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Navigator: Who to bug?

This document lists what features the Navigator team members currently work on --both developers and QA. In an effort to more quickly get bugs to the right people, use this as a guide when assigning bugs or cc'ing others for input or help.

Who works on what?

Who in development What
aaronl@netscape.com accessibility, keyboard navigation
bbaetz@cs.mcgill.ca directory viewer (ftp and http listings), ftp & gopher networking
ben@netscape.com Preferences code module, Profile Manager frontend, download manager, XUL, full screen mode
blakeross@telocity.com turbo mode & QuickLaunch, global history, drag & drop, context menus, download manager, Bookmarks, other XP Apps features
bryner@brianryner.com XUL file picker, tabbing navigation, event handling, mousewheel, XBL form controls
db48x@yahoo.com Page Info
doronr@naboonline.com View Source UI
hewitt@netscape.com URL Bar, autocomplete (URL Bar and other textfields), XUL 1.0 implementation. JavaScript console, DOM document inspector
jaggernaut@netscape.com tabbed browsing, Linux integration, Strings, performance
law@netscape.com Win32 integration, Win32 file picker, helper applications, file download UI, printing frontend, command-line options
morse@netscape.com Form, Cookie, Password & Image Managers, context menus, full screen mode
sgehani@netscape.com Search, Sidebar, Preferences, What's Related, Internet Keywords, printing frontend
Who in QA What
claudius@netscape.com URL Bar, Search, What's Related, Internet Keywords, bookmark & site/fav icons, bookmarks, group bookmarks (tabbed groups), history, Tasks switching
petersen@netscape.com download manager, helper applications, file saving, OJI (Java)
pmac@netscape.com Themes, skinability, Open Web Location, View Source UI, Page Info, Find in web page, selection, copy & paste, drag & drop, Win32 integration, tabbed browsing
sairuh@netscape.com keyboard navigation, preferences (Preferences dialog & about:config), main menus & context menus in Navigator, directory viewer UI, file pickers, Properties
shrir@netscape.com plug-ins, XP Toolkit (XUL, etc.)
sujay@netscape.com editor (Composer), Sidebar, DOM to text conversion, printing
tpreston@netscape.com Form, Password & Image Managers, online help, imageLib & imaging, tooltips, turbo mode & QuickLaunch, HTML form controls

What is worked on by whom?

The following table isn't the exact converse of the one above --mainly since some of the features are also worked on by people in other groups. Hence, some features might not be listed, and there might be more than one person per feature.

This is not meant as a comprehensive listing. The table below focuses primarily on what features the Navigator group are working on. Do check the Bugzilla component lists for further information.

What Who in development Who in QA
autocomplete hewitt@netscape.com blakeross@telocity.com, claudius@netscape.com
bookmarks ben@netscape.com, blakeross@telocity.com claudius@netscape.com
command-line options law@netscape.com, mcafee@netscape.com, blizzard@mozilla.org, shaver@mozilla.org, sspitzer@mozilla.org, rginda@netscape.com< sairuh@netscape.com
context menus morse@netscape.com, blakeross@telocity.com sairuh@netscape.com
Cookie Manager morse@netscape.com tever@netscape.com
directory viewer bbaetz@cs.mcgill.ca sairuh@netscape.com, benc@chuang.net
DOM document inspector hewitt@netscape.com timeless@mac.com
download manager ben@netscape.com, blakeross@telocity.com petersen@netscape.com
downloading UI law@netscape.com petersen@netscape.com
drag & drop blakeross@telocity.com, pinkerton@netscape.com pmac@netscape.com
file pickers Win32: law@netscape.com
XUL/unix: bryner@brianryner.com
Mac OS: ccarlen@netscape.com, sdagley@netscape.com
sairuh@netscape.com
Find in page blakeross@telocity.com, akkana@netscape.com pmac@netscape.com
Form Manager morse@netscape.com tpreston@netscape.com
ftp & gopher bbaetz@cs.mcgill.ca benc@chuang.net
full screen mode morse@netscape.com, ben@netscape.com claudius@netscape.com
helper applications law@netscape.com, mscott@netscape.com, bzbarsky@mit.edu petersen@netscape.com
history global: blakeross@telocity.com
session: radha@netscape.com
claudius@netscape.com
HTML form controls jkeiser@netscape.com, rods@netscape.com tpreston@netscape.com
Image Manager morse@netscape.com tever@netscape.com
Internet Keywords sgehani@netscape.com claudius@netscape.com
JavaScript console hewitt@netscape.com jrgm@netscape.com
keyboard navigaton overall: aaronl@netscape.com
tabbing and other areas: bryner@brianryner.com, akkana@netscape.com
mailnews: ssu@netscape.com
Navigator: sairuh@netscape.com
Mail & News: olgam@netscape.com
Linux/unix integration jaggernaut@netscape.com ???
Mac OS integration sdagley@netscape.com petersen@netscape.com
mousewheel bryner@brianryner.com sairuh@netscape.com
Page Info db48x@yahoo.com pmac@netscape.com
Password Manager morse@netscape.com tpreston@netscape.com
performance Many owners, but from the Navigator group: hyatt@netscape.com, jaggernaut@netscape.com, law@netscape.com jrgm@netscape.com, kerz@netscape.com, barretl@netscape.com, hong@netscape.com
Preferences Each area is owned by respective developer, so many people work on prefs. Check the tables on this page and the component listsfor a more specific list.

