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How to build and install Firefox Metro UI?

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Hi,

I'm working on a Firefox based browser. I want to enable that Metro UI that Mozilla abandoned; I'm trying to do a two mode thing. How can I enable the Metro UI version in the source code? I notice there's a metro folder in the source code.

Hi, I'm working on a Firefox based browser. I want to enable that Metro UI that Mozilla abandoned; I'm trying to do a two mode thing. How can I enable the Metro UI version in the source code? I notice there's a metro folder in the source code.

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In the newest version of Nightly, you will need to open the menu and click on "Relaunch in Windows 8 Touch" to switch to Metro mode.

See: How do I launch Firefox for Windows 8 Touch?

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Swarnava Sengupta said

In the newest version of Nightly, you will need to open the menu and click on "Relaunch in Windows 8 Touch" to switch to Metro mode. See: How do I launch Firefox for Windows 8 Touch?

I understand that, but I want to know how to enable that in the source code. I'm trying to make the browser have the Metro UI and the newest Nightly build doesn't have that feature.

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The Metro development was stopped some 13 months ago.

https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2014/03/14/metro/

Modified by James

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Swarnava Sengupta said

In the newest version of Nightly, you will need to open the menu and click on "Relaunch in Windows 8 Touch" to switch to Metro mode. See: How do I launch Firefox for Windows 8 Touch?

This is a old outdated article.

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James said

The Metro development was stopped some 13 months ago. https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2014/03/14/metro/

I am aware of this; however, I want to enable it in the source code. I don't want just a desktop browser; I want a Metro UI one as well. That's why I want to enable the Metro UI in the source code. I'm building my own Firefox browser, if that clears anything up.

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ubunturox104 said

James said
The Metro development was stopped some 13 months ago. https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2014/03/14/metro/

I am aware of this; however, I want to enable it in the source code. I don't want just a desktop browser; I want a Metro UI one as well. That's why I want to enable the Metro UI in the source code. I'm building my own Firefox browser, if that clears anything up.

Okay, scratch that. Is there a way that I can inject modern Firefox code into the Firefox 19 code?

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Modified by James