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Now, every browsers are updating their GUI... So, I think this is the time that we should have new GUI ^^
Does anyone think so ??




p/s : Sorry 4 my bad English...

What do you mean with "new GUI"?

If you just want to change the Lunascape appearance then you may download and install a different skin. Here you will find a lot of skins, and another four are here. The Skins Design Center (first of the above links) is written in Japanese but the skins are displayed as thumbnails (for those who are not familiar with the Japanese language ).

Instructions for installing a new skin can be found here.

If this does not satisfy your request - what would you like to have changed in the Lunascape GUI?

Skin have just change the color...does not change what the way you browse websites... I mean : we should change GUI like Firefox does...change everything to changing the way to browse the www easily ^^

I am not up-to-date of the changes sh***y FireFox makes. But according to the information provided from them for FF4, it is mainly a graphical redesign which also contains different buttons and a different order of the bars.
Most of these things you can already do with Lunascape.

But I agree that there could be made some improvements in the menues. I dislike the way the properties/settings are accessed. It is quite confusing when you can make changes just for Trident while you are currently browsing with Gecko or Webkit.
I really had problems with that when I started using Lunascape. I thought the available properties/settings were just valid for the current engine. And now I know that I was wrong.

I do not have any problems with the graphical appearance. I like it the way it is. I am not a friend of customizing things. I like it simple and straight forward.
The main things I am interested in is security and portability. I don't use plugins or addons. I just need a simple multi-engine browser that complies with the current HTML standards. If it supports Java (yeah, it's an addon, I know ... ) then I am more than satisfied.

Thanks for you reply I have just started using Lunascape and I really had problem with that, too... You and I have the same interest - interested in is security and portability and don't use plugins or addons ^^ If Lunascape had better GUI, more people would like and use it ^^ hope this will come true...

Hi guys,

I'd love to hear how exactly you'd like us to change the UI (= design of the browser) and its usability (= how settings and menus placement should be improved). We're actually working on that as we speak

Thanks... I will try my best to help you ^^

I've asked a similar question in the Facebook, and responses from users are quite interesting.

Of course, each has its own opinions, but it seems that people think all major browsers are following (copying) the Opera's look and feel, and some says to be unique and stay where we are now.

What are your thoughts on this?

I just saw a few screenshots of IE9 beta, FF4beta, the new Opera and Chrome and they look indeed all the same.
They all have removed some bars and buttons that are not often used. What stays are the tabs, the address bar and the buttons for previous/next page, cancel loading, refresh and home.
But can't we do most of that with the current Lunascape browser?
My Lunascape has most of the bars removed too.

Personally I do not like if Lunascape copies the UI all the other browsers have or will have. If Lunascape wants to gain market share it must be different - different in a way that makes it better than them. It must be even more comfortable to use and more stable than all the others. And if it is an eyecatcher then Lunascape gets the point.

Lunascape's multi-engine capability is one step into the right direction. No other browser vendor has copied that so far. That makes Lunascape unique.
If you want to replace the buttons for more stylish ones then some users will be happy, of course. But I think the most important point that makes an excellent browser is when it is (nearly) bug free. Even in this forum there are a lot of bug descriptions - some are fixed others are not. And if you read other forums that talk about Lunascape you can see that many users don't switch to Lunascape because of the number of unsolved problems/bugs.
Every few weeks there is a new Lunascape release available. Good, if the bugs are fixed, but bad for its reputation. The user thinks, the more releases there are, the more bugs must be in the software. Even if it's not the case.

If there is a common consensus of removing bars and buttons to have more space for the browsing area, then Lunascape should build on this.

• Why not adding an option to auto-hide the buttons/symbols and tabs?
  Whenever you move the mouse cursor on top of the browsing area the buttons/tabs bar drops down and a few seconds after the mouse cursor has moved outside this bar, it fades out again.
• What about a minimalistic control area?
  Lunascape now has a lot of bars enabled when installed for the first time. Why not enabling just the address bar and symbol bar? The user can then enable more bars if needed.
• What about the possibility to move the bars to the left, the right or to the bottom?
  Newer screens are 16:9 and no longer 4:3. But it is difficult to read text on long horizontal lines. If the bars are placed on the left or right, the browsing window gets smaller and any text displayed in there is easier to read.

These are just a few thoughts, but not wishes.
Any critics or support?

id like to see lunacsape with the look and feel of opera as well