> Merging the search box and urlbar is a logical step.
Hmm, I hope there's an about:config setting or an add-on to undo this change. I have the urlbar and the search box assigned to different search providers. The first is accessed by Ctrl+L, keywords, Enter. The second is accessed by Ctrl+K, keywords, Enter. If there was only one search bar, I'd have to click around a bit more.
On the other hand, I completely agree with you about moving the Firefox menu. That orange button has been a distinguishing feature of Firefox for the last few releases. Moving that button to where Chrome puts its settings menu really makes Firefox look like it's losing its brand identity.
I actually think Chrome actually has a superior search interface. You start typing the keywords for the site, then hit tab and you'll be using the search for that site. It also picks them up automatically when you visit the site. I've also found it bad that firefox needs an extension to search an alternate site without changing the default.
Firefox offers the same keyword search from the address bar - you just have to define them in 'Manage Search Engines' (accessible from the drop down in the search bar). Defining Wikipedia as 'wp', YouTube as 'yt' etc, make searching much easier than using the search box.
Hmm, I hope there's an about:config setting or an add-on to undo this change. I have the urlbar and the search box assigned to different search providers. The first is accessed by Ctrl+L, keywords, Enter. The second is accessed by Ctrl+K, keywords, Enter. If there was only one search bar, I'd have to click around a bit more.
On the other hand, I completely agree with you about moving the Firefox menu. That orange button has been a distinguishing feature of Firefox for the last few releases. Moving that button to where Chrome puts its settings menu really makes Firefox look like it's losing its brand identity.