[Mozilla Enterprise] Removing screenshot from Page Actions
Robert Marcano
robert at marcanoonline.com
Wed Mar 31 11:42:30 UTC 2021
On 3/31/21 5:47 AM, Romain Testard wrote:
> The bug is https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1691454
> <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1691454>
> The driver for the decision was that we were seeing the following:
> - Overall low engagement with the meatball menu compared to other
> primary UI elements
> - Very low ratio between users opening the meatball panel and users
> making a selection in the panel (i.e users don't find what they are in
> search of)
> - Most meatball menu entries are more used through other entry points
> such as context menus
>
> So overall the visual noise added to the UI by the menu was not
> considered worth its value.
Thanks for the link.
>
> On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 7:25 PM Robert Marcano via Enterprise
> <enterprise at mozilla.org <mailto:enterprise at mozilla.org>> wrote:
>
> 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>
> > <mailto: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.
> >
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> >
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