Compatibilty : Firefox: 2.0 – 2.0.0.*
This is the version update of the original Aluminum Kai theme by Kozakura Inko, that was officially adopted by me, when he ceased development on it.
Now renamed, Aluminium Kai 2, I have completed the version update for Firefox 2 and also added many new features and areas of interest, throughout the theme.
Many of the icons and graphics used in this theme are designed, created, made and copyrighted to Frank Lion, details upon request. Theme Preview and Downloads picture - 'Bamboo' with the kind permission of Robert N. Oddy
Here's a brief list of the changes to the last version of Aluminum Kai :
1. Updated for use with the latest Firefox 2 version.
2. Toolbar background remade to give a slightly darker effect on the right side, instead of just the left. Matching statusbar background added.
3. Hover state colour of Home and Reload changed, Stop had shade adjusted and all given a luminous quality. Luminous effect applied the Back/Forward.
4. Inactive tabs are now slightly higher and tab close buttons improved.
5. Green glass scrollbars, progressmeter balls and shaded scrolltracks added.
6. All Windows now fully themed using gradient/graphics effects to give a unifying identity throughout, including, Options window, Customize, Bookmarks Addons Manager, Option windows of extensions, etc.
7. Graduated backgrounds now on all Menus.
8. New 'secure' state background on Urlbar.
9. Dropdown arrows now have a consistent appearance throughout.
10. Complete restyle of Downloads window and Firefox 'About' window.
11. Searchbar given a Search History dropdown Menu, in addition to the Firefox 2, 'Search Suggestions' feature.
12. New Preview picture, based on 'Bamboo' by Robert N. Oddy, which is also seen in the Downloads window.
13. Sidebar now resizes from 40 pixels wide to 800 pixels.
14. Mail button added for Mail type extensions in Firefox 2.
Please note : The Download Window of this theme may be resized by dragging the bottom right corner of it. This is useful if you wish to see the download text more clearly.
Frank :)
Please use the 'Picture Slideshow' link on the right to see the full range of Metal Lion - 300 Theme Pictures.
(Right click Download
Link and select 'Save As..')
Support : Please see the 'Contact Us' Link on the right.
Version History with Changelogs
(All old versions are still available, just write to us if you need any of them.)
Version 2.1.8 — March 31, 2008 — 933 KB
1. Tab text position adjustments.
2. Alert slider now fully themed. This slider is seen when Downloads are completed and in ForecastFox and other extensions messages.
Version 2.1.6 — December 5, 2007 — 933 KB
1. Tab progress bar adjustments for the Tab Mix Plus extension.
Version 2.1.5 — November 25, 2007 — 933 KB
1. New Statusbar background, that flexes with larger text and icons.
2. Checkbox.gif image added.
3. Sidebar Header now flexes correctly with larger text sizes.
4. MAJOR recoding of the entire tab coding seen in the browser area. The tabs will look just the same, but needed this as : a.) AK2 was not going to version to Firefox 3 the way the tab code was. b.) AK2 was incompatible with my new HiViz extension for the visually disabled*. c.) Less importantly, the tab coding differences between AK2 and all my other ML themes, made working on AK2 harder than it needed to be. This recode has been thoroughly bugtested, including with Tab Mix Plus. However, if you do spot something we missed then please report it on my website.
5. AK2 is no longer compatible with Firefox 1.5 versions.
*In a number of updates recently, I have mentioned the Metal Lion HiViz extension. When testing with other themes is complete, it is my intention for this to be a standalone extension. For the time being, it is packaged with Metal Lion 300 (chosen by visually disabled users) as a known working theme, as is the default theme and can be found here : http://www.accessfirefox.com/Metal_Lion_HiViz_300.php and here : http://forum.addonsmirror.net/index.php?showtopic=7139&hl
Version 2.1.2 — September 18, 2007 — 951 KB
1. New images for Feed Options window background and selected Feeds.
2. Error Console icons now match bookmark Match icons.
Known Issue - when using Firefox 1.5 ONLY, initial tab not displaying - until full fix in place, please use TWO homepages! Odd, but it works!...or use Tab Mix Plus extension.
Version 2.1 — September 6, 2007 — 951 KB
1. New backgrounds for Addons Manager and Theme Preview background.
2. Bug fix to active tab and minor code changes.
Known Issue - when using Firefox 1.5 ONLY, initial tab not displaying - until full fix in place, please use TWO homepages! Odd, but it works!...or use Tab Mix Plus extension.
Version 2.0 — June 5, 2007 — 951 KB
1. Tonal adjustments to many minor icons.
2. Bug fixes, .css code cleanup and minor code changes.
Version 1.9 — February 11, 2007 — 948 KB
1. Changes to Menu Text colours
2. Bug fixes to Customize Window.
Known Issue - when using Firefox 1.5 ONLY, initial tab not displaying - until full fix in place, please use TWO homepages! Odd, but it works!...or use Tab Mix Plus extension.
Version 1.8.8 — January 27, 2007 — 948 KB
1. New Bookmark icon.
2. Restyled Bookmark Folder icon.
3. Bug fixes on menus and Option window.
Version 1.8.4 — December 9, 2006 — 947 KB
1. Forecast Fox 0.7 series (Weather.com versions) - icons backgrounds now transparent when on Statusbar.
2. Active Tab postioning bug fix.
3. Resize Searchbar extension - toolbar image removed, extension still fully operational.
4. Reloading throbbers on Tabs now fixed for Firefox 1.5 users.
Version 1.8.2 — December 1, 2006 — 947 KB
1. **Combined Stop/Reload Button Fix** - for the first time ever, this theme now works correctly when using extensions such as the 'Stop-or-Reload Button', or userChrome entries for this.
2. Bookmark Manager icons restyled.
3. New Blocked popup and Info icons.
4. Find bar, Sidebar, Addons Manager, etc now all have the same Close buttons, with hover states, as seen on tabs.
5. Statusbar extensions and messages text background position and margins adjustment and border added.
6. Statusbar Progressmeter position and margin adjustments and length slightly increased. Initial minimum width setting of progressmeter balls now removed and position adjustment.
7. Fission extension showing incorrect secure state background in URLbar fixed.
8. GetMail extension now supported.
9. POTO Sidebar extension - toggle strip widened and re tinted. - http://leon-huang.com/nu/poto.php
Version 1.8 — November 25, 2006 — 916 KB
1. Extensions on Statusbar now have a Text background, to improve text visibility.
2. Tab Mix Plus extension - focus ring around tab close button removed.
3. Tab Mix Plus extension - Show Close Button option now shows correct close button.
4. Add Tab button on Tab Bar restyled and repositioned.
5. Tab Close button when using Firefox 1.5 now matches those used in Firefox 2.
6. 'Text Only' now functioning correctly when using Firefox 1.5.
Version 1.7.5 — November 18, 2006 — 915 KB
1. Searchbar - text entry box bug fix.
2. Menus - disabled items colour text changed, unchanged on hover.
Original Initial version :
Version 1.7 — November 9, 2006 — 915 KB
This is the version update of the original Aluminum Kai theme by Kozakura Inko, that was recently, officially adopted by me when he ceased development on it.
Now renamed, Aluminium Kai 2, I have completed the version update for Firefox 2 and also added many new features and areas of interest, throughout the theme.
Although only originally intended to be compatible with Firefox 2 onwards, compatibility with Firefox 1.5 has been added as well.
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