I’ve remade the animated beams in aPNG format. This has resulted in a smaller file size allowing a faster download. It also seems to use less resources which is good news for slower computers. The file is still an 8-bit animation so you’ll only notice the difference in the operation of Firefox 3, not in visuals.
On another topic, I hope to have all the GTK library images out by next week and begin windows testing.
I’ve just finished theming the Identity pop-up for Firefox 3 and it’s really starting to come together now. I hope Mozilla doesn’t have another big shake-up of the theme because at the moment it’s a head of schedule.
Firefox 3 has a dead-line of April 2008 at the moment and I’m using the extra time to give NG Classic a more polished look across multiple platforms. It’s looking good for Linux at the moment and I’m going to have a working beta for Windows as soon as I create new images to replace the GTK ones used for the Linux version.
GTK Icons are taken directly from a ‘GTK Library’ in the Linux Operating System and do not display under Windows or Mac because they don’t have it but that’s okay, I wasn’t going to use them anyway!
In this image you can clearly see the difference between an unknown site and a secure one. For those you can’t be bothered looking the Unknown site is shown by the Level 58 icon with a dark aura and a valid SSL Certificate is shown using the NG Tank with a mod aura. You can see these pop-ups by clicking the icon in the location bar. Finally we have the EV SSL certificate, which is so new I could not find a site to test it. I just switched the SSL one and took a screenshot.
Many people are saying that EV certificates are the most secure and so I’ve used the NG God level and aura, or level 60. There have been a lot more changes including the Downloads Box, Preferences Window and the new Places feature but right now my current goal is to replace all the menu icons and any remaining GTK icons. This will be a huge step for Mac/Windows compatibility.
