683090 - Provide half circular menu, like the one we have on android browser

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: General, enhancement, P4)

Description

[Biju]

Provide half circular menu, like the one we have on android browser.

On android browser if you place your thumb on the left side or right side of the screen a semi circular menu pops up, with button for forword/backword, URL bar, Main menu, tab close, new tab, tab list, bookmark etc...

Please provide similar facility.
Current way of sliding left to get forword/backword button is less user friendly than circular menu of android browser

Said that I do like our tab bar and new tab button on the left, the one you get when sliding right.

Comment 1

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

This seems rom specific. Can you please provide information about which rom you are running, your Android device and perhaps a screenshot for those not familiar with this functionality?

Comment 2

[Biju]

Attachment: IMG_5187s.jpg picture of thump control

Comment 3

[Biju]

Attachment: http://androidandme.com/2009/05/reviews/steel-g1-web-browsing-without-the-clutter/#attachment_416 http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2011/05/11/android-honeycomb-3-1-announced-update-headed-some-motorola-xo

Comment 4

[Biju]

Attachment: android_browser_menu.jpeg

Comment 5

[Biju]

Attachment: android_browser_menu_2.png

Comment 6

[Biju]

Added thumb menu action (attachment 557081 [details] )
as well as other images found 
Here
http://androidandme.com/2009/05/reviews/steel-g1-web-browsing-without-the-clutter/#attachment_416
http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2011/05/11/android-honeycomb-3-1-announced-update-headed-some-motorola-xooms-today/

Comment 7

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

Ah, I'm not too familiar with Android tablets. I take it this is a stock feature?

Comment 8

[Kevin Brosnan [Ex-Mozilla]]

I can't seem to trigger that UI using a Asus Transformer.

Comment 9

[Wesley Johnston (:wesj)]

On the Galaxy Tab it is under the "Labs" section.

My gut says it is very undiscoverable and really good extension material for us. But definately worth thinking/talking about.

Comment 10

[Gabriela [:gaby2300]]

I don't know what circular menu in the stock browser this bug refers to. I don't have it in mine in my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Mozilla/5.0 (Android; Linux armv7l; rv:9.0a 1)Gecko/20110909 Firefox/9.0a1 Fennec/9.0a1

Comment 11

[BMO Automation]

Closing all opened bug in a graveyard component