[Mozilla Enterprise] Removing screenshot from Page Actions

Robert Marcano robert at marcanoonline.com
Tue Mar 30 17:25:45 UTC 2021


On 3/30/21 12:30 PM, Mike Kaply wrote:
> The Page actions menu is going away completely.

Interesting. I liked it. Any pointers to the bug or discussion thread 
about this design change?

> 
> Mike
> 
> On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 11:29 AM Thane K. Sherrington 
> <thane at computerconnectionltd.com 
> <mailto:thane at computerconnectionltd.com>> wrote:
> 
>     I understand Firefox 88 removes Screenshot form the Page Actions
>     menu and turns it into a right click option.  Not sure why, as this
>     isn't easier for end users.
>     Also, if you're going to clean up the Page Actions menu, get rid of
>     the "Bookmark this page" and "Save to Pocket" since both of these
>     are available from the icons directly to the right of the Page
>     Actions icon.  This has always been silly.
> 
>     If I were in charge, I'd remove the bookmarks and pocket options and
>     leave the screenshot where it is, since there is zero reason to move
>     it and just gives another thing for end users to learn (and most of
>     them will just think the screen shot ability has been removed).
> 
>     The UI should be as frictionless as possible.  This adds more
>     friction (right click is different than left click) and forces the
>     end user to learn something new for absolutely now net benefit.
> 
>     If Firefox was a car, this is the same as moving the emergency brake
>     handle to inside the glove compartment - no good reason to do it,
>     less intuitive, and more work.
> 
>     Sometimes a new version doesn't need to change stuff.
> 
>     -- 
>     Thane K. Sherrington
> 
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