A design critic argues that modern UI trends increasingly separate related interface elements visually, citing examples from Google Chrome and Firefox where tabs and content windows appear disconnected despite their functional relationship. The author contends this design approach wastes screen space and creates confusing visual hierarchy, and suggests that active tabs should remain visually connected to their content windows.
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A design critic argues that modern UI trends increasingly separate related interface elements visually, citing examples from Google Chrome and Firefox where tabs and content windows appear disconnected despite their functional relationship. The author contends this design approach wastes screen space and creates confusing visual hierarchy, and suggests that active tabs should remain visually connected to their content windows.