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Mozilla Labs: the URL Bar Has To Go
An anonymous reader writes with an editorial from ConceivableTech "Since Google's move to enable users to hide the URL bar, we have seen what could be the beginning of the end of one of the key features of the web browser. Mozilla has its own thoughts, but there is little doubt that Mozilla is reconsidering the purpose of the URL bar in future versions of its browsers. In a Mozilla Labs post today, David Regev suggests that the location bar should be replaced with a tool to support more than just one command."
As a web developer, I cry for you.
We don't want nor need your tears. FF 4 is ugly and has moronic design decisions. No status bar? really? not hidden, completely gone. Now that the world is trained to look for the padlock for SSL connections, they remove where that item sits and expect people to understand 'Site Identity Button'.
The explanation for this is patently ridiculous, from here
When viewing a website, the Site Identity Button will display in one of three colors - gray, blue, or green. Clicking on the Site Identity Button will display security information about the website, with a matching gray, blue, or green "Passport Officer" icon. "
Seriously? they wonder why they are losing market share?
People in cars cause accidents....accidents in cars cause people
>>>Firefox 4 is generally better. You can change your UI so that it is the same as FF3.6 also
You need to re-read his post. He doesn't care about superficial shit like appearance. He wants a small, lean browser like Firefox 2.5 was. Merely changing FF4 to look like FF3 or FF2 will NOT help him achieve his goal.
It's kinda ironic that Firefox was split-off from Netscape because Netscape was considered "too bloated" and now it's reached that same level of gigantism itself. It's also ironic that SeaMonkey (formerly netscape) is now less bloated than its child.
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