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Firefox UI UX history (github.com)

submitted 6 months ago by antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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Not a new article (from 2022), but quite interesting.

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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 19 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Legitimately miss 3.5, to this day. Peak functionality.

I have been using Firefox since before it was called Firefox, and I'm not sure I've ever been happy after an update.

Inconsistent icon size and texture

No! DISTINCT icon size and texture! Not a row of generic ultra-light squiggles, all the same color, conveying nothing until you look straight at them. The back button is fucking enormous because it's obviously what you'll use most. Stop and reload are weird and discouraging. There's a reason all your plugins use different colors - that's what icons are for, god dammit!

Complexity is a feature. Visible similarity conveys semantic similarity! 4.0 just took all the nested functionality and swept it behind a button.