overall code owner: ben@netscape.com
overall UI: sgehani@netscape.com
backend: ???
others: alecf@netscape.com, sspitzer@mozilla.org
Each area is owned by respective QA engineer; check the component lists for a more specific list.

overall UI, about:config: sairuh@netscape.com
Mail & Newgroups: esther@netscape.com
networking: benc@chuang.net
PSM/security: junruh@netscape.com
Cookies: tever@netscape.com
Form, Web Passwds, Image Mgrs: tpreston@netscape.com
History, Smart Browsing, Internet Search: claudius@netscape.com
Themes: pmac@netscape.com
Languages, Content Packs: teruko@netscape.com
printing frontend: law@netscape.com
backend: dcone@netscape.com, rods@netscape.com
sujay@netscape.com
Profile Manager ccarlen@netscape.com, racham@netscape.com, ben@netscape.com ktrina@netscape.com
Properties sicking@bigfoot.com sairuh@netscape.com
QuickLaunch, turbo mode blakeross@telocity.com, law@netscape.com gbush@netscape.com, tpreston@netscape.com
Search sgehani@netscape.com claudius@netscape.com
Sidebar sgehani@netscape.com sujay@netscape.com
site/fav & bookmark icons ??? claudius@netscape.com
Skinability & theme switching ben@netscape.com pmac@netscape.com
tabbed browsing hyatt@netscape.com, jaggernaut@netscape.com pmac@netscape.com
URL Bar hewitt@netscape.com claudius@netscape.com
View Source UI doronr@naboonline.com pmac@netscape.com
What's Related sgehani@netscape.com claudius@netscape.com
Win32 integration law@netscape.com pmac@netscape.com
XBL overall owner: hyatt@apple.com
form controls: bryner@brianryner.com, rods@netscape.com
ian@hixie.ch
XP Toolkit hyatt@apple.com, jaggernaut@netscape.com shrir@netscape.com, jrgm@netscape.com
XUL hyatt@apple.com, hewitt@netscape.com, ben@netscape.com shrir@netscape.com, jrgm@netscape.com

Appropriate XP Apps bugs

The XP Apps and XP Apps: GUI Features are a couple of the highest-traffic Bugzilla components, as they cover rather broad areas. Many bugs are simply duplicates of existing ones. However, many are not filed appropriately, and should therefore live in another component. Putting such bugs in the best (or, perhaps just better) Bugzilla components sends them to development and QA owners who can attend to them more quickly and effectively.

Okay, so what are appropriate bugs?

Read the Bugzilla component descriptions for the browser. As well as this page. :-)

...And, what should NOT be filed in XP Apps or XP Apps: GUI?

Some examples, though not necessarily a comprehensive list:

  • Problems with how web pages are displayed (appearance, rendering of page content) should probably go to Layout or one of the more specific HTML components
  • Likewise, problems with how graphical content appears should probably go to ImageLib
  • Problems with submitting a form should likely go to Form Submission; likewise, issues with how form controls behave or appear belong in HTML Form Controls
  • Helper Application and downloading UI bugs belong in the File Handling component
  • Problems concerning plug-ins (eg, QuickTime, Flash) should go to the Plug-ins component
  • Problems with the tabbed browsing interface belong in the in Tabbed Browser component
  • Problems which occur in one theme but not another should probably go to the Themes component; likewise, problems encountered after switching or installing themes belong in Skinability
  • Problems with UI/management of passwords belong in Password Manager
  • Problems with Java
  • Problems with DHTML
  • Problems with secure (https) pages
  • Problems with Mail or News, eg, issues with any of the Mail & Newsgroups preferences panels
  • Problems with Composer (editor)