Vertical Tabs Layout and Keyboard Shortcuts
I recently switched to Edge, because I liked the implementation of Vertical Tabs and other features I have not found elsewhere. However I would suggest the following changes: Keyboard shortcut to toggle the Tab Sidebar (similar to VS Code CTRL + B) Center Placement for Search Bar (Not vertically centered) Customization options for the Bing Icon (size and Icon) Issue: It is currently misplaced, looks off & shifts icons downward to make space for it Solution: Option to hide icon and use shortcut only Option to change size of icon Option to change icon entirely, or pick from preselected Chat Icons
We've updated you to the latest build page design
Dear Edge guys, Here I want to share my idea, why users don't feel Edge is as their favorite one. I think Edge is too edgy. From design perspective the every part and content from Edge team seem not so fluent. For example, why you don't make the "We've updated you to the latest build page design" page like acrylic, rounded corner, transparent effect and so on? May be it is not so important for Edge development, but I think, every small part of your team work shows good design and give a feeling of a more modern browser, even the content about Edge development. I like you guys excel in web design. What do you think about this?
We have a problem: the inconsistency in the design does not seem to improve
I was hoping the new design would fix the inconsistency issues, but no, they're still there. ● Segoe Variable is not yet implemented ● Tab buttons have a different design than windows, well another new design ● The same inconsistent animations we had in previous versions ● ots of interface elements that look the same as Chrome, but with another skin, doesn't feel something native to Edge/Windows We can only hope that this will change for the public version.
Vertical Tabs Design Rework
Hi everyone! I have tried using vertical tabs for some time now and I noticed that they are not as convenient as they should be. Instead of reducing height and freeing more viewable space in the window, they add more UI blocking the view. Maybe, turning on the "vertical tabs" feature should just move all the UI to the side? I attached a raw concept image, what do you think about it?
A seeming illogical design\test strategy?
This post is looking for answers from people in the Microsoft Edge design\testing team. I have been in IT system administration and software development for over 30 years but I just don't get your design and testing strategy specifically related to who gets to see new features and on what devices. Here is my gripe, I run Edge Canary on multiple systems, each using the same Microsoft account and none of installations exhibit\expose the same feature set. So how in the world are we suppose to be involved in validating features that say, are supposed to sync but are only exposed on one install? I can totally understand A\B testing, but the same setup should apply to the user across all their devices - either they see the feature on everything or not at all. Say for example the feature "Payment instruments are now synced across devices" that I saw appear today. This shows on just one device; this seems to me to be bluntly illogical? In another area, I have been able to set 2 rows of quicklink icons on the new tab page on all but 1 device; it is hugely inconsistent and to be honest frustrating. It would seem sensible to make the same Microsoft account get all the same testing features rather than as it seems so randomly assigned. Regardless, I am sure there are more users who would benefit from an explanation and look forward to an explanation. Lastly looking for a real explanation, not supposition. PeteNew Accent Color/Theme
Version 90.0.778.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit) I think in this or previous update they either added new colors or a shadow-like effect to the sides of (ex.) "Dark Blue" Selection Square. EDIT: I compared Dev & Canary and noticed that no new colors were added, they were rearranged.
