A smarter, simpler Firefox address bar  | The Mozilla Blog
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Firefox’s address bar just got an upgrade, and it’s all about putting you in control. It’s faster, easier to use and built to support how you search
  • Majestic@lemmy.ml
    42·
    4 hours ago

    This is ridiculous. I like the way it’s set up now. They tried “simpler” before and I hated it and turned it off. Along with the news they’re supposedly getting rid of tags for bookmarks (I have so many bookmarks without tags they’d be useless) I’m just feeling so much despair for the web right now.

    Also disabling showing HTTPS in the address bar as part of the URL is another negative change catering to what they believe is the lowest common denominator. Consider for a moment that browsers still support multiple protocols besides hypertext transfer.

  • Zak@lemmy.world
    191·
    8 hours ago

    You can now perform actions like “clear history,” “open downloads,” or “take a screenshot” just by typing into the address bar.

    They’ve reinvented the command line.

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
        9·
        6 hours ago

        Command line is the definition of simple. It’s not easy, but it is simple: you type a command and it runs the command, that’s it. Knowing what commands to run is what makes is it difficult, but the interface is incredibly simple.

  • RenardDesMers@lemmy.ml
    23·
    10 hours ago

    Now every time I see the word smarter from firefox, I’m afraid they’ll add some AI somewhere new. Glad it wasn’t the case here.

  • tiramichu@lemm.ee
    233·
    10 hours ago

    I love how the top two points, “Choose how you search, right from the address bar” and “Keep your original search visible” are things that we always had by default in the old days with the separate search bar, until Firefox blindly copied Chrome and went to the unified bar.

    And now it’s back as if it’s some kind of revolutionary feature, rather than they made it worse and now they’re making it better again.

    Not that I ever stopped using the separate search field, I always turn that on.

      • HouseWolf@lemm.eeEnglish
        8·
        6 hours ago

        half out of habit.

        But also I have search on the search feature disabled on the address bar so I’m not randomly sending search quires when I mistype a url.

      • tiramichu@lemm.ee
        5·
        6 hours ago

        I guess some of us just like to think the search bar and the address bar are conceptually different interface elements with different reasons to exist.

  • malin
    8·
    8 hours ago

    Can we have a dropdown menu like we had in the 2000s?

    Not sure why we decided removing the scrollbar and only showing the top 8 entries was a good idea.

  • hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.org
    4·
    8 hours ago

    bruh. we already have the ability to add the search bar lmao. i hope it’s possible to revert to current functionality.

    • taaz@biglemmowski.winEnglish
      2·
      7 hours ago

      I can’t do that even on PC, tried to delete dead LAN url many times, it always comes back

  • Leaflet@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    10 hours ago

    Keeping the search terms in the URL bar rather than replacing it with the URL is nice. Should help with searches on web engines that don’t support bangs.

    I hope the https hiding doesn’t affect copying the URL.

    • D_Air1@lemmy.ml
      1·
      3 hours ago

      That was my first thought as well. I understand the reason for the change and don’t mind it, but how do I copy the url which is far more important to me on a day to day basis than refining my search. Normally the query is still visible at the top of the web engine search page anyways.

  • Guidy@lemmy.world
    2·
    10 hours ago

    … that I didn’t ask for and that you probably won’t let me turn off. Thanks for nothing.