The following is a list of things we thought would be interesting to know. Is there something you think would be useful to know?
Drop us a comment.
- Size of bookmark collection?
- Do users even use bookmarks?
- What search engines have they added in the search bar?
- Do they use the search area?
- How many unique sites does one surf to?
- How often do they frequent the same site?
- Do the sites they visit utilize Javascript?
- Most popular Javascript library?
- How do people navigate to pages?
- How many extensions do they have installed?
- How often does one clear cookies?
- How often does one download files?
- What kind of technologies do the sites they visit use (Flash/JS/.NET)
- How often does one send form data GET/POST transactions?
- Do users always start by surfing to an initial 10 pages and then branch out?
- How many tabs does one open?
- Do user modify the default configuration, in what way?
- How many sites are secure/insecure?
- How man windows does one open?
- Resolution/Size
- Version
- Do they use RSS?
- What theme do they use?
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5 responses so far ↓
Daniel Cater // July 13, 2007 at 9:30 am
Which preferences from the main preferences UI (excluding Advanced) are almost never changed (across a large set of users). This would help pinpoint prefs that should be relegated from the UI and left in about:config only.
How many people have anti-phising enabled using Google?
Default fonts and sizes used. This would be very useful, as a lot of bugs are caused by people having certain fonts installed, or by having larger than normal fonts.
Just a few suggestions.
dria // July 14, 2007 at 5:00 am
Some other stuff that could be interesting — just a quick list…
* How many bookmark folders (and subfolders)?
* What plugins do they have installed?
* Do they use “Clear Private Data”? Through prefs? Menu item? How often do they use it?
* Do they use “Open all in tabs” for bookmarks?
* How often do they use “Bookmark all tabs”?
* Do they use the bookmarks menu?
* Do they use the bookmarks sidebar?
* Do they use the history sidebar?
* How often do they search bookmarks?
* How often do they view/use the Bookmark Organizer?
* How often do they search history?
* Do they use the RSS icon in the location bar?
* Do they do searches using the location bar?
* How often do they type URLs into the location bar?
* How often do they use the history drop list in the location bar?
* How many bookmarks do they have in their bookmarks toolbar folder?
* What size do they have the browser window set to?
* Do they use the browser maximized?
* Have they customized the toolbar? What have they added/removed?
* How often do they use the back/forward/reload/stop/home buttons?
* How often do they use the drop lists on the back and forward buttons?
* Have they changed anything using the about:config page? What have they added/changed?
* How often do they use Help?
* How often do they use shortcut keys to access menu items? Which shortcut keys are most commonly used?
* How often do they use “Find in Page”? How do they access it?
* How often do they use bookmark keywords? Search keywords? How many bookmark/search keywords have they specified?
* How often do they use the “Go” button?
* How often do they use the “Search” button in the Search bar?
* How often do they use the “Release Notes” menu item?
* What preferences have they changed from default?
GoldenApples Project // December 16, 2007 at 2:01 am
The Firefox Metrics Project is an important project, for the users and for Fx, though as made aware long ago, there needs to be more focus on the users and providing more metric information to them.
I’m going to answer for this particular user.
- Size of bookmark collection?
Don’t know about my teammate but for me 7000+ when I last counted.
- Do users even use bookmarks?
Yes.
- What search engines have they added in the search bar?
Google
- Do they use the search area?
Just use a tab, locked and protected.
- How many unique sites does one surf to?
A lot. Hopefully, the project will create a tool so users may track the # of sites per day/month/years.
- How often do they frequent the same site?
Google mostly for that split second of search.
- Do the sites they visit utilize Javascript?
Appears like always since NoScript is constantly in the red.
- How do people navigate to pages?
internal/external links, back button, bookmarks
- How many extensions do they have installed?
20+, lowered to 10+ for simplicity, improve speed, less is more, etc.
- How often does one clear cookies?
Does by default every time it closes, but I don’t think it has many cookies in the first place.
- How often does one download files?
Sporadically.
- What kind of technologies do the sites they visit use (Flash/JS/.NET)
I like to know too.
- Do users always start by surfing to an initial 10 pages and then branch out?
No.
- How many tabs does one open?
35-60 at any given time; I try for less since it seems to slow performance. 3 rows, which extends.
- Do user modify the default configuration, in what way?
Yes, couple of ways.
- How many sites are secure/insecure?
Most insecure, unless doing banking.
- How man windows does one open?
1.
- Resolution/Size
1280 x 960. 19 in. Note to self- must upgrade soon so can see more. F11 decreases functionality like back buttons and bookmarks.
- Version
Most recent.
- Do they use RSS?
No.
- What theme do they use?
Default is clean and works.
1st comment:
How many people have anti-phising enabled using Google?
No. No need. I never had that problem (from what I’m aware of..)
* How many bookmark folders (and subfolders)?
26 folders, used to be 35+ but merged some folders for easier access. Countless subfolders.
* What plugins do they have installed?
A few.
* Do they use “Clear Private Data”? Through prefs? Menu item? How often do they use it?
No. Fx is like a macro.
* Do they use “Open all in tabs” for bookmarks?
The times I try to clear out bookmarks in a given subfolder.
* How often do they use “Bookmark all tabs”?
Never. Thank goodness!
* Do they use the bookmarks menu?
Only for organize bookmarks. The menu takes up screen real estate for the most part. I wish there was a shortcut for the organize bookmark function.
* Do they use the bookmarks sidebar?
No.
* Do they use the history sidebar?
Rarely.
* How often do they search bookmarks?
Never. I know were most things are.
* How often do they view/use the Bookmark Organizer?
Whenever I’m organizing…
* How often do they search history?
Almost never. History is forgotten. The good parts are bookmarked and saved. Closed Tab List is amazingly useful, set to previous 30.
* Do they use the RSS icon in the location bar?
Oh, never noticed that.
* Do they do searches using the location bar?
Rarely.
* How often do they type URLs into the location bar?
Often enough.
* How often do they use the history drop list in the location bar?
Never.
* How many bookmarks do they have in their bookmarks toolbar folder?
It’s not called “bookmarks toolbar folder” anymore. Answered above.
* What size do they have the browser window set to?
Max.
* Do they use the browser maximized?
Yes..
* Have they customized the toolbar? What have they added/removed?
You should respect the users’ privacy.
* Have they changed anything using the about:config page? What have they added/changed?
Yes. And none of your business.
* How often do they use “Find in Page”? How do they access it?
Ctrl+F
* How often do they use the “Go” button?
Nobody uses that. You press “enter.” Button is removed.
* What preferences have they changed from default?
Are you trying to turn Fx into a spy? If so, we will settle for Opera.
T Danson // March 24, 2008 at 7:50 am
Interesting you bring this up. Me and my mates often times argue as to which is better, Firefox or Ie. cleary they’re idiots because Firefox is king of web browsers.
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