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Out of interest (and this isn't a sarcastic question), how to you propose they should choose instead? I think removing little used features is a good idea, els
by CJefferson 8y ago
Out of interest (and this isn't a sarcastic question), how to you propose they should choose instead?
I think removing little used features is a good idea, else you slowly build up more and more things, and one thing I've learnt is that these little used features can end up upsetting more users who accidentally activate them, and are confused, than they have happy users.
- xg15 8y agoMake it an extension API. The GP noted that the more concerning thing going away isn't Firefox presentation of feeds (the live bookmarks) bit the discovery. So far, you can use the orange button to learn which page supports RSS or even learn that RSS exist in general. Without that button, even if there are extensions, only people who already know what RSS is will be motivated to install them. Now we get that kind of default discoverability instead for proprietary services like Pocket... A low-maintenance compromise would be to keep the button, but make it strictly extension-only. Provide an API/manifest entry where an extension can register as RSS reader. If the button is clicked, that extension gets a callback. If no extension is installed, open the Browse Extensions tab and offer an option to hide the button. The Firefox devs would still need to maintain the button and feed discovery logic (which mostly checks for a specific meta tag, I think) but could still throw out live bookmarks, the Atom parser, etc.
- robin_reala 8y agoThe button went away by default ages ago though. Sure, you can manually add it to your menu bar, but who does that and doesn’t know about RSS already.
- xg15 8y agoFair point.