Comments on: Firefox 3 Beta 1: Usability impressions http://dubroy.com/blog/2007/11/20/firefox-3-beta-1-usability-impressions/ on programming, usability, and design; by Patrick Dubroy Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:42:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Dubroy.com/blog - Firefox’s awesomebar: a command-line for web apps http://dubroy.com/blog/2007/11/20/firefox-3-beta-1-usability-impressions/#comment-11027 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:14:36 +0000 http://dubroy.com/blog/2007/11/20/firefox-3-beta-1-usability-impressions/#comment-11027 <p>[...] This reason this works in Firefox 3 is because the awesomebar autocompletes anywhere in the URL or page title, not just at the beginning of the URL like older versions of Firefox. For more information about the awesomebar, check out Deb Richardson’s post, or see some of my older posts: Firefox 3 Awesomeness and Firefox 3 Beta 1: Usability impressions. [...]</p> […] This reason this works in Firefox 3 is because the awesomebar autocompletes anywhere in the URL or page title, not just at the beginning of the URL like older versions of Firefox. For more information about the awesomebar, check out Deb Richardson’s post, or see some of my older posts: Firefox 3 Awesomeness and Firefox 3 Beta 1: Usability impressions. […]

]]> by: Patrick http://dubroy.com/blog/2007/11/20/firefox-3-beta-1-usability-impressions/#comment-5966 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:12:01 +0000 http://dubroy.com/blog/2007/11/20/firefox-3-beta-1-usability-impressions/#comment-5966 <p>In principle, I agree with the idea behind the stars -- at least as a simple way to pick out pages of special interest from the history. On the other hand, I don't think they can completely drop the term bookmark, because people are so used to that from other browsers. So it's hard to see how they can really stick with the two terms without it being confusing.</p> In principle, I agree with the idea behind the stars — at least as a simple way to pick out pages of special interest from the history. On the other hand, I don’t think they can completely drop the term bookmark, because people are so used to that from other browsers. So it’s hard to see how they can really stick with the two terms without it being confusing.

]]> by: Mr Lizard http://dubroy.com/blog/2007/11/20/firefox-3-beta-1-usability-impressions/#comment-5965 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:45:36 +0000 http://dubroy.com/blog/2007/11/20/firefox-3-beta-1-usability-impressions/#comment-5965 <p>Great to see downloaded files are made read-only to prompt save dialogues on edits.</p> <p>I agree with your comments around places. This is just too confusing. People actually 'get' bookmarks. I'm not sure we need the term 'star' in there at all- what's wrong with the word 'bookmark'? Isn't a bookmarked page and a starred page the same thing?</p> Great to see downloaded files are made read-only to prompt save dialogues on edits.

I agree with your comments around places. This is just too confusing. People actually ‘get’ bookmarks. I’m not sure we need the term ’star’ in there at all- what’s wrong with the word ‘bookmark’? Isn’t a bookmarked page and a starred page the same thing?

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