Browser Notifications and Flow

http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2009/03/24/notifications-and-flow/

by wyday • 17 years ago

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quoderat3• 17 years ago

I just want a blank white page to appear when I open a new tab.

And the awesome bar isn't awesome. It's just distracting. (Yes, I know how to disable it.)

By throwing everything and the kitchen sink into Firefox, they are making it worse instead of better.

wyday• 17 years ago

I see what you're saying, and I do miss the days of Firefox 0.6. However, the minimalist browsers (Chrome, Firefox pre-1.0, etc.) aren't enough for constant use.

Have you given up Firefox?

quoderat3• 17 years ago

No, I still use it because the extension model is so awesome. I have and actually use about 35 extensions, as well as doing many custom modifications to how Firefox renders pages that you just can't do in other browsers (that I know of).

So I am sticking with Firefox, but it's just sad (from my perspective) to see it deteriorate. Maybe it's a consequence and the right thing to do as it has become more focused on the hoi polloi, but it's leaving me behind.

arvidj• 17 years ago

What specifically don't you like about the awesome bar? Just curious.

quoderat3• 17 years ago

I gave it a try for six months or so, and it turned out to be visually distracting and seemed to be purposed to being a substitute bookmarks -- I am not really sure what the intent of it was, despite all that I've read about it on various places Mozilla developers hang out.

Anyway, I just didn't appreciate how visually distracting it was, how it searched through my bookmarks and other areas I'd prefer that it not mess with, and how it also slowed down the browser significantly while the algorithm is working. Since I have about 7,000 bookmarks, it was a noticeable slowdown.

I disabled it from searching bookmarks, and then disabled it altogether, and was much happier with the old behavior (as much of it as can be rescued, anyway).

Browser Notifications and Flow

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