quote:A very exciting set of changes is landing in Firefox Nightly. Weve been calling the project Australis, but, simply, its the next iteration of the Firefox user interface. Its not quite finished, and it needs more polish, which is exactly why were so eager to get it out to a wider set of the community.
So, what is Australis? 1. Its the most beautiful and detail-obsessed iteration of Firefoxs visual design yet: modern, clean, and comfortable. 2. More fundamentally, its a streamlining and simplification of the default interface, to declutter and better focus on how people use a browser today. 3. Finally, it includes a new simple way to customize the browser and make it your own.
There are also many side-benefits: a better more extensible interface model that will accommodate future features and additions; a simpler presentation of add-ons as equals to built-in browser features; and a familiar look and feel across all our platforms so that Firefox feels like Firefox everywhere. Well be writing more about all of these in future posts.