970378 - Re-implement Small Icon Mode

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

In surveying thousands of users on Australis, one theme that consistently appears is the lack of a small icon mode. While Australis is overall very space conscience, there are users who would like a mode that shrinks the vertical height of the back button to the same as the url bar, and possibly reduces some of the other padding going on in the UI. Adding this feature back in will help ease user pain around Australis.

Comment 1

[:Gijs (he/him)]

Even if we do want to consider this from a UX/Product perspective, from an engineering perspective, I strongly believe this isn't feasible for 29 anymore.

Comment 2

[Dave Garrett]

Just shrink the vertical padding in a few places and most people would be fine with it.

In my opinion, the best way to deal with the removal of small icons mode would be to have various compact full themes that support Australis available and promoted on AMO when it makes it to the public release. The message to users when they complain about the removal of small icons mode is that it makes the browser less complicated to have each theme have one size, rather than two, so just separately install the one you want.

Comment 3

[Dave Garrett]

Also, putting a link to AMO for new themes directly in the UI customization UI sounds like a good idea.

Comment 4

[Justin Dolske [:Dolske]]

This is indeed out-of-scope for Australis at this point. We've also previously discussed the issue leading up to the removal, and I don't see any need to revisit that decision.

Comment 6

[u452416]

I tottally agree with the reimplementation of the small icons, which is one of my favorite customizations in FF. Maybe in future versions we can get it back?

Comment 8

[Bill Dee]

WHO is making these STUPID decisions???

I use the Scribblies Plain theme and without "Use Small Icons", the icons are WAY too big.
I will NOT use Firefox without this theme.

The Firefox "team" BETTER start using their heads and start thinking about their users (for once) or Firefox as a product will cease to exist.

You are "enhancing it out of existence".

(I don't even suggest or encourage people to use Firefox anymore -- THAT word of mouth advertising and user support and promotion is what made Firefox what it is today, and you are all throwing it away and tossing it down the drain, along with a once-great web browser)