Closed Bug 1008601 Opened 11 years ago Closed 7 years ago

Multiple image sizes for directory tiles per DPI

Categories

(Firefox :: New Tab Page, defect)

x86
macOS
defect
Not set
normal

Tracking

()

RESOLVED WORKSFORME

People

(Reporter: soeren.hentzschel, Unassigned)

References

Details

Please add HiDPI versions of the directory tiles. The current versions of the images have low quality for users with HiDPI displays, especially the Mozilla tile doesn't look great.
Blocks: tiles-dev
Component: General → New Tab Page
We could package up multiple images for high and low DPI but that creates a larger payload for everyone. Similarly we could deliver only the high DPI to everyone and scale it down but again that's a larger payload than required for many users. I think the approach we might take here is to have Firefox choose the required size it needs or send its dpi in the request for tile images. As we align with Firefox on Android we'll need this kind of system for the various DPI values there anyway.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
re-title
Summary: HiDPI versions of directory tiles → Multiple image sizes for directory tiles per DPI
Probably worth noting that there are more density 'buckets' than simply 'high' and 'low' on Android. For instance, we currently cover medium, high, x-high, and xx-high. We should probably provide the device's DPI as an argument to the directory tiles service and let the server figure out which image is more appropriate for the given device.
Blocks: 1050643
No longer blocks: tiles-dev
resolved by replacing the old new tab page with the activity stream.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 7 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
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