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Status

Tab Strip Visual Redesign
Stage	Complete
Status	Complete
Release target	Firefox 29
Health	OK
Status note	`

{{#set:Feature name=Tab Strip Visual Redesign

|Feature stage=Complete |Feature status=Complete |Feature version=Firefox 29 |Feature health=OK |Feature status note=` }}

Team

Product manager	Asa Dotzler
Directly Responsible Individual	Stephen Horlander
Lead engineer	Matthew Noorenberghe
Security lead	`
Privacy lead	`
Localization lead	`
Accessibility lead	`
QA lead	Paul Silaghi
UX lead	Stephen Horlander
Product marketing lead	`
Operations lead	`
Additional members	Mike Conley

{{#set:Feature product manager=Asa Dotzler

|Feature feature manager=Stephen Horlander |Feature lead engineer=Matthew Noorenberghe |Feature security lead=` |Feature privacy lead=` |Feature localization lead=` |Feature accessibility lead=` |Feature qa lead=Paul Silaghi |Feature ux lead=Stephen Horlander |Feature product marketing lead=` |Feature operations lead=` |Feature additional members=Mike Conley }}

Open issues/risks

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Stage 1: Definition

1. Feature overview

Redesign and streamline the Tab Strip.

Goals:

Emphasis the current active tab
Create a soft, smooth and streamlined appearance

2. Users & use cases

All users that use tabs.

3. Dependencies

Implement window frame in XUL – bug 590945
Tabs in titlebar support for OSX – bug 625989
Ability to manipulate window controls for OSX - bug 851652

4. Requirements

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Non-goals

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Stage 2: Design

5. Functional specification

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6. User experience design

Design Goals:

Soft curves connecting the Active Tab to the Tab Strip
No visual affordance to background tabs except on hover
Subtle separators for background tabs

Design Specs:

Windows 7
- Aero

Windows XP
- Luna Blue
- Olive
- Silver

OSX

Linux

Tabs

Stage 3: Planning

7. Implementation plan

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8. Reviews

Security review

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Privacy review

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Localization review

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Accessibility

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Quality Assurance review

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Operations review

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Stage 4: Development

9. Implementation

Development work can be tracked in bug 732583 and its dependencies:

australis-tabs-win bug 738491
australis-tabs-osx bug 823180
australis-tabs-linux bug 823176

Planning etherpad Bug tracking dashboard

Stage 5: Release

10. Landing criteria

Must land in the same Firefox release as the Panel Menu and new toolbar customization {{#set:Feature open issues and risks=` |Feature overview=Redesign and streamline the Tab Strip.

Goals:

Emphasis the current active tab
Create a soft, smooth and streamlined appearance

|Feature users and use cases=All users that use tabs. |Feature dependencies=* Implement window frame in XUL – bug 590945

Tabs in titlebar support for OSX – bug 625989
Ability to manipulate window controls for OSX - bug 851652

|Feature requirements=` |Feature non-goals=` |Feature functional spec=` |Feature ux design=Design Goals:

Soft curves connecting the Active Tab to the Tab Strip
No visual affordance to background tabs except on hover
Subtle separators for background tabs

Design Specs:

Windows 7
- Aero

Windows XP
- Luna Blue
- Olive
- Silver

OSX

Linux

Tabs

australis-tabs-win bug 738491
australis-tabs-osx bug 823180
australis-tabs-linux bug 823176

Planning etherpad Bug tracking dashboard |Feature landing criteria=Must land in the same Firefox release as the Panel Menu and new toolbar customization }}

Feature details

Priority	P1
Rank	999
Theme / Goal	Experience
Roadmap	User Experience
Secondary roadmap	Firefox Desktop
Feature list	Desktop
Project	`
Engineering team	Desktop front-end

{{#set:Feature priority=P1

|Feature rank=999 |Feature theme=Experience |Feature roadmap=User Experience |Feature secondary roadmap=Firefox Desktop |Feature list=Desktop |Feature project=` |Feature engineering team=Desktop front-end }}

Team status notes

	status	notes
Products	`	`
Engineering	`	`
Security	sec-review-unnecessary	`
Privacy	`	`
Localization	`	`
Accessibility	`	`
Quality assurance	`	`
User experience	`	`
Product marketing	`	`
Operations	`	`

