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Firefox 53: Quantum Compositor, Compact Themes, CSS Masks

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Re: Firefox 53: Quantum Compositor, Compact Themes, CSS Masks

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Post by reitanqild »

milescrabill wrote: post #11
nvr219 wrote: post #9

I switched to Chrome in 2016 because I needed to easily switch between multiple profiles. With Firefox I have to launch with a command line switch. :(

You should check out Container tabs in Firefox: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Contextual_Identity_Projec... . It's like per-tab profiles, no need for multiple copies of the browser, etc. Totally changed the way I deal with sites I need multiple accounts for (like AWS). You can use Containers in Nightly or via the Containers Testpilot experiment here: https://testpilot.firefox.com/ . disclaimer: I work for Mozilla

I love it although now that I have a Mozilla employee here I should mention that:

- it seems to be missing features when running with Tab Tree

- the ux of Mozilla vertical tabs experiment is weird and IMO bad. And I rarely complain about UX. The problem is: the tab bar goes up on the side of the awesomebar and slides it back and forth as the tab panel expands and goes back.

I have reported this but so far nobody seems to care.

Another small thing: I more or less love Firefox in general <3

Re: Firefox 53: Quantum Compositor, Compact Themes, CSS Masks

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Post by pkrumins »

And, as always, I just added Firefox 53 to Browserling. You can try this new version at this URL without installing or updating it:

https://www.browserling.com/firefox/53/news.ycombinator.com

I've a bunch of VMs available for free testing. If there are too many people wanting to try it, then you'll have to wait in a queue for a few minutes.

Re: Firefox 53: Quantum Compositor, Compact Themes, CSS Masks

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Post by callahad »

mrec wrote: post #14

I'm not at all convinced about making the general user choose between 32- and 64-bit versions at installation, given that even techies disagree on the relative merits [1]. (Sometimes with themselves [2].) If the system only supports one or the other, the installer should be able to work that out. If it supports both, the installer should at least give some hints as to what the tradeoffs are. [1] https://blogs.msdn.mi…

The bitness choice (and that entire screenshotted dialog) is only present if you select "Advanced Options" in the bottom left of the installer's first screen, it's not something that we force every user through.

Re: Firefox 53: Quantum Compositor, Compact Themes, CSS Masks

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Post by Manishearth »

pkrumins wrote: post #22

And, as always, I just added Firefox 53 to Browserling. You can try this new version at this URL without installing or updating it: https://www.browserling.com/firefox/53/news.ycombinator.com I've a bunch of VMs available for free testing. If there are too many people wanting to try it, then you'll have to wait in a queue for a few minutes.

This site is really cool! I work on browsers and often need to test things in IE (to see how behavior of a web feature differs across browsers) and hate booting up VMs :)

Re: Firefox 53: Quantum Compositor, Compact Themes, CSS Masks

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Post by mrec »

callahad wrote: post #23
mrec wrote: post #14

I'm not at all convinced about making the general user choose between 32- and 64-bit versions at installation, given that even techies disagree on the relative merits [1]. (Sometimes with themselves [2].) If the system only supports one or the other, the installer should be able to work that out. If it supports both, the installer should at least give some hints as to what the tradeoffs are. [1] https://blogs.msdn.mi…

The bitness choice (and that entire screenshotted dialog) is only present if you select "Advanced Options" in the bottom left of the installer's first screen, it's not something that we force every user through.

Ah, OK, that makes more sense. Thanks.

What's the default if you don't select "Advanced Options", btw?

Re: Firefox 53: Quantum Compositor, Compact Themes, CSS Masks

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Post by Manishearth »

reitanqild wrote: post #21
milescrabill wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You should check out Container tabs in Firefox: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Contextual_Identity_Projec... . It's like per-tab profiles, no need for multiple copies of the browser, etc. Totally changed the way I deal with sites I need multiple accounts for (like AWS). You can use Containers in Nightly or via the Containers Testpilot experiment here: https://testpilot.firefox.com/ . disclaimer: I work for Mozilla

I love it although now that I have a Mozilla employee here I should mention that: - it seems to be missing features when running with Tab Tree - the ux of Mozilla vertical tabs experiment is weird and IMO bad. And I rarely complain about UX. The problem is: the tab bar goes up on the side of the awesomebar and slides it back and forth as the tab panel expands and goes back. I have reported this but so far nobody seem…

> and slides it back and forth as the tab panel expands and goes back.

There's a "pin" button there that keeps it open. I know, this doesn't fix your problem, but I and everyone I've seen using it uses the pin button, and IMO it's a much better experience :) I've noticed that on most high-end laptops websites have way too much blank space on the side margins so pinning a useful tab bar in that space works fine.

Re: Firefox 53: Quantum Compositor, Compact Themes, CSS Masks

#29

Post by hansjorg »

milescrabill wrote: post #11
nvr219 wrote: post #9

I switched to Chrome in 2016 because I needed to easily switch between multiple profiles. With Firefox I have to launch with a command line switch. :(

You should check out Container tabs in Firefox: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Security/Contextual_Identity_Projec... . It's like per-tab profiles, no need for multiple copies of the browser, etc. Totally changed the way I deal with sites I need multiple accounts for (like AWS). You can use Containers in Nightly or via the Containers Testpilot experiment here: https://testpilot.firefox.com/ . disclaimer: I work for Mozilla

Containers are awesome and very easy to use compared to profiles.

I'm guessing that Chrome might not want to make such a powerful pro-privacy feature available to the masses, so this could be a good way for Firefox to distinguish itself.

Re: Firefox 53: Quantum Compositor, Compact Themes, CSS Masks

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Post by pmezard »

fiatjaf wrote: post #15

The storage.sync API allows add-ons to save user preferences to Firefox Sync, where it can be shared and synchronized between devices. Now all Chrome Extensions automatically work on Firefox.

That's fairly nice now Firefox extensions stopped working in Firefox.
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