// From Phoenix to Firefox in pictures – Clubic

Initially named Phoenix, the first version of Firefox was published Sept. 23, 2002 with Windows and Linux testers. From the outset, we find a minimalist interface without search field or printing option but with all the same, a bookmarks bar and large orange buttons, which become smaller in version 0.2.

A few months after the publication of Phoenix 0.5, the project code name will change to Mozilla Firebird 0.6. Developers implement a search box in a slightly more compact interface with a sidebar, the management of third-party extensions and themes or graphics, an image blocker for slow connections of the time .

In Firebird 0.6, Mozilla changed to more colorful icons with Qute theme. The tab management has previously been optimized. The images can now be automatically resized, and the browser is coming to present on Mac OS X

On February 9, 2004, the project name changes again and is now called Mozilla Firefox 0.8. Developers have reviewed the installation wizard on Windows and added a download manager. We also find a password manager, support for alternative style sheets for Web pages (precursor Stylish) and an option to send the page by email; previously features introduced in Firebird 0.7.

Firefox 0.9 and 0.9.1, developers are rethinking again the default theme and introduce a real extension manager and themes. This theme will be retained for the following two years

Firefox 1.0 was released November 9, 2004. he not record less than 100 million downloads over the next twelve months. The software is available in a dozen languages ​​and introduces some new features such as a button to subscribe to RSS feeds (or Live Bookmarks)

Mozilla exchange for the first time its development cycle and rather than chaining iterations, the Foundation goes directly to Firefox 1.5. This allows him to wait until the current version reaches a certain number of users and facilitates deployment in enterprises.

Also, it allows to introduce more new products, in this case, in addition to various cosmetic refinements, it can rearrange tabs by dragging and dropping, deleting data privacy or to go back to Mozilla sites that do not display correctly.

Published in June 2008 and January 2010, versions 3, 3.5 and 3.6 have really helped democratize the Firefox browser. The foundation, which faces competition from Google in September 2008, refines the performance of its runtime through SpiderMonkey JavaScript TraceMonkey to. Developers are beginning to incorporate the first elements of HTML5, and more specifically, the & lt; Sound & gt; and & lt; video & gt; as well as the properties of CSS3 Faced with competition, Mozilla also plans to lock onto the same pace of development adopted by Google six weeks. Developers make available multiple deployment channels: Nightly, Aurora,

If there is a version of Firefox that has been widely promoted by Mozilla Foundation Firefox 4.0 is good. It introduced several new beginning with a new user interface.

Thus we find an orange button grouping the various options of the tool menu bar, but also a replacement of tabs now positioned above the bar address. Mozilla also introduced “application tabs” that is to say the ability to pin a tab.

Firefox 4.0 also includes a new extension manager and strengthens the integration of HTML5 elements , notably with WebGL

Back to video with Tristan Nitot, formerly president of Mozilla Europe.

With Firefox 10, Mozilla strengthens its position in a company and unveils extended support version of its browser: Firefox ESR, with an insured carrier for about a year. It must be said that the acceleration of the pace of development was not particularly pleased the chief technology officer at IBM, which pointed to several deployment problems.

Let’s leap forward a few years to glimpse the efforts Mozilla Firefox worn on the user interface. This is first deployed on Firefox 29 released in spring 2014. The designers ignore the square tabs, opting for curves, which is also reminiscent of the competitor Chrome browser interface.

An unofficial extension, however, to return to the original interface. Phew!