Build a unified Windows UI experience
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/discussions/top-feedback-summary-for-january-12/m-p/2053932 As shown in the link, the introduction of transparency effects for Microsoft Edge dominates the rankings all the year round. Obviously, users are so looking forward to acrylic and fluent design! With the continuous development of FDS, the transparency effect is no longer the focus. We know that using Navigation in XAML will no longer enable the transparency effect of the underlying window by default, and the default transparency effect will remain in the window of this layer. The difference is shown in the figure In this picture, the window title bar and toolbar of "Screenshots and Sketches" are transparent to the desktop and windows below In this screenshot of the Microsoft Store, the elements at the bottom of the window are transparent At present, it seems that the design team intends to adopt "transparency to the elements in the window" as a trend, and will not develop more transparent title bars and side bars in the future. Therefore, the focus is not on transparency, but on other areas. Microsoft Edge now gives me the feeling, as if I changed the Chrome icon to Microsoft's, and then told me, look, this is Microsoft's browser. I think this is a huge irony and tragedy for the visual perception of the Microsoft brand, which means that users cannot really recognize the work that Microsoft is doing on this browser, and-let users understand that this is a different version of Chrome Browser. Microsoft must use practical actions to reshape Microsoft's brand image. I think the core action is to use native controls, or reshape the appearance of non-native controls that look like native controls. This includes the following: 1. Forward and back buttons, refresh buttons, address bar and toolbar 2. Context menu 3. Edge's special pages, such as settings, downloads, favorites, etc. For the address bar toolbar area, I think it’s not too difficult to build the appearance with XAML (or WinUI 3). If it is difficult, it is not too difficult to make these controls look like Windows. This area should look exactly like the old version of Edge. The context menu is a place where it is easy to achieve a smooth design. I think it is nothing more than adding a transparency, adding a matte, adding a noise, adjusting the kerning and line height, and finally adjusting the edge and projection. I don't think how difficult it is, is it really difficult? Or, will you consider WinUI 3 release? Or use XAML island, just like the old version of Edge? Is this really so difficult? I can't understand why I can't do it after a year. I think any user will notice the huge difference between the sidebar of the settings page and the sidebar of XAML Navigation in "Windows Settings". I don’t want to worry about whether the highlight bar is a rounded rectangle (capsule) or a right-angled rectangle-because Both are FDS, but there is no lighting effect (CompositionLight Class), completely different spacing, inexplicable margins, lack of transparency, all of which remind users that this is a web page, not a native one. UI-based application. It seems to have nothing to do with the Windows design language-although it seems that many applications have to do this, indeed, cross-platform, Web development also meets Microsoft's strategic goals, it is really difficult to resist the temptation. Skype, Microsoft Teams, and Outlook to come,-and the latest file explorer used on Windows 10X, the design looks increasingly unrelated, each team has its own ideas, compare , The unification of macOS is simply outrageous! I implore the development team to read this article to help users build a harmonious and unified appearance, One Windows, One Microsoft https://medium.com/microsoft-design/fluent-makeover-photolab-a583d25f362bThe new icons in Canary make Edge's design feel even more disconnected from Windows.
https://mspoweruser.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/full-page-screen-capture-edge.jpg in Canary don't match those of the rest of the Windows operating system. In any Windows app, the settings icon has 8 spokes on the gear--you can see this in the Start menu and in the settings icon in apps like Microsoft News, Photos, and Camera. The normal Home icon can be seen in the Windows Settings app and in Backstage View in the Microsoft Office apps. The new Canary channel icons don't match those anymore. It makes Edge's design even more inconsistent with Windows's design than it already is. It's bad enough that Edge retains Material Design from Chromium, but it's worse that Edge is going to replace the only parts of the design that feel consistent with Windows. To my knowledge, Fluent design has separate mobile and desktop icons to feel natural on every device. Mobile icons should not be used on Windows. EDIT: looking more closely at their wording on the iconography and https://medium.com/microsoft-design/developing-an-open-source-icon-system-at-microsoft-b1796315df9f, it looks like the new icons are going to be the same across all of Microsoft.A list of design problems with Edge
Controls don't match equivalents of the modern parts of the Windows system and default apps Tooltips (no transparency or fade-in) Right-click/context menus (no transparency or animations) Dropdown menus (no transparency or animations) Hover effects (no reveal effects) And they're also delayed, which makes the browser feel more sluggish Loading wheels for HTML video and in the Updates section of Settings The new icons in Canary This puts mobile icons in a desktop space, which makes it feel inconsistent with desktop apps (this would be fine as long as the rest of Windows and Outlook on the Web are also getting icon refreshes to match mobile icons, but we haven't heard anything about this) Apart from the font and the current iconography, Edge keeps Material Design from Chromium. Anything I'm forgetting? EDIT: looking more closely at their wording on the iconography and https://medium.com/microsoft-design/developing-an-open-source-icon-system-at-microsoft-b1796315df9f, it looks like the new icons are going to be the same across all of Microsoft.
