28-03-2026 05:01 AM
Hey there!
Opinions on the new search panel design?
I dislike it massively. The search panel is one of the main features that make Firefox the preferable browser for me. It's so convenient just to click on the panel, type whatever I need and click on the icon of the search engine. Now it's become significantly more complicated. Now I have to click the panel, type, then click to open the list of search engines, find the proper one, which sometimes involves scrolling and takes now considerably longer time, then click on the engine, and then click once again to search! So now I need to click four times instead of two. I'm afraid the search panel has somewhat lost its usability.
It'd be great if someone could back me up on this. Cheers!
28-03-2026 07:40 AM
Yes, this is an obvious UX miss. If the search box is populated, it should immediately perform the search with whatever search engine you select. If the search box is unpopulated, it should just switch the selected search engine.