mozilla Here Is The First Mockup Screenshot Of Firefox 57’s New Design

[vissha]

Here Is The First Mockup Screenshot Of Firefox 57’s New Design

 

Mozilla plans to launch a new Firefox theme in version 57 of the web browser. Here is the first mockup screenshot of the theme!

 

Mozilla plans to make Firefox 57 a milestone release by introducing major changes to the web browser when the version is released.

 

We talked about those in the past already; most notable probably is the focus on WebExtensions in Firefox 57. Classic add-ons will stop working at that time, as they are no longer supported in the stable version of the web browser.

 

If things turn out well, Firefox 57 will also be the version of Firefox that ships with a first version of Quantum. Mozilla calls Quantum its next-generation web engine. It is all about parallelism and modern hardware, and it includes components adopted from the Servo project.

 

What it means for users is that Firefox will get a speed boost when compared to the browser's current engine Gecko.

 

Note: Firefox 57 is the release target for these changes. There is still a chance that things may be delayed along the way, so that they land in a later stable version of Firefox.

 

Firefox 57: new Firefox theme

 

 

Along with those major changes comes a design refresh that runs under the codename Photon currently.

 

Veteran Firefox users may remember the last time Mozilla changed the theme for Firefox. The Australis theme for Firefox 29 was controversial for a number of reasons. Some users thought that it looked too much like Google Chrome, others disliked that customization features were removed when the theme launched that were part of Firefox for years.

 

Users who did not like the design installed extensions like Classic Theme Restorer to restore most of the classic Firefox after the Australis launch.

 

The new Firefox design that Mozilla plans to make the default in Firefox 57 has not been revealed officially yet. But, it was revealed unofficially in a a Firefox Screenshot mockup that revealed the functionality.

 

Note: Mockup means that things may, and probably will, change before release. What you see is not the final product.

 

Probably the biggest change in the new theme is related to tabs in the browser. Mozilla launched curved tabs in Australis, and plans to make tabs squared in Firefox 57. These tabs are full squares, whereas pre-Australis tabs used had rounded edges.

 

The mockup shows no search bar, and the address bar is centered on the main toolbar. While this could mean that Mozilla will hide the search bar by default, it is too early to conclude that or anything else related to the design.

 

Another change that is visible on the mockup is that back, forward and reload buttons are visible on the left side of the main toolbar.

 

 

If you look at Firefox's current design, you will notice that the forward button is only displayed when it can be used (meaning when you can go forward in history), and that the reload button is attached to the right of the address field.

 

Here is how Google Chrome's design looks currently. The tab design looks different, and the placement of the address bar as well if Mozilla plans to keep the address bar centered in the interface of the browser.

 

 

The button placement on the left of the main toolbar is identical, with the exception of the home button that the mockup of the new Firefox 57 design shows as the home button is missing in Chrome.

 

Questions

 

Things will get clearer in the next couple of months. Right now, questions may come up that cannot be answered right now:

1. What is the status of the search bar? Will it be visible by default, hidden for new users?
2. What modifications are supported by default? Can icons still be moved around?
3. Classic Theme Restorer is dead. Will there be something similarly available to modify the interface beyond what Mozilla makes available? E.g. tabs on bottom and not top.
4. How capable is the theme API when Firefox 57 is released?

Now You: What are your wishes for a new theme in Firefox? (via Sören Hentzschel)

 

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[DKT27]

Looks quite good I think.

[dazzaa]

Looks like its getting there, it's not far from how have it now, which can only be a good thing

It's a shame they are going to screw us over the extensions

 

[spudboy]

2 hours ago, dazzaa said:

Looks like its getting there, it's not far from how have it now, which can only be a good thing

It's a shame they are going to screw us over the extensions

 

To each their own, but imo your layout looks like a jumbled cluster*%&#.... and you're still browsing in 4:3?

[dazzaa]

true. I could have tidied it up a bit. i just took a quick screenshot. I have my work stuff on the other side of the screen so it's just an optical illusion, maybe subconsciously i resized the window to 4:3

might be i've optimised firefox that well you thought my browser window was at full screen

[pc71520]

3 hours ago, dazzaa said:

It's a shame they are going to screw us over the extensions

We have to wait & see...

[stylemessiah]

I have no time for themes/icon packs and fiddling

 

People need to find more productive things to do with their lives...

[Karlston]

11 hours ago, vissha said:

most notable probably is the focus on WebExtensions in Firefox 57. Classic add-ons will stop working at that time, as they are no longer supported in the stable version of the web browser.

 

No Classic Theme Restorer, no Firefox 57. Non-negotiable.

 

11 hours ago, vissha said:

Probably the biggest change in the new theme is related to tabs in the browser. Mozilla launched curved tabs in Australis, and plans to make tabs squared in Firefox 57. These tabs are full squares, whereas pre-Australis tabs used had rounded edges.

 

So those evil, nasty, horrible pre-Australis square tabs are suddenly good, nice, and beautiful again. Ever get the feeling that a lot of these changes are just changes for change's sake, pointless modifications just to make companies look like they're doing something?

 

Like politicians, activity is their substitute for achievement.

[steven36]

21 hours ago, Karlston said:

 

No Classic Theme Restorer, no Firefox 57. Non-negotiable.

 

 

So those evil, nasty, horrible pre-Australis square tabs are suddenly good, nice, and beautiful again. Ever get the feeling that a lot of these changes are just changes for change's sake, pointless modifications just to make companies look like they're doing something?

 

Like politicians, activity is their substitute for achievement.

You can use palemoon witch always had the old Firefox look but  still want stop it from breaking 50 million other addons  , its not so much the looks that bothers me  looks want make my older addons work so i'm  using Foxfox  ESR  tell march 2018  by then maybe  they will have a lot of WebExtensions Still Firefox is the best choice when it comes too privacy but once theres no more updates for 52 x ESR  they will be no addon  too change you're  timezone  witch most  probability dont know you can still do this ..

 

When taking a privacy test it says that reduces privacy by 20% if the  timezone is different . The only way to get around that without the addon that changes you're timezone is use a web browser vpn  with you're system wide vpn with a ip that is the same as you're system clock  witch would make opera better because it has a free vpn  or  you  if change system clocks timezone witch i dont like because i cant tell what time it is here  

 

I been trough it before with Firefox  one time  back when they switch from v2x to 3x i stayed  on v2 witch still got updates  tell they got the bugs out of  it  and i seen times nighties was working better than stable and used them for awhile  and i seen addons break in Firefox many times  and stayed behind on a older version that still got updates . But this will  be the worse addon breakage in Firefox's history  Firefox has a very bumpy history this is  why most switched too Chrome years ago . Martin@ghacks  is like one of only windows sites left  that still  promotes Firefox , also the privacy and Linux communities  adore Firefox  now it comes preinstalled in most all Linux distros  but that could change with all the changes there making, Linux  is not like Windows were browsers are baked in..  If  you dont like the preinstalled one you just remove it  and replace it , Just like any other software on Linux can be removed .You own it you can mold it  to what ever you like. You can  even invent you're own web browser to install in it if you like. 

 

The best thing happened to Firefox in Linux here lately that Netfilx added native support  to it again witch it worked by changeing youre user agent  for the last 7 mouths but a lot of noobs were installing Chrome on Linux to watch it . But that's not a homerun to the millions of people who dont watch netfilx like me we just see it as nasty DRM that should not be allowed in a open source browser just like many of us are forced to use closed source drivers too make our hardware work right on Linux But for Linux to ever become mainstream they have to have Skype , Netfix  and other things so i understand. .