mozilla firefox for mac opening in fullscreen

Upon comparing the standard Nightly build to the UX one, I noticed the latter already contains the grid design for top websites pictured above, and full-screen support for Lion. However, as also noted in an update to the original post, it appears Mozilla has pulled the functionality from the Nightly release of Firefox, leaving it in the “UX version” available for download on Mozilla’s servers. Phase one is expected to roll out with Firefox 12, but at the time of writing the code still hasn’t been committed. Phase two is a complete reworking of the home page paradigm, weaving in favorite apps, recent websites, and even instant messaging (pictured below).

Basically there are two phases: The first phase will add “launchers” at the bottom - one-click links to your downloads, settings, apps, and so on (pictured right). The Firefox home tab is a lot more exciting. As first noted by ExtremeTech, an early version of a proposed new tab page design snuck into a nightly version of Firefox per Mozilla’s multiple channel releases, users of Firefox can test different versions of the browser, which range from Nightly to Aurora, Beta, Stable, and those uploaded directly to Mozilla’s FTP servers.ĮxtremeTech wrote about the new tab page:

One of the next versions of Firefox, Firefox 12, may feature a series of new interface elements and functionalities that should both appeal to OS X Lion users and introduce new navigation options for those who dont’ want to save their-most accessed websites in a bookmarks bar anymore.

Mozilla firefox for mac opening in fullscreen