overhaul Firefox's default home and tab pages

[Randy]

Despite Mozilla kicking its release schedule into overdrive, not all parts of Firefox have gotten the tender love and care they truly deserve. Take for example, the browser's default homepage, which hasn't evolved much since its humble beginnings nearly a decade ago. That'll change soon in a two pronged effort, with Mozilla first adding a function bar to version 12 (seen after the break), followed by a later and more extensive revamp (up-top) which incorporates apps, top sites and chat functionality. Also planned is a Chrome and Safari-esque Top Sites New Tab view and savvy URL autocompletion in the address bar. A more in-depth preview awaits at the source, or we suppose, you could live dangerously and hop aboard Mozilla's nightly release train. You decide.



From: http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/28/mozilla-to-overhaul-firefoxs-default-home-and-tab-pages/

 

[Jazzy]

Don't use Firefox but heard it's slow and just wondering how much slower this will make it.

 

[DrLeftover]

It's better than IE.



More stable than the last release of Chrome.



More friendly than Opera.



But it still has issues.





My question is. Once the developers of ANY of the above get a good working platform that is reasonably stable and works with MOST web content and sites: Why Do They Have To Keep Dicking Around With It?

 

[Evil Eye]

Meh. I don't use it anyway

Don't use Firefox but heard it's slow and just wondering how much slower this will make it.

It takes a while to get started, but I'm getting better JavaScript speeds and roughly the same loading times I get in Chrome