> Forcing users to use an extension isn't great as a workaround for
> this, if we plan to work around it at all, since it will only affect
> the tiny minority of users who a) use Firefox and b) install the
> extension.  If a Firefox extension is written, it would be most
> sensible to have it just generically provide an upload progress
> indicator for all uploads.

Well, I mixed two things here: the general progress indicator thing, and the
specific need for a good upload client for mediawiki. Both could be addressed by
firefox ad-ons, btu you are right: for the progress indication, it should be
generic, for any file upload. A mediawiki upload should be specific and provide
more functionality besides picking multiple files and uploading them. Most
importantly, it has to provide a way to provide the basic information about
license, source and authorship. Programs for this exist, I was just thinking
that a firefox ad-on would be simpler to deploy and maintain that a standalone
program, and people would be more likely to iunstall and use it.

-- daniel

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