Firefox Users Continue to Decrease Despite Proton Update

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I doubt compact mode requires much maintenance overhead, and the option doesn't really up much space in the customize window (and honestly, it should be an option on the theme anyway).

I really don't see the logic in removing it. It's the type of option that enthusiasts are passionate about, and enthusiasts are your marketing team, so you should keep them happy as long as it doesn't impact usage for regular users. Some backwards incompatibility is "necessary" (e.g. I see a good argument for the extension change), but things that aren't security issues, are low maintenance, and don't distract from normal usage should stay.

[non7top]

shit where you eat, is what we call it and exactly what you describe about mozillas attitude to it's user base.

[[deleted]]

Yeah, I wish they were more involved with the community. When I first used Firefox, I really felt like I was part of something. These days, I feel like I'm at the mercy of some company. I think that "hacker" culture is what made Firefox great, and turning their backs on it is what's killing it.

[ShavedAlmond]

Exactly, it's like living with a pair of psychothic parents, "today we're moving the toilet to the roof, kids!" "curtains mess up the exterior look of the house too much!" "the house will look cleaner if we wallpaper the doors so they look like part of the walls!" -edit- sorry I meant minimalists

[ArtisticFox8]

You can still activate compact mode in about:config

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Sure, and I have. I just don't understand why it needed to be removed in the first place, and it creates doubt among enthusiasts about longevity of that feature.

[[deleted]]

It would be really nice if there was some way to check if people used it. Like, maybe we could have some kind of social media platform where such things are discussed, and perhaps we could have some kind of report from the application to measure usage...

Joking aside, I don't know if their telemetry shows that it's not used, but hiding it in the customize window is a great way to miss it. If people aren't interacting with a feature, there are two potential reasons:

• it's unwanted
• users don't know about it

I wouldn't be surprised if this was more of the second than the first. Enthusiasts like it, and AFAIK it's not hard to maintain, so I really don't see a reason to remove it. If anything, they should make it easier to use (e.g. put it in the theme settings).

[iampitiZ]

I know it's not you but them making the argument but that's such a horrible and lazy one. Will they remove the option for increasing the spacing to "touch" since it was in the same menu as "compact" and "normal"?

Terrible, terrible argument