Bah just fix the browser first. Give a way to disable audio for given sites. Fix the regression that made it impossible to turn off JavaScript on a page that was already loaded. Give a way to edit bookmark URLs from the toolbar bookmark widget. Make about:processes show why “Firefox” (rather than a specific tab) sometimes gobbled the whole CPU. Etc etc.
A full redesign every 4 years really is insane. And for what? Is the usability really better? I just hope this also improves customization, because they keep breaking the ability to change browser colors.
Their biggest challenge is getting attention, because most users just use the default browser. A redesign brings them into the news, as can be seen above.
Too many UX designers needing to justify their jobs leads to this. It also leads to less customisation options, since they also seem to take it as an insult when someone doesn’t like their “masterpiece” as is.
You need way more than designers to do a full UI redesign. And less customization is really just a product of engineering. It takes way longer to make something fast and customizable. So they choose fast.
Bah just fix the browser first. Give a way to disable audio for given sites. Fix the regression that made it impossible to turn off JavaScript on a page that was already loaded. Give a way to edit bookmark URLs from the toolbar bookmark widget. Make about:processes show why “Firefox” (rather than a specific tab) sometimes gobbled the whole CPU. Etc etc.
A full redesign every 4 years really is insane. And for what? Is the usability really better? I just hope this also improves customization, because they keep breaking the ability to change browser colors.
Their biggest challenge is getting attention, because most users just use the default browser. A redesign brings them into the news, as can be seen above.
They’ve also broken the plugin API more times than I can remember. Wonder if they’ll do it again with this redesign.
Too many UX designers needing to justify their jobs leads to this. It also leads to less customisation options, since they also seem to take it as an insult when someone doesn’t like their “masterpiece” as is.
You need way more than designers to do a full UI redesign. And less customization is really just a product of engineering. It takes way longer to make something fast and customizable. So they choose fast.