PinkHope is a perfect match for Pink for October.  The Firefox theme is bright pink and integrates well in to the campaign.  PinkHope has also recently been added to the official Pink for October downloads page.

What do you think?  Are you going pink for October?

Here is what is new in the most recent version.

• New scrollbars featuring bones.  Jack Skellington is the Bone Daddy after all.
• New right click menus featuring orange options with green highlights.
• New tabs that should resemble grave stones.
• New creepy fence background for the bookmarks toolbar and other toolbars.
• New light up pumpkin throbber.
• Added a bit of orange to the find bar background.
• Cleaned up the big back button as there was some minor issues that only I probably saw.
• Green highlight when the URL or search bar is active.

That’s the bulk of what was updated.  I wanted to take HalloFF farther away from MidnightFox and have it stand on it’s own and I think I accomplished that.  I hope others like the updates as much as I do.

Please Note: If you get a -228 error when trying to download, that’s an error with Mozilla’s servers and I have alerted them.  Hopefully they fix it soon.

It’s a dark theme with quite a few elements shared with MidnightFox, however, the buttons are orange with green rollovers and Jack Skellington shows his face a few times throughout the theme.

Enjoy this little Halloween treat from me to you!

iPox Aqua has the same style and feel as iPox, with a bit more colorful buttons and brighter blues.

Now I think I have only 3 more to update.

Check out these stats!

Miint
Total downloads since April 8th 2007: 234,303
Active Daily Users on Wednesday September 3rd: 35,425

PinkHope
Total downloads since January 29th 2007: 530,214
Active Daily Users on Wednesday September 3rd: 80,814

iPox
Total downloads since January 4th 2006: 1,479,462
Active Daily Users on Wednesday September 3rd: 79,518

MidnightFox
Total downloads since March 30th 2006: 1,960,530
Active Daily Users on Wednesday September 3rd: 166,482

This is only a sampling of the themes I have available, but all represented above are available for Firefox 3.  Knowing that so many people enjoy my themes makes me happy.

Thank You!!!

The Firefox 2 version never made it out of the sandbox over there and was never publicly available.  It bugged me, but there wasn’t much I could do.  However now, MidnightFoxy can get the attention it deserves.

MidnightFoxy is a dark theme just like MidnightFox.  The main difference is the buttons are square and they get larger when you rollover them.

Give MidnightFoxy a shot if you like MidnightFox or dark Firefox themes.

Like the others, the entire theme was re-coded and some elements may be different.  I don’t aim to make an exact duplicate of the Firefox 2 version, but rather an upgrade.

For those that don’t know, PinkHope is a bright pink theme that takes aim at creating awareness for breast cancer fighters, survivors and supporters.  It’s also great for anyone who likes pink.

Instead of waiting until it’s perfect, I decided to release what I had done.  Thanks to the beta testers, any major bugs should be worked out and it’s ready to rock!

If you are a fan of the spinoff theme, MidnightFoxy, that’s still awaiting approval from the Mozilla folks.  It can be found on the Addon’s site though.

As always, any bugs can be reported in the bug tracker.

Miint has been released on Mozilla’s add-on site and is now public!

That makes two out of nine themes that are ready to go for Firefox 3.  One other is in production and the others waiting to get converted.

Miint fans rejoice though, the cool and tasty theme is read to go!

Feel free to report bugs in the bug tracker.

Enjoy!

The new version, iPox 2, has been re-worked from the ground up in hopes of creating the most compatible theme for Firefox 3.

If you come across a bug, please post it in the bug tracker and I’ll take a look into it.  There are more updates to come, but this is a good start.

Enjoy!

Yes, there are still things to do, like remove any unused files, and I’m sure some bugs will arise, but I’m very happy with Miint’s outcome so far.

The Miint beta is over, the theme has been released.

Next steps is to take some of the code and work it into MidnightFox and iPox to make them better.

Actually, you don’t have to be adventurous.  I have tested the themes on Mac and XP and saw no show stopping bugs.  Yes, there are quite a few outstanding areas that need theming, but I thought that the progress so far would be enough for some users who are patiently waiting; which I appreciate.

Bugs?  Issues?  Problems?  Yep, they are there too.  Don’t forget to let me know in the bug tracker so I can keep track of them and we can all discuss together.

So give MidnightFox and MidnightFoxy a spin and let me know what you think.

Download at the Bug Tracker.

I’ve recently got a few comments from a visitor saying “hurry up and release the f**king theme” and “do your f**king job.”

Now I know that there is bound to be one jerk out of hundreds of users, but it’s comments like these that make me wonder why I continue to spend my time on themes.  It’s not my job and, the more negative comments I get, the slower my progress will be.  These things take hours to build and there is a lot to take into consideration.

