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Re: The future Firefox UI

#31

I can't believe nobody's complaining about the missing dedicated search box. I thought that was everyone's big beef with Chrome. Then again, I haven't used Firefox in quite some time so maybe they've already dropped it.

What's your beef with the chrome search box?

I don't have a beef. I greatly prefer it.

Re: The future Firefox UI

#33

I can't believe nobody's complaining about the missing dedicated search box. I thought that was everyone's big beef with Chrome. Then again, I haven't used Firefox in quite some time so maybe they've already dropped it.

They haven't dropped it yet.

Personally, I don't like this at all, because you never know what information is getting leaked to the search engine...

Re: The future Firefox UI

#34

I can't believe nobody's complaining about the missing dedicated search box. I thought that was everyone's big beef with Chrome. Then again, I haven't used Firefox in quite some time so maybe they've already dropped it.

Having a dedicated search box is my big beef with every other browser.

Re: The future Firefox UI

#35
Folk are focusing on the two changes that make this more like chrome (tabs in title bar, and apparent removal of search bar.) There's more going on here.[1]

* Simplified, customizable graphical menus. No idea how well this will work, but it's only a mock-up at this point.

* Removal of the forward button, merging the back button with the URL bar.

* Refinement of per tab UI. In chrome you still get the browser chrome on pages like preferences or history.

* A change in browser chrome when entering fullscreen mode. (Chrome just over-lays the standard UI when you mouse to the top.)

[1] If anyone knows the context for these images, would be nice to link it!

Re: The future Firefox UI

#37
post #19

I wonder whether this latest proposed redesign will finally have Firefox behaving like, y'know, a native OS X app, or whether it'll be just as shallow as all previous efforts.

Curious, since I only recently started using a mac. How does firefox not act like a native app?

Re: The future Firefox UI

#38
I'm glad they finally got rid of that extra search bar, it was ugly and clunky and useless. Any word on when this changes happens for real? I would love a better looking firebug delivery device.

Re: The future Firefox UI

#39

I don't understand why no browser manufacturer integrates tree tabs. It's such a great interface innovation, and everybody is just ignoring it.

Chrome on Windows has a flag that you can set to get vertical tabs, but it's a flat list (no tree style).

Tree style tabs are the #1 reason I use Firefox (though many of Chrome's other advancements are mighty tempting).

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