Early on Microsoft Edge has shown itself to be very fast and it has gained new features regularly over the last six months. I no longer find the need to leave Edge for another browser as much as I did in those early days.
Microsoft Edge is also more than the UI we see on our Windows 10 devices as well and the Edge team has continued working on those internals to build a solid base for the new browser.
What is missing from the UI are features that many of us take for granted – the biggest two are an ability to manage favorites and then extension support.
We know they are coming because the Edge team has been talking about those features on and off over the last six months. Originally, extension support was expected last year but it was delayed for unknown reasons until this year. It has been talked about for quite a while that an upcoming test build of Windows 10 from the Redstone branch, which Windows Insiders are already testing, will have that support in it.
Today, in a blog post from the Director of Program Management for Microsoft Edge Jason Weber, the team is laying out their priorities for 2016.
Those 2016 focal points are:
- Deliver a modern extension platform powered by web technologies and the Windows Store
- Empower all Microsoft Edge customers through accessibility and inclusive design
- Continue to reinforce Microsoft Edge fundamentals; security, performance and efficiency
- Build thoughtfully for the future of the web
- Embrace more channels for community feedback and participation
“Last year, we announced our intent to deliver a new extension platform for Microsoft Edge to replace the often unreliable and insecure native add-ons of the past. Extensions are among the most requested features for Microsoft Edge and we’re building an extension platform powered by web technologies and familiar to developers. Any browser extensibility is a potential vector for malicious software, and our extensions will be vetted, delivered, and managed through the Windows Store.
Our implementation is underway and we look forward to sharing early examples soon via the Windows Insider Program. We will share more information on developing and publishing your own extensions at a later date.”
Placing the extensions in the Windows Store is a smart move so that they can be curated alongside of apps and it eliminates the need to have a second store just for extensions – economy of functionality since that process already exists for the Store.Other areas they are working on in 2016 is continued improvement of accessibility with work already done in the following areas as a base for that work:
- Modernize our accessibility system to support HTML5 and CSS3 on Windows 10.
- Enable HTML and Core Accessibility API mappings.
- Provide Accessible Name and Description computation and API mappings.
- Add accessible HTML5 controls and new semantic elements.
- Improve high contrast support.
- Modernize caret browsing and new input modalities.
- Improve visual impairment readability, focus, and selection.
- Deliver developer tools for building and testing accessible sites.
- Lead the industry in JavaScript benchmark performance (good luck catching us).
- Advance product security across multiple dimensions (lots of surprises coming).
- Enhance keyboard scrolling performance and interactivity.
- Isolate Adobe Flash into a separate process and pause unnecessary content.
- Continue to push the GPU boundaries through native Windows graphics.
- Improve background tab suspension, timers, and processing.
Finally, just like other areas in Microsoft, the Edge folks will be looking towards the community for feedback and they have a few channels that you can use to connect with them.
- Microsoft Edge Dev Blog
- Microsoft Edge Platform Status
- Microsoft Edge Suggestion Box on UserVoice
- @MSEdgeDev on Twitter
Unfortunately, there is nothing about managing favorites in this update for 2016 so I hope that just means it is a little lower on the list but is there. Be sure to check out my work in using what is already available in Microsoft Edge to manage your favorites. This process will be functional for most users until something arrives from Microsoft.
Link original: http://winsupersite.com/windows-10/microsoft-edge-priorities-2016
Vemos que a Equipe que Desenvolve o Microsoft EDGE está empenhada ainda mais em 2016 para melhorar um Navegador. Que provou ter futuro e ser melhor que o seu irmão mais velho, Internet Explorer. :P
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