bogas04 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I know its very very early for it to be reviewed, but seems like the Fennec back end is already "quite" stable ... First of all , how to download it and run it? Download it from Here , install it like any other application , and then set it as default browser for all tasks , thanks to Microsoft's policy for having only one metro browser at a time , the one which is default. It looks very much like it does on Android tablets , and hence opens mobile versions of all sites. Further it doesn't recognize scrollwheel of your mouse , and a blinking cursor which you see everywhere when with a keyboard. To scroll (for time being) you have to click the page and push it down , just like as if u are using touch interface. Also , the tabs are on left (FOR TIME BEING ONLY) and don't hide , i am sure in few weeks we will see a metroish look soon... Sites load up fine , even youtube works (HTML5 video , crappy quality) Some of the metro features are also supported , such as Share and search , however search doesn't really work , and 1/3rd and 2/3rd sizes crash the build (at least on my side) . Further , although its very early , but it Does support addons (very few for mobile version at the moment , adblock is there though , a reason why you would like to use it than IE10) and has its androidish preferences page too So far it seems good , considering its like pre pre pre alpha version. Do remember this is fennec , which has electrolysis (firefox's sandboxing for Mobile version) in it , so its again a big plus! I guess by June when Windows 8 RC would be released , Mozilla can push this as a decent alternative to IE10 metro. A quick mockup of Firefox for metro was posted (NOT FINAL , JUST TO HAVE AN IDEA) on wiki pages of mozilla , i guess with help of Firefox on Mobile it would be easy for them to make this a fine release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted April 5, 2012 Supervisor Share Posted April 5, 2012 It looks very much like it does on Android tablets , and hence opens mobile versions of all sites. Really? So even if you're using it on a desktop, it only opens mobile versions of the websites? Is there no way to turn that off and have the pages load the full-version by default?Well that's not good. Sounds like they've got quite a bit of work still to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 They look like they just ported the Android Tablet version, no home button ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogas04 Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 Really? So even if you're using it on a desktop, it only opens mobile versions of the websites? Is there no way to turn that off and have the pages load the full-version by default? Well that's not good. Sounds like they've got quite a bit of work still to do. As of now , no . But i am sure it would be fixed , the only motive of Firefox team for now was to implement a working prototype , rest UI and other implementation fixes would be done later , at least it is rendering fine , which was their goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogas04 Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 They look like they just ported the Android Tablet version, no home button ? Yes they have , Yes , there's no home button as of now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3ntury Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Really? So even if you're using it on a desktop, it only opens mobile versions of the websites? Is there no way to turn that off and have the pages load the full-version by default? Well that's not good. Sounds like they've got quite a bit of work still to do. They'd likely change that, and even if they didn't, you can force change your useragent so they don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogas04 Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 They'd likely change that, and even if they didn't, you can force change your useragent so they don't. That just reminded me of about:config , yes its there in this metro version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakyfriday Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 to hide the tabs just drag it over to the side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakyfriday Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 how did you get the page to load fully, mine is like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I still think the Metro Design Language is lost on Mozilla. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJGM Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I still think the Metro Design Language is lost on Mozilla. :/ Yet again someone fails to understand that this a very early prototype. A "proof of concept" build to show where they're up to with this thing. At the moment, yes, it IS a port of Firefox Mobile, and looks a lot like the version made for Android devices. They'll put a Metro style UI on it when they get round to it. In the meantime, the backend gubbins comes first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auroka Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Yet again someone fails to understand that this a very early prototype. A "proof of concept" build to show where they're up to with this thing. At the moment, yes, it IS a port of Firefox Mobile, and looks a lot like the version made for Android devices. They'll put a Metro style UI on it when they get round to it. In the meantime, the backend gubbins comes first. IMO the mockup of what they're aiming for is still too curvy. The glyphs even have gradients. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaoxt Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 IMO the mockup of what they're aiming for is still too curvy. The glyphs even have gradients. :/ The mockup is to show how transitions take place. Not how the Final UI will look at all and is not what they are aiming for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_han_solo Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 I am trying to get this to work, but I cant seem to get it. I have downloaded the latest Firefox beta, then set it as my default browser. I then downloaded fennec, installed it and set it as default. I go to my start screen and fennec either opens on my desktop, or flashes a command prompt screen. I'm unable to get the metro start up. Anyone have any ideas on where I went wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakyfriday Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 I am trying to get this to work, but I cant seem to get it. I have downloaded the latest Firefox beta, then set it as my default browser. I then downloaded fennec, installed it and set it as default. I go to my start screen and fennec either opens on my desktop, or flashes a command prompt screen. I'm unable to get the metro start up. Anyone have any ideas on where I went wrong? ya I had problems first, all you have to do it uninstall firefox and fennec. then install fennec as the default browser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogas04 Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 to hide the tabs just drag it over to the side oh thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_han_solo Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 ya I had problems first, all you have to do it uninstall firefox and fennec. then install fennec as the default browser. Sweet! Worked Great. Anyone else having problems getting the keyboard to show up? I keep clicking in the address bar and I can't get the keyboard to show up for anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron2000 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 The mockup has the feel of their Mobile Aurora builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJGM Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Anyone know where the Metro test versions of Firefox can now be downloaded from? The download links on the page linked in the opening post can no longer be clicked as they are now greyed out and crossed out. It's easy enough to grab the Metro test version of Chrome (from its own Dev channel) but not so for Firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_han_solo Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I've been wondering the same thing myself. I haven't had an update since the one in Mid-May. I don't even know if they have released another update. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that they are planning to include it as part of Firefox 15? I could be totally wrong about this. Hopefully someone will jump in with a lot more information than I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@Leo Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 So fugly... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJGM Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I've been wondering the same thing myself. I haven't had an update since the one in Mid-May. I don't even know if they have released another update. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that they are planning to include it as part of Firefox 15? I could be totally wrong about this. Hopefully someone will jump in with a lot more information than I have. According to this page, they're targeting Firefox 14 as the first release to be WIndows 8 Metro compatible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Any news on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contextfree Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 DotMatrix: Not every app has to look and feel exactly like the Microsoft ones. Also, read what this guy (formerly of the Windows Phone design team) has to say about Metro design principles vs. Metro design language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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