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| Post #16 Jan 15 2009, 20:54 | ||
Life sucks, Live with it.  Group: Registered Posts: 1,269 Joined: 15-December 05 From: Georgetown, ON Member No.: 145,092 
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I doubt you'll be able to do it through an addon.
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| Post #17 Jan 15 2009, 20:56 | ||
Neowinian  Group: Registered Posts: 979 Joined: 10-December 01 Member No.: 6,130
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Quote - (FusionOpz @ Jan 15 2009, 21:54)  I doubt you'll be able to do it through an addon. Unless addons have access to the Windows API, I think you're probably right (I wouldn't know if they do or not, but I suspect not). |
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| Post #18 Jan 15 2009, 21:01 | ||
Neowinian Wise One   Group: +SubscriberČ Posts: 4,261 Joined: 6-January 04 From: Melbourne, Australia Member No.: 44,573
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There is no doubt Mozilla will, but I doubt we'll see a Win7 version until at least 3.5 or even 4.0. Don't forget they already have their hands full right now, but I'm sure they'll have something by around the time of the launch of 7.
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| Post #19 Jan 15 2009, 21:07 | ||
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Neowinian Senior  Group: Registered Posts: 2,504 Joined: 25-February 04 Member No.: 48,864
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Quote - (The_Decryptor @ Jan 12 2009, 14:52) I meant there's a bug entry in Mozilla's bug DB about supporting it. And if MS did release documentation I can't find it on MSDN, their search engine does suck though so that isn't surprising. It's not on MSDN library site, but you can download the beta version of the Windows SDK that corresponds to the public beta here which seems to include the latest documentation. The interface is ITaskbarList3 (like in this progress bar example). And yes, both Firefox extensions and plugins have full access to the Windows API and can run any code with the same privileges as the user running Firefox. Keep that in mind if you install random ones. |
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| Post #20 Jan 17 2009, 01:20 | ||
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Neowinian Group: Registered Posts: 979 Joined: 10-December 01 Member No.: 6,130
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Quote - (hdood @ Jan 15 2009, 21:07) And yes, both Firefox extensions and plugins have full access to the Windows API and can run any code with the same privileges as the user running Firefox. Keep that in mind if you install random ones. That's good to know, thanks. I generally don't, but still. |
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| Post #21 Jan 18 2009, 00:01 | ||
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Neowinian  Group: Registered Posts: 3 Joined: 13-February 07 Member No.: 204,375
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hdood is correct it is the ITaskbarList3 interface that does all the magic. There is documentation from MSDN found here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd378460(VS.85).aspx
If I was a coder I'd do it myself but I'm not so I'll just have to sit in the corner and wait for someone to sort it out... There seems to be 3 usefull things that should be implemented: taskbar tab preview, progress bar indication and the Jumplists. For the taskbar tab preview doody, it doesn't seem that it would be that much work... if I am right, FF3 would need to be told to register the tabs as they open and close using the calls in this section. Progress Bar calls are here and the Jump list calls are here |
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| Post #22 Jan 21 2009, 18:13 | ||
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Resident One Post Wonder Group: Registered Posts: 1 Joined: 21-January 09 Member No.: 279,134
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You can follow along with Windows 7 bugs on the tracking bug here:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=474052 See the text that says "Depends on:" and then the list of links after it? Those are all bugs related to Windows 7. We use "tracking bugs" sometimes to group bugs together. In particular, one bug in that list is: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=474060 - Show download progress in app icon in Windows 7 taskbar It seems unlikely that this will land in time for the Firefox 3.1 release, but it certainly may make the 3.2 release (if that's what it winds up being called), which is targeted for the end of 2009. Also, it's possible that we might backport the patch to a later 3.1.x release, like we did with some Vista patches in later 2.0.0.x releases. |
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| Post #23 May 23 2009, 13:55 | ||
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Neowinian Group: Registered Posts: 2 Joined: 23-May 09 Member No.: 294,154
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Go to this page as well https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Windows_7_Integration, Vote for the parts of Integration you most want. There are many new things windows 7 uses that firefox has yet to use, Like Task Bar Preview and download progress.
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| Post #24 May 23 2009, 13:56 | ||
Neowinian Super Star   Group: +Subscriber Posts: 23,601 Joined: 1-December 03 From: Glasgow, Scotland Member No.: 41,627
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Probably take them ages to implement anything.
How long has Vista been out and still no glass support? Not bashing, just saying, I know bug fixes come first... |
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| Post #25 May 23 2009, 14:07 | ||
Maybe the helicopter is made of chocolate Group: Registered Posts: 5,932 Joined: 7-March 06 From: Vermont Member No.: 159,052
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Quote - (Audioboxer @ May 23 2009, 08:56) Probably take them ages to implement anything. How long has Vista been out and still no glass support? Not bashing, just saying, I know bug fixes come first... It's extremely easy to get glass in firefox with the glasser extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7336 With just glasser + stylish you can make fx look as good as ie7:
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| Post #26 May 23 2009, 14:20 | ||
fix-this Group: Registered Posts: 4,158 Joined: 26-February 06 Member No.: 157,820
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Quote - (Chrysaor @ Jan 9 2009, 13:48) Anyone know if there is support planned for Windows 7 features like tabs in taskbar like IE8? Are there any pre-beta builds with such capabilities? IE8 sucks and that's why im sure most people removed it from windows 7. |
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| Post #27 May 23 2009, 14:22 | ||
Neowinian ULTRAKILL  Group: Registered Posts: 14,498 Joined: 17-July 06 From: The Intertubes Browser: Firefox 3.6 Member No.: 173,696
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Quote - (smooth3006 @ May 23 2009, 10:20) IE8 sucks and that's why im sure most people removed it from windows 7. I did as well as WMP. |
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| Post #28 May 23 2009, 14:26 | ||
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Neowinian Super Star Group: +Subscriber Posts: 23,601 Joined: 1-December 03 From: Glasgow, Scotland Member No.: 41,627
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Quote - (ViperAFK @ May 23 2009, 15:07) It's extremely easy to get glass in firefox with the glasser extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7336 With just glasser + stylish you can make fx look as good as ie7:
I know that I'm talking natively. The sooner it's implemented into the Firefox the quicker I free up extensions that use up memory. |
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| Post #29 May 29 2009, 15:08 | ||
NUMERO MYSTERIOSO  Group: Moderator Posts: 14,089 Joined: 28-September 02 From: Brisbane, Australia Likes: Cookies Member No.: 17,647
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Quote - (Audioboxer @ May 23 2009, 23:56) Probably take them ages to implement anything. How long has Vista been out and still no glass support? Not bashing, just saying, I know bug fixes come first... It requires them to re-write how they draw web pages (3.5+ support Glass windows, but you can't use web content inside those windows because it breaks) I personally don't see the need for it in the main window, the current UI is fine IMO and fits in pretty good. |
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| Post #30 May 29 2009, 15:10 | ||
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Maybe the helicopter is made of chocolate Group: Registered Posts: 5,932 Joined: 7-March 06 From: Vermont Member No.: 159,052
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Quote - (The_Decryptor @ May 29 2009, 10:08) It requires them to re-write how they draw web pages (3.5+ support Glass windows, but you can't use web content inside those windows because it breaks) I personally don't see the need for it in the main window, the current UI is fine IMO and fits in pretty good. You can get glass just like ie7/chrome in 3.0/3.5 right now with one extension (glasser)....I dont see how they need a major rewrite to get it working. |
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