updates Meet the browser: Firefox Next

[Syanide]

Just installed the beta. Few thought:

 

-It looks okay. People were making too big of a fuss regarding the curved tabs, and I guess it's a userstyle away from looking like it did before.

-Seems a bit more responsive (though I never had issues with Firefox performance-wise).

-Easy to use sync. F'ING FINALLY. Not that this was a deal-breaker as Xmarks always worked nicely, but I guess now it's one less add-on to think about. The previous way it worked was just awful.

 

How it looks (Windows 8 with Aero enabled):

 

 

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

Some in-content UI work just landed in the latest nightly, still some issues with it but it looks pretty good.

I think the only thing stopping it from being enabled by default is that the new Firefox Account based Sync preferences don't work.

[+Zlip792 MVC]

Generational GC also landed and HTTP2 Draft 10 but http2 landing caused Gmail not opening for me, so I disabled it.

Generational GC will be in tomorrow's Nightly or if respin happened then today.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

Yeah, Google enabled HTTP/2 Draft 10 support just around the same time it landed in Firefox, but neither knew that, so they didn't test it before it went "live", and it turns out Google's implementation has some bugs so kills any connections from Firefox.

[bawz]

if Firefox is losing users, i reckon most of them are Linux users going over to Chrome cause of Flashplayer.  i know its been reported an i suffer from these random lockups also that if i click on a URL an it opens in another Tab, the browser will lockup.

[ambiance]

I don't know if it's just me, but the home/download buttons are stretched on today's nightly (Windows). It seems to be related to the Adblock Plus icon in the toolbar as it goes back to normal when removed.

[Boo Berry]

Looks like they've fixed the issue I've noticed for about a month now with Australis with the interface black boxing at random. :D

[bawz]

does anyone know if Mozilla/Firefox Devs are looking at getting rid of the old Netscape ( NPAPI ) from Firefox? i believe Google are working on that with Chrome

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

They're either going to get rid of any plugin interface (Plugins suck and are going the way of the dinosaur, there isn't Flash on mobile platforms anymore, Apple won that battle), or move it over to one based around web standards (So if a plugin wants to do 3D drawing, then the browser just hands it a plain WebGL context, etc.). Google wants to replace NPAPI with their own creation to lock plugins to Chrome (See Flash on Linux, only works with Chrome)

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

Major new feature in tonight's Nightly.

Normally when a page threw up these dialogs it took focus for the entire window, now you can just close the tab and don't have to worry about the site trying to keep your on their page. They're hoping to get it into 30 because it's such a big deal.

[ViperAFK]

Major new feature in tonight's Nightly.

Normally when a page threw up these dialogs it took focus for the entire window, now you can just close the tab and don't have to worry about the site trying to keep your on their page. They're hoping to get it into 30 because it's such a big deal.

Yeah this is one of my biggest annoyances with firefox, I'd be very happy if this makes it into 30.

[bawz]

They're either going to get rid of any plugin interface (Plugins suck and are going the way of the dinosaur, there isn't Flash on mobile platforms anymore, Apple won that battle), or move it over to one based around web standards (So if a plugin wants to do 3D drawing, then the browser just hands it a plain WebGL context, etc.). Google wants to replace NPAPI with their own creation to lock plugins to Chrome (See Flash on Linux, only works with Chrome)

yeah, flashplayer in Firefox/linux sucks so i try to use Chrome when/where i need to

[rsnn]

Would be possible to add Back/Next buttons and reload button like its now in 27 with Stylish?

 

Im talking about Australis :)

[+Zlip792 MVC]

Would be possible to add Back/Next buttons and reload button like its now in 27 with Stylish?

 

Im talking about Australis :)

 

Link to one of Frank Lion's post containing code for adding features back using Userstyle: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=13220879#p13220879

[Boo Berry]

Also the Classic Theme Restorer extension does that too, right?

[+Zlip792 MVC]

Also the Classic Theme Restorer extension does that too, right?

 

Right but he specifically asked for using stylish that's why I referred him to that link. He only wants to revert stuff partially not wanted to change whole stuff and adding another addon to its inventory that's what I think.

[rsnn]

Link to one of Frank Lion's post containing code for adding features back using Userstyle: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=13220879#p13220879

 

Thanks, im going to test asap

 

Also the Classic Theme Restorer extension does that too, right?

 

Yes, but i prefer to use Stylish becasuse i already use the extension and i don't want to have another just for that :)

[Boo Berry]

Actually, if you're good at using the userChrome.css technique, you could apply Firefox-interface changing userstyles without using Stylish.

[Kyang]

Latest Nightly shows close buttons on tabs no matter what the about:config setting is.  Is this a temporary bug or permanent?

[+Zlip792 MVC]

Latest Nightly shows close buttons on tabs no matter what the about:config setting is.  Is this a temporary bug or permanent?

 

Permanent.. They removed code to disable close button related code. It now can be controlled by addons only.

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=865826

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

Permanent.. They removed code to disable close button related code. It now can be controlled by addons only.

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=865826

Incidentally Chrome does the same. What a coincidence, is it not?

[+Zlip792 MVC]

Incidentally Chrome does the same. What a coincidence, is it not?

 

Yes, Mozilla dev nowadays following Chrome IMO. Part of UX Minimization to reduce code maintenance burden.

[Kyang]

Permanent.. They removed code to disable close button related code. It now can be controlled by addons only.

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=865826

 

Thanks.  Do you recommend or know of any small add-ons made that provide options for the close buttons?

[Max Norris]

Thanks.  Do you recommend or know of any small add-ons made that provide options for the close buttons?

Tab Mix Plus has always been my go-to for anything tab related.  Can customize all sorts of things with them.  No idea how well it works with Nightly.. working fine with 29RC though. Looking briefly at their forums reports that the official build is problematic, but there's talk with the dev builds.  Classic Theme Restorer has an option for the close tab buttons too.

[+Zlip792 MVC]

Thanks.  Do you recommend or know of any small add-ons made that provide options for the close buttons?

 

None right now I know of. Sorry... I don't workup much on this.