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Right now my FF5 main toolbar which is stuck between the actual content and my tabs contains the following elements:

    * Back and forward buttons
    * Reload / stop button
    * Address-bar
    * Search/google box
    * Three buttons provided by various extensions
    * A feedback button, since I'm on a beta.
Let's say they remove the address-bar (and the search/google box). I'll still need a space for the rest of my UI elements. Lets say I dont have those extensions and wasn't running a beta.

In that case, I'd still need a place for those back/forward and stop/reload buttons. Or are they going to take those away as well?

I'm not saying it can't be done, but in my (humble) opinion it would mean access to (other) crucial functionality would be severely displaced. I'm definitely not sure I like the direction which all this extreme UI minimalism is heading.



Have a look at the extenion, it is in the mozilla labs blogpost: http://mozillalabs.com/prospector/2011/05/20/lesschrome-hd-m...

What is does is autohide the whole bar.

All it leaves is the tab bar with the Firefox-button and some kind of Panorama/Tab Candy pull down thingie.


The space in the middle would be ideal for the tabs.




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