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Firefox 4.0: New Design Changes Revealed

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Re: Firefox 4.0: New Design Changes Revealed

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Post by ghotli »

albemuth wrote: post #19

For those people that said it was pointless for google to enter the browser market, here's why.

I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. Chrome showcased multiple innovations in browser technology. Things like a single process per tab, a much tighter security model, and proof that javascript implementations could be much faster.

By doing this they have set trends in how browser technologies should progress and thus had an influence on their ability to implement "html 5" webapps in the future that work cross browser. It was much more than "check it out we put tabs in the title bar guys".

Re: Firefox 4.0: New Design Changes Revealed

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Post by pavs »

Mystalic wrote: post #18
tengkahwee wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Mashable doesn't seem to enjoy giving others credit. The only link to the author is just a tiny link with the word "share". Even the name isn't mentioned. The original author deserves more than that.

I'm sorry about that. I've added a [via] tag at the bottom and expanded the link text to make sure credit is given where it is due. - Ben (Co-Editor)

Thanks for this. I was about to write a comment dissing Mashable for this.

Also, please consider doing it more often. Mashable rarely links to the original source (if at all), many times I have to Google to get more information; an extra step that can be easily avoided. Its in good form to link the original source.

Re: Firefox 4.0: New Design Changes Revealed

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Post by barrkel »

samdk wrote: post #3

This makes me very, very happy. I use Chrome on my netbook for two reasons: it's faster, and it takes up significantly less screen space. It's nice to see Firefox beginning to compete in at least one of those two areas.

It's odd. The UI of Chrome is precisely one of the reasons I don't use it - in particular, the lack of a menu bar and especially the Bookmarks menu.

Re: Firefox 4.0: New Design Changes Revealed

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Post by Luyt »

I wish they'd optimize for vertical space instead of eye candy. Most applications use way too much vertically stacked menubars, toolbars, bookmarks bars etc..., nibbling away precious display space from the document.

Re: Firefox 4.0: New Design Changes Revealed

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Post by lovskogen »

Mystalic wrote: post #18
tengkahwee wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Mashable doesn't seem to enjoy giving others credit. The only link to the author is just a tiny link with the word "share". Even the name isn't mentioned. The original author deserves more than that.

I'm sorry about that. I've added a [via] tag at the bottom and expanded the link text to make sure credit is given where it is due. - Ben (Co-Editor)

In your last image "Comparison of Firefox 4.0 and Firefox 3.5" – the screenshot of 3.5 has a bookmarks bar and multiple tabs, while the grab from 4.0 has not.

You are making it look like 4.0 gives way more room to browse, when the change is marginal.

Re: Firefox 4.0: New Design Changes Revealed

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Post by yason »

All I ever wanted from Firefox 4.0 is the user interface latency (or rather, lack thereof) of Chromium and the process-per-tab / process-per-plugin model. The latter would probably help a lot with the former.

The screenshot mockups don't tell.

Re: Firefox 4.0: New Design Changes Revealed

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Post by thehigherlife »

uggedal wrote: post #6
samdk wrote: post #3

This makes me very, very happy. I use Chrome on my netbook for two reasons: it's faster, and it takes up significantly less screen space. It's nice to see Firefox beginning to compete in at least one of those two areas.

If you need to maximize usable window space, try vimperator for Firefox. Works wonders on my netbook.

do you know of a way to set certain UI elements to load on every launch so that i don't have to type in 'set guioptions' every time i launch the browser?

Re: Firefox 4.0: New Design Changes Revealed

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Post by rlm »

andyking wrote: post #9
ryandvm wrote: post #2

Very Chromish. I'm glad they're not too proud to borrow good ideas when they see them. Now if they can just improve stability and speed I may switch back from Chromium.

The Firefox menu in the top-left corner looks remarkably similar to the O menu that's appeared in the latest Opera alpha ( http://goo.gl/Chfb ). I like the way a lot of the cruft from 1990s Windows applications is starting to disappear from programmes that really don't need it like modern browsers.

And those menus look a lot like the Office 2007 menus or MS Paint in Windows 7. ;-)
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