This is pretty damn cool. Some minor QOL still needed, but overall this hints at improving the address bar UX further in the future, so that's awesome!
this post was submitted on 01 Nov 2024
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My thought's exactly. It doesn't look perfect, but it's the first time anybody is seeing this on a nightly release. I've had my issues with Firefox, but they're really cooking right now.
This looks promising. Some of it is half-cooked, but the developers are soliciting feedback and actually responding to it there.
The dropdown should only be visible when the search bar is focused or the new tab / blank page is open
There is work being done to implement that behaviour
Back to the post, Mozilla also poses this question...
How Does This Benefit You?
...before providing some great answers. It's good to see Mozilla still knows its target audience(s) and is still capable of communicating with them.