Products · Pattern or everyday thing
Browser toolbars
Raised as a usability problem by 4 people on Hacker News over 14 years (2010–2023), in 4 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Browser bars eat vertical space and some can't be dismissedUnreviewed
20102026- Installed browsers shrink the readable screen area because of stacked toolbars2015-02-28
- Toolbars pile up until the browser slows to a crawl and the screen is cut off2013-08-29
- Browser bars eat vertical space and some cannot be dismissed2010-05-04
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 4 complaints
- Users get tricked into installing unwanted toolbars via ads and bundled software2023-03-30
- Installed browsers shrink the readable screen area because of stacked toolbars2015-02-28
- Toolbars pile up until the browser slows to a crawl and the screen is cut off2013-08-29
- Browser bars eat vertical space and some cannot be dismissed2010-05-04