Firefox Release 89.0 • Hacker News Board

Re: Firefox Release 89.0

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Post by rwaksmunski » Tue, Jun 01, 2021, 1:42 PM UTC

Tokelin wrote: post #29

ihuman wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In about:config, set "browser.proton.enabled" to false. I don't know if this will work in future versions, but it works in v89.

Thank you for this. While searching I also found `browser.uidensity`. Setting it to 1 makes the whole UI more compact, which gives some more vertical pixels for the website window.

Wow, browser.proton.enabled and browser.uidensity gives me 1 more pixel than Safari. This is awesome.

Re: Firefox Release 89.0

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Post by drukenemo » Tue, Jun 01, 2021, 1:43 PM UTC

It looks good. I hope next they address other functionalities such as bookmarks. I find them important and the bookmark management window design still looks legacy.

Re: Firefox Release 89.0

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Post by leodriesch » Tue, Jun 01, 2021, 1:43 PM UTC

It is fascinating how much negative feedback the redesign is getting on HN. I am using it on Mac and Windows now and I think it is great! The Firefox design always felt very dated compared to Chrome, Safari and Edge. Not the case anymore :)

Re: Firefox Release 89.0

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Post by genpfault » Tue, Jun 01, 2021, 1:44 PM UTC

ihuman wrote: post #14

rwaksmunski wrote: post #5

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

In about:config, set "browser.proton.enabled" to false. I don't know if this will work in future versions, but it works in v89.

This also fixes Firefox not using the Windows 10 accent color in the titlebar[1], thanks!

[1]: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1701266

Re: Firefox Release 89.0

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Post by viraptor » Tue, Jun 01, 2021, 1:44 PM UTC

Vinnl wrote: post #37

kevincox wrote: post #10

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 isolat…

> more info on tabs now, e.g. when a tab is playing audio.

That was present for a few versions now. Playing tabs had the audio icon which could be used to mute/unmute.

Re: Firefox Release 89.0

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Post by arrayjumper » Tue, Jun 01, 2021, 1:44 PM UTC

I don't like the removal of tab separators. Now all the background tabs kind of merge into one large mega tab :( for example - https://i.ibb.co/p4LWvtb/2021-06-01-19-12-43-3841x169.png

Re: Firefox Release 89.0

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Post by PascLeRasc » Tue, Jun 01, 2021, 1:44 PM UTC

I just want to chime in and mention that I’ve been using an old version of Chromium with the trapezoid tabs for years now and nothing bad has happened yet. Not updating isn’t as big a deal as people make it sound, especially if you use ublock origin and some common sense when browsing.

Re: Firefox Release 89.0

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Post by arua442 » Tue, Jun 01, 2021, 1:44 PM UTC

Looks good!

Re: Firefox Release 89.0

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Post by Tempest1981 » Tue, Jun 01, 2021, 1:44 PM UTC

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.

UI design is like fashion design, often trying to catch your eye. Sometimes trying to be edgy or controversial, to provoke a reaction.

Re: Firefox Release 89.0

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Post by Torwald » Tue, Jun 01, 2021, 1:45 PM UTC

brianzelip wrote: post #38

Torwald wrote: 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 :)

Windows, the OS, introduced closing on the left. (Supposedly to evade lawsuit from Apple.) Closing on the right is the traditional way, from PARC onwards. On a Mac windows and everything else (eg Mac OS 9 palettes) has the close button on the right, as it should be.