Blair’s Brain And Other Unfocused Things

Status update: Tab matches in Awesomebar, Extension Manager UI

Tab matches in Awesomebar

Status

• "$" or "!" as the restrict character? Got i18n input: smontagu suggested "%" as a more common character on non-US keyboards
• Discovered a (small) issue with having such a normalized DB schema
• Unit tests (why do these take SO much time?!)
• In process of final code review

Loose ends

• None

Next steps

• Address reviewer's comments
• Get SR review for API changes

Target for next week

• Final reviews and (finally) landing

Extension Manager UI Redesign

Status

• Meetings, plannings, and discussions, oh my!

Loose ends

• None

Next steps

• Bring UI in line with newer mockups
• Handle installing and updating

Target for next week

• Extract mockups from Boriss's brain
• Act on said mockups
• Handle updates

Miscellaneous

• Firefox 3.6 released.  Boo-ya!

Reflections

• 5am start to a 13 hour day makes the next day really difficult.

Status update: Extension Manager UI, Tab matches in Awesomebar

Got back from my "holiday" late last week, after taking a 3-day roadtrip home. While away I mostly worked on the new Extension Manager UI, and am rather pleased with it all. Er, I relaxed and spent time with family too. Of course, almost everything else got ignored (including IRC). Back to the usual day-to-day awesomeness now.

Extension Manager UI Redesign

Status

• Add-ons tree, list view, and detail view are all mostly implemented, hookup up the the new API, and look like the mockups
• New API is really nice to use
• Synced up with Mossop and Boriss (screensharing ftw!)
• Sorted out a weekly meeting time (timezones are fun)

Loose ends

• Need more data out of AMO's API - Mossop has talked to people, filed bugs, etc

Next steps

• Installation and updates
• Searching

Target for next week

• Tackle searching
• Tweaks after latest round of mockups

Tab matches in Awesomebar

No update. Expect things to move quickly this week.

Reflections

• Taking a break from a project can result in a more objective view of past decisions.
• Starting new projects is fun.
• Mondays are EVIL.

Status update: Tab matches in Awesomebar, Extension Manager UI

I'm in beautiful Motueka for two and a half weeks, staying with Anne's family; enjoying the scenery and generally relaxing. I'll be working while up here (working remotely remotely - very meta), but don't expect to see me on IRC as much as usual.

Tab matches in Awesomebar

Status

• Fixed unit tests, and fixed code breaking unit tests
• First code review done (epic job done by Marco) - very positive

Loose ends

• Need an icon made (no rush for this)

Next steps

• There's a unit test that fails on the Tryserver Tinderbox but not locally on my machine - need to figure that out
• Fix reviewer's recommendations, rinse, repeat

Target for next week

• Another round of reviews!

Extension Manager UI Redesign

Status

• Re-read all (?) existing material, studied mockups, etc
• Met with Mossop, who is designing and implementing the new API
• Started building initial (dumb, non-interactive) prototype based on Boriss's mockups

Loose ends

• None

Next steps

• Non-interactive prototype based on mockups
• Start pulling info from new API, and provide Mossop with feedback from experience

Target for next week

• At least one mockup looking the same in XUL

Miscellaneous

• Bug 397937 (view-source on safebrowsing blocked pages) is ready to be landed (also fixes bug 435726)

Reflections

• Being stuck on a slow 3G connection may prove to be actually good for my productivity
• Hot weather is not good for my productivity (counteracting the above point)