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josh_bodner
Microsoft
Mar 02, 2021Introducing the new Extensions menu on the toolbar
Extensions are small applications that enhance the browser’s functionality. Once you install an extension, you can notice the extension icon appearing on the toolbar. If you have several extensions i...
Ebsolas
Mar 09, 2021Brass Contributor
I ended up giving up and disabling the extension menu and letting the extensions shrink my URL bar to an inch in size.
In the old dock I had the extensions ordered for use and usefulness. Most of my extensions only did stuff passively so letting them hide away is fine, while only 15-20ish of them actually had some sort of either toggle or interactable menu that I occasionally used. Only 3 of them commonly enough to warrant on the URL bar.
I now have a choice, deal with having 15-20 extensions on my URL bar or try to perfectly remember the names of each and every one of my extensions in order to find them in the alphabetical list without spending 4-5 minutes each and every time.
In the old dock I had the extensions ordered for use and usefulness. Most of my extensions only did stuff passively so letting them hide away is fine, while only 15-20ish of them actually had some sort of either toggle or interactable menu that I occasionally used. Only 3 of them commonly enough to warrant on the URL bar.
I now have a choice, deal with having 15-20 extensions on my URL bar or try to perfectly remember the names of each and every one of my extensions in order to find them in the alphabetical list without spending 4-5 minutes each and every time.
- JorisMakMar 09, 2021Brass ContributorEbsolas
But, isn't that a bit strong what you're claiming? I've clearly spoken against how the feature is now,
but you are claiming that you have a choice about _all_ your extensions in the toolbar, or _none_ of them. And that's simply not true. You can still have a few select extensions in the toolbar, and the rest in the alphabetical menu-button. If you have the button showing, you can toggle which extensions you want directly on the toolbar or not.
The annoyance most have is that this claims to reduce clutter (for the people who were unaware you could move extensions away from the toolbar), but for the people who actually _did_ manage their toolbars, it now adds a forced button.. which is just plain annoying and backwards.. but also not more than a single button.- EbsolasMar 09, 2021Brass ContributorThat isn't all the extensions I have. That isn't even most of them. I have most of them hidden away. Those are just the ones I need quick access to. I used to be able to have them one click away and ordered to where I could access them quickly. Now I have to either put all of these on my toolbar or be unable to find them since I don't know the names of all of them.