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** "Fennec offers substantial UI advances that, in our opinion, make mobile browsing much more effective and convenient. All browsers on mobile devices, including Safari, position browsing controls such as tabs, options, settings, backward and forward buttons, on the top or bottom of the screen. However, this approach reduces the available screen space and makes navigating much more time consuming. For example, in Safari you have to move up on a page to reach the address or search bars, which can be annoying especially in lengthy pages. Mozilla had a different idea. Only the address bar and bookmark buttons are on top of the Fennec screen. Other browser controls are hidden: They are moved into vertical columns outside the screen boundaries and you simply swipe left or right to scroll a page to either side and show those vertical panels. This concept not only saves time as only one gesture is required to access browser features no matter how tall the page is, but it maximizes the screen real estate as well." | ** "Fennec offers substantial UI advances that, in our opinion, make mobile browsing much more effective and convenient. All browsers on mobile devices, including Safari, position browsing controls such as tabs, options, settings, backward and forward buttons, on the top or bottom of the screen. However, this approach reduces the available screen space and makes navigating much more time consuming. For example, in Safari you have to move up on a page to reach the address or search bars, which can be annoying especially in lengthy pages. Mozilla had a different idea. Only the address bar and bookmark buttons are on top of the Fennec screen. Other browser controls are hidden: They are moved into vertical columns outside the screen boundaries and you simply swipe left or right to scroll a page to either side and show those vertical panels. This concept not only saves time as only one gesture is required to access browser features no matter how tall the page is, but it maximizes the screen real estate as well." | ||
** "Fennec is not just another mobile browser. We believe that this browser will be significant and may have, in the long term, a much greater impact on users than the desktop version. It delivers a new UI that feels natural and makes web browsing on devices with small screen much more effective than we have seen to date. Sometimes, it is a simple solution that is most effective. Who would have thought about moving UI controls outside the left and right screen boundaries and enable a quick swipe gesture access? We really can't stress enough how revolutionary this concept is from an end-user perspective." | ** "Fennec is not just another mobile browser. We believe that this browser will be significant and may have, in the long term, a much greater impact on users than the desktop version. It delivers a new UI that feels natural and makes web browsing on devices with small screen much more effective than we have seen to date. Sometimes, it is a simple solution that is most effective. Who would have thought about moving UI controls outside the left and right screen boundaries and enable a quick swipe gesture access? We really can't stress enough how revolutionary this concept is from an end-user perspective." | ||
* http://www.betanews.com/article/New_Fennec_alphas_enable_mobile_Firefox_trials_on_desktop_PCs/1224619961 | * http://www.betanews.com/article/New_Fennec_alphas_enable_mobile_Firefox_trials_on_desktop_PCs/1224619961 | ||
** this one is mostly about UI, too | |||
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** The rest of the interface is slick. I found the location bar autocompletion and search fast and unobtrusive, and liked the thumbnail view of the tab bar. There are no themes or other add-ons for Fennec yet, but since it employs the same APIs as Firefox, they are sure to follow." | ** The rest of the interface is slick. I found the location bar autocompletion and search fast and unobtrusive, and liked the thumbnail view of the tab bar. There are no themes or other add-ons for Fennec yet, but since it employs the same APIs as Firefox, they are sure to follow." | ||
Some more: | |||
* http://mashable.com/2008/10/18/mozilla-firefox-fennec-mobile/ | * http://mashable.com/2008/10/18/mozilla-firefox-fennec-mobile/ | ||
* http://mashable.com/2008/10/20/mobile-firefox-fennec-video/ | * http://mashable.com/2008/10/20/mobile-firefox-fennec-video/ | ||
* http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/101708-firefox.html?hpg1=bn | * http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/101708-firefox.html?hpg1=bn | ||
* http://www.techdigest.tv/2008/10/mozilla_release.html | * http://www.techdigest.tv/2008/10/mozilla_release.html | ||
* http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/231612/first-alpha-of-firefox-mobile-released.html | * http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/231612/first-alpha-of-firefox-mobile-released.html | ||