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This new bar is why I stopped upgrading FF. with 76 you could change it with about:firefox options, then in 77 you had to use userChrome.css I got tired of try
by ProAm 6y ago
This new bar is why I stopped upgrading FF. with 76 you could change it with about:firefox options, then in 77 you had to use userChrome.css I got tired of trying to find a workaround for a piece of utility software. I shouldnt have to relearn functionality every minor release of a browser. I love FF, but Im sticking with 76 for the foreseeable future.
- jfk13 6y agoSorry you don't like the new design. Personally, I found it really jarring at first, but by now I don't notice it unless I consciously look for it. Hope you enjoy your unpatched security issues.
- gnud 6y agoI don't mind the design - but the functionality of the bar annoys me to no end. If you try to use a relative domain name (typing webtest01 instead of webtest01.mydomain.com, when your DNS resolves those two to the same address), for some reason Firefox thinks I want to search the web. I don't understand why. Even worse, if you use a full domain name (web.test), and even if you specify a port (web.test:8080), Firefox thinks you want to search. Those are valid domains that resolve on my network.
- christophergray 6y agoYou can type in webtest01/ but the other ones you have to type in the http:// http://
- zzo38computer 6y agoI don't like that either, but on my computer I added a code to make it treat URLs entered in the location bar as relative, so if you just type "web.test" it will try to access the file called "web.test" relative to whatever document is currently open.
- paulryanrogers 6y agoIt could be for safety as well since some scams may rely on unusual TLDs for exploits. Regardless, browsers are becoming like Word. Most use only 10% but everyone wants/needs a different 10% slice of functionality.
- ProAm 6y agoPatched but unusable still equal unusable. FF should really decouple security patches from redesign and functional changes. There is no reason to force both.
- speedgoose 6y agoThere is no reason to continue to support old versions for a few users only.
- yjftsjthsd-h 6y agoMaintaining security patches separately basically means branching the code and is quite a bit more work. I suppose ESR is the closest to what you want.
- jfk13 6y agoThrowing around words like "unusable" for a design change that, although you don't like it, millions of people are using successfully doesn't do much for your credibility. Firefox is developed pretty much "in the open"; you and others are welcome to engage in reasonable discussion about UI (and functional) issues, and make your case for or against a given change. But if you're just going to label it "unusable", I suspect you'll find it hard to be taken seriously.
- ProAm 6y ago> millions of people are using successfully doesn't do much for your credibility Millions of people are using it because they are forced to after an update. I do not care what others think about my 'credibility' on a forum where Im sharing my opinion. I find it unusable. Mozilla is fighting every day for relevancy and to maintain as much market share as possible (and I say this as loving FF and being a user for over a decade). They did this to mimic Chrome and hope people find it similar enough to not mind switching. I get it my opinion is not the opinion of everyone on earth nor do I expect it to, I still find the new address bar unusable.
- amazing_stories 6y agoI agree, I got so aggravated I switched to Vivaldi. I went to school for UI/UX and in my opinion the MegaBar is bad, bad, bad.