Safari on macos 12 is so clean and functional

[Kung gu]

Big sur safari was a mess, the tab and search bar on big sur was really taking up so much of the website view.

the new safari in macOS 12 is so much better, more room to view content and also like the tab bar and it looks clean too.

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

It is - in some areas. But as far as usability goes in others, I feel like the brainstorming session went:

"Okay... So, where will the user grab the window?"

"Yes!"

 

[page3]

Big sur safari was a mess, the tab and search bar on big sur was really taking up so much of the website view.

the new safari in macOS 12 is so much better, more room to view content and also like the tab bar and it looks clean too.

Haven’t we all got monitors the size of elephants with pixel density of an ant? We have so much desktop space I want it filled!

 

[Kung gu]

Haven’t we all got monitors the size of elephants with pixel density of an ant? We have so much desktop space I want it filled!

You are mistaken by what I meant, in big sur the top search bar and menu bar was needlessly thick for no reason. This new safari provides more room to view more content on the website.

 

[page3]

You are mistaken by what I meant, in big sur the top search bar and menu bar was needlessly thick for no reason. This new safari provides more room to view more content on the website.

I’d like to see less content though. My ginormous screen means I’d like at least 5 rows of tools - tools and search, favourites (2 rows), tabs (2-3 rows). Still a universe of space to see the boring content of the sites I frequent.

 

[KALLT]

I hope you can still attach the address field to the middle. It looked chaotic to me that the address field itself behaved like a tab in the tab bar and could be moved around, changing positions even between tab groups. I also hope that they keep the current option to reduce tabs to just favicons as Big Sur has now, because that works well for me. From what I have seen so far, it looks a lot like the tab style that Firefox added just now.

 

[page3]

I like the idea of having to chase the search bar around, makes it more of an adventure. I applaud Apple for bringing excitement back in to my life.

 

[Kung gu]

I hope you can still attach the address field to the middle. It looked chaotic to me that the address field itself behaved like a tab in the tab bar and could be moved around, changing positions even between tab groups. I also hope that they keep the current option to reduce tabs to just favicons as Big Sur has now, because that works well for me. From what I have seen so far, it looks a lot like the tab style that Firefox added just now.

I actually like that

 

[Foxglove9]

I hope you can add the favorites bar back in, because that's primarily how I use my browser

 

[elptdbi3lYI]

I vastly prefer visual effect style toolbar instead of colored one, I hope it will be possible to turn coloring off. Besides that, address bar has problems with text and icon alignment, it either displays them sharply or blurry while resizing window. Also, tab rearrangement is way slower now as you have to hold on to tab before it is possible to move it.

 

[nesl247]

You can turn the coloring off. If you go to the Advanced tab of Safari preferences, check `Never Use Background Color in Toolbar`.

 

[AVonGauss]

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[TehFalcon]

The tab/search bar/URL situation is going to take some getting used too. I keep getting lost with multiple tabs open.

 

[hevaKmaI]

Or maybe Apple could actually prioritize function, predictability, and consistency in its designs again. Maybe.

 

[lupinglade]

Welp, the URL field / search bar just got even more annoying. With two tabs open, the inactive tab looks active. SMH. This is going to be really confusing for a lot of users.

 

[Eso]

Tabs have lost all meaning. “Look now all your tabs match the current website!” Um, that’s complete backwards, as the entire premise of a tab is that it represents a different website. It shouldn’t blend in at all. It is supposed to be a visual element that communicates that there is wholly independent content layered one over another, which content is currently visible, and which hidden content corresponds to the button you have to click to bring it to the forefront.

This Safari update is total nonsense, as is the latest Firefox. These designers are divorced from reality.

 

[AVonGauss]

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[TehFalcon]

Yeah, I'm not sure about these new fangled tabs, they're more like buttons and while the expanding of the current "tab" is interesting its also a bit hinky. I do however love the tab group functionality.

yeah they just looks like "favorites" to me. Idk how I feel about it.

 

[AVonGauss]

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[T'hain Esh Kelch]

I like the idea of having to chase the search bar around, makes it more of an adventure. I applaud Apple for bringing excitement back in to my life.

It is almost as if you are going on a... Safari.

 

[11235813]

How big is the tab close button? I see on videos so far people opening new tabs, switching between tabs, but nobody seems to close a tab.
My biggest problem with Safari is that the close tab button is so small that I have to use the keyboard shortcut or use mouse middle button click to close tabs. It's too much of a hassle to find and hit that tiny X. I hope they made it easier in Monterey.

 

[whosthis]

This is a double edged sword. So many people have so many tabs open, and never close them. My dad has probably 50 or more open, usually ten+ of gmail. Tabs are the new bookmarks. Soon you have a hundred of them and never revisit them later anyway.

 

[AVonGauss]

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[Lukeit]

I find chasing tabs and search bar around a big mess and truly annoying... tabs on the left and on the right, then all on the right, then the search bar on the left, always resizing search bar... a TRULY MESS... what in their right mind were they thinking of!

 

[mgworek]

This is a double edged sword. So many people have so many tabs open, and never close them. My dad has probably 50 or more open, usually ten+ of gmail. Tabs are the new bookmarks. Soon you have a hundred of them and never revisit them later anyway.

I had 3 windows with 20+ tabs open and I am unable to open them now after I upgraded. Nothing happens. I am able to open old windows without extra tabs. This was when opening All windows from last session (Big Sur)