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Firefox Release 89.0

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Re: Firefox Release 89.0

#31

I bounce between qutebrowser, brave, and firefox - could anyone who exclusively uses ff convince me to switch? I've always viewed ff as a solid fine out of ten, and would be interested in hearing more about any unique and cool features.

It's the plugins and the possibilities they bring that makes Firefox great. It means that you aren't held hostage by Google and whatever their corporate goals for the quarter might be, that you can customize Firefox to fit your needs.

Re: Firefox Release 89.0

#32

How do I get the old style of tabs back? I need every vertical pixel I can get.

> How do I get the old style of tabs back? Don't know but: > I need every vertical pixel I can get. If this is really important to you (as it is for me), try Tree Style Tab ( https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tree-style-ta... ). First just installed it to move the tabs to the side, but now I gotten so used to tabs in a logical tree that anything else is a big hassle to use.

Or https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sidebery/ as an alternative.

Re: Firefox Release 89.0

#33

Does anyone feel that this new UI brings notable improvement? I don't think it is much worse, other than taking some extra vertical space but for the most part my reaction is "meh". I feel like these resources could have been spent much better in other parts of the browser. Am I missing some reason why this is worth the investment?

I think the new design is really beautiful. For me that is an improvement and I switched from Edge to Firefox for now. But design is always subjective and I can understand how many people would rather see technical improvements over UI refreshes.

But as you can see it brings some users back to Firefox.

Re: Firefox Release 89.0

#34

Does anyone feel that this new UI brings notable improvement? I don't think it is much worse, other than taking some extra vertical space but for the most part my reaction is "meh". I feel like these resources could have been spent much better in other parts of the browser. Am I missing some reason why this is worth the investment?

For me this new UI is worse as the classic one.

Re: Firefox Release 89.0

#35
I noticed the URL bar can look a little squished if you had the UI density set to compact before the update (it now says "Compact (not supported)" in the customization menu). When trying out the new UI you may want to switch to Normal density to get the intended experience, though as a fan of vertical space I might go back at some point.

Re: Firefox Release 89.0

#37

Does anyone feel that this new UI brings notable improvement? I don't think it is much worse, other than taking some extra vertical space but for the most part my reaction is "meh". I feel like these resources could have been spent much better in other parts of the browser. Am I missing some reason why this is worth the investment?

There's more info on tabs now, e.g. when a tab is playing audio. And it apparently was also triggered by observing that people didn't really know they could move tabs around and manipulate them in other ways, which does seem more obvious now that they're "detached" from the content.

That said, I won't really notice since I use the Sidebery extension for vertical tabs. But I've got a separate profile running to isolate Spotify and its desire for DRM, and there it's been nice in a small way.

Re: Firefox Release 89.0

#38
post #19

Still can't use it. The tabs have the close button on the wrong side, for me as a Mac user. And yes, this is a serious issue. So far Opera and Vivaldi got it right. Brave and Firefox lack behind here.

I'm a Mac user and think Safari has the close tab button on the wrong side :)

Re: Firefox Release 89.0

#39
post #24

> "We’ve redesigned and modernized the core experience to be cleaner, more inviting, and easier to use." Why does the UI change with every single Firefox release? I find myself having to re-adjust every time a new update is shipped. What's wrong with having a consistent experience that survives for more than 6 months? It's just a URL bar, and a bunch of tabs. Just leave it be already.

Sadly, I think there is some truth to the adage that departments ensure their continued existence.

Re: Firefox Release 89.0

#40
I do think the new padding on tabs and menus is a positive thing, but I don't think they needed to remove things like "compact mode". It's a useful feature for those who want their UI out of the way, and it seems lazy to take it out rather than keep in what is essentially a ratio adjustment wrapped in a checkbox.
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