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Firefox 57 Will Hide Search Bar and Use a Uni-Bar Approach, Like Chrome (bleepingcomputer.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the hide-and-seek dept.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bleeping Computer: Mozilla will drop an iconic section of its UI -- the search bar -- and will use one singular input bar atop the browser, similar to the approach of most Chromium browsers. This change will go live in Firefox 57, scheduled for release on November 14, and will be part of Photon -- the codename used to describe Firefox's new user interface (UI) -- also scheduled for a public release in v57. Mozilla engineers aren't removing the search bar altogether, but Firefox will hide this UI element by default. Users can still re-enable it by going to "Preferences -> Search -> Search Bar" and choosing the second option. The current Firefox search bar is redundant since most of its features can be performed by the URL address bar.

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  1. Still leaks memory like a sieve ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... but we polished that sieve to a nice chrome finish.

  2. Re:End of Firefox by Hognoxious · · Score: 5, Funny

    It should be renamed. How about Firefaux, or maybe Chlone?

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  3. Apple chose single button mouse by ChrisMaple · · Score: 4, Funny

    Firefox is heading toward a single gesture user interface
    A raised middle finger.

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  4. Re:Please stop this madness by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    UX people are cancer. They are to engineers what interior decorators are to architects.