A Look At Firefox 4 Beta 1

Here are a few screenshots of Firefox 4 on Windows.

Click to embiggen.

Some observations:

Firefox really feels faster than 3. It starts so much faster, and is generally more responsive. It’s not Chrome or Opera fast, but it’s way faster than Firefox old.
The new theme has the benefit that, when maximized on Windows, the Firefox button actually DOES grab the top left pixel of the screen. In Chrome, that pixel is still reserved for the oldschool Windows icon menu.
Alas, it seems the fullscreen “tab moves to the top” feature which we got a blurry look of a few weeks ago, hasn’t yet been implemented. I expect it to, though.
With the addition of the Firefox button, menus now feel even more obsolete.

4 Responses to “A Look At Firefox 4 Beta 1”

James John Malcolm says:

The new theme has the benefit that, when maximized on Windows, the Firefox button actually DOES grab the top left pixel of the screen.

Thing is, you’d want the tabs to be right at the edge of the screen too, and the Firefox button next to them.

July 13, 2010 at 13:14

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- Joen says:
  
  Thing is, you’d want the tabs to be right at the edge of the screen too, and the Firefox button next to them.
  
  Yeah, but I’m convinced this is in the workings. In fact, I’ve seen a few lifehacker chrome.css hacks, which not only changes the firefox button color, but moves the tabs to the way top.
  
  July 13, 2010 at 13:17
  
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  - James John Malcolm says:
    
    Joen,
    
    Ooooh let’s hope so!
    
    July 14, 2010 at 12:17
  - Joen says:
    
    James John Malcolm,
    
    The problem is, as of now, when you move the tabs to the top, they stay there whether Firefox is maximized or not.
    
    Here’s the link:
    
    http://lifehacker.com/5581224/change-firefox-4s-toolbar-button-color-or-make-it-transparent
    
    July 14, 2010 at 12:18

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