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Firefox 4.0 Goes Chrome, New UI In Q4 2010

Posted by Soulskill on from the new-and-shiny dept.

sv_libertarian writes "Mozilla recently updated its product roadmap through 2010. According to the first draft, the current browser will see a minor update in Q4 2009 and another in Q2 2010. Version 4.0 is headed for an October or November 2010 release and will bring a new user interface and browser sync integration. 'There is not much information on [what] this new user interface will look like, but the first mockups that have been posted on Mozilla's website suggest that the Mozilla team favors a Google Chrome-like design that integrates Windows 7 graphics features. Overall, window elements seem to be floating over the background.' The mockup page emphatically notes that the design is not final."

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  1. More images for the "Oooh shiny!" crowd. by Viol8 · · Score: 0, Troll

    No doubt they hope some pretty pictures will make the drooling fanbois forget about the endless bugs in 3.x.

  2. Re:Function before form by clone53421 · · Score: 0, Troll

    If he'd illustrated his problem by describing when and how Firefox crashes, he'd have a valid argument, but he didn't and I've never had trouble with this. So, in my opinion, he's whining about a problem that doesn't exist, and yeah, I'd call his post a troll.

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  3. So why don't you browse in full screen mode? by Animaether · · Score: 1, Troll

    In FireFox, enter fullscreen mode. Boom, 100% - a few pixels at the top, all for rendering the page content.
    Want to get to the tabs - hover your mouse over those few pixels.. voila, there's the tabs and address bar.

  4. Fossil by jrennie · · Score: 0, Troll

    Is Slashdot so behind-the-times that it considers FFox news relevant?