Jan 13 2020 11:55 AM
Hi Insiders. We have received a whole lot of feedback on the overall design of the next version of Microsoft Edge. First off, we would like to thank you all for the feedback that you have submitted. We also want you to know that we are continuing to evolve the look and feel of the new Microsoft Edge. You can see our progress in our new icon, in the changes to dark theme, on the layout of the settings pages and in the style of the controls that we have added so far. Our goal has been to modernize the next version of Microsoft Edge while keeping the feel of the original. In the five years since we released the first Microsoft Edge browser with Windows 10, the Microsoft Design Language has and will continue to change and adapt. We have been evolving our user interface with this in mind and may be the first place you see some of these changes. We are planning on continuing to apply elements of the Microsoft Design Language to align with other Microsoft products.
We are thrilled with how much you think about the look and feel of the new Microsoft Edge browser. As we dug into the feedback, we found different ideas lumped together into very broad buckets and felt like we needed to re-sort the issues into new categories that are more specific to the actual issues that were being discussed. The previous categories that we have been reporting on are:
The first step of this journey was to dig into each of the feedback items individually and understand what your ask was, and if there was a reason listed for the feedback. This helped us better understand why you are asking for these changes. The next step we took was to recombine the feedback and sort it into more specific buckets. We understand change is challenging, and we are not changing our interface just to be different. We have been working closely with our designers to get a look and feel that aligns with our Fluent Design language and meets our standards for usability and accessibility. It is our goal for our design to be easier to use on a daily basis. When you provide feedback, it helps us to challenge our assumptions and makes us reanalyze our conclusions.
Based on this analysis, we are seeing the following themes emerge from your comments: we will be tracking and following feedback in these categories going forward:
We would love to start talking about these items now. Please let us know if you think that we are on the right track with the changes we have made so far. The most impactful feedback is that which lists the task that you are trying to accomplish, the challenges that you face while accomplishing it, and your ideas on how it could be made easier. Also, feel free to reach out if you think that we have missed something important here. We will always take feedback and suggestions to help us make this the best, fastest, most productive browser possible.
May 30 2021 12:12 PM
May 30 2021 01:10 PM
Hello
it's not about 150% screen magnification!
you have to use advanced scaling throughout the system please try and change these settings to 150% but it's really a very large magnification!
May 30 2021 01:48 PM - edited May 30 2021 01:54 PM
No - i changed display scaling in windows 10 native scaling. changed to 150% as well as 175% in advanced scaling. No effect on actual font size of the addressbar. I am not talking about Edge zoom 0- I was also talking about Windows native display scaling. (confirmed on regedit with logpixels)
May 30 2021 01:52 PM
I'm 27 "1440p and 100%, and even though I don't have perfect eyesight, it's fine for me
The same size with Chrome if I remember correctly
May 30 2021 01:57 PM - edited May 30 2021 02:01 PM
yeah when I was 27 I could reach the stars :) we will talk again in 15 years lol It is not fine for me I have 1080p display. an I am at 150% and everything is fine except for the address bar font. Yes Chrome messed it up few months back and I left Chrome - I was hoping Edge did not buy into the madness like Chrome. Sadly all chromium based browsers are going for this nonsense. I wished they understood middle aged people like us a bit more when making these decisions. it is a nightmare for me and I now have no bloody browser that is comfortable enough anymore. I am using laptop display 15 inch not external monitor - maybe the issue is only on laptop size not on external monitors. I really do not want to invest on external monitors nor i like adding more clutter on desk
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May 30 2021 03:20 PM
@MissyQ herself asked for comment on the size reduction here in this post
You can see her order here: Top Feedback Summary for May 12 - Microsoft Tech Community
In the second paragraph she comments on the link to this post for discussion
May 30 2021 06:45 PM
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Jun 02 2021 11:07 PM
@MissyQ I have raised it before several months on this thread and also sent feedback multiple times. Still unable to switch from Chrome because of this.
Jun 02 2021 11:21 PM
Jun 03 2021 05:13 AM - edited Jun 03 2021 05:14 AM
No problem to read in 1080p and 1440p (which has a smaller font)
It is best to increase the scale on Windows for those who have difficulty reading (The "tablet mode" design on a monitor is just awful)
As we said, the writing size has no relation to the topic (Fluent touch)
Jun 03 2021 11:43 PM
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