970399 - Create an add-on bar for Advanced users

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

A finding in our Australis surveys is that many users (especially our more advanced audience and those with many add-ons) miss having a central place where all their add-ons can go without cluttering up the navigation controls. We should consider having an add-on bar that is turned on by an about:config pref or some other advanced setting, or some smart way to overflow lots of add-ons icons that can easily be customized (this is more than a simple "Bring back the add-on bar!" request, it is a "Figure out something smart for all the users with lots of add-ons")

Comment 1

[Dave Garrett]

Personally, I don't see why we shouldn't be able to just create arbitrary custom toolbars on the top, bottom, or either side.

Comment 2

[Masayuki Nakano [:masayuki] (he/him)(JST, +0900)]

dup of bug 948043?

Comment 3

[Justin Dolske [:Dolske]]

This has already been extensively discussed over the course of Australis development -- we knew some users wouldn't like it and that this would be expected feedback. There's nothing new or alarming enough here to warrant reopening that discussion. Users who want a bar for lots of buttons can either install an addon (eg Classic Theme Restorer) or repurpose the bookmarks toolbar (if you're not filling it with bookmarks).