Re: ObamaFox

[Joe Solomon]

Dietrich - That looks awesome!  I originally thought the Obama Blog made sense for the default tab  - but as we get closer to the election, you're absolutely right, the latest news is super important and makes sense for the default. 

My hope is that we can see the titles of 4 articles without having to scroll down. We can work with Kalib to update the mockup, too.  About to ping Kalib for font request...

Best,
-- Joe

I'm also CCing this email to the ObamaFox Group, instead of CCing all.  As the group gets larger, using the mailing list (obam...@googlegroups.com) will help keep us all in the loop.

On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 12:00 AM, Dietrich Ayala <auto...@gmail.com> wrote:

getting there: http://www.grabup.com/uploads/9d095d7ea269066a9de459fb0d2dfb35.png

i resolved some of the more egregious styling problems tonight. i've
updated the todo list to reflect latest status:

http://groups.google.com/group/obamafox/web/obamafox-to-do-list

also, i added a keyboard shortcut for toggling the reader:
ctrl+shift+o (cmd instead of ctrl on mac)

joe, what tab do you think should be enabled by default? i have it
currently set to news. as it seems like it'd immediately satiate the
folks who'd be opening it most often.

-d

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 8:22 PM, Joe Solomon <j...@engagejoe.com> wrote:
> Dietrich - Thanks for this thorough explanation!  I'm with you , building
> towards FF3 sounds like the best way to go - We can also ask anyone who's
> still with FF2 to straight up upgrade - it's a win-win.  - Joe
>
> On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 8:14 PM, Dietrich Ayala <auto...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Joe, the UI popup as well as the feeds both depend on Firefox 3 code.
>> Achieving the same thing in Firefox 2 is a much harder/larger job, and
>> IMO is not a priority since it'd set us back a ways. This extension is
>> far more dependent on Fx3 code than the Knowmore.org extension was,
>> making backwards compatibility far more costly.
>>
>> Also, Fx3 major-update is scheduled to occur in mid- to late
>> September, which means all Fx2 users will be presented with the
>> opportunity to upgrade via our software update mechanism. This should
>> swing the numbers such that Fx2 users are a small minority.
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Joe Solomon <j...@engagejoe.com> wrote:
>> > Hey Karl! - Awesome to finally meet in the email-sphere!  And thank you
>> > for
>> > helping to bring ObamaFox to life!
>> >
>> > If possible, it would great if it worked on FF2 and FF3 - like the
>> > Knowmore
>> > extension.  This would make enable more users to use it, who are savvy
>> > enough for an extension, but not be savvy enough to be using FF3 ;)
>> > Let me
>> > know if this offers way too much challenges/problems and we can
>> > re-assess.
>> >
>> > Thanks again! !  I'm also happy to answer any other questions and
>> > contribute
>> > in any way I can.  Let me know.
>> >
>> > Also - I'm CC'ing Dietrich, who is spearheading the development process.
>> > Below is Dietrich's last email.
>> >
>> > Best,
>> > -- Joe
>> >
>> > Hey Seth!
>> >
>> > Yes, help from Karl and yourself would be fantastic! With the VP
>> > announcement likely to be this week, and the convention looming, it's
>> > key that we get this out in the hands of voters and activists
>> > everywhere. Also, I'm out of the office next week, so am aiming to get
>> > this out asap :)
>> >
>> > I've got the feeds just about hooked up. Most of what's left is UI
>> > work - tweaking CSS to get things looking sharp. The code itself is
>> > pretty simple - basically a single XUL file, a single JS file and a
>> > single CSS file. I'll update the to-do list
>> > (http://groups.google.com/group/obamafox/web/obamafox-to-do-list).
>> >
>> > The source is in Mercurial at http://hg.mozdev.org/obamafox/
>> > . If
>> > you're not familiar with Mercurial, here's the quickstart for using it
>> > at Mozdev: http://www.mozdev.org/drupal/wiki/MozdevMercurial. Also
>> > feel free to ping me anytime via IM or IRC for faster feedback loop,
>> > contact info below. If Karl has a Mozdev CVS account already, it will
>> > also work with the Mercurial repository there.
>> >
>> > (Joe, that source URL above is also the web viewer for the repository,
>> > and provides links to feeds of check-in activity, etc)
>> >
>> > -d
>> >
>> > gtalk: auto...@gmail.com
>> > aim: autonomatic
>> >
>> > or on irc.mozilla.org as dietrich
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 7:00 PM, karl <ka...@interclue.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Joe,
>> >>
>> >> It's Karl here (Seth's XUL monkey from Interclue). I've had a little
>> >> look over ObamaFox. Very pretty.
>> >>
>> >> I have a question. I notice that a portion of the code is Firefox 3
>> >> specific (namely the use of the places object, and popups that don't
>> >> work in Firefox 2).
>> >>
>> >> Are you planning on supporting Firefox 2, or is this going to be a
>> >> Firefox 3 only addon?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Karl Dearden
>> >> w: http://interclue.com/
>> >> e: ka...@interclue.com
>> >
>> >
>
>

[Dietrich Ayala]

Hm, they should open in a new tab in the currently focused window I think.

On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 9:24 PM, Alaa Salman <al...@codedemigod.com> wrote:
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> Dietrich Ayala wrote:
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> Thanks.
>
> So for "get news items links working", the links seem to be working just
> fine. They open a new window. What's the problem there?
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>
> - --
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> Alaa Salman
> Entrepreneur, Contractor, Programmer
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