Chromium developers are going to remove the toolstrip from the browser in favor of BrowserActions (which they like better).

Many of mine extensions uses toolstrip extensively, so I'm sad, are you?

Here is the announce:

http://groups.google.com/group/chrom...05dd16a5c9e43#

What!, damn, i like the toolstrip, i am very sad

well it seems that a lot of users don't like the toolstrip;

as for BrowserActions, the developers of Chromium/Chrome must give serious thoughts; since installing a new theme using crx may break the extension

i think it's fine

Ah well, this is what happens when using software that's still under heavy and continuous development, eh?! Personally, I don't like the toolstrip, and would rather have custom menus and/or buttons. But developers aren't going to please just a few of us, so no matter what we like or dislike we'll get what they give us in the end. I wonder if next year we'll see even more forks of Chromium because people want it to function their own way..?

Originally Posted by Michael3185

Ah well, this is what happens when using software that's still under heavy and continuous development, eh?! Personally, I don't like the toolstrip, and would rather have custom menus and/or buttons. But developers aren't going to please just a few of us, so no matter what we like or dislike we'll get what they give us in the end. I wonder if next year we'll see even more forks of Chromium because people want it to function their own way..?

Hey, if you don't like the toolstrip and prefer custom buttons that is exactly what you will get.

Toolstrip is gonna disappear in favor of BrowserAction (custom buttons next to the address bar )

developing extensions is becoming an hassle x/

I loved this.

I don't see any point on Chrome having toolstrips, while it tries to be the most minimalist ever.

The address bar is hudge, which has no need at all, and also the status bar is not always on (just when you hover a link), so what's the point on having for example 1 extension and that hudge bar at the bottom? It goes against the minimalist principles.

I liked the news.

Originally Posted by NicholasPufal

I loved this.

I don't see any point on Chrome having toolstrips, while it tries to be the most minimalist ever.

The address bar is hudge, which has no need at all, and also the status bar is not always on (just when you hover a link), so what's the point on having for example 1 extension and that hudge bar at the bottom? It goes against the minimalist principles.

I liked the news.

That may be true, but It is also true that the current extension system lacks a lot of functionality and capabilities, and they should focus on adding more, not removing :/

Minimalistic is not synonymous of featureless.

( i.e. your not able to display a progress bar about your extension's progress anymore, nor a text or handle multiple buttons or animation. )

I wish Chrome get rids of the download bar as well

This sucks.
Sometimes you want the space. I like extensions that show information all the time, even simple stuff like a clock. I was going to make an extension that showed my uTorrent speeds, cant do that now, not without hassle and looking ugly on a 19x19 icon.
Minimal?
whats so minimal about this pic?....
http://chromium.googlecode.com/issue..._many_menu.png
..looks ugly as and I like text not just icons
and what when those icons start flashing/animating to get your attention, or all using desktop notifications?
...if you want minimal, whats so hard about pressing ctrl+alt+b ?
I just dont see why we cant have both? Why does minimal have to mean minimal features?