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I've been a Firefox user for at least 15 years as well, and the recent UI updates in v89 is the first instance of me refusing to update Firefox. I updated my u

I've been a Firefox user for at least 15 years as well, and the recent UI updates in v89 is the first instance of me refusing to update Firefox. I updated my user prefs file to permanently disable updates, so I'm remaining on pre-ProtonUI v88. Of course, I don't know how much longer I could sustain that because I'd also not receive security patches, but in the short term it's what I'm doing. The new Firefox UI is incredibly frustrating, and feels like it walks back sensible UI principles. Removing icons in the main menu was celebrated as "de-cluttering" [0], when in reality icons improve ease of use. The "floating" tabs feel more distracting [1], when they claim the opposite. Heck, even user prompts no longer colorize the "primary action" button [2]. Also, what's with modern UIs becoming increasingly childish and watered down? The word I'd use to describe the new proton UI is "blurry". [0] https://www.mozilla.org/media/img/firefox/releasenotes/note-images/proton_clear_menu.png https://www.mozilla.org/media/img/firefox/releasenotes/note-... [1] https://www.mozilla.org/media/img/firefox/releasenotes/note-images/proton_inspired_tab_design.png https://www.mozilla.org/media/img/firefox/releasenotes/note-... [2] https://www.mozilla.org/media/img/firefox/releasenotes/note-images/proton_updated_prompts.png https://www.mozilla.org/media/img/firefox/releasenotes/note-...

semiotic1 5y ago
https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix fixes most of the frustrating bits of Proton you describe. It's arguably not the same as a sensible out-of-the box design, but far better than sticking to old versions just because of the UI.
- arp242 5y ago
  I didn't care much for these entire UI revamps as I felt they were far too complex, so I wrote a much simpler one: https://github.com/arp242/MartinFox https://github.com/arp242/MartinFox 2174 lines of CSS vs. 53 lines :-) I don't overly care how every pixel looks or what the icon is and such; I just want my tabs to have some contrast.
chrisseaton 5y ago
Some people prefer less clutter. You can’t satisfy everyone.
x4e 5y ago
Not updating a web browser is a fantastic way to make your computer very insecure. I understand the desire to keep things the same but personally I would value security above that.

semiotic1 5y ago

https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix fixes most of the frustrating bits of Proton you describe. It's arguably not the same as a sensible out-of-the box design, but far better than sticking to old versions just because of the UI.

arp242 5y ago
I didn't care much for these entire UI revamps as I felt they were far too complex, so I wrote a much simpler one: https://github.com/arp242/MartinFox https://github.com/arp242/MartinFox 2174 lines of CSS vs. 53 lines :-) I don't overly care how every pixel looks or what the icon is and such; I just want my tabs to have some contrast.

chrisseaton 5y ago

Some people prefer less clutter. You can’t satisfy everyone.

x4e 5y ago

Not updating a web browser is a fantastic way to make your computer very insecure. I understand the desire to keep things the same but personally I would value security above that.