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= Overview =
= Pitch =
'''Sprint lead:''' shorlander<br/>
The new theme for Firefox will modernize the web browser interface, reflecting the power, simplicity and customizability of the world's most popular browser. Ensuring that the application feels like a natural part of the user's desktop, web life, and task flow are key goals.
'''Sprinters:''' faaborg, limi, boriss<br/>
'''Timeframe:''' (beginning 2009/07/13)–(ending ?)<br/>


'''Description:''' Exploring a revamp of the Firefox Theme/UI. Identifying current issues and weaknesses. Focus on modernizing and streamlining. Specific emphasis on appearance and behavior on Windows Vista/7. Increased cross-platform cohesiveness.


= Goals =
= Goals =
* Streamline UI Elements
* Streamline UI elements and reduce visual footprint
* Reduce Visual Footprint
* Modernize look and feel
* Modernize Look and Feel
* Retain visual integration
* Retain Visual Integration While Still Being Attractive
* Maintain cross-platform consistency (Where applicable)
* Increased Cross Platform Consistency (Where Applicable)


= Windows =
== Current Theme Issues ==
[[Firefox/3.0 Windows Default Theme Issues|3.0 Windows Default Theme Issues]]: This is a good starting point that identifies problems and shortcomings with the current Theme/UI on Windows. Focus on Windows Vista and 7.


== Visually Appealing Windows Applications ==
= Non-Goals =
[[Firefox/Projects/3.7_and_4.0_Theme_and_UI_Revamp/Visually_Appealing_Windows_Applications|Visually Appealing Windows Applications]]: Some examples of Windows applications that are visually appealing and/or have good UI design.
* Alter tab behaviour
* Maintain compatibility with existing themes


== Design: ==
* Make use of Aero Glass on Windows 7 and Vista
* Move to tabs-on-top by default (option to move back underneath navigation bar and possibly left or right as well)
* Combine Reload/Stop/Go (Separate Stop and Reload buttons in Customization dialog)
* Move Reload/Stop/Go to the LocationBar
* Addition of thin progress bar (tied to LocationBar in active tab and top of tab for background tabs)
* Sort and Trim Menu Items
* Hide the MenuBar and create replacement AppMenu. ("Firefox" Button)
* Remove the bookmarks bar(if never user altered)
* Addition of a Bookmarks Widget on the main toolbar that replicates the Bookmarks Menu
* Move "Home" button to Home Tab
* Changes to the TabBar to make it more streamlined
* Shift towards more unified look across Windows variations(while still retaining platform look & feel "spirit")
** Less "bright and colorful" icons
** More tangible button appearance
** Perhaps more glyphs
* General icon cleanup/polish


=== Mockups ===
= Status =
* [[Firefox/4.0 Windows Theme Mockups]]
* '''IN FLIGHT'''
** Started Implementation


== Proposed Theme/UI Direction and Feedback ==
* '''Tracking Bugs:'''
[[Firefox/Projects/3.7_and_4.0_Theme_and_UI_Revamp/Direction_and_Feedback|Direction and Feedback]]: In depth exploration of proposed ideas for Firefox 3.7 and 4.0.
** <span style="color: #7e7e7e">'''[Windows]'''</span> {{bug|544820}}
** <span style="color: #7e7e7e">'''[Linux]'''</span> {{bug|572482}}
** <span style="color: #7e7e7e">'''[Mac]'''</span> {{bug|544821}}


<br>
* '''Project Lead:''' shorlander
* '''Project Members:''' Boriss, dao, faaborg, gavin, limi


= Mac =
= Design =
== Design: ==
* [[Firefox/Projects/New Theme/Windows|Windows]]
The design for Mac is very similar to what has been [[Firefox/Projects/3.7_and_4.0_Theme_and_UI_Revamp/Direction_and_Feedback|proposed for Windows]]. With some exceptions:
* [[Firefox/Projects/New Theme/Linux|Linux]]
* The Menubar, being a system wide element, will stay
* [[Firefox/Projects/New Theme/Mac|Mac]]
* The absence of the App Button and App Menu


=== Mockups ===
* [[Firefox/4.0 Mac Theme Mockups]]


== Mac Specific Visual Refresh ==
= [[Firefox/Projects/New_Theme/Timeline|Timeline / Milestones]] =
There are many stylistic changes that are addressed in depth in the [[Firefox/Projects/3.7_and_4.0_Theme_and_UI_Revamp/Mac_Specific_Visual_Refresh|Mac Specific Visual Refresh]] article.


<br>
= Delivery Requirements =
* Requires an add-on compatibility changing application version increment
* Requires full alpha and beta testing  with over 50,000 users on all platforms


= Linux =
== Design: ==
The Linux design picks up many aspects from the ideas [[Firefox/Projects/3.7_and_4.0_Theme_and_UI_Revamp/Direction_and_Feedback|proposed for Windows]]. With specific emphasis on how to integrate with various system themes.


=== Mockups ===
= Constraints =
* [[Firefox/4.0 Linux Theme Mockups]]
* Designs completed and accepted for Windows (XP, Vista and Windows 7, in Classic and with Windows themes applied), OSX (10.5 and later) and Linux (Ubuntu 9.10 and later)
* No impact to Ts or TXul metrics


== Linux Specific Visual Refresh ==
There are some stylistic changes that are addressed in depth in the [[Firefox/Projects/3.7_and_4.0_Theme_and_UI_Revamp/Linux_Specific_Visual_Refresh|Linux Specific Visual Refresh]] article.


