Comments on: Mozilla releases third Firefox 3 beta

Browser's latest beta version fits in more naturally with Mac OS X, Vista, and Linux, but the best reason to try the software is still its faster performance.

[morlamweb]

Yahoo Mail

That problem with Yahoo! Mail is a deal-killer for me. I use Yahoo's mail service every day as my primary account, with the new AJAX interface, and it simply doesn't work in the FF3 betas. Until that problem is fixed, either by Mozilla or Yahoo (I don't care who is actually at fault), I simply can't upgrade to FF3. That's a real shame, because I like the new integrated anti-virus scanning feature and the improved webpage load times.

[ian_jamieson]

Awful Interface!!!

I'm running the beta 3 on Vista and I have to say it looks awful. The icons look like they've been designed and created by a child learning paint.

I was hoping the interface would match ie7 which is actually gorgeous....well...apart from the icons in stupid places and the crappy css rendering.

Lets hope mozilla sack the "designer" and actually hire a proper "designer".

[The Mitch]

Sack him? How?

The designer works for free. You can't sack someone who works for free.

Now, if you find IE7 'gorgeous', nothing prevents you from creating a IE7-like theme for Firefox. Or from using other themes (heck, you can use the Mac OS X theme if you want!).

Moreover, 'beta' is the stage at which the UI is designed - it's still not finished. Comment and report now, if you actually have interesting ideas and help create them, they'll be made real.