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Right now we have a couple of icons that get added to the right side of the location bar depending on the type of page being viewed: | Right now we have a couple of icons that get added to the right side of the location bar depending on the type of page being viewed: | ||
L - lock icon for pages loaded over HTTPS | L - lock icon for pages loaded over HTTPS<br> | ||
S - subscribe button for pages that have <link>ed feeds | |||
And some extensions like Google's Anti-Phishing extension adds an icon: | And some extensions like Google's Anti-Phishing extension adds an icon: | ||
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The problem with the visual treatment in Firefox 1.5 of the latter category is that despite the fact that most of the usefulness of the icon derives from the action performed when it is clicked, its clickability is not particularly clear, given its position inside the URL bar. It is however an action ''associated'' with the URL, so some sort of connection makes sense. | The problem with the visual treatment in Firefox 1.5 of the latter category is that despite the fact that most of the usefulness of the icon derives from the action performed when it is clicked, its clickability is not particularly clear, given its position inside the URL bar. It is however an action ''associated'' with the URL, so some sort of connection makes sense. | ||
Given that, it makese sense to split the right side of the location bar into two zones: one that holds status icons, and the other that shows action buttons - with a visual treatment that implies clickability. | Given that, it makese sense to split the right side of the location bar into two zones: one that holds status icons, and the other that shows action buttons - with a visual treatment that implies clickability. | ||
== Other Clutter == | == Other Clutter == | ||
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Show basic progress information in the location bar, like Safari and MSN Explorer. | Show basic progress information in the location bar, like Safari and MSN Explorer. | ||
Move stop, refresh, and go functions into one button. These actions are mutually exclusive, there is no need for 3 buttons when 1 can accomplish the same tasks. The button would exist where the current Go button is now. | |||
(The traditional Stop, Refresh, and Go buttons could be placed in the Customize pane for those users who are attached to them.) | |||
This significantly reduces the visual clutter in the browser window. | This significantly reduces the visual clutter in the browser window. | ||