Firefox Release 89.0

Post by keymone » Tue, Jun 01, 2021, 5:40 PM UTC

kumarvvr wrote: post #87

csmpltn wrote: 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.

Its ok for me if the changes are incremental. When Chrome first came out, the lightweight, clean and out of your field of view tab bar was a welcome change. FF did pretty good with small changes that, in my view, have made it look better over the years. edit : Ok, checked the new design. Definitely don't like the tab buttons, mainly because when there are multiple open, there are no discernable borders among them. So…

Post by vvilliamperez » Tue, Jun 01, 2021, 5:42 PM UTC

Post by darkwater » Tue, Jun 01, 2021, 5:45 PM UTC

vvilliamperez wrote: post #323

I liked the UI changes, except that they removed Compact Mode due to "Low Engagement" Why is that even a metric for a browser UI? Are they putting ads in the settings? It's now hidden by this bool in about:config, `preference browser.compactmode.show `

Post by vvilliamperez » Tue, Jun 01, 2021, 5:48 PM UTC

dcormier wrote: post #326

vvilliamperez wrote: post #323

I liked the UI changes, except that they removed Compact Mode due to "Low Engagement" Why is that even a metric for a browser UI? Are they putting ads in the settings? It's now hidden by this bool in about:config, `preference browser.compactmode.show `

> Why is that even a metric for a browser UI? Because they need to know where to focus their efforts.

Post by mrweasel » Tue, Jun 01, 2021, 5:56 PM UTC

duped wrote: post #286

mrweasel wrote: post #181

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Really? They seem much bigger, like twice the size. I don’t dislike them as much as I initially did. They’re just a little to big on low resolution monitor. Personally I’d like to see browsers move away from trying to be “special” and just follow the design of operating system. A little tricky on Linux, but for Windows and macOS just follow the guidelines from Microsoft and Apple.

I'm wrong, but the difference is about 2 pixels on Linux.