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<div dir="ltr">If Small Icons are removed, the current size of the Large Icons should be reduced at least to a size that would be considered Medium Icons as compared to the two size options currently available in Firefox. The current Large Icon size is way too big.<br><br><div><div id="ecxSkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><br><div dir="ltr">> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:50:14 -0700<br><div>> Subject: Re: Please don't remove SMALL ICONS in url-bar<br>> From: gavin@gavinsharp.com<br>> To: mttbrnsmls@outlook.com<br>> CC: firefox-dev@mozilla.org<br>> <br>> Unfortunately, "I personally love this feature" or "all of my friends<br>> use this feature" are not very useful data points when you're trying<br>> to make design decisions for a product with hundreds of millions of<br>> users. We need to base our decisions on usage data, where possible,<br>> but good usage data can be difficult to obtain in a privacy-sensitive<br>> way. So we also rely on our instinct and intuition as as software<br>> development team (including UX experts, designers, and other end-user<br>> software experts).<br>> <br>> I think we haven't yet managed to make a great case for the removal of<br>> the "small icons" feature, at least on this list, but I will list some<br>> of the contributing factors:<br>> - the "small icons" mode does very little. On Mac, it only affects the<br>> appearance of the back/forward button. On Windows, it additionally<br>> only affects the padding between icons, not the size of the icons<br>> themselves.<br>> - we don't have good usage data (as far as I know), but since it is a<br>> non-default option that must be enabled through secondary UI, it's<br>> quite likely that usage across the user base is very low.<br>> - given Firefox's very powerful add-ons capabilities, it's possible to<br>> "work around" the lack of the feature in Firefox with an add-on (e.g.<br>> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/small-nav-bar/?src=ss)<br>> <br>> Gavin<br>> <br>> <br>> On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 6:09 AM, Greg Williams <mttbrnsmls@outlook.com> wrote:<br>> > I recently read this article about Australis at Ghacks:<br>> > http://www.ghacks.net/2013/04/18/firefoxs-australis-theme-may-have-disastrous-consquences-for-users-who-customize-the-browser/<br>> ><br>> > I LOVE small icons and it is one of the big reasons I use Firefox. I operate<br>> > on small netbooks and every little bit of vertical space helps. Along with<br>> > side-tabs and small icons, I am very happy on Firefox. I know not a single<br>> > person (friends, family, coworkers) who use the large icons setting.<br>> ><br>> > Please do not take this option away! I would not complain if Large Icons<br>> > option were removed. But please do not take away the Small Icons. I have<br>> > always used Small and love firefox for this option. Large icons are very bad<br>> > design.<br>> ><br>> > thank you.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > firefox-dev mailing list<br>> > firefox-dev@mozilla.org<br>> > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/firefox-dev<br>> ><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> firefox-dev mailing list<br>> firefox-dev@mozilla.org<br>> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/firefox-dev<br></div> </div></div> </div></div> </div></body>
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