When was the last time a UI update didn't add padding?
Firefox Release 89.0
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Re: Firefox Release 89.0
#72I 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.
How would you know if something had happened? Are you constantly monitoring your network traffic? Who's to say that you haven't had data exfiltrated from your machine, or that you haven't participated in a botnet somewhere?
Re: Firefox Release 89.0
#73Re: Firefox Release 89.0
#74I stopped using Firefox the minute I realized that `enable DRM' actually meant `run unfree secret-source software on my computer'. Don't know what this is doing in my distribution's ``free'' package repository.
Re: Firefox Release 89.0
#75> "Clear, streamlined menus: Re-organized and prioritized menu content according to usage"
"Backup and sync data, sign in" is used more than "new tab"? "Print" is used more than save? More than exit? More than anything?
> "Updated prompts: Infobars, panels, and modals have a cleaner design and clearer language."
Changing "don't allow" to "block" makes me think they will do different things, temporary no becomes permanent no; was "don't allow" actually blocking the site forever in the past, not just denying the request this time?
> "For macOS users, we're introducing the elastic overscroll effect known from many other applications. A gentle bouncing animation will indicate that you reached the end of the page."
Is there an option to enable this on Windows, please?
Re: Firefox Release 89.0
#76Does 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 personally think it's a big improvement over what it was before -- on macOS at least. On macOS, Firefox had always felt a little bit off. Nothing too egregious, but just enough to make it slightly unpleasant (like the non-native context menus). I feel like that has been resolved in this update.
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#77I 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
That seems like it should be at least a customizable setting and IMO on by default. Let’s hope the HN thread full of people pointing it out helps.
Re: Firefox Release 89.0
#78Does 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?
The UI/UX team that works on this likely aren't backend coders. They can either fire the team or put them to use, but reassigning them random C++/Rust tasks probably isn't possible.
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#79> "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.
The UX community seems to value rather than avoid breaking changes, and it's infuriating. Novelty and surprise are rarely usability virtues.
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#80Why no more icons in menus? :(
They're making you agitated, apparently:
"Cohesive, calmer visuals: Lighter iconography, a refined color palette, and more consistent styling throughout."