On the other hand I’ve gotten a lot of comments recently about people who are so passionate about Miint that they’d switch back to Firefox 2 until it was ready for Firefox 3.  These kind of comments drive me.  They are not yelling at me but encouraging me to spend more time theming.  And the good news is, Miint for Firefox 3 has come along way in just two and a half hours.

What I’m trying to point out here is that when you don’t pay for something, you should not demand updates and start swearing at developers.  We do this because we want to, because we love to, not because we have to.

Give a little respect to those that create free addons, themes and free software in general.

Are there any other site’s you’d like to see load in Firefox’s sidebar?

Check it out: http://twistermc.com/s

What’s cool about this is you can use it in a few different ways.

1 - Use it without Adobe Air.

2 - Load it in Firefox’s sidebar.  Just visit the URL above, bookmark the page and be sure to check the ‘Load in Sidebar’ box.  Now whenever you click on the bookmark, it’ll pop-open.

If you don’t see the ‘Load in Sidebar’ box, go to Bookmarks - Organize Bookmarks and edit the bookmark.  In Firefox 3 you’ll need to hit the ‘More’ button, Firefox 2 I think it’s the ‘Properties’.

I could turn it into a full blown extension, but I’ll wait and see if people want that.

3 - Load on mobile devices.  It seems to work great on my iPod Touch.  Let me know if it works on your mobile device.

Also, SocialAddict 1.1 is available for Adobe Air users.  Basically it replaces the BrightKite iPhone URL with the generic mobile URL as it didn’t work as nice as it should have.

Hope you enjoy it.

The first theme to be released for Firefox 3 will be iPox and I’m happy to announce the beta is out today.

The beta was born from the Mac default theme and has been built from the ground up.  This is all new code people.

The beta has been working great on my iMac, but it’s not as pretty on Windows.  And Linux I have no idea.

One big change with Firefox 3 is that it ties into the system to create buttons, form elements and lots of things.  At this time, iPox has not overwritten most those items.  The Mac buttons look great in iPox, the Windows ones are so so.  I’m looking for your thoughts on those or just pointing out what isn’t working.

From my experience, iPox is looking mighty fine on Firefox 3 on a Mac.  But it’s all those things I don’t see that I need your help with.

If you see a bug or an issue, head over to the Bug Squasher and post it.  We can work together to get things figured out.

Once iPox is out of beta, the other themes will follow.  Some sooner than others, but none probably as fast as fans want them.

Remember, I am only one guy with a lot going on in life.  I don’t have as much time to theme as some may think.

So where do you get the latest iPox beta?  Over at the Bug Squasher!

iPox is no longer in beta, it has been released.

Lets set a record today for the most times a piece of software was downloaded in 24 hours!

Needless to say, you also get Firefox 3 and all the good features that come with it!  Click on the badge above an be a part of history.

GA? now checks the entire HTML page to see if it contains Google Analytics code.  Prior to 1.0, it only checked for analytics code within the body of a page.

GA? is a Firefox extension that automatically detects if Google Analytics is installed on a web page and displays the result in your status bar.  For more details see the GA? - Is Google Analytics Installed page.

GA? is also ready for Firefox 3.

Tuesday June 17th is the release date for Firefox 3! We (Firefox fans) are hoping to set a Guinness world record for the most times a piece of software is downloaded in the first 24 hours! If you could download Firefox 3 on Tuesday, that’d be a great help!

So what’s new in Firefox 3? Lots of stuff. Here are a few high points.

• A browser interface that look and acts more like your opperating system. Including native Mac checkboxes, buttons and scrollbars!
• Smart bookmarks, aka Places. The browser will automatically remember your ‘most visited’ and ‘recently visited’ sites via a quick bookmark in your bookmarks bar.
• Increased security. If you visit a site that may harm your computer, a warning message become very obvious!
• Increased JavaScript performance. Sites like Gmail, Zoho and many other Ajax heavy sites should perform better and faster.
• Smarter ‘Remember Password’ alert boxes. They’ll no longer take up precious surfing time.
• Smarter address bar so you can better see your auto complete matches and bookmark sites without leaving the address bar.
• Much better memory footprint on your computer! Leaving even more memory for other applications.

So what do you think? Can you download Firefox 3 on Tuesday June 17th??

Silvermel has every detail down and outstanding design everywhere you turn.  It’s a work of art that you just have to see.  Lucky for you, you can!  It’s available on the Mozilla Addon’s site and works for Firefox 1-3 and Thunderbird 1.5 or 2.

This is one Firefox theme you have to see to believe.