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batata
Strollin' around
Status: In review

The latest controversial proton redesign added new two lines tabs, however it haven't been put to great use.

I think we can do better and at the same time bring back the compact mode by merging the search bar and the tab bar.

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While we put the url directly into the tabs, other icons could go in the tool bar, making a better use of the window surface.

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The url is a clickable text area

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and expands to show the full search bar when we start typing.

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UPDATE 1

To elaborate a bit more on my original idea

  • We could put the hamburger button on the left because it looks a bit weird next to the reduce button (at least on windows)
  • The same way the download icon is hidden unless we're downloading we could hide the back and forward buttons unless there's something in the history
  • The refresh and fav button could be on the tab (and visible only on hover maybe ?)
  • The many icons that can appear on the left of the address bar could be fused all together in one single tabbed panel. The displayed icon would change based on priority :
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    (btw the Extension label could be removed and only show the extension name)

Which gives an even slicker look :

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UPDATE 2

With larger active tab and refresh/fav icons.

With many tabs it could look like this :

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I also added the sound indicator icon instead of the "Playing" text (this icon is already used on pinned tabs).

And since the Lock icon is not always visible with my unique icon idea I talked earlier I though we could color code the domain, green = secured, red = not secured. 🤔

78 Comments
Sean
Making moves

Combine the tab title bar and toolbar(web address bar) into one bar to maximize the view area.

Just like safari in MacOS, the web address bar can be in the same bar with the tab title.

Status changed to: New idea
Jon
Community Manager
Community Manager

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Anonymous
Not applicable

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/merge-protections-site-information-permissions-dialogs-into-a/i...

There should be an awareness that the display area is a resource and should not be wasted.

KERR
Making moves

Someone mentioned combining the tab bar with the address bar - IE actually tried this in IE10 back in 2013 - I even found a review about it!

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"Since IE crams everything on one row—the address/search box, tabs, and controls—tabs can get mighty narrow. But there's some help for that: You can place IE's tabs on their own row—separate from the search box—if you find you're opening too many to fit, and arrows appear on either side of the tab bar if you open too many tabs to display in the allotted space."

For me though, give me vertical tabs (and hide the top tab strip) and the vertical space issue disappears, literally 😀

Anonymous
Not applicable

I fear that due to Firefox's declining market share, Mozilla will become conservative in its design to keep current users. For example, they are dragging the old UI, such as still using pop-ups.

David1
New member

With screens and the limiting amount of space every inch counts. I have the menu bar at the top then my web page tab horizontally below, the the address bar below this. It would be good to have more control over the spacing of these. There is 1/2" of wasted space between the menu bar and the tab, that I would like to claim. Thanks for reading.

ljschoepke
New member

Please provide a "Compact view" option (As in Windows 11 "File Explorer" > "View" menu) for the Bookmark vertical spacing.  ie. So Bookmarks and Bookmark Folders are closer together from drop down menus.

Anonymous
Not applicable

Back/forward buttons are not a necessity since the same functionality can be done with a keyboard or a 5-button pointing device. Why doesn't Firefox make those arrows easily customizable?

Bayso
New member

There is no good reason for the margins around the tabs. Sure it looks different and fancy but in practice it just steals space from the viewport. Better to focus on ergonomics and not aesthetics. 

OlegAn
New member

Option to enable it is hidden so many users cannot find it driving usage metrics down and I'm afraid it will be removed completely soon. Just make it first-class citizen, we need compact design on large screens.