Today along with blog post on Microsoft Edge Dev Update, Microsoft published Top feedback summary for July 15 and noted it has no lo plans to offer a transparent theme for browser frame as well they’re no longer aiming to make new Edge tabs more square and less rounded like Classic Edge. The company also has planned an alternate for Fluent Design System for the Chromium Edge browser.
In the Feedback Summary thread, Microsoft Edge Community Manager said ” This week we are closing out two items as Not Planned and one as our new status Alternative Planned. These three are around Fluent Design”.
What this means the status to provide a transparent/Acrylic theme for the new Edge browser frame as has been set as ” Not Planned”.
Microsoft has also no plans to make new Edge tabs more square and less rounded like Edge Legacy. You can consider these two as dropped instead of Not planned.
Microsoft has also “Alternate planned” regarding the Fluent Design System for Chromium Edge.
You can read more about Microsoft Statement on these three changes here, as well as below.
Thank you so much for all your feedback on the overall design of the new version of Edge, as it is invaluable to our getting the experience right. A common thread through this feedback has been a lot of discussion about the definition of “Fluent” design, and how it should apply to Microsoft products, so we wanted to share an update to provide some clarity. As opposed to a specific or static set of design rules, Fluent is intended to be an ever-evolving design system across Microsoft products. As the world around us continues to evolve, including devices, interaction models, user habits and expectations, the Microsoft design system must also evolve to meet the changing needs of our users. This means Fluent will not necessarily always represent everything that it did several years ago when the look and feel of the legacy version of Edge was first developed. You can learn more about the current direction of Fluent by visiting the Fluent Design System Page, which provides a summary of the design system as a whole, as well as how it applies to different platforms, applications and controls across Microsoft.
If you browse through the Fluent guidance at the link above, you’ll note that the new version of Edge is aligned with the current direction Fluent is going, and we will continue to evolve along with the design system and Microsoft as a whole. While Edge may be one of the first to put some of these new Fluent elements into practice, you will continue to see other products across the company update to reflect this direction as well. For example, you’ll notice that the latest Fluent designs are characterized by rounded corners across objects and controls, and the new version of Edge is consistent with that guidance. Another example is that there isn’t a pivotal focus on transparency in the latest Fluent designs, and surfaces of the new version of Edge reflects this.
This is not to say we will never consider incorporating such aspects into our designs going forward, or perhaps offering options to customize the look and feel, but there are no plans to incorporate these elements into the default experience for all users at this time. However, there are other design investments on our roadmap to continue aligning with the broader Fluent direction, such as updating icons and illustrations across the product. Please continue to send your feedback on the overall Edge look and feel, including preferences and pain points, as we are always open to learning more and updating our direction based on the needs of our users.
– The Microsoft Edge Team
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