{{#set:Feature products status=`

|Feature products notes=` |Feature engineering status=` |Feature engineering notes=` |Feature security status=sec-review-unnecessary |Feature security health=` |Feature security notes=` |Feature privacy status=` |Feature privacy notes=` |Feature localization status=` |Feature localization notes=` |Feature accessibility status=` |Feature accessibility notes=` |Feature qa status=` |Feature qa notes=` |Feature ux status=` |Feature ux notes=` |Feature product marketing status=` |Feature product marketing notes=` |Feature operations status=` |Feature operations notes=` }}

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 {{FeatureStatus
 |Feature name=Tab Strip Visual Redesign
-|Feature stage=Draft
+|Feature stage=Complete
-|Feature status=In progress
+|Feature status=Complete
+|Feature version=Firefox 29
 |Feature health=OK
 }}
 {{FeatureTeam
+|Feature product manager=Asa Dotzler
 |Feature feature manager=Stephen Horlander
+|Feature lead engineer=Matthew Noorenberghe
+|Feature qa lead=Paul Silaghi
 |Feature ux lead=Stephen Horlander
+|Feature additional members=Mike Conley
 }}
 {{FeaturePageBody
@@ Line 18: / Line 23: @@
 |Feature dependencies=* Implement window frame in XUL –  {{bug|590945}}
 * Tabs in titlebar support for OSX –  {{bug|625989}}
-* Ability to manipulate window controls for OSX
+* Ability to manipulate window controls for OSX - {{bug|851652}}
-|Feature ux design=Design:
+|Feature ux design='''Design Goals:'''
 * Soft curves connecting the Active Tab to the Tab Strip
 * No visual affordance to background tabs except on hover
 * Subtle separators for background tabs
-http://people.mozilla.com/~shorlander/files/feature-pages/australis-tabs.png
+'''Design Specs:'''
+* Windows 7
+** [http://people.mozilla.com/~shorlander/files/australis-designSpecs/australis-designSpecs-windows7-mainWindow.html#sectionTabs Aero]
+*Windows XP
+** [http://people.mozilla.com/~shorlander/files/australis-designSpecs/australis-designSpecs-windowsXP-lunaBlue-mainWindow.html#sectionTabs Luna Blue]
+** [http://people.mozilla.com/~shorlander/files/australis-designSpecs/australis-designSpecs-windowsXP-olive-mainWindow.html#sectionTabs Olive]
+** [http://people.mozilla.com/~shorlander/files/australis-designSpecs/australis-designSpecs-windowsXP-silver-mainWindow.html#sectionTabs Silver]
+* [http://people.mozilla.com/~shorlander/files/australis-designSpecs/australis-designSpecs-osx-mainWindow.html#sectionTabs OSX]
+* [http://people.mozilla.com/~shorlander/files/australis-designSpecs/australis-designSpecs-linux-mainWindow.html#sectionTabs Linux]
+[[File:Australis-i02-Tabs.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Tabs]]
+|Feature implementation notes=Development work can be tracked in {{bug|732583}} and its [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/showdependencytree.cgi?id=738491&hide_resolved=0 dependencies]:
+* australis-tabs-win   {{bug|738491}}
+* australis-tabs-osx   {{bug|823180}}
+* australis-tabs-linux {{bug|823176}}
+[https://firefox-ux.etherpad.mozilla.org/AustralisTabs Planning etherpad]
+[https://people.mozilla.com/~mnoorenberghe/australis/#tabs Bug tracking dashboard]
+|Feature landing criteria=Must land in the same Firefox release as the [[Features/Desktop/Panel_Menu|Panel Menu]] and new [[Toolbar_Customization|toolbar customization]]
 }}
 {{FeatureInfo
-|Feature priority=Unprioritized
+|Feature priority=P1
 |Feature theme=Experience
 |Feature roadmap=User Experience
@@ Line 35: / Line 59: @@
 |Feature engineering team=Desktop front-end
 }}
-{{FeatureTeamStatus}}
+{{FeatureTeamStatus
+|Feature security status=sec-review-unnecessary
+}}