Top feedback summary for October 1

[David Rubino]

Note: This is no longer the most recent top feedback summary. You can always find the latest at https://aka.ms/MSEdgeTopFeedback.

Hey everyone, I’m back with the latest top feedback summary. This week we’d like to highlight a few things which have been addressed:

The New Tab Page (we call it the “NTP” within the team) has received a significant update, and among the changes are two which address some of our top feedback items. First, the NTP now supports dark theme. If you are in dark theme (available in Settings under Appearance) you will see that the search box, top sites, and feed use darker colors. Additionally we’ve enabled greater customization of NTP content that allows you to turn off the feed if you wish. Just click the gear icon in the upper right corner of the NTP and choose Custom page layout. If you choose the Content visible on scroll option, the feed will only show if you scroll down on the NTP. If you choose the Content off option, your feed will be disabled entirely.

Another top request was for ClickOnce functionality, which among other things allows one-click installation of  certain applications on Windows. This is chiefly a feature in work or school environments, so it is controlled by the new ClickOnceEnabled group policy. However, if you’d like to enable it on your device directly, you can browse to edge://flags and search for “ClickOnce” to find the ClickOnce Support flag. For more information on ClickOnce and the similar DirectInvoke feature, see our documentation at: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployEdge/edge-learn-more-co-di.

Here is the full updated list of top feedback:

Status	Feedback	On this list for
Addressed	Show the New Tab Page in dark theme when the browser is in dark theme	6 weeks
Addressed	Add the ability to turn off the news feed on the new tab page	6 weeks
Addressed	ClickOnce deployment of Windows applications from web pages	6 weeks
Planned for October	A round of improvements to scrolling experience, with more (including performance) to come down the line	6 weeks
Planned for October	Inking for PDF files	6 weeks
Planned for October	Provide the ability to change the title of tiles on the new tab page	6 weeks
Planned for October	Need for better handling of links when there is more than one profile	6 weeks
Planned for October	Option to set a custom photo as the New Tab Page background photo	6 weeks
Planned for November	Enable search in the extensions store	6 weeks
Under Review	Opening a new tab is too slow	1 week
Under Review	Ask users if they want to close all tabs when they close a browser window	1 week
Under Review	Support mouse gestures for common actions like navigation and tab close	2 week
Under Review	Provide a transparent theme for the browser frame	2 week
Under Review	Add the ability to change the location for news content on the new tab page	4 weeks
Under Review	Some users are asking for a home button in Edge. Since we already have one, we could improve discoverability or just enable it by default.	4 weeks
Under Review	Touchpad two-finger scrolling is sometimes triggering a right click instead	4 weeks
Under Review	The address bar and its text are too big, and should be smaller like Chrome	4 weeks
Under Review	Add an option to hide the Bing search bar on the new tab page	6 weeks
Under Review	Allow the search bar in the new tab page to be configured with other search providers	6 weeks
Under Review	Bring the tab set aside feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	6 weeks
Under Review	Bring the tab preview feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	6 weeks
Under Review	Bring the reading list feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	6 weeks
Under Review	Bring the Ask Cortana feature from the current version of Microsoft Edge	6 weeks
Under Review	Provide an option to set a custom URL for a new tab instead of showing the new tab page	6 weeks
Under Review	Update the user interface with the Fluent Design System	6 weeks
Under Review	Make tabs more square and less rounded, like the current version of Microsoft Edge	6 weeks
Under Review	Support themes from the Chrome Web Store	6 weeks
Under Review	Allow sign-in to the browser with a Google account	6 weeks
Under Review	Provide different options for sorting favorites	6 weeks
Under Review	Provide run / open / save / save as options when downloading files	6 weeks
Quality Area	Bring more extensions to the extensions store	4 weeks
Quality Area	Edge should use less memory than it does	6 weeks
Quality Area	Edge should use less CPU than it does	6 weeks
Quality Area	Scrolling should feel smoother for web pages	6 weeks
Quality Area	Scrolling should feel smoother for PDF files	6 weeks
Quality Area	Update does not always work reliably	6 weeks

Definitions:

Addressed – Feedback is addressed in current Canary builds.

Planned for… – We’re working on this and currently plan for it to be addressed in the Canary channel before the end of the month indicated

Under Review – We are reviewing this feedback internally and do not have a plan to share at this time.

Quality Area – We will give extra weight to fixes and opportunities in this area. Please continue to report specific bugs and make specific asks. 

[#2]

@David Rubino Hope chromium edge can add this function:

right click the selected text in the webpage can give multiple selections of search engine.

[#3]

@basil3143 

Spoiler

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@basil3143 wrote:
Agreed, it is much better than Google Chrome, but still there are rounded corners around current tab, it doesn't look consistent when you are using Microsoft products for many years. It causes illusion of (or actual) space wastage. Further, it is replacement of Original Edge, so it should retain best of UI like square tabs, scrollable tabs when there are large number of tabs, Fluent, preview of tabs, Set Aside, etc. YMV.

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Could you be more specific as to how a tiny little (1 pixel) of rounded corner can cause such a Huge inconsistency that you're referring to?

and which other programs will be inconsistent if the Edge insider keeps its (1 pixel) curves that are barely noticeable?

[#4]

@eduardobragaxz 

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@eduardobragaxz wrote:

@basil3143, rounded corners are becoming part of Windows 10 and Microsoft in general, so I wouldn't worry about consistency.

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Yes exactly, if anything, most modern programs are going towards smooth edges and not sharp edges. (not talking about Microsoft only but everyone including Microsoft). the rounded corners are smooth edges are the new trend 

[#5]

Thanks, @David Rubino for this update.  Glad to know that PDF inking is finally coming!  As for OneNote Web Clipper, the experience is still not as good as using the Add notes feature in Edge classic.

[#6]

@Jude Wong What did you do/what flags are on that give you the onenote web clipper?

[#7]

https://www.onenote.com/clipper

nothing built-in.

[#8]

If you feel it is tiny 1px, better it gets removed. It is easily noticeable to me. There are many apps like Outlook, Office apps, Visual Studio to name a few. And yes that is causing huge inconsistency and making UI unbearable.

[#9]

@basil3143 

"Please make the tabs and In Private indicator not rounded like in original Edge. Thanks"

InPrivate indicator in Canary.

[#10]

@dustytravel It's already square in the latest Canary version (79.0.300.0):

InPrivate indicator in Canary.

[#11]

Hi @cjc2112,

You can install it from the Chrome Web Store at https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/onenote-web-clipper/gojbdfnpnhogfdgjbigejoaolejmgdhk.  No need to turn on any flag.

However, before that, ensure the Extensions setting "Allow extensions from other stores" is enabled in your Edge Chromium browser.

Hope this helps.

[#12]

Spoiler

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@basil3143 wrote:
If you feel it is tiny 1px, better it gets removed. It is easily noticeable to me. There are many apps like Outlook, Office apps, Visual Studio to name a few. And yes that is causing huge inconsistency and making UI unbearable.

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@basil3143 

Something that needs a magnifier to be even noticeable is not causing inconsistency, you're just focusing at it too much. the browser has a lot of other things to deal with at its current state. the UI is not final. better focus on missing features, sync options unavailable, bugs, performance etc and once they add fluent design elements then consistency will come with it

[#13]

Not the tabs.

[#14]

@David Rubino 

All things look good but don't make the address bar and other things smaller like in Chrome. It's less touch friendly and the feedback is ignorant plus it would make it harder to read what's up there.