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Fixing recent UI mistakes

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Paul replied 12 amahora adlule
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Fixing recent UI mistakes

It started with that new button on the menu bar to the left of the arrows which IMO was just clutter. I don't even remember what it was supposed to do but at least it was easy to remove.

The next UI mistake IMO was adding the new "Profiles" menu as a main menu entry instead of as a submenu under "Files" or "Tools". This new entry renders dead last after the older menu bar is already onscreen (why?). Many times I am clicking "Tools" or "Help" only to have those pushed left just as clicked. Maybe I am too quick with the mouse, but this feels like a prank not a feature. I saw no way to move "Profiles" to a submenu so I had to disable the feature in about:config.

Now there is a new menu option "Help->Share Firefox" placed as the last submenu entry where "About Firefox" has always been, so out of habit I am hitting "Share" when I really want "About". Again this feels like a prank. Wouldn't "Share" make more sense under "Tools"?

These bad UI decisions could be alleviated with a way to edit the menu organization. Is this feature available? Maybe as a theme?

Fixing recent UI mistakes It started with that new button on the menu bar to the left of the arrows which IMO was just clutter. I don't even remember what it was supposed to do but at least it was easy to remove. The next UI mistake IMO was adding the new "Profiles" menu as a main menu entry instead of as a submenu under "Files" or "Tools". This new entry renders dead last after the older menu bar is already onscreen (why?). Many times I am clicking "Tools" or "Help" only to have those pushed left just as clicked. Maybe I am too quick with the mouse, but this feels like a prank not a feature. I saw no way to move "Profiles" to a submenu so I had to disable the feature in about:config. Now there is a new menu option "Help->Share Firefox" placed as the last submenu entry where "About Firefox" has always been, so out of habit I am hitting "Share" when I really want "About". Again this feels like a prank. Wouldn't "Share" make more sense under "Tools"? These bad UI decisions could be alleviated with a way to edit the menu organization. Is this feature available? Maybe as a theme?

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  • Abanegalelo Abayi-10 Abaphambili

Hi,

The people who answer questions here, for the most part, are other users volunteering their time (like me), not Mozilla employees or developers. When a Mozilla employee jumps into a discussion, you'll see the Mozilla Staff label next to their name.

If you wish, you can leave feedback for developers on the Mozilla Connect website. Click the Firefox Menu Fx89menuButton button in the toolbar, click Help and select Share ideas and feedback…. Alternatively, you can use this link. Your feedback is collected by a team that reads it and gathers data on the most common issues.

You can also file a bug report or feature request. See File a bug report or feature request for Mozilla products for details.

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