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Ciao, Chrome: Firefox Quantum Is the Browser Built for 2017

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Re: Ciao, Chrome: Firefox Quantum Is the Browser Built for 2017

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Post by sjwright »

foobarbazetc wrote: post #216

On my machine (nMP with dual FirePro D700’s) there’s a noticeable “stall” when Quantum navigates to a page. This isn’t there on Blink or WebKit. I’m not sure how to go about trying to get it looked at.

I had the same problem; I tracked it down to a problem with my particular macOS user account most likely caused by me changing the home directory name post-facto. (https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201548) I made the change because I didn't want my full name as the account name. The problem didn't present itself prior to (IIRC) updating to macOS Sierra.

To determine whether this is the cause for your particular problem, create a fresh new macOS user account, log into it and see if you can replicate the slow-down there. If there's no slowdown, it's probably this bug.

To work around the problem, I created a temporary admin account and logged into it. I then renamed my current account, created a new one with the correct details, then transferred most of my stuff from the old account to the new one, including the full contents of Library. Last step, chown the new profile directory:

  sudo chown -R youruser /Users/youruser

Re: Ciao, Chrome: Firefox Quantum Is the Browser Built for 2017

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Post by r3bl »

natural219 wrote: post #122

I'm still extremely sad that Firefox OS was sidelined and Mozilla appears to be permanently stuck on "faster browser tech" instead of innovating on open standards where it actually matters (like mobile phones, social data standardization, etc).

To counter this, Firefox is the only desktop browser that supports VR out of the box.

In fact, Mozilla has an entire team dedicated to emerging technologies[0] and you can see what that team is focusing on on their website.

[0] https://research.mozilla.org/

Disclaimer: Associated with Mozilla (Foundation), not Firefox (Mozilla Corporation).

Re: Ciao, Chrome: Firefox Quantum Is the Browser Built for 2017

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Post by k__ »

smichel17 wrote: post #103
k__ wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I fear the actual migration, not the alternatives

I suggest email migration in 3 steps: 1. Set up an email client and get into the habit of checking your mail from it instead of the web interface (at least, on your normal devices). 2. Create and start using your new email account, which you can add as a second email address in your client of choice, alongside your gmail. Share the new address with friends and family; people who you want to recieve mail from. 3. Grad…

Problem with the calendar is, that it is linked with those of the people I care about

Re: Ciao, Chrome: Firefox Quantum Is the Browser Built for 2017

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Post by r3bl »

mcny wrote: post #67
NiceGuy_Ty wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I on Fedora and the latest version is available via dnf. But still I use nightly, and all I had to do to j install it was untar it into my opt directory and symlink the binary.

> I on Fedora and the latest version is available via dnf. But still I use nightly, and all I had to do to j install it was untar it into my opt directory and symlink the binary. What is your strategy with updates? Do you give yourself permission to write to opt or do you run Firefox Nightly as root once a day so it can update iself? I tried the latter for a few weeks and grew tired. I can't wait for containers to co…

I mean, it doesn't have to be in your /opt/ folder, you can put it anywhere and add it to your $PATH. I did however give myself permissions to /opt/nightly/, where my binary and the rest of its files are.

Re: Ciao, Chrome: Firefox Quantum Is the Browser Built for 2017

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Post by mcny »

r3bl wrote: post #234
mcny wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I on Fedora and the latest version is available via dnf. But still I use nightly, and all I had to do to j install it was untar it into my opt directory and symlink the binary. What is your strategy with updates? Do you give yourself permission to write to opt or do you run Firefox Nightly as root once a day so it can update iself? I tried the latter for a few weeks and grew tired. I can't wait for containers to co…

I mean, it doesn't have to be in your /opt/ folder, you can put it anywhere and add it to your $PATH. I did however give myself permissions to /opt/nightly/, where my binary and the rest of its files are.

I think official deb and rpm repositories would still be nice.

Re: Ciao, Chrome: Firefox Quantum Is the Browser Built for 2017

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Post by bakhy »

subbz wrote: post #187

Firefox is a great browser, but what bothers me: - Design: On Windows it integrates better but on MacOS the header is just somehow ugly. Chrome just feels more stable in this point. Also the scrolling to top when Chrome goes over the 0px line and bounces back - that's just a nicer behaviour. - Clearing history and cookies: I yet didn't manage to find a fast solution to do this in Firefox. Please, dear Firefox team, i…

Ctrl+Shift+Del

Re: Ciao, Chrome: Firefox Quantum Is the Browser Built for 2017

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Post by icebraining »

pests wrote: post #220
icebraining wrote: post #218

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And since FF supports both, it's YouTube which is choosing the codec, as the8472 wrote.

And what vim_coder and ConputerGuru meant was that Firefox would present a spoofed list of supported codecs to YouTube to force selection of the higher bandwidth, lower-powered codec. Just because Firefox technically supports a format doesn't mean it has to disclose that format to external servers for selection.

Having custom behaviors for specific sites is a terrible practice. Browsers are complex enough as they are without an extra layer of hacks.

Re: Ciao, Chrome: Firefox Quantum Is the Browser Built for 2017

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Post by CapacitorSet »

Certhas wrote: post #89
mastax wrote: post #84

I'm surprised at the success of Mozilla's PR push for this. It seems the time is right for this. Probably helps that tech sites seem to compete to have an article on every "current" topic.

Mozilla is running Firefox adverts in my city. I don't remember seeing browser adverts since the initial chrome push.

For starters, Google Translate has had a Chrome advert for as long as I remember.

Re: Ciao, Chrome: Firefox Quantum Is the Browser Built for 2017

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Post by tmnvix »

Unfortunately, at this point I am just too comfortable with Chrome's inspector. It might seem like a small thing, but I have a dozen other 'small things' to familiarise myself with every day, so reacquainting myself with Firebug is likely to never become a priority. At this stage it'll take something stupid on Chrome's behalf to encourage me to make a move.

Having said that, I might start using FF as my non-work browser again.

Re: Ciao, Chrome: Firefox Quantum Is the Browser Built for 2017

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Post by Fnoord »

infogulch wrote: post #39
zerocrates wrote: post #2

> I can't use the Conde Nast CMS in anything other than Chrome, so I can't switch completely. Highlight of the article tucked in at the end there.

I always wondered why they branded Chromecast with Chrome, it has almost nothing to do with a browser besides the funny gimmick where you could show a web page through it. Maybe an implementation detail. I suppose I get it now. It was originally just branding to promote a Chrome monopoly, and now it's an artificial exclusive feature. I love the idea of Chromecast but it's sad that it's still so closed off.

On Android its part of Google Home, and it seems to be just called Cast these days.

Chromecast isn't an open protocol; Miracast seems to be [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracast

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