Hello everyone,
I’m Alan, a product manager working on Firefox extensions and add-ons. I wanted to kick off the new year by introducing myself and thanking everyone for their suggestions, comments, likes, and votes on Mozilla Connect.
I would like to share that we’ve been listening to this feedback and as a result are making improvements to the Firefox extensions toolbar button.
Firstly, we are going to provide a way for you to hide the extensions button if you do not want it displayed on the toolbar. You will then be able to access the extension panel from the application menu, which will pop the button back out to allow you to interact with extensions.
Here are some examples of what we’re exploring:
The button will also pop back onto the toolbar to alert you to important information, such as when a new extension is installed, or extra permissions are requested.
Our goal for this project is to help people who love to customize their Firefox user interface have the tools to do so, whilst balancing the need to transparently inform them of important information about their extensions. You will still be able to pin individual extensions to the toolbar in the same way as you are today.
We know there is no perfect solution for everyone, and this is just the first step for us on a journey to improve your experience with add-ons in Firefox. We welcome your feedback!
