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> If Mozilla wanted to copy Chrome/Safari's UI, they've succeeded They haven't succeeded because they still see the need for both a search box and an address b
by yesimahuman 16y ago
> If Mozilla wanted to copy Chrome/Safari's UI, they've succeeded
They haven't succeeded because they still see the need for both a search box and an address box and the tabs don't close right under where the last close button was (my biggest gripes).
- sp332 16y agothe tabs don't close right under where the last close button was It's not really a fix, but as a less-aggravating workaround, you can use ctl-w or ctl-F4 to close tabs. That way you don't have to reposition the mouse every time you want to close a tab. And I can hit ctl-w with my left hand, so I still don't have to take my right hand off the mouse to use the keyboard shortcut.
- mixmastamyk 16y agoDon't forget middle-click tabs to close.
- pcwalton 16y agoYeah, I'm disappointed that our fix for the latter [1] didn't end up landing in time for Firefox 4. I'm hoping to release it as an add-on, and it has a very good chance of making it for the next release 3 months down the road. [1]: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=465086 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=465086
- alexqgb 16y agoThe nice thing about the separate search box is the corresponding list of available search engines.
- Hovertruck 16y agoI much prefer Chrome's approach, where it remembers sites you've visited that have a search bar (IMDB for example). If I start typing 'im' and press tab it changes into a search box for that site.
- albedoa 16y agoCan you explain what's nice about that (compared to alternatives)?
- shrikant 16y ago1. I can drop-down the list of available search engines and see what's available, without having to remember any key-words to do the searches. 2. (and this is the killer feature for me) If a particular search engine is selected (say, IMDB), I can right-click on any word on a page, and one of the context menu options is "Search IMDB for <selection>..." Also, horizontal real-estate is not much of a concern on a wide-screen monitor - how much of the URL would I really want to see..?
- mixmastamyk 16y agoFirefox keyword search is better and doesn't take up real estate.
- mixmastamyk 16y agoI remove the close buttons from tabs as they waste space. Use middle-click to close instead and there is no need to worry about their location. Ctrl-W works too.
- bzbarsky 16y agoThe need is simple: The search box sends what you type in it to your search provider immediately. So if they're combined, there's no way to type a url without your search provider knowing what URL you typed. Now maybe you're OK with that. But a lot of users are not (including non-technical users who don't even realize this behavior exists; once you explain what the unified bar does to them they become _very_ unhappy).
- yesimahuman 16y agoThat is interesting, but most people I know type "facebook" in google to get a link to facebook, so I don't know if that's the case.