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transeunt How would you explain the inconsistency? One set of settings having a reset button and the other set of settings not having it?

      Vlad

      How would you explain the inconsistency? One set of settings having a reset button and the other set of settings not having it?

      In this case I'd argue Website Settings are conditional over-rides of the General Settings I otherwise want to apply more broadly. So, I'm resetting over-rides back to the General Settings, which are the "standard" that I've set.

      If I'm resetting those standards I've set (General Settings) what state are they reset to? The state the app shipped in?

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          Vlad

          Yes, to the default settings.

          IMHO, I don't think resetting to the browser's default/shipping features is necessary — but I guess I could understand if your perspective is that the ("your" 😄) defaults are carefully chosen to give the best UX.

          In that case I could see a simple, singular "Reset" button per Preference pane might be a less "busy" option that appending the (x) 'reset' button next to each divergent setting.

          …but, ultimately I guess in practice the (x) per divergent General Setting wouldn't be that bad, or overwhelming, as it's unlikely to be many individual settings, for anyone but the most committed 'configure-er'! 😄

          So, "yeah" in the end, could see it extending to all settings, which would be consistent across the app, and also give more clue/training to users, for when they first notice the reset on on Website Settings. 👍

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              Currently, i believe the only visible change is that extension icons get greyed out. I think an indicator, a la the download counter would help.

              I'm not sure what would be a good fit though.

                Something as simple as a red slash through the shield/privacy report icon might be enough to indicate when compatibility mode is enabled at a glance.

                  maybe just something simple as this, if something is changed in settings.

                  or this when compatibility mode is on:

                  • Vlad replied to this.

                    i really like the check on gear one.

                      Good suggestions, although I think the icon should be placed on the tab itself, similar to the suggestion in this post. This fixes a potential issue for users (myself included) who remove a lot of the icons included in the default toolbar set.
                      Plus, I think this makes more sense design wise, as compatibility mode is a tab specific thing, in the same sense that suspended tabs are also a tab specific thing.

                        JunkBrunstoe

                        I dont think you need to know if tab you arent using are in compatibility mode tho. it might also conflict with other icons or get crowded if sound icon is also on. the reason you can do it with a suspended tabs is because nothing else is on when suspended.

                        And in the case of someone editing it out of the toolbar i assume the arent using compatibility mode, no?

                            JunkBrunstoe compatibility mode is a website-specific setting, just like reader mode, camera/mic access, page zoom, etc. these settings are generally visible in the toolbar, not the tab itself.

                                Vlad A visual indicator in the toolbar to be able to see, at a glance, when compatiblity mode is enabled. The images that longely shared were changes to the settings icon in the toobar when 1. Some settings are not their default and 2. when compatibility mode is enabled

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