adding all addons in a collection

[Jeromatron]

Great job with a concept that has lots of potential.

One thought on the collections - could there be a way to add all of
the addons in a collection to your browser in a single shot - a "Add
all" button?

For example, the Web Developer collection. I am subscribed to it, it
is a favorite. I would like to install all of them. It would be
quite nice to have a way to Add All in that collection.

Maybe in addition, there could be a way to add only a subset with
checkboxes and a batch install.

It's just a pain to go through the interface for adding each one, one
at a time, with the lag in the install (# of seconds for each one to
wait before the button is enabled), then the separate window for when
it completes and the prompt to restart firefox.

Anyway, just some thoughts.

Thanks!

[Justin Scott]

Installing multiple add-ons from a collection is actually a lot more
complex than it sounds, although it is something we're going to try to
work on.

The two main issues are:
1) the legal issues involved with distribution of add-ons aren't as
clear with installing a bundle of add-ons created by a third party as
with a third party just creating a list and the user choosing to install
them individually.

2) (main reason) Add-on first-run experiences are completely
inconsistent and some add-ons aren't even compatible with each other.
Installing multiple add-ons at once can totally baffle a novice user
such that they think there is no way to undo the damage.

For example, see my post on this here:
http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/10/16/responsible-first-run-usage/

and imagine someone new to Firefox restarting to find that.

With Fashion Your Firefox we were able to install multiple add-ons at
once because they were pre-selected, so we had permission from the
authors and knew they had acceptable first-run experiences.

But with users able to add any add-ons they want to a collection, it's a
lot harder of a problem to solve than meets the eye.

Justin

[Majken Connor]

interesting!

problem compounds if a user already has add-ons that conflict even if the
bundle is ok. Seems like a good solution for future would be to allow
Firefox to recognize add-ons that were installed either as a bundle or in
rapid succession and let users undo the last installed extension/set.
Something for dev though.

-Lucy

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[Mark T. Kennedy]

so either you manage your add-ons through the collector of you manage on your own,
but you can't use both at the same time?

and subscribing to a collection doesn't mean subscribing to all of the add-on's
in the collection automatically?

/mark