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cosarara97 | 8 years ago

I wonder what was the reasoning behind adding those spaces for everybody.

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Sylos|8 years ago

No idea if this is intenional or if it was just for the drag space / design, but what it also does, is that it moves the start of the URL more into the middle of the viewing area.

And the start of the URL contains security-critical information (http/-s and domain name), so having that closer to your eyeballs is generally helpful, even if it means cutting some of the URL off at the end. Especially so for average users which is ultimately the user group that's mainly going to be using the default.

mythmon_|8 years ago

Since on most platforms the tabs go all the way to top of the window now, there isn't room to grab the window to move it around. Those spaces act as extra drag targets.

manaskarekar|8 years ago

On many linux distros, you can grab any window and move it around by: 'Alt + Left Click' anywhere on the window.

Bonus: You can resize any window on these same distros by 'Alt + Right Click'. It will allow you to resize along the closest border(s).

minedwiz|8 years ago

You mean those spaces are on purpose?