UPDATE: New version released which comes with Windows 8 style scroll support for touch screens, unlimited pages adding support and IE9 jumplist support.
Recently we blogged about a Metro style homepage for web browsers including Firefox, IE, Opera and Chrome which features Windows 8 Start Screen like interface:
Today we are going to share another similar thing!
"8Start" is an HTML file created by AskVG's DA group member "link6155" with the help of "blindbartemais" which can be set as Homepage in your favorite web browser.
It has been created using Java script and CSS. It provides a homepage which looks very similar to recently introduced Start screen in Windows 8.
When you hover cursor over a tile, it slides to the right with a cool animation.
By default it comes with pre-defined website tiles but you can change them by editing the Index.html file in Notepad. To change images, you can modify or replace existing PNG files in "Panels" folder.
You can download it using following link:
Extract the downloaded ZIP file and set the "Index.htm" file as your browser's homepage. To set the index.htm file as homepage, double-click on the file, it'll open it in your web browser, then select "Use current page as homepage" or similar option in browser's Settings window.
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jellar
AGAIN , A NICE START HOMEPAGE :)) .... STILL WATING FOR MORE ,
I WILL TRY THIS 1 NOW ,, THANKS VG YOUR THE BEST :))))))))))))))
maxdamage
Cool animations indeed!
John Chorley
Nice home page there. I will be giving it a try when I get home from work tonight.
Keep the good posts coming Vishal.
Screeller
Are you sure it's windows 8 not a home page of a web browser?haha, Looks like almost the same with the speend dial page of Avant browser/firefox /chorme.
When will windows 8 available?I 'm waiting fo you~
Basil
Cool very cool...
Really loved it...
nipunb
hey can anyone make tiles for popular websites and upload it
maxdamage
I could not get the original version of this web pag to work in IE8 even with compatibility mode turned off as the slider.js was the cause but in Fire Fox 4.0 I also could not get the animation to work.In IE6 and fire fox 3.6.16 the animation works???
link6155
@maxdamage, could provide a screenshot of your problem. I got it to work in Firefox 5, IE9, Chrome, and Maxthon 3.
maxdamage
@ link6155 Well I will post a pic of the error message from IE8 and Firefox 4.0.Will try the updated version as well.
BTW the updated version works in IE6 and FireFox 3.6.16.
Christian
How about some more links?