Mobile/Archive/Android Theme

Summary

The current Fennec theme is an original creation, somewhat influenced by Maemo norms. We should create an Android specific theme for Fennec on Android devices that fits better there, while still maintaining some cross-platform Fennec distinctiveness.

Typically, we try to maintain glyphs/icons and overall layout across platforms, while altering button shape, colors, and textures to fit better with the host platform conventions.

Current Status

• sean creating concept mockups

Next Steps

Related Bugs

• bug 575403 - Create an Android theme for Fennec
• bug 570514 - Need status bar icons for Android
• bug 569402 - Show notifications in the Status Bar on Android

Team

• Project Lead: Madhava, Sean

Designs

Research

Other example android apps

• Twitter app UI example: http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/05/twitter-for-android-closer-look-at.html
• doubletwist media app: http://blog.cocoia.com/2010/doubletwist-android-media-player-app/
• Stock froyo UI: http://smarterware.org/6085/android-2-2-screenshot-tour-my-favorite-features-in-froyo

Draft Mockups

THESE ARE NOT FINAL BY ANY STRETCH, OK? (honestly)

• Titlebar
  • 1
• Control bar
  • 2
  • 2b
  • 2c
  • 2d
• Site Menu
  • 3
• Tab Bar
  • 4
    • comments: can't do the "attached to content edge" selection method because we can have multiple columns of tabs; can't use that "Sync" icon because of confusion with reload
  • 4b

Goals/Use Cases

Non Goals