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Shrinking the address bar width in browsers

• mjolk 13y ago
  Good design doesn't mean "put everything in smaller containers." Chrome uses distinct rows for tabs, addresses, and bookmarks because each field can contain a lot of information.
  • zidar 13y ago
    Thats true, but wasting space with a container that's too big and almost never fully used is also questionable. And a lof of information can quickly become to much information so having a lot in bookmarks there doesn't seem practical to me. I just tried this and it works well so I'm sticking with it.
• ringmaster 13y ago
  Better yet, put the stuff that's not related to what's on the tab (like bookmarks) OUTSIDE of the tab. Then I don't have to explicitly hide my bookmarks every time I capture a screenshot of a browser.
  • dkokelley 13y ago
    What happens when you want to navigate to a bookmarked site from the current tab?
• mavhc 13y ago
  Short address bars make it easier to use fake urls. www.google.com.evilsite.com
  • ensmotko 13y ago
    This is true, but even if you add half a screen of bookmarks you will still get at least 600pixels left for the address bar, more than enough to identify fake sites.
• lcedp 13y ago
  [1] shows bookmarkbar only when it's usefull (in new tab or (optionally) when you mouse over the addressbar) [1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hide-bookmarksbar/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hide-bookmark...