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Firefox 65.0 released

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Re: Firefox 65.0 released

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Post by zapzupnz »

saghm wrote: post #294
vishnu_ks wrote: post #46

I don't understand why Firefox doesn't include an option to download the .deb package instead of tar file for Ubuntu and Debian during release announcements. The market share is already shrinking and why make it harder for people to install or upgrade Firefox? Chrome does it. Why can't Firefox do that as well?

Out of curiosity, don't most systems that use .deb files already have Firefox in the package manager? I was under the impression that Debian now has mainline Firefox (instead of Iceweasel) as of a few years ago

Yes, but if you’re not running either the most recent version of a Debian-based OS, you either have to hope there’s a version in the backports repo or potentially break your installation through a diet-upgrade.

Getting the version from the vendor can be more ideal, since there’s no dependency on one party to keep another party’s software up to date, especially where distribution versions are concerned.

Re: Firefox 65.0 released

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Post by yoz-y »

vanderZwan wrote: post #393
seabrookmx wrote: post #360

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I could see that. Not the issue in my case though.. I don't use any extensions on my mobile browsers.

Heh, maybe it's the opposite then! Like an accumulation of shitty trackers, because you don't use uBlock or privacy badger or the like. That would be pretty ironic

Trackers do not really accumulate though, no? Or can they install something persistent (web workers maybe?)

Re: Firefox 65.0 released

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Post by cimmanom »

333c wrote: post #371
cimmanom wrote: post #370

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Wait, how do you edit/resend a network request?

Using the network inspector, there's a button when you click on a specific request to edit and resend it. Here's a SO answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/28775346

Thank you! This is my new killer feature!

Re: Firefox 65.0 released

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Post by smileypete »

ForHackernews wrote: post #41
ekianjo wrote: post #22

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Firefox as an organization does not get branding at all. They claim to be the champions on privacy and user freedom yet they keep breaking that image over and over again with unwanted ads, telemetry, and services you can't disable. I still use Firefox as my main browser, but I can't fathom how they come up with such poor decisions every single time.

Maybe if users were willing to pay for a browser, they wouldn't be so desperately scrambling around for non-Google revenue sources. They could try to offer some kind of "pay us to forgo marketing partnerships" deal, but I somehow doubt even most of the well-paid privacy advocates on HN would sign up.

Maybe crowdfund API development for some of the 'power user' features, like live bookmarks or tree style tabs?

Re: Firefox 65.0 released

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Post by toper-centage »

dblohm7 wrote: post #304
V-2 wrote: post #275

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I made another attempt to switch from Chrome to Firefox only now, like I've been doing every year or so for several years now. Sort of a tradition. This time it was the extensions that didn't cut it. One of the first things I do (after importing the bookmarks) is to install the same extensions, or find their equivalents. I heavily use customized mouse gestures. The extension I use on Chrome works like a charm. On Fir…

It might be worth contacting the author of the Chrome extension and asking them if they'd be interested in porting; since Firefox's WebExtensions API is a superset of the Chrome extension API, it should hopefully not require too much effort.

There's also an extension called "chrome store firefoxified" that lets you install chrome extensions in firefox. Might be worth a try.

Re: Firefox 65.0 released

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Post by CorpusCalcium »

smileypete wrote: post #404
ForHackernews wrote: post #41

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Maybe if users were willing to pay for a browser, they wouldn't be so desperately scrambling around for non-Google revenue sources. They could try to offer some kind of "pay us to forgo marketing partnerships" deal, but I somehow doubt even most of the well-paid privacy advocates on HN would sign up.

Maybe crowdfund API development for some of the 'power user' features, like live bookmarks or tree style tabs?

Why can't the community do this for themselves, without having to make Mozilla do everything?

Re: Firefox 65.0 released

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Post by nicoburns »

ubercow13 wrote: post #290
oosjc9a5 wrote: post #228

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Firefox is faster than Chrome on Android? For me, even scrolling HN (i.e. no JS at all) was jittery and laggy.

Scrolling in Firefox on Android is smoother, ie. more consistent 60fps, than Chrome for me for a few months now. It used to be very bad but suddenly improved dramatically.

Huh, your right. Scrolling in Firefox on Android was awful for years, and was the main reason i stuck with chrome. I'll have to give it a proper go now...

Re: Firefox 65.0 released

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Post by soohyung »

mtgx wrote: post #139
wslh wrote: post #114

At the risk of a downvote storm, a few months ago I tried to switch from Chrome to Firefox until I had a call of two hours via Google Hangouts and Firefox started to degrade the voice until a point of no return. I don't know if this is common in very demanding "web apps".

Blame Google, not Mozilla. They're doing it on purpose and it's the main reason why more people should make the switch now before it's too late and nothing else works with Google's stuff but Chrome: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18697824 https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/12/the-web-now-belongs-... Google intends to kill Hangouts by the end of the year anyway: https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/22/18193303/goog…

> I don't have any proof for this

That sums it up nicely.

Re: Firefox 65.0 released

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Post by jamiek88 »

samdixon wrote: post #293
jamiek88 wrote: post #197

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Scaled resolution is default on most/all retina MacBooks which is unfortunate.

For me it is only slow if I go outside the default scaled resolution. On my 2015 13" mbp I use the default scaled resolution to get around the performance issues. Another work around if you want to use a non-default scaled resolution with firefox is to use firefox in non retina mode. I prefer not to use this as it makes the experience blurry. I do wish they would fix this issue though.

Oh ok, great. For me the default scaled works best visually and I don’t use an external monitor so glad I won’t have this issue.

With the handoff working too I’m downloading tonight to give FF a fair shake.

Re: Firefox 65.0 released

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Post by vanderZwan »

yoz-y wrote: post #402
vanderZwan wrote: post #393

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Heh, maybe it's the opposite then! Like an accumulation of shitty trackers, because you don't use uBlock or privacy badger or the like. That would be pretty ironic

Trackers do not really accumulate though, no? Or can they install something persistent (web workers maybe?)

Store stuff in IndexedDB?
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