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Re: Firefox 57.0 Released

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Post by tetraca »

acjohnson55 wrote: post #48
IChrisI wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Tree Style Tabs was the only blocker for me, and I was amazed that it was possible to recreate under the new API. I use both Firefox and Chrome, but for very different purposes. In Chrome, I have 20-50 tabs spread across two windows. In Firefox, 400+. Tree Style Tabs is necessary for how I use Firefox. My backup plan was staying on an older version, possibly indefinitely.

I was also very, very concerned about Tree Style Tabs. It's one of the main differentiators Firefox has for me over Chrome. Very happy it's mostly been preserved. I really only care about having my tabs on the side, not necessarily the nesting.

I personally find the nesting excellent because I am a junkie that opens 90 tabs at a time meandering through the internet and it gives a way to trace my context/history.

Re: Firefox 57.0 Released

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Post by mrweasel »

sleepychu wrote: post #30

At last LastPass has released a new version! (FF Developer Edition has passed beyond the grace period so only allows modern extensions. I've been using Chrome just for lastpass for months!)

They published a beta version a month ago: https://blog.lastpass.com/2017/10/lastpass-beta-firefox-57.h...

It's been working fine for me.

Re: Firefox 57.0 Released

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Post by dom96 »

Just upgraded. Definitely feels snappier at first glance, what I'm most curious about however is how much the speed deteriorates the longer I use it (if at all). The older version was definitely pretty bad after a couple of days of uptime.

All in all though. Nice job so far. :)

Edit: I do sorta feel like the tabs are now smaller (when there is a lot of tabs open), any way to make them bigger?

Re: Firefox 57.0 Released

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Post by barrkel »

KozmoNau7 wrote: post #66
IChrisI wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Tree Style Tabs was the only blocker for me, and I was amazed that it was possible to recreate under the new API. I use both Firefox and Chrome, but for very different purposes. In Chrome, I have 20-50 tabs spread across two windows. In Firefox, 400+. Tree Style Tabs is necessary for how I use Firefox. My backup plan was staying on an older version, possibly indefinitely.

400 tabs? 400 ? I'm sorry if I sound a little condescending, but have you considered using bookmarks instead? I cannot even imagine a workflow where four flippin' hundred active tabs are needed.

Trees collapse, and typically represent recursive exploration of some particular area, and can act as a kind of task list or reading list. You collapse the tree when you're not actively drilling into that topic.

Combine with a solid session manager (I use Session Manager) to back them up regularly, and they fill in a third space between an open tab and a bookmark: something you only want to visit once, some time in the next few days / weeks, and have no desire to keep around longer than that.

Re: Firefox 57.0 Released

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Post by mccr8 »

cvburgess wrote: post #53

Anyone know how the new FireFox compares on battery-life? Safari crushes Chrome on this front currently, but I'm curious how FireFox compares now.

None of the Firefox Quantum work has looked at power usage, so don't expect any changes on that front.

Re: Firefox 57.0 Released

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Post by Vinnl »

hysan wrote: post #79
Vinnl wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It has never been part of the release - it was part of a test rollout to 1% of German users (not sure if that was of an actual or a beta release).

Well for one thing, it was part of an actual release according to Mozilla's own blog post about it.[1] Second, that still doesn't answer my question about what happened with regards to Cliqz. Is it still being considered? What were the results if the test has concluded? Or are they still testing it in 1% of FF57 downloads to German users? Mozilla has been silent with regards to their Cliqz test which is why I'm askin…

Right, hence the ellipsis. So if you're not downloading German Firefox you probably won't have to worry about it.

I don't have an answer to your other question (maybe someone else will), although since that post says they'll keep us posted and I haven't seen anything, and since it hasn't been that long ago, I don't think too much has come of it yet.

Re: Firefox 57.0 Released

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Post by digi_owl »

iterati wrote: post #98
nicoburns wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Note that the webextension APIs are still under active development. So just because the APIs don't exist yet doesn't mean that they won't ever.

The right thing to do would have been to work on those extensions BEFORE breaking users' experience.

Sadly not how the FOSS world works any longer.

All that matters is the "shiny" (often wrapped in some kind of "social consciousness" claptrap), and those of us that has come to rely on existing behavior has to either suck it up, move on, or fork (And even forks struggle)...

Re: Firefox 57.0 Released

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Post by aflat »

andrepd wrote: post #51
barrkel wrote: post #7

Hopefully most of the missing extensions will be developed sooner rather than later. I have 15 extensions installed, 14 of which are "Legacy". The most critical one, Tree Style Tabs, has been converted. That was the key blocker that prevented me from seriously using Chrome. But many more remain; Cookie Controller, RefControl, some kind of Classic Theme Restorer equivalent (to get a menu bar back for Bookmarks, at a m…

The WebEx Tree Style Tabs is markedly inferior to the "Legacy" version. It is simply an integral and indispensable part of my workflow, so much that I can't even fathom browsing without it. I guess I'll stay on 56 for a while.

I'm of the other opinion. The legacy one was inferior, a couple bugs here and there, but usable. The new one removed the bugs I was having, and appears to be snappier. I just wish I could move the new tab button from the bottom to the top. Code doesn't look too hard, so I'll probably add a PR myself

Re: Firefox 57.0 Released

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Post by frayesto »

Anyone else use PocketCasts web player? Chrome is able to play audio at 2.7x speed without distortion while Firefox still has issues.

Is there a location where I can submit a bug report?

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