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by marginalia_nu 1705 days ago
I think I stopped using them when the browsers inexplicably lost their menus.

I don't really understand why the menus went away from the top of web browser, since desktop screen space hasn't been an issue since the late '90s, even on laptops.

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You can put a bookmark folder with no title in the toolbar next to the addressbar, into which you put whatever you want. In Firefox, that works out of the box. Recently I switched to Vivaldi, and I had to use some css tweak to do it:

https://forum.vivaldi.net/topic/24849/bookmarks-in-address-b...

Same reason as many other design problems:

- prioritizing graphical design over usability

- and prioritizing copying Chrome and Mac OS over following "local" OS guidelines

Firefox has menus on the top, unless the user hides them.
Isn’t it hidden by default? I installed Firefox on a new machine a few months ago and I could swear I had to unhide it.
It's hidden but it shows up if you press Alt.
I've never hidden anything, yet my Firefox only has an out-of-place mobile style menu.