Comments on: AMO Developer Tools Revamp, Part 1: Manage Add-on Authors http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/04/09/amo-developer-tools-revamp-part-1-manage-add-on-authors/ a boombox is not a toy Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:23:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: AMO release with Theme Browser, Advanced Search and revised Developer Tools « Mozilla Add-ons Blog http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/04/09/amo-developer-tools-revamp-part-1-manage-add-on-authors/#comment-141577 AMO release with Theme Browser, Advanced Search and revised Developer Tools « Mozilla Add-ons Blog Wed, 06 May 2009 22:10:41 +0000 http://blog.fligtar.com/?p=110#comment-141577 [...] the older version until the full migration is complete. It has been described in detail in a five part series by Fligtar. With this release of AMO, you can try editing your add-on properties, [...] [...] the older version until the full migration is complete. It has been described in detail in a five part series by Fligtar. With this release of AMO, you can try editing your add-on properties, [...]

]]> By: Basil’s Bodacious Blog » Blog Archive » AMO release with Theme Browser, Advanced Search and revised Developer Tools http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/04/09/amo-developer-tools-revamp-part-1-manage-add-on-authors/#comment-49579 Basil’s Bodacious Blog » Blog Archive » AMO release with Theme Browser, Advanced Search and revised Developer Tools Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:30:40 +0000 http://blog.fligtar.com/?p=110#comment-49579 [...] the older version until the full migration is complete. It has been described in detail in a five part series by Fligtar. With this release of AMO, you can try editing your add-on properties, [...] [...] the older version until the full migration is complete. It has been described in detail in a five part series by Fligtar. With this release of AMO, you can try editing your add-on properties, [...]

]]> By: sethb http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/04/09/amo-developer-tools-revamp-part-1-manage-add-on-authors/#comment-34416 sethb Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:29:26 +0000 http://blog.fligtar.com/?p=110#comment-34416 I used AMO for the first time to upload my recent add-on that I developed. I blogged about how much I liked the experience, but thought I would give another shout-out here. IMO, the user experience was terrific. I liked the various ways I was asked to describe the add-on and all the different levels of questions that I was asked to help categorize my add-on. Well done. I used AMO for the first time to upload my recent add-on that I developed. I blogged about how much I liked the experience, but thought I would give another shout-out here.

IMO, the user experience was terrific. I liked the various ways I was asked to describe the add-on and all the different levels of questions that I was asked to help categorize my add-on. Well done.

]]> By: atte http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/04/09/amo-developer-tools-revamp-part-1-manage-add-on-authors/#comment-34358 atte Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:36:40 +0000 http://blog.fligtar.com/?p=110#comment-34358 Ah, yes. Didn't think it through :) Still, I would hope see to more incremental development for AMO. Fix what is broken now, introduce new things later. What's the purpose of "Viewer"? Isn't all the relevant info already in public page. Except maybe stats which IMHO should be opt-out visibility-wise instead of opt-in as I think it is now. Have you considered translator role? Ah, yes. Didn’t think it through :)

Still, I would hope see to more incremental development for AMO. Fix what is broken now, introduce new things later.

What’s the purpose of “Viewer”? Isn’t all the relevant info already in public page. Except maybe stats which IMHO should be opt-out visibility-wise instead of opt-in as I think it is now.

Have you considered translator role?

]]> By: Justin Scott (fligtar) http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/04/09/amo-developer-tools-revamp-part-1-manage-add-on-authors/#comment-34350 Justin Scott (fligtar) Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:54:35 +0000 http://blog.fligtar.com/?p=110#comment-34350 @atte: There are 175 add-ons with more than one author, and I expect that will increase with the increased visibility and level of control this will provide for additional authors. The authors listed in install.rdf are not related at all to the authors of an add-on on AMO. Authors on AMO are AMO accounts that can control the add-on's listing, such as upload new versions, edit the add-on, etc. @atte: There are 175 add-ons with more than one author, and I expect that will increase with the increased visibility and level of control this will provide for additional authors. The authors listed in install.rdf are not related at all to the authors of an add-on on AMO. Authors on AMO are AMO accounts that can control the add-on’s listing, such as upload new versions, edit the add-on, etc.

]]> By: atte http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/04/09/amo-developer-tools-revamp-part-1-manage-add-on-authors/#comment-34312 atte Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:33:13 +0000 http://blog.fligtar.com/?p=110#comment-34312 Like Wladimir said, looks good. But I would reeeally hope that AMO would fix things that are broken now rather than introducing new functionality or layout design. Sure, the current one is messy, but it gets the job done most of the time so is this really a priority. From the above, the only thing that I'm looking forward is a *working* preview management. To comment on specifics: Why is there "Add New Author". I mean, aren't they already listed in install.rdf. Ordering could be also taken from there. Is that a bug worth fixing. How many people does that affect. Users don't care. Authors maybe, but how many multi-author addons are there. Sounds more like a vanity bug. Like Wladimir said, looks good.

But I would reeeally hope that AMO would fix things that are broken now rather than introducing new functionality or layout design. Sure, the current one is messy, but it gets the job done most of the time so is this really a priority. From the above, the only thing that I’m looking forward is a *working* preview management.

To comment on specifics: Why is there “Add New Author”. I mean, aren’t they already listed in install.rdf. Ordering could be also taken from there. Is that a bug worth fixing. How many people does that affect. Users don’t care. Authors maybe, but how many multi-author addons are there. Sounds more like a vanity bug.

]]> By: Justin Scott (fligtar) http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/04/09/amo-developer-tools-revamp-part-1-manage-add-on-authors/#comment-34278 Justin Scott (fligtar) Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:21:43 +0000 http://blog.fligtar.com/?p=110#comment-34278 @Wladimir: Not to spoil too much, but the new submit/update process is only one step: upload a file. The rest is taken care of by editing the add-on with the above pages. I wanted to blog about the edit pages first so when I talk about the submission/update process it will make more sense. Stay tuned! @Wladimir: Not to spoil too much, but the new submit/update process is only one step: upload a file. The rest is taken care of by editing the add-on with the above pages. I wanted to blog about the edit pages first so when I talk about the submission/update process it will make more sense. Stay tuned!

]]> By: Wladimir Palant http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/04/09/amo-developer-tools-revamp-part-1-manage-add-on-authors/#comment-34276 Wladimir Palant Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:15:15 +0000 http://blog.fligtar.com/?p=110#comment-34276 Looks very good, thanks! I wonder how uploading an extension update will fit into the new world. Right now you are asked to update various add-on details, and it is pretty messy. Looks very good, thanks! I wonder how uploading an extension update will fit into the new world. Right now you are asked to update various add-on details, and it is pretty messy.

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