Firefox 3.7 May Receive New Interface Design
Mozilla looks to transform the interface of its Firefox browser in the next major release.
This post over on the Mozilla Wiki shows early mockups of an obviously planned redesign of the Firefox browser interface for v3.7. Created by designer Stephen Horlander, the images depict three appearances: Windows Vista and 7 using Aero, Windows Vista and 7 without Aero, and four layouts for Windows XP (Luna, Silver, Olive, Royale).
"These are not final," Horlander declares on the webpage. "They are only for brainstorming [and] exploration."
Despite that fact, the mockups show a definite improvement over the outdated default Windows design present in the current version. For all three platforms, the mockup depicts raised buttons to achieve a "tactile" feel. For the Vista and 7 versions, the images sport a new Page button and a translucent, "glassy" appearance. In addition, the menu bar looks to borrow from Google's Chrome and implement a pair of drop-down menu buttons.
Mozilla officially released Firefox v3.5 back on June 30, making it the first major release since the launch of Firefox 3 during June 2008. Update version 3.5.1 is now available for download, addressing a security vulnerability in the browser's TraceMonkey JavaScript engine.
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They should change the interface so that the blonde girl with the firefox shirt is the background of everything.
Or without the firefox shirt.
It better have an off button
or just flat out naked
But then there gonna have to put "For 18+ Only" on the browers, and there goes half there user base
even with FireFox 2.0 interface i found it great at all ..
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Do I detect some version number inflation?
Yawn. The fact that they didn't change anything in functionality but changed the pretty buttons, they think they need deserve some sort of celebration in their wonderful achievements. As soon as you put the hot blonde with the FireFox shirt in your browser, I think that will deserve praise.
I also like women.
They spend months and years trying to improve the responsiveness,and now they are going to make the browser heavier?
I hope one can disable the skins, I'm quite comfortable the way it works now!
FireFox 3.5 has a touched up interface. 3.7 looks pretty much the same. Eitherway, 3.0 is still a lot better than the IE7/8 mess.
They spend months and years trying to improve the responsiveness,and now they are going to make the browser heavier?I hope one can disable the skins, I'm quite comfortable the way it works now!
If the default skin blends better with my desktop I won't have any need for a downloaded theme. Therefor, it will be lighter for me. Plus it looks like all the legacy type skins are still there if that's your thing.
I can't see many changes at the top...
but somehow it seems to me that the new look is chrome being run by firefox... weird...
anyone else??
yeahh..looks like chrome too
Here's a new feature suggestion: Stability.
..... looks like a crap version on IE.
Where's File | Edit | View ... etc? I personally hate the "everything button" on the right like IE.
I want it to reach 100% in ACID3 test...
Also I think that they crapped the UI in FF 3.5 a little bit! Why can't I close the last tab??? That sux! If I want to make the content disappear now I have to open a new tab and only then to close the previous tab! WTF?
that's a nice interface but i'm backward, i still need the speed of the chrome browser.
Why can't I close the last tab???
Because you didn't select that option in the Tools->Options->Tabs menu. PEBKAC
I don't know about the rest of you, but I prefer to look at the web page more than the browser.
Why does it seem like they're forcing the version number "3.7" too much? Are they trying to be cool and use "7" like Windows 7?
Why does it seem like they're forcing the version number "3.7" too much? Are they trying to be cool and use "7" like Windows 7?
As long as they expand the browser's functionality to take advantage of Windows 7's features (such as being able to view tabs through Aero Peek), I'd say the ".7" was justified.
I guess I'm not updating. I like having my menus where they are.
I want the Firefox logo changed to the one with the fox biting the IE logo!
Nice touch, the new interface takes the focus away from the window and puts it where it belongs ... the content. The original style was relatively ugly, but there are themes for that. I wonder what the transparent interface will do with Personas. Of course any major layout change like that will bring initial frustration with where to find stuff.