Linux theme/UI refresh mockups for Firefox 3.7/4.0 appear

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

Found via Planet Mozilla:

First mockups of the Linux theme/UI refresh for Firefox 3.7 and 4.0. The screenshots show how they're aiming to make the Linux version look similar to the Windows and the Mac OS X version.

Linux Theme/UI Refresh for Firefox 3.7

Linux Theme/UI Refresh for Firefox 4.0

Full article and more screenshots on the MozillaWiki

[Tech Star]

Looks good, I actually like the brown in the 4.0 mockup. :yes: Hopefully someone can port it to Windows if it releases like the mockup.

[RadishTM Veteran]

Very nice (Y)

Radish?

[ozgeek]

Can they make the back and forward buttons consistent please. I want both back and forward buttons the same.

[Chasethebase Veteran]

Can they make the back and forward buttons consistent please. I want both back and forward buttons the same.

Why so? You use back more than forward, thus making the back larger is quite a sensible design choice.

[BajiRav]

That color scheme is fugly :x

[ozgeek]

Because it makes the toolbar it's located on taller.

That color scheme is fugly :x

that's just the VS of the OS it's running on - likely ubuntu.

[gkl]

Looks nice but I can't say I'm a fan of combining the google search bar with awesomebar.

[+jamesyfx Subscriber²]

I love the colour scheme there. In fact, I'd like to use that as a theme. :p

Make it so!

BTW the forward and back buttons are almost the same size (the arrows), it's just ones circle shaped, and one isnt. Isn't that much of an issue is it?

[i_was_here]

Nooooo! I like my normal GTK/Gnome icons.

[FloatingFatMan]

Urgh... I swear, Firefox gets uglier with each release... :x

[Chasethebase Veteran]

Urgh... I swear, Firefox gets uglier with each release... :x

This may not be the prettiest style out there, but the 3.7/4.0 mockups for Windows are ridiculously awesome.

[Neoauld]

i like the first one more it, firefox looks pretty ugly by default on every OS ive seen it on

[GreenMartian]

Because it makes the toolbar it's located on taller.

I'm sure you can turn on small icons, just like you could since the early days of firefox.

[TruckWEB]

Urgh... I swear, Firefox gets uglier with each release... :x

+1 And well, they are copying Chrome....

[+M2Ys4U Subscriber¹]

tabs on top is a stupid decision. It's one of the reasons I use Firefox and not Chrome.

[Rob2687]

Want.

I don't care if the tabs are on the top or the bottom. It's only like 15 pixels of mouse movement.

[DarkNovaGundam]

tabs on top is a stupid decision. It's one of the reasons I use Firefox and not Chrome.

That is your opinion. My opinion is its a great decision, I prefer them on the top.

Even though I'm all for tabs-on-top I believe Chrome should offer the ability to switch it to the way firefox has it right now. But on top by default.

[Stetson]

Looks good except for the orange color used in the icons. I understand going with the system colors but using it at such a high saturation seems a bit off. The Mac/Windows variants just use a dark shadow for that area. I think it would work if they really desaturated that inner icon color or made the shadow on it stronger.

[Quillz]

I like the idea of moving the progress bar/throbber onto the tab itself, instead of the address bar or the toolbar.

[DomZ]

Oxygen theme looks nice

and the dust sands

4.0 mockup is better than 3.7 imo

[Ci7]

Oxygen theme looks nice

and the dust sands

4.0 mockup is better than 3.7 imo

ofc FF4 should be better or else why bother develop it ;)

[FloatingFatMan]

Oxygen theme looks nice

and the dust sands

4.0 mockup is better than 3.7 imo

That just makes it look like bloody Safari...

[+M2Ys4U Subscriber¹]

That is your opinion.

Of course it is.

[Lord Ba'al]

That color scheme is fugly :x

+1, that excrement colour scheme is just plain gross :x

tabs on top is a stupid decision. It's one of the reasons I use Firefox and not Chrome.

Yes, tabs on top is really stupid indeed.