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@madiso said in Disassemble Address Bar into Panel:
@Seasonly said in Disassemble Address Bar into Panel:
We just need to display the address bar when there is a new page
Well, the "new page" would mean "new path". So if you click on any link, the address bar would >>show, therefore would hiding even be worth it?
this is about new domain precisely.
or the page changes security status.
Only security status could be still kept visible. One solution I suggested is to shown the status onto the tab (look Show Insecure Status for HTTP Site on Tabs ).
That will hopefully be irrelevant in few years as the sites keep adopting HTTPS, so we could (in meaningful ways, like a full-page warning) deprecate HTTP overall.
Until this date, a such security information would be useful however.
And is it really even useful for bookmarked pages?
Absolutely - who guarantees that the page you open is the same you bookmarked? Redirects, MITM, dead links and other stuff can happen.
If this is not the bookmarked domain, then this is an browsering accident, and you get a new domain so, you'll be warned by the address bar showing. What is MITN ?
And even if we really want a long- focus on the bar, which is occasional, a pinning system controlled by the user interface could very well be suitable (example this Unanchor panel / Free floating panel / Pop-up panel).
That would not be very ergonomic as having a popup is less predictable (location, size, background/foreground etc.) than a static element.
The more simple is a pin icon on the address bar panel considered as a vivaldi panel. Currently, you can't set floating or not each panel ! If this would be then the address bar can appear like an information balloon which disappears automaticaly except if you keep it visible changing its floating status to static one.
If we consider that vivaldi panel has its own parameters, then the panel unanchored as a popup can keep its position, size...
That sums up how often the address bar and its contents are not fully consulted. Because these are technical data that are not useful in everyday use.
Yet that is exactly the opposite of what should be. People need to be aware of addresses more than the page titles and favicons, because reading them correctly might just be the only thing that can save them one day.
In a general and everyday use I don't think so. Title and favicon are enough. Because we use always the same sites. Knowing the domain is the main part of the address, and this is the favicon which does that. The other information into the url is not very useful.
