Last week
- PTO on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
- bug 767980 - Tab drawer animation should be smoother
Next week
- bug 767980 - Tab drawer animation should be smoother
- bug 786638 - Implement testing infrastructure for reader mode
- bug 772940 - Swipe to close animation janky
Blockers
- bug 792259 - Using TextureView in LayerView regresses panning performance
MBrubeck
Margaret
Done:
- Find in page bar
- Tapping find in page bar switches/closes tabs - bug 790897
- Dismiss VKB when tapping next/previous - bug 772449
- Top sites performance
- Setting up search engines creates an extra top sites filter query - bug 789947
- Multiple unnecessary AboutHomeRunnables - bug 789887
- Experimenting with changing the query - bug 785945
- Helping out with mentor bugs
- I'd like to brainstorm ways to organize more interesting/important tasks for contributors
Next:
- Continue working on top sites perf
Scott (jwir3)
Last Week:
- bug 710298: Add option for reflow-on-zoom (prototype, preffed off) [IN REVIEW: mfinkle]
- bug 784375: Add ability to specify a max ratio for font inflation [IN REVIEW: dbaron]
- bug 784887: Add a message passing interface from JS<->Java for pinch-to-zoom [IN REVIEW: mbrubeck]
This Week:
- Hopefully getting the above patches landed.
- Some small outstanding font inflation bugs.
BLassey
Last week and this week
- bug 785291 - adding support for reading directly from the apk
- bug 756140 and bug 790139 crashes on CM
- bug 793829 in tree freetype does not have debug symbols
Blockers
- unable to reproduce CM crashes
MFinkle
Done:
- Added more custom views to the layout inflater (bug 793083)
- Hide the WebApps promo in Beta and Release (bug 787188)
- Planning, Triage and Reviews
Next:
- Cache the DPI in nsWindow so we can stop making so many AndroidBridge::GetDPI JNI calls
- Will be in SF/MV next week
Madhava
- expressing opinions (solicited and un-)
Ian Barlow
In Progress
- Production contractor starting Oct. 1 \o/
- bug 794088 Updates to menu
- mockup http://cl.ly/image/0c0l400D460G
- new icons http://cl.ly/image/3Z393P3k362K
- Wrapping up some UX around Snippets
- bug 763671 New web form elements: http://cl.ly/image/441g2z2X3p0r
- Private Browsing, Guest Mode, Safe Browsing mockups underway, coming soon
- UI Responsiveness efforts – working list https://firefox-ux.etherpad.mozilla.org/25
- Armv6 design tweaks, wrapping up this week
- Android Sync Setup Improvements
- Sketches – http://cl.ly/image/2r3B1C2i462g
- Working with Sync team and Desktop UX to scope work https://wiki.mozilla.org/Services/Sync/NextGen
- Longer term work
- First Run & Update UX – sketches http://cl.ly/image/3c460L2v1Z30
- Search Enhancements – sketches http://cl.ly/image/1Q2x3J2N1X1s
- Top Sites customization on about:home – preliminary sketching http://cl.ly/image/1F1R2J1W1d1c
- Future improvements to about:home – sketches http://cl.ly/image/1x0A1K0r2g2m
UX Bonus Bugs
General
- bug 792407 Colour difference between title bar and in content UI background
- bug 715258 Favicons are low quality for internal / local pages
- bug 716051 Favicons are low quality for Mozilla-owned web properties
Title bar
- bug 784362 Fix forward button bg alignment (tablets)
About:home
- bug 787765 Update about:home thumbnails (thanks Wes!)
Menu
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bug 784395 Make "Request desktop site" clearer / update checkboxes - bug 784366 Menu opens in the wrong direction
Tabs
- bug 792410 Update tab thumbnails
- bug 792414 Add bottom shadow to tabs tray
- bug 792429 Open tab menu wider
Reader
- bug 792420 Toolbar menu shouldn't allow its text to be selected
Security/MGoodwin
Round Table
SUMO
Release Firefox Ratings on Google Play:
5 star -> 53,473
4 star -> 19,788
3 star -> 13,190
2 star -> 8,722
1 star -> 13,627
Overall rating: 3.83
108,800 Total Reviews
Trending Topics:
- Crashing on Galaxy S Devices (May be bug 786000)
- Wanting to either change the Home Page, or remove Top Sites (bug 783312)
- Bookmarks seem hard to access (Example)
Beta Google Play
Firefox Beta Ratings on Google Play:
5 star -> 9715
4 star -> 3896
3 star -> 1896
2 star -> 980
1 star -> 1703
Overall rating: 4.04
Total Reviews 18,190
More Details coming, check the wiki later today.
You can View all Raw Data at the following docs:
Please feel free to provide me feedback on the new reporting format as we continue to iterate over the next few weeks.
QA
- Beta test day this Friday please join #testday and help
Socorro/Breakpad/Stability
Hightlights:
- nhirata still on b2g more so.
- kairo's report : fennecandroid.16.0b2.armv6.topcrash
Please see Platform Meeting Notes for Stability report