[tor-bugs] #7495 [Firefox Patch Issues]: Create browser-based update notification mechanism

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#7495: Create browser-based update notification mechanism
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 Reporter:  mikeperry             |          Owner:  mikeperry
     Type:  enhancement           |         Status:  new      
 Priority:  major                 |      Milestone:           
Component:  Firefox Patch Issues  |        Version:           
 Keywords:  SponsorJ tbb-bounty   |         Parent:           
   Points:                        |   Actualpoints:           
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Comment(by rransom):

 Replying to [comment:2 mikeperry]:
 > Hrmm.. it seems like a floating panel might be hard to distinguish from
 a CSS popup in a malicious webpage, especially since it seems bound to the
 interior of a browser window.
 >
 > What if we turned the Torbutton yellow, changed the tooltip text, and
 added a menu option that sent users to the update link? Would people
 notice this, or we still need a popup?

 Yellow and green are too difficult for colorblind users to distinguish.
 Consider using blue or purple to indicate that an update is available, and
 consider adding an ‘emblem’ on top of the icon as well.

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