Comment on Firefox 15 now supports in-content preferencesComments−stephenr14yExplain to me how this is a good thing?−gcp14yIt's no longer a modal dialog. Seems like a simple GUI improvement.−Aloisius14yOn a Mac at least, the Preferences window is not modal. You can still interact with Firefox even though it is up. Is that not the case on other OSes?−gcp14yOn Windows it's modal. Dunno about the others.−idleloops14yNot Modal on Nightly Linux.−crazygringo14yWhy does "no longer a modal dialog" = "GUI improvement"? This isn't obvious to me at all...−gcp14yBecause just looking at the preferences blocks everything else in Firefox? Given how important a browser is, this is quite annoying.A trivial example is opening up preferences and then wanting to Google to figure out how to configure something. Not possible in the current design.−mhansen14yIt makes it easier for contributors to hack on if the code is HTML/JS/CSS.It'll let them iterate faster - just change code and reload. No recompilation needed.−ibotty14yyou can search in your settings and so potentially navigate way faster.
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Explain to me how this is a good thing?
It's no longer a modal dialog. Seems like a simple GUI improvement.
On a Mac at least, the Preferences window is not modal. You can still interact with Firefox even though it is up. Is that not the case on other OSes?
On Windows it's modal. Dunno about the others.
Not Modal on Nightly Linux.
Why does "no longer a modal dialog" = "GUI improvement"? This isn't obvious to me at all...
Because just looking at the preferences blocks everything else in Firefox? Given how important a browser is, this is quite annoying.
A trivial example is opening up preferences and then wanting to Google to figure out how to configure something. Not possible in the current design.
It makes it easier for contributors to hack on if the code is HTML/JS/CSS.
It'll let them iterate faster - just change code and reload. No recompilation needed.
you can search in your settings and so potentially navigate way faster.