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In: Firefox
4 Mar 2010Mozilla is hard at work on the next version of Firefox, and the latest alpha builds include out-of-process support for plugins.
“Plugins such as Flash and Silverlight run in a separate process from the browser. If a plugin crashes it will not crash the browser, and unresponsive plugins are automatically restarted” said an announcement [...]
In: Firefox
4 Feb 2010Mozilla’s Stephen Horlander has been hard at work, working on tab animations for the next version of Firefox, Firefox 4.0. The aim is to improve the user experience.
“One area that animation would be very beneficial is with tab interactions. Specifically moving/arranging tabs on the tab strip, closing/opening tabs and tearing off tabs into [...]
In: Firefox
22 Dec 2009Mozilla contributor Stephen Horlander is still hard at work, sharing his ideas for a revamped Windows 7 theme for Firefox 4.0.
According to Horlander, the expected Firefox facelift is now solely expected in Firefox 4, and not gradually through Firefox 3.7 and Firefox 4.0.
In this revision, the Application button (marked #1 on the mockup above) has [...]
In: Firefox
7 Oct 2009Stephen Horlander, a Visual Designer for Firefox, has revealed some Firefox 3.7 and Firefox 4 mock-up designs for Mac computers.
The designs are based on feedback and comments left about the firm user interface direction for Firefox 3.7 and 4 designs. Below are possible Firefox 3.7 and 4 interfaces for Mac.
More details, variations and information on [...]
In: Firefox
8 Sep 2009Mozilla has posted a new roadmap, outlining the future for Firefox in the next 12 months. At this stage, Firefox 4.0 is due to hit somewhere between September and November 2010 according to the roadmap.
New features for Firefox 4 are said to include platform enhancements, including running tabs in separate processes, interface enhancements, and speed [...]
In: Firefox
29 Jul 2009Hot on the heals of the Firefox 3.7 interface mock-ups, Firefox 4.0 mock-up designs have surfaced.
While the new Windows interface looks similar to that of Firefox 3.7, there are some slight differences, including an in-line refresh and stop button.
Two separate designs have been proposed, one with tabs above the address bar, and one with the [...]