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EDIT: Asa wants to know what you think of the theme, and good on him for it. If you've got anything to say, he's the one to say it to.
As others have pointed out, the new, "refreshed" theme for Firefox 2.0 is fugly and unusable. But most of the discussion has centered around the Windows version of it, which, to my eyes, is actually not that terrible. Buggy and in need of some choice de-fuglifications, sure, but it's a valid effort.
The Mac theme, on the other hand, is a fucking trainwreck. ( ...And wouldn't you know it, I forgot to take my pills this morning. )
Anyway, I don't think the new theme is unsalvagable. I actually like the new styles for the Go and Search buttons (they need a much sharper outline, IMO), and I like the spatial solutions they're finding for the tab-overflow functions. Radiant Core has some decent ideas, and once they build a working implementation of them, I expect to like the theme all right. But right now, a bunch of really obvious, glaring stuff, nearly all of which should have been fixed before Beta 2, is making it too frustrating to actually use.
In the meantime:
1. Feedback is part of the design process. So go ahead and make some noise if you're not satisfied yet.
2. The classic Pinstripe and Winstripe themes are still available as add-ons.
As others have pointed out, the new, "refreshed" theme for Firefox 2.0 is fugly and unusable. But most of the discussion has centered around the Windows version of it, which, to my eyes, is actually not that terrible. Buggy and in need of some choice de-fuglifications, sure, but it's a valid effort.
The Mac theme, on the other hand, is a fucking trainwreck. ( ...And wouldn't you know it, I forgot to take my pills this morning. )
In conclusion, WTF.
Anyway, I don't think the new theme is unsalvagable. I actually like the new styles for the Go and Search buttons (they need a much sharper outline, IMO), and I like the spatial solutions they're finding for the tab-overflow functions. Radiant Core has some decent ideas, and once they build a working implementation of them, I expect to like the theme all right. But right now, a bunch of really obvious, glaring stuff, nearly all of which should have been fixed before Beta 2, is making it too frustrating to actually use.
In the meantime:
1. Feedback is part of the design process. So go ahead and make some noise if you're not satisfied yet.
2. The classic Pinstripe and Winstripe themes are still available as add-ons.