New Australis interface for Firefox. What is it like to live and fight with him?

Mozilla Firefox users will soon expect a big surprise. The developers of this program plans to introduce the next version of the new interface, which has the code name Australis. It is expected that this will be the biggest update the appearance of the browser since the appearance of the fourth version. The main task that faced by designers - this simplification appearance, while maintaining all the main features of the browser. Let's see what they have.

To get an idea of ​​the new interface, a browser, you can visit this page and see some details Australis UI. Among the many changes are the following the most basic:

• The phasing out of the opening of various special pages in separate windows. Earlier this fate additions and download now join them bookmarks and settings.
• Waiver of add-ons panel at the bottom of the window (the status bar). Now all the add-ons button will be placed on top, to the right of the address bar.
• Home Firefox button moves from the left to the right and turns into something very similar to the corresponding element of Chrome.
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• The main browser menu will consist of large icons, the composition of which can be easily changed. The idea is to help to use the program on a device with a touchscreen.
• Tabs will acquire a more rounded shape and will remind tabs... you get the idea of ​​how the program. :)
• Small icons no longer supported.
• The user can not create their own panel and move as you'd like a button. Almost all the elements are rigidly attached to their places.

As you can see, a lot of changes and can be highly likely that they will be met by a very ambiguous. And then you can predict the two extreme reactions

Wow! That's cool! I want this now!

If you liked so much innovation that you do not want to wait for a second, then you can go on this page and download the test assembly with Australis interface. But once I warn that raw version and possible bugs, so it's best to do a pre-copy of their profile. Less radical way - to pull on a special Firefox skins, skilfully imitating the new interface. It can be found here.

This is terrible. How can I hide from this Australis?

Many users (including me) are not too inspired look and functionality of the next version of Firefox. For us, there is salvation in the form of a special extension, abolishing most of the innovations Australis and returns the familiar browser interface. It is interesting that it has developed one of the Mozilla developers, who also is the author of the popular add-ons Classic Toolbar Buttons. Find information about it can be in the this pageBut here to download and try does not work, as the author promises to publish it immediately after the appearance of the new UI at least in the nightly builds browser. Anyway, at the time when Mozilla starts forcibly transplanted to a new user interface, be aware that salvation is.

And how do you feel about the upcoming changes in Firefox? Will it be a step forward, or will the last straw for your transition to Google Chrome?