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Download Icon next to bookmark for EDGE
I wouldn't like it. that area is TOO CROWDED. using Edge Canary, we have the new favorites button there, we have the new Global Media Controls there, we have extension icons there and soon the collections button. i personally don't feel the need to go to the downloads page that often. if a file is downloaded then the download section appears at the bottom of the page with ENOUGH options to deal with it, it's NOT needed to have a fixed button for downloads.
HotCakeX The new Edge needs a way to choose which buttons are in the toolbar. Classic Edge has this (Main menu-->Show in Toolbar menu). There is an option for a downloads button, which users can show or not show, along with other buttons. Msft should bring that same menu option over to the new Edge.
JordanQ, TomazON, Jeffrey Allen HotCakeX Deleted, Thank you for your frank discussion. We are trying to get the right set of features, and especially the right set of defaults. I will bring all of this feedback to the team that owns the downloads experience. Thanks - Elliot
Elliot Kirk, thanks for your reply and grateful you will bring this feedback to the team that is handling the download experience.
JordanQ, I agree with you, it should have the same option as Classic Edge of showing in toolbar for those who want it to check it.
Jeffrey Allen I think this download Button is very helpful, like the classic, user can decide if he/she want to use or not ... Thanks by your feedback ... I guess Devs will gives us this in their time ... :))
HotCakeXlike you said : " if a file is downloaded then the download section appears at the bottom of the page with ENOUGH options to deal with it", is true, but maybe user is reading a blog , or facebook, and downloading a songs collections and this way the user has every time to close the bottom of this "footer window" that appears all time that one single download get started or lose a good peace of screen letting it there … And this is annoying when you trying to read some article that all time a windows need to be closed because other task that you are doing opens a don't needed window in your page …. But like I propose, is easy to put there a choice in settings to user to decide how he/she does like to use, everything is about to be easier and practical to the user, and make him/her has less tasks possible to feel comfortable … This is not to be a copycat from firefox, firefox is a great browser, renewed and totally customized … And I want our New Edge browser to be the best browser to all around needed, practical, easier, customized (to attend different tastes, because users is so) to surf and to development I want this Edge flying high and I want it to be the best one of all … In Android and iOS people are loving it … I am using with my Xiaomi Smartphone and it is great with Dark Mode, good synchronization , sorry if I did not express what I mean , I just want Edge to be the best, and one simple thing like this , can be a great thing 🙂 I am enjoying the MS in the android too, today I can go with OneDrive , outlook, edge, and the things is working 🙂 Microsoft is changing a lot, after .NET Core … And I'm very happy about this, I love .NET and C# it was my first learning and it is my trust language … I want to see Edge shinnying around :))
ps.: again sorry for some grammatical mistakes
- Obviously they can't make a UI to keep everyone happy.
if you download multiple files they will be added next to each other at the bottom, you don't have to close and open that download section repetitively.
if a user is reading an article then why the hell he/she needs to download music and be distracted? lol And even if he/she decided to do that, then the music file will just appear at the bottom and it takes only 1 click to play that song, nothing complicated or hard.HotCakeX " file will just appear at the bottom " Sometimes users prefer do not see this window opened in the bottom. " Many times user do not want to be bothered with windows being opened like me ... This is not a problem, But even so, many people used to work in firefox because edge had its limits meanly about extensions, and do not have no windows bothering every time when a download get started has no price, is ease and perfect ... Only to look on the icon u know if u can download another one just using windows shortcuts , keep working, studying with no interruptions , with no windows showing up (and depending of the scenario this way can even reduce some task, because like or not, is a window being calling to the frontend making a request, when this request could be called only when it is needed ... I understand that to u this is worthless but u have to understand that for many other users it is great ... If Edge Developers to decide do not do it I have no problem ... I always imagined Edge reaching what it is reaching today, like I am enjoying .NET reaching what it is reaching today ... Then I think I have the right to ask something to Edge Developers that I think users will like ... If developers do , very great, if do not , I have to understand, here is a place to give insights and ideas ... Edge is being built on the Chromium open-source project, and now is time to users help testing and asking what they want ... I don't understand what r u crazy about this ... It'd be enough only do not upvote/like and move on ... And I think that Developers is building Edge from scratch and it is very appreciable, because has chance to make better what already was great ... I am a user, like I said before, I want to see our New Edge flying high, being the best of all, and I guess my point was good and understandable enough and good interest ... Let's help Edge settle its wings , let's go ?
