0veR Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Mozilla is pushing on with the redesign process of Firefox’s graphical user interface. Early adopters that have followed closely the evolution of Firefox 4.0’s facelift will be able to tell that the New Theme project page now features extended timeline after a recent update. At the same time, Firefox 4.0 developer Stephen Horlander has revealed additional elements that are an integral part of the Firefox 4.0 facelift. Users will be able to access screenshots depicting Mozilla’s plans for the evolution of the UI of the next major version of Firefox via the images included at the bottom of this article.“The new theme for Firefox will modernize the web browser interface, reflecting the power, simplicity and customizability of the world's most popular browser. Ensuring that the application feels like a natural part of the user's desktop, web life, and task flow are key goals,” Mozilla reveals on the New Theme page for Firefox 4.0.However, as testers running the early Alpha development milestones of Firefox 3.7/ Mozilla Developer Preview 1.9.3 have been able to notice, changes are already being integrated into Minefield releases. The screenshot illustrating Windows Theme Progress is taken from a Firefox 3.7 Alpha build.But there is additional work that went into the UI overhaul for Firefox 4.0. “Panel Styles - I did some work on styling panels(specifically notifications) on various platforms,” Horlander explained. “Everyone on the UX team liked the Glass Border approach. It is consistent with Windows 7 taskbar panels (with the addition of the half-diamond) and feels lighter. I also did some work on how this could look for panels outside of notifications.”As users can see from the screenshots, Mozilla is embracing both Windows 7’s Aero Glass and the Ribbon/Fluent GUI specific for the platform’s default apps such as Paint and WordPad. Firefox 4.0 will also feature an “edit tray” that will become visible as users deal with text.Source: Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sl@pSh0ck™ Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 This UI looks great ... can't wait for FF4 :dance2:... if they go ahead w/ this no need for skins for me ... bye bye Fx4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted April 23, 2010 Administrator Share Posted April 23, 2010 Impressive. :)Wonder if memory problems are taken into consideration at all. :think: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oZ. Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 This UI looks great ... can't wait for FF4 :dance2:- I would say that's just a concept, i don't like how they switch the Reload button all the way to the end of URL bar. that would confuse most Firefox users. (not the advanced users like most nsane down members)- the rest of it, it's just like Fx4 addon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chlorophyll Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 excellent UI.i toooo CANT WAIT :dance2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algalord Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 That tabs (including the "+" button") look soooo familiar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacredCultivator Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 If anything I do hope that they implement some of that into the Nightlies to test out ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I can't wait for v4... but let's hope they fix all the annoyance ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacredCultivator Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I guess if they fix the Memory Leaks, that's all they really need and the rest is just icing on the cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamHaters Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I think 4.0 should be the time when they fix the memory leaks once and for all.Wouldn't be surprised if the memory of 4.0 is increased with the better UI.I also dislike having the refresh button having on the right side..Reminds me to much of IE.Though i mostly use F5 to refresh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 - I would say that's just a concept, i don't like how they switch the Reload button all the way to the end of URL bar. that would confuse most Firefox users. (not the advanced users like most nsane down members)I've actually had it there as long as I can remember, moved it back there every time I reinstalled my OS... Not sure why, feels about right. Not sure why the 'X' should be on the left then though, makes no sense really, ah well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oZ. Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 - I would say that's just a concept, i don't like how they switch the Reload button all the way to the end of URL bar. that would confuse most Firefox users. (not the advanced users like most nsane down members)I've actually had it there as long as I can remember, moved it back there every time I reinstalled my OS... Not sure why, feels about right. Not sure why the 'X' should be on the left then though, makes no sense really, ah well.As i remember, since Firefox 2.0 the reload button is always next to Back and Forward =\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 I always hide the tab bar.. I autohide the statusbar.. and the menubar..LOL.. looking good thus far.. but I hope that customization is still retained as well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmethw2003 Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Wht abt da memory Problem ? did they considerd it too ? and da Application loading speed :) .. ?GUI looks good :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KotaXor Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Look nice.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpiZA Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 OH wow, very very nice Mozilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffjason Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 What memory leaks? *sarc*Love the new ui, and thanks for the info on Fx4 - stunning.Happy FF User :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naota Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Nice looking interface. I would've liked tabs all the way at the top but thats ok. As long as my windows 7 snap/resize features work I am happy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marik Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I've got one word to describe the new UIwin! :win: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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