Firefox 3.7 and 4.0 theme and UI revamp - Mac specific visual refresh

[osirisX]

why the mac theme? I prefer the standard theme.

Because it is the OS X version of Firefox?

[Quillz]

I really wish Camino 2.0 would just support Firefox extensions.

[bogas04]

Oh it looks amazing!! Love the loading bar!! anyone going to port this theme to 3.5?

Not yet , but u can have that loading bar here

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

Some of the work required for this has already landed in the main codebase.

The code that allows that, is also what allows the tabs to move into the titlebar.

Bugger: it's my Firefox colour management profile. If I switch it off as described on https://developer.mozilla.org/En/ICC_color_...olor_correction ... boom! Silver!

So now I either blame my monitor's colour profile, or Firefox's handling of it. Weird that I've not noticed this issue before.

/me is getting new monitor drivers

Update: I give up. I believe it's the ICC profile for my 2208WFP (problem also noted at http://forums.techguy.org/digital-photogra...rey-brown.html), but for now, I don't seem to be able to fix/remove it. I'll probably just wait until I install Windows 7 later this month, and avoid downloading the monitor update from Windows Update. What fun!

Apologies for the deviation from the topic, hope it was interesting at least :)

Firefox doesn't control Windows Photo Gallery, so it's obviously a bad profile.

[cupertinian]

I like what I see with the planned UI revamp in Firefox 3.7 but ultimately I prefer the look of Firefox 4.0 UI.

Just a personal opinion, but I really find that scheme soul-destroyingly boring. Beige, beige and more beige. Apart from the built in OSX colours, there's no variety at all.

But! at least Delicious and Luscious have the tabs the right way around. :)

I prefer the OS X App UI color to the hideous over-the-top migraine inducing Aero transparency UI of Windows. :D

[Quillz]

I prefer the OS X App UI color to the hideous over-the-top migraine inducing Aero transparency UI of Windows. :D

It's funny because that "hideous over-the-top migraine inducing transparency UI" is exactly how Mac OS X used to look until around Panther.

[cupertinian]

It's funny because that "hideous over-the-top migraine inducing transparency UI" is exactly how Mac OS X used to look until around Panther.

Which means that Apple moved on - realizing this was a mistake.

I suppose Microsoft may stumble across the same epiphanic discovery with Windows 8. :D

[Brendando]

Which means that Apple moved on - realizing this was a mistake.

I suppose Microsoft may stumble across the same epiphanic discovery with Windows 8. :D

+100

[.Neo]

nm

[AltecXP]

I love 7's glass. I feel it's done right. and you can always disable it.

[-KJ]

Never had any problem with Windows 7's Aero theme. It gives me the illusion that I have more space, especially with multiple windows overlapping each other (multiple explorers, for instance).

[.Neo]

Never had any problem with Windows 7's Aero theme. It gives me the illusion that I have more space, especially with multiple windows overlapping each other (multiple explorers, for instance).

I understand that's a necessity with Aero's enormous screen estate wasting windows.

[Quillz]

I understand that's a necessity with Aero's enormous screen estate wasting windows.

It actually wastes very little screen estate, if any. Unless you consider losing a few pixels on a large, widescreen monitor to be wasteful.

[osirisX]

Why has a discussion about the UI of the OS X version of Firefox changed to a discussion of the UI of Windows?

[.Neo]

No idea! :D

It actually wastes very little screen estate, if any. Unless you consider losing a few pixels on a large, widescreen monitor to be wasteful.

I'd call those enormous Aero Glass borders pretty wasteful yes.

Edited December 16, 2009 by .Neo

[Elliott]

I'd call those enormous Aero Glass borders pretty wasteful yes.

I agree. I also think they're pretty ugly.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

No matter how ugly you think Firefox is, just remember...

Somebody could always do worse.

[Quillz]

No idea! :D

I'd call those enormous Aero Glass borders pretty wasteful yes.

I'd hardly call 4 px on large widescreen monitors "wasteful," but your mileage may vary.

[KiHu]

I'd call those enormous Aero Glass borders pretty wasteful yes.

...Just go and make them smaller in the visual settings then?

[ToneKnee]

...Just go and make them smaller in the visual settings then?

No because the edges look 1000 times worse.

[KiHu]

Doesent look bad for me Tony

[.Neo]

I'd hardly call 4 px on large widescreen monitors "wasteful," but your mileage may vary.

You mean 8 pixels on both sides (= 16 pixels) by default on Windows 7. Plus the Windows Explorer title+toolbar is an additional 11 pixels higher compared to the one of the Finder. So yeah, again, pretty wasteful and quite a bit more than those 4 pixels you're talking about.

...Just go and make them smaller in the visual settings then?

Making them look weird in the progress as well? No thanks.

Edited January 5, 2010 by .Neo

[Kirkburn]

You mean 8 pixels on both sides (= 16 pixels) by default on Windows 7. Plus the Windows Explorer title+toolbar is an additional 11 pixels higher compared to the one of the Finder. That's quite bit more than the 4 pixels you're talking about. So yeah, again, pretty wasteful.

"Wasteful" is strongly a matter of opinion because it's there for a reason: as a target for users to be able to hit.

[.Neo]

"Wasteful" is strongly a matter of opinion because it's there for a reason: as a target for users to be able to hit.

That's why I said:

I'd call those enormous Aero Glass borders pretty wasteful yes.

Replying to:

(...) Unless you consider losing a few pixels on a large, widescreen monitor to be wasteful.

[Kpssst]

Making them look weird in the progress as well? No thanks.

I guess there's just no pleasing some people.