- Aug 2, 2020
- 542
Maintain compact mode for current users and move to about:config preference
Acceptance criteria:
- Compact mode is behind a preference. Enabling the preference will make the “Compact mode” density option appear in the customize UI density picker.
- The string in the picker is updated to “Compact mode (not supported)”
- Current users of compact mode will get the preference automatically enabled
- A SUMO article will describe how users can enable compact mode
Acceptance criteria:
- Compact mode is behind a preference. Enabling the preference will make the “Compact mode” density option appear in the customize UI density picker.
- The string in the picker is updated to “Compact mode (not supported)”
- Current users of compact mode will get the preference automatically enabled
- A SUMO article will describe how users can enable compact mode
Early on in our work defining MR1 we were faced with a decision, design two modes for our Tab experience or focus on one. At that time we made the decision to focus on designing one tab management experience that does the job well.
We heard the feedback loud and clear from the earliest iterations on vertical spacing, which shared concerns we had as a team. Since then we’ve changed and continued to refine how the base experience behaves.
So we’re going to ensure current users can retain compact mode if they already enjoy it. For other users they can find the feature behind a pref; to reveal it as an update in the density picker.
While this feature is not supported, we’ll make a SUMO article available so others can learn how to enable this feature.
For the recommended and supported experience, we encourage you to keep the normal density setting--we’ll be listening to feedback and discussions from the community, and product research as we design future iteration of this experience and other tab experiences.
1703254 - Maintain compact mode for current users and move to about:config preference
RESOLVED (bwinton) in Firefox - Toolbars and Customization. Last updated 2023-10-25.
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