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Hierdie gesprek is in die argief. Vra asseblief 'n nuwe vraag as jy hulp nodig het.

Disable enlarged search field when opening new tab

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The newest update has a feature which annoys me a lot, and that is that opening a new tab seems to enlarge the search field temporarily. I find it very irritating and causes me to waste a click in my workflow just to get rid of it. I'd very much like a way to disable this feature - it definitely diminishes my usability experience!

Thanks! /Danny Master of Science Engineering Technology Interaction Design

The newest update has a feature which annoys me a lot, and that is that opening a new tab seems to enlarge the search field temporarily. I find it very irritating and causes me to waste a click in my workflow just to get rid of it. I'd very much like a way to disable this feature - it definitely diminishes my usability experience! Thanks! /Danny Master of Science Engineering Technology Interaction Design

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Hi, you seem to have posted from Firefox 68 which doesn't have that extremely annoying and completely pointless 'feature.' However you are certainly not alone in your dislike of it. https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/fwhlva/address_barawesomebar_design_update_in_firefox_75/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=usertext&utm_name=firefox&utm_content=t1_fq50buw

Another talented contributor on here, 'jscher2000' has comprehensive info on ways to remove it https://www.userchrome.org/megabar-styling-firefox-address-bar.html