Why don't browsers show page title in the titlebar anymore?

[MrCrispy]

I think it was Chrome that started this stupid trend - the page title is only displayed in the tab, and the window title is empty. Now they all do it - IE, Firefox 4. It makes it impossible to see what page you're on when there are more than 5-10 tabs open, without hovering over each.

I don't see any reason to do this.

[jgpaiva]

In chrome, this actually makes sense since it has the tabs on the title bar, so there's no space for the page's title. I can see why you find it annoying, but personally I'd rather have a few more vertical pixels for the page than have the page title there.

On the other browsers, it simply just doesn't make sense

[housetier]

However, my FF4 shows page titles in window titles



Could it be a setting somewhere?

[housetier]

browser.tabs.drawInTitlebar perhaps

[Tuxman]

Fx4 is a usability disaster anyway. I'm rather happy that we have Dactyl/Vimperator and (on my main machines) add-ons that bring back my old Fx3 layout...

[Darwin]

I'm glad I'm not the only one infuriated by this. IE9 no longer shows the page title in the titlebar and it's ok as long as you've only got one or two tabs.. if you've got a bunch of tabs open, it's a nightmare.

[MrCrispy]

Fx4 is a usability disaster anyway. I'm rather happy that we have Dactyl/Vimperator and (on my main machines) add-ons that bring back my old Fx3 layout...

-Tuxman (March 17, 2011, 06:48 PM)

Link (or names) to the addons please? Is it this one - https://addons.mozil...-theme-for-firefox/?

[MilesAhead]

The really weird thing is after I go to a page, sometimes Chromium blanks the address bar.  I forget if it fills in if I click the mouse in there. If I try to deliberately get it to do it then it likely won't happen, just to spite me.

[mahesh2k]

Is it possible to get classic view for Firefox 4 ? I don't like the new modifications :/

[4wd]

Is it possible to get classic view for Firefox 4 ? I don't like the new modifications :/

-mahesh2k (March 18, 2011, 03:57 AM)

Isn't that just like turning all the toolbars on?

[InstantFundas]

Turn on the menu bar.

[Stoic Joker]

I think it was Chrome that started this stupid trend - the page title is only displayed in the tab, and the window title is empty. Now they all do it - IE, Firefox 4. It makes it impossible to see what page you're on when there are more than 5-10 tabs open, without hovering over each.

-MrCrispy (March 17, 2011, 02:55 PM)

When I first saw this topic, I was 100% ready to jump in and adamantly agree. For me a dozen tabs in a browser window is a good start. But then I saw the part about IE doing the same seeming foolish blank title thing ... And it got me thinking...Does it?!?

Here's the thing, I saw the thread at work, where I use IE8, which still has page titles. SO I had to wait until I got home, where I use IE9, to see this with my own eyes ... And there were no titles.

...Now I'd have sworn, that I both used and depended on them. But the (apparent) reality is that I didn't even notice they were gone.

[widgewunner]

Opera 11 still has it.