<br>
= Dependencies =
* Ability to draw in title bar of window on all operating systems (Core::Widget) {{bug|513157}}
* Re-implement tab strip as toolbar (Toolkit::Tabbed Browser) {{bug|347930}}
* Enable Aero Glass for Main Window {{bug|546259}}


= Theme/UI Implementation Bugs  =
= Testing =
* <span style="color: #7e7e7e">'''[Perf]'''</span> Ts and TXUL should be monitored closely as code lands
* <span style="color: #7e7e7e">'''[Compatibility]'''</span> Test with OS alternate themes (ie: Classic, Tan, Aqua)
* <span style="color: #7e7e7e">'''[Security]'''</span> No security review required


* {{bug|544815}} - Allow for placing Tabs over the Navigation Bar with option for Tabs under the Navigation Bar
* {{bug|544816}} - Attach combined Stop/Go/Refresh button to the Location Bar
* {{bug|544817}} - Create Bookmarks Widget with placement dependent on Bookmarks Bar status
* {{bug|544818}} - Progress "Line" indicator for background loading tabs
* {{bug|544819}} - Create a basic Home Tab linking to the current Home Page
* {{bug|544823}} - [Meta] Theme Visual Refresh
** {{bug|544820}} - [Windows] Theme Visual Refresh
** {{bug|544821}} - [OS X] Theme Visual Refresh


<br>
= Related Projects =
 
* App Button/App Menu + [[Menu cleanup]]
= Platform Capabilities  =
* [[Firefox/Projects/Home Tab|Home Tab + App Tabs]]
 
* [[Firefox/Projects/Places_UI|Places UI]]
These are all things that we would need to be able to do to create the theme changes that have been mocked up.&nbsp; As new limitations emerge I'll add them to this list as well.
* [[Firefox/Projects/Notification|Notifications]]
 
* [[Firefox/Projects/animation|Animation]]
== All Platforms: General ==
* [[Firefox/Projects/Download_manager_improvements|Download Manager Improvements]]
 
* [[Firefox/Projects/Extension_Manager_Redesign|Extensions Manager Redesign]]
* {{bug|513157}} Ability to draw the title bar ourselves (possibly tabs, weave, OS theme integration, personas)
* browser.js cleanup
** {{bug|513158}} Josh will look into this more for OS X
** {{bug|513162}} Windows: talk to Jim or rstrong
** {{bug|513159}} Linux: only gnome for overlaying the title bar? perhaps consider dropping, need to talk to karl tomlinson, zwol
 
*Additional OS theme resource extraction (are there things we should expose to the platform from the new OS themes?)
**Nothing comes to mind right now on things that are available
 
*Full OS theme detection
**{{bug|543910}}
 
*Icons: refactor how the mozilla platform deals with icons
**proposed approach for feedback: [[Firefox/Projects/IconRefactor]]
 
*Colors: about:colors, single file with all hard coded colors, new primitives (moz-red)
**Dao got started on doing this, it's a build time thing
 
== All Platforms: Customization ==
 
*Ability to have multiple instances of the same control in the customization palette
**Not a problem, just need to actually do it
 
*Ability to change the appearance of a control based on its location relative to other controls on the toolbar
**Possible, but a lot easier to just do it based off of the immediate right and left items. We can go farther than that but it starts to get intractably complex.
 
== Windows ==
 
*Ability to package multiple themes (XP, Vista, 7) instead of relying on chrome overrides
**Showing both in the theme manager might be difficult, need to follow up on the
 
*Ability to package different .ico files for different versions of Windows
**First icon embedded in the firefox.exe, so we would have to have different exe files.
**However, we can control the icon used for shortcuts (start menu, quick launch, desktop) so that very well could be good enough, especially if we are drawing our own title bar so can use whatever
 
*{{bug|506124}} Glass support (already well discussed and on track, but a platform capability nonetheless)
** Some interesting cases with personas {{bug|513170}} and also private browsing {{bug|513418}}

Latest revision as of 01:46, 6 July 2010

Pitch

The new theme for Firefox will modernize the web browser interface, reflecting the power, simplicity and customizability of the world's most popular browser. Ensuring that the application feels like a natural part of the user's desktop, web life, and task flow are key goals.


Goals

  • Streamline UI elements and reduce visual footprint
  • Modernize look and feel
  • Retain visual integration
  • Maintain cross-platform consistency (Where applicable)


Non-Goals

  • Alter tab behaviour
  • Maintain compatibility with existing themes


Status

  • IN FLIGHT
    • Started Implementation
  • Project Lead: shorlander
  • Project Members: Boriss, dao, faaborg, gavin, limi

Design


Timeline / Milestones

Delivery Requirements

  • Requires an add-on compatibility changing application version increment
  • Requires full alpha and beta testing with over 50,000 users on all platforms


Constraints

  • Designs completed and accepted for Windows (XP, Vista and Windows 7, in Classic and with Windows themes applied), OSX (10.5 and later) and Linux (Ubuntu 9.10 and later)
  • No impact to Ts or TXul metrics


Dependencies

  • Ability to draw in title bar of window on all operating systems (Core::Widget) bug 513157
  • Re-implement tab strip as toolbar (Toolkit::Tabbed Browser) bug 347930
  • Enable Aero Glass for Main Window bug 546259

Testing

  • [Perf] Ts and TXUL should be monitored closely as code lands
  • [Compatibility] Test with OS alternate themes (ie: Classic, Tan, Aqua)
  • [Security] No security review required


Related Projects

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