A Firefox developer has posted a handful of mockups of Firefox 4′s user interface redesign along with some explanations of this shiny new App Button we’re getting. Everything just looks oh-so-gorgeous and simplified right next to that old 3.5 design.
The main focus of this new design is the App Button, a space-saving touch which will feel familiar to Windows 7 users. In essence, it “provides a unified location for menu items” and cuts down on all the toolbar clutter.
You can check out Horlander’s site for plenty of details about the design and explanations behind some of the new elements, but before you go, tell me: Do you prefer this App Button sort of element? Or do you prefer the plain ol’ menus we’re used to? [Stephen Horlander via Neowin]
Flame
Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 10:06 AMOpera released a pre-alpha of version 10.5 and theirs has this “app button” idea:
http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/2009/12/22/from-all-of-us-to-all-of-you
Zar
Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 12:54 PMLooks a lot like Chrome, I love it. Chrome is gorgeous but its no replacement for Firefox’s functionality.
Matti Martin
Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 3:11 PMYeah. Have to say, the forward/back buttons and the tabs look very much like chrome. The forward button is almost a direct copy actually.
Keekers
Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 12:50 PMhave you tried RockMelt? It’s Chrome, with a lot more functionality and built-in social networking and RSS feeding on a brilliant scale.
Nicholas
Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 1:04 PMI personally see this as a step backward. I mean, damn its ugly!