Firefox 134 New Tab

[oneissueaccount]

Firefox updated to version 134 last night and the New Tab page was changed. The shortcut icons are too small and hard to navigate now. Can I revert to the old New Tab page, or do I need to reinstall version 133?

[Ako17]

I'd argue this is a workaround to an unnecessary problem, rather than a true solution. Either way, thanks.

[Markuss]

I had it unchecked, after the icons turned small a few weeks ago. But now they are small again! On desktop as well as notebook. 😞

[Mariel]

I do not recommend KyleF solution because it affects all studies.
As pointed out by Agentvirtuel, next to "Allow Firefox to install and run studies" there is a link called "View Firefox studies" that takes you to about:studies. There you can remove only the study related to the small shortcuts, which is called "New Tab Layout Variant B and Content Card UI Release Rollout - Global".
Once you do this, the problem will not return and you will continue with the other studies.

[Agentvirtuel]

Hello

about:studies about:telemetry

Have you examined? New Tab Layout Variant B and Content Card UI Release Rollout - Global

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/home-page-icon-rows-too-spread-from-each-other/td-p/85647

[Mariel]

This answer was enlightening, the real objective solution, avoiding the user having to go with dragons or abandon all studies. I hope that removing the specific study serves as feedback.
In any case, in the discussion presented we have a Mozilla employee saying that we will see improvements in this way.
Thank you.

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/forums/forumtopicprintpage/board-id/discussions/message-id/32955/prin...

[BryanM]

Thank you all for your feedback! I work on Firefox and wanted to let you know that updates to our shortcuts design are already underway. Within the next few releases you will see improvements to the icon size, as well as the spacing between icons.

We appreciate your feedback so that we can continue improving the Firefox experience!

[Mariel]

After updating to version 136.0 the small icons returned even with the "New Tab Layout Variant B and Content Card UI Release Rollout" studies disabled.
What is this, are they trying to force it down our throats? ‌😤‌‌😤‌‌😤‌

[Agentvirtuel]

Hello

Take a look at https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/home-page-icon-rows-too-spread-from-each-other/m-p/89059/...

1 - Go to Configuration Editor for Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox
2 - Enter a search term browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabLayouts.variant
Check, browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabLayouts.variant-b

[Mariel]

yeh, thanks. It worked! 🙌
Let's wait for the next update to know how to get rid of it again. 😅

[eutow]

Greetings.

I've received this update later due to being outside the US. My previous new tab configuration: no search bar, no logo (think I removed it through about:config), just 4 rows of quick links. This update fails:

1) Aesthetically: The massive spacing between rows creates a disconnected visual impression (as if each row is a unit on its own?), and adds a ton of empty space right in the middle of stuff that's supposed to be most relevant to the user.

2) Ergonomically: The smaller icons are relatively more difficult to recognise at a glance and click on. Nonetheless, despite the icons themselves being smaller, the forcefully reintroduced logo and increased gap push the 4th row of icons outside of the default viewport. Now I have to scroll down in order to see all of my "quick" links properly. (I could zoom out and fit them all in one screen, but that would also make the icons even tinier.)

3) Technically: When a quick link has a title that is wider than the icon width allows for, it is cut off. (This happens more frequently now with smaller icons, of course.) The complete title is revealed when hovering over the icon. But I noticed that when I do that, the lower rows seem to shift a few pixels downwards, as if they move to accomodate the newly revealed text - even though it fits into the massive new space between rows just fine. This is clearly a visual bug.

I do not get the impression this redesign has been seriously tested before launch.

[Sonotacoder]

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@eutow wrote:

Greetings.

I've received this update later due to being outside the US. My previous new tab configuration: no search bar, no logo (think I removed it through about:config), just 4 rows of quick links. This update fails:

1) Aesthetically: The massive spacing between rows creates a disconnected visual impression (as if each row is a unit on its own?), and adds a ton of empty space right in the middle of stuff that's supposed to be most relevant to the user.

2) Ergonomically: The smaller icons are relatively more difficult to recognise at a glance and click on. Nonetheless, despite the icons themselves being smaller, the forcefully reintroduced logo and increased gap push the 4th row of icons outside of the default viewport. Now I have to scroll down in order to see all of my "quick" links properly. (I could zoom out and fit them all in one screen, but that would also make the icons even tinier.)

3) Technically: When a quick link has a title that is wider than the icon width allows for, it is cut off. (This happens more frequently now with smaller icons, of course.) The complete title is revealed when hovering over the icon. But I noticed that when I do that, the lower rows seem to shift a few pixels downwards, as if they move to accomodate the newly revealed text - even though it fits into the massive new space between rows just fine. This is clearly a visual bug.

I do not get the impression this redesign has been seriously tested before launch.

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Agree completely.

[Talkashie]

Why not just give us the ability to customize the icon size on our home page? I don't even have bad vision, but even I can barely see the icons now. I can imagine this change being an accessibility nightmare for people with poor eyesight. Who pushed this through? Ridiculous.

[Crul]

I just wanted to express that I don't like the changes and I think the solution to revert them is too complicated, especially for non-technical users.

I would understand if I saw some kind of conflict between pros and cons, but IMHO I don't see how including the logo improves the design.

[Agentvirtuel]

Hello

Another https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/feedback-for-the-new-tab-layout-variants-in-the-home-page...