updates Meet the browser: Firefox Next

[remixedcat]

awww man I'm so in love with that mac Firefox look if it was in black hell yea.

[Jamushroom Veteran]

I'm not really keen on them trying to force their own caption buttons on the right side of the Window. It's like they feel the need to add the full screen button to the Windows version only because the Mac version has to have one. Also, I sure hope that that Bookmark button is just a place holder. It doesn't fit in at all if you ask me :/ It looked way better on the previous mockups.

[+Zlip792 MVC]

New Download Manager UI landed on UX branch. UX branch users can enjoy it. Can any user post screenshot of it?

[vajlent]

New Download Manager UI landed on UX branch. UX branch users can enjoy it. Can any user post screenshot of it?

Where? No update for UX yet!?! Link?

[+Zlip792 MVC]

Where? No update for UX yet!?! Link?

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/tinderbox-builds/ux-win32/1315387300/

LATEST tinderbox build. Try it.

[vajlent]

http://ftp.mozilla.o...n32/1315387300/

LATEST tinderbox build. Try it.

That one doesn't work!

[+Heartripper Subscriber¹]

New Download Manager UI landed on UX branch. UX branch users can enjoy it. Can any user post screenshot of it?

Dunno if it's on UX, but there's a try-build with the patch:

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/try-builds/paolo%2Emozmail%40amadzone%2Eorg-b824c49ecf9f

Screenshots:

To follow the evolution of the bug, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=564934

[Brandon H Supervisor]

it IS in the UX branch, a few other things have changed it looks like as well

here's the build that works http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/tinderbox-builds/ux-win32/1315393334/

[remixedcat]

I love that! but the bottom text is a little too light..... stylish to the rescue! ^_^

[Jamushroom Veteran]

I take it that the UX branch can be installed along with a stable release as well? As in; maintaining the current version I have installed and installing the UX branch as well?

Edit: Just tried it out in my Windows 7 VM. I must say, I'm really loving the current UX build. The new Download manager looks pretty convenient.

[Brandon H Supervisor]

I take it that the UX branch can be installed along with a stable release as well? As in; maintaining the current version I have installed and installing the UX branch as well?

all the different branches of development can be installed alongside eachother (though I think the UX branch only comes in a zip file)

[dnast]

It has an installer, as well.

[Brandon H Supervisor]

It has an installer, as well.

does it? *looks again very carefully* Oh I guess it does. doh. lol

[Jamushroom Veteran]

Hm, not really sure if I wan't to be using a beta build again just for the new UI :p Thanks for the info though!

[Duke D]

The new download manager looks great.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Does the UX build auto update? Hope that download manager makes it's way into a beta build soonish :)

[mysiskatten]

Does the UX build auto update? Hope that download manager makes it's way into a beta build soonish :)

Yes UX autoupdate

[Oz.]

Looks like Firefox is borrowing a lot from Chrome. The new tab page, app tabs, and unified functions button. Although I have to say the new download manager makes Chrome's look like even bigger crap than it is.

Now all we need is proper memory management and better UI responsiveness and the 2 will be neck and neck.

"Firefox is borrowing a lot from Chrome"

Chrome did the same thing with Firefox on opening tabs/right-click menus behavior and many more.

Huh? latest Firefox Nightly have the best memory management on my PC and the UI responsiveness is far better than latest Opera, Chrome.

[SoapyHamHocks Member]

<br />Looks like Firefox is borrowing a lot from Chrome. The new tab page, app tabs, and unified functions button. Although I have to say the new download manager makes Chrome's look like even bigger crap than it is. <br /><br />Now all we need is proper memory management and better UI responsiveness and the 2 will be neck and neck.<br />

Firefox had App Tabs first. What do you mean by 'unified functions button'? I hope you're not suggesting that the Firefox button is some how a copy of the chrome cog button.

[ViperAFK]

Firefox had App Tabs first. What do you mean by 'unified functions button'? I hope you're not suggesting that the Firefox button is some how a copy of the chrome cog button.

I'm fairly sure chrome had tab pinning (same thing as app tabs) before firefox. Opera had it before both of them (although a slightly different implementation, they only recently changed it so pinned tabs only show favicon)

Anyway, I hate these silly comments about "OMG [bROWSER] COPIED [bROWSER]" :p

[SoapyHamHocks Member]

I'm fairly sure chrome had tab pinning (same thing as app tabs) before firefox. Opera had it before both of them (although a slightly different implementation, they only recently changed it so pinned tabs only show favicon)

Anyway, I hate these silly comments about "OMG [bROWSER] COPIED [bROWSER]" :p

Firefox had tab pinning in the form of an addon called FaviconizeTab back in 2006. Chrome got this feature in 2009.

Indeed, not sure why some people feel the need to go into a thread about X and complain that X copied Y.

[+Zlip792 MVC]

FF improved its startup in FF7 and now more to come:

http://blog.mozilla.com/nfroyd/2011/09/08/fewer-page-faults-with-syzygy/

[Brandon H Supervisor]

Firefox had tab pinning in the form of an addon called FaviconizeTab back in 2006. Chrome got this feature in 2009.

Indeed, not sure why some people feel the need to go into a thread about X and complain that X copied Y.

but that wasn't made by mozilla, it was someone else's entirely, so if we're still talking official/semi-official implementation, chrome wins on that front

but honestly, i also don't understand why some people make such a big deal about browsers copying each other, who cares, all it means is someone had a good idea and it spread, if it's useful why NOT add it?

[SoapyHamHocks Member]

but that wasn't made by mozilla, it was someone else's entirely, so if we're still talking official/semi-official implementation, chrome wins on that front

but honestly, i also don't understand why some people make such a big deal about browsers copying each other, who cares, all it means is someone had a good idea and it spread, if it's useful why NOT add it?

My point was Chrome wasn't the first browser to have this feature. Chrome has always had a rapid release cycle so they can push these updates, and in some cases new features, really quickly. Mozilla has created a lot of unique features too, but it just takes them so long to implement them.

[ViperAFK]

Firefox had tab pinning in the form of an addon called FaviconizeTab back in 2006. Chrome got this feature in 2009.

Indeed, not sure why some people feel the need to go into a thread about X and complain that X copied Y.

It was the assumption that we were talking about default features, not extensions.

but honestly, i also don't understand why some people make such a big deal about browsers copying each other, who cares, all it means is someone had a good idea and it spread, if it's useful why NOT add it?

Exactly :)