

You can use it to search your files, ask questions to the digital assistant Cortana and also to search the web. One of the most visible new features of Windows 10 is the system wide search field in the task bar. And we’re continuing to investigate ways to make Firefox play nicely with the new tablet mode that Windows 10 introduces. Visually this manifests in a larger address bar and more tapable close buttons on the tabs. It’s the good parts of Windows 10 design paired with the Firefox you know and love!Īt the same time, we set out to improve the compatibility of Firefox with touch-operated tablets and hybrid devices. With version 40, Firefox is embracing the clean appearance of modern apps: it reduces lines and borders and uses flatter surfaces while preserving the friendliness of the previous Firefox interface. As a result, the huge differences in look and feel between classic and modern apps, that was extremely pronounced (and almost universally disliked) in Windows 8, is vanishing. We see more flatness, more bold colors and generally more visual consistency throughout the OS. The direction of the visual design of Windows 10 was clearly to finish what Windows 8 started. Rarely is that more true than when adapting an existing product to a new environment. Over the past months, a small team at Mozilla has been working on optimizing Firefox for the new operating system – both visually and functionally.Ī familiar experience dressed in a new wayĬharles Eames famously said: »The details are not the details. With the release of Firefox 40, all users of Windows 10 are in for a treat.
