I was confused just like you, i agree that firefox for linux should have the same style as firefox for windows as default.

If you want the larger back button style you must install another theme in your firefox try for example this https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7379 i didnt found yet another similar. good luck. cya luky

@gabriel
Modify use of GTK API so that the GTK dialog that firefox does use provides these previews and less quirky navigation. I know gimp does something like this.

try this in about:config ui.allow_platform_file_picker;false
and googling around for kde firefox stuff can sort you out with a nice theme and a couple of extensions for any other problems.

BTW once firefox is integrated to gnome the kde to gnome integration kicks in an firefox uses the same widgets (or widget look atleast) as any kde app. so if FF looks really bad, you need to sort out Firefox->gnome before sorting out gnome->kde

ace & bobo your free to install a windows theme but having the same icons in both windows/linux is a terrible idea windows users have a horrible idiot proof interface, linux users have a more minimalist gnome/kde3 interface (ive not tried kde4 yet). big idiot proof buttons do not belong in linux. however if you are somebody who wants them then the firefox windows theme (and all the work for it will be available to you)

The windows one looks much better, i like the bigger back button, and the dropdown list for back and forward. I don’t really like tango, i prefer the icons from the windows version, why can’t we just have it?

Same icons in windows and linux!

You said that FF needs an element to evidentiate itself,cross-platform.Well,why leave it to the trash for linux users?

Konqueror CAN do gmail. You need to go to Tools -> Chage Browser Identification -> Other -> Firefox 1.5.0.4

When the page is reloaded gmail thinks it is fiirefox and loads properly. This is a problem with google not recognising the program not konquerors inability to render the pafe

As to “why not use Konqueror?” comment –> Konqueror is a joke. It can’t even do gmail.

The only reason the for KDE crew to make a new browser, was that was a project that someone thot would be cool. That’s a fine reason in the FLOSS world to write software–but not a good enough reason for the rest of use to use it. So have your fun coding Konqueror, but please get it together w/ Firefox so the rest of us have a browser that works well on our platform.

I like my theme Aurora-Orion in Gnome - I think is one of the best ever.

But when I am in Firefox I don’t wanna feel I’m in Nautilus.

I wanna see and recognize my Firefox.

All this “native look” problem it’s a bit geek-ish - not a discusion generated by the simply users.

Anyway to give this choice - to choose what you like (firefox native OR gnome native) - it’s a must.

Then, ultrapartisans(like Ephyphany fans), geeks and normal peoples will be hapy both.

So please take consider that.

Also about design / usability - could we have an unified Stop / Reload button (optional on Customize), for some more space on Navigation Toolbar ?.

1. Allow the user to use KDE open/save dialogs which actually show image previews, etc. How many people are turned away from FF for linux because they can’t preview images they’re going to upload to flickr or photobucket?

2. Modify use of GTK API so that the GTK dialog that firefox does use provides these previews and less quirky navigation. I know gimp does something like this.

I have not yet been able to test ff3 on linux (i am posting this with ff3 for windows, looks nice), so if 1 or 2 have been done, then kudos.