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Re: Firefox 78

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Post by AnIdiotOnTheNet »

driverdan wrote: post #148
furbyhater wrote: post #121

"We've disabled old TLS connections and insecure cipher-schemes, so websites which used to work will now display an error" doesn't really sound like an improvement for the user. I'd rather see a warning detailing the situation and asking me if I want to proceed (maybe I don't care about encryption when visiting the particular site).

Unfortunately most users don't have enough knowledge to make an informed decision like that. It's better to keep users secure by disabling insecure ciphers.

Is for your own good comrade!

Re: Firefox 78

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Post by mixmastamyk »

Santosh83 wrote: post #12

Great. Unlike many, I walk my talk and have always used Firefox since more than a decade with no exceptions. The very commonly given reason that DevTools are better in Chrome still doesn't stop one from using Firefox for all other general browsing. Unless we support alternatives we really shouldn't complain when they gradually die off in a space that is increasingly coming under the control of giant corporations with…

I've used Firefox since it was called NCSA Mosaic and later Netscape Navigator. We had to push the browser uphill, both ways. :D

Re: Firefox 78

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Post by antihero »

Zardoz84 wrote: post #54
viraptor wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> reason that DevTools are better in Chrome still doesn't stop one from using Firefox for all other general browsing It doesn't even stop you from developing with FF. DevTools were completely usable for years and unless you need very specific functionality, FF is just fine.

I personally think that FF dev tools are better that Chrome. Every time that I'm forced to use Chrome Dev tools, I get confused.

The FF console seizes up far less than the Chrome one in my experience. The only thing that is keeping Brave installed is the video playback seems slow/choppy as hell on MacOS.

Edit: Just tried a 60FP4k video on youtube and it was smooth as butter so that's interesting.

Re: Firefox 78

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Post by blendergeek »

akerro wrote: post #43
pbhjpbhj wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Something being spyware and you embracing it seem orthogonal. Are you saying it is spyware (not an argument I've seen before) but you choose to use it anyway?

I said other people will call it spyware, because they don't understand how and it works and what it does.

I think the biggest complaint with Pocket is Mozilla's broken promise to open-source it. After that, we will all be able to check for ourselves whether Pocket is spyware. I look forward to that day, may it come soon.

Re: Firefox 78

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Post by NetOpWibby »

Santosh83 wrote: post #12

Great. Unlike many, I walk my talk and have always used Firefox since more than a decade with no exceptions. The very commonly given reason that DevTools are better in Chrome still doesn't stop one from using Firefox for all other general browsing. Unless we support alternatives we really shouldn't complain when they gradually die off in a space that is increasingly coming under the control of giant corporations with…

I love FF’s dev tools. Safari however? MEH

Re: Firefox 78

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Post by dblohm7 »

emptysongglass wrote: post #108
akerro wrote: post #11

Pocket is great and totally deserves more promotion. I know this will trigger a lot of people saying it's spyware, I used to think that too, but then I embraced it and it's great for bookmarking, syncthing tabs, reading news as podcasts on mobile etc. It's great.

Pocket is great but people need to start holding their feet to the fire: it's been 3 years and Mozilla still hasn't open-sourced the codebase, as they promised they would. [1] [1] https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2017/02/27/mozilla-acquires-po...

The client is, FWIW.

Re: Firefox 78

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Post by christophergray »

gnud wrote: post #151
jfk13 wrote: post #129

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Sorry you don't like the new design. Personally, I found it really jarring at first, but by now I don't notice it unless I consciously look for it. Hope you enjoy your unpatched security issues.

I don't mind the design - but the functionality of the bar annoys me to no end. If you try to use a relative domain name (typing webtest01 instead of webtest01.mydomain.com, when your DNS resolves those two to the same address), for some reason Firefox thinks I want to search the web. I don't understand why. Even worse, if you use a full domain name (web.test), and even if you specify a port (web.test:8080), Firefox…

You can type in webtest01/ but the other ones you have to type in the http://

Re: Firefox 78

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Post by la_fayette »

Santosh83 wrote: post #12

Great. Unlike many, I walk my talk and have always used Firefox since more than a decade with no exceptions. The very commonly given reason that DevTools are better in Chrome still doesn't stop one from using Firefox for all other general browsing. Unless we support alternatives we really shouldn't complain when they gradually die off in a space that is increasingly coming under the control of giant corporations with…

Devtools differ in the two browsers, e.g. firefox has great tools for animations, grid, flexbox etc. It is true performance tools are superior in chrome though...

Re: Firefox 78

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Post by dblohm7 »

mastax wrote: post #95
msclrhd wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you have that in your history, you can highlight that entry in the search results (e.g. using the up/down arrow keys after typing "weather") then press Shift and Delete to delete it from the history. If you don't want search results, you can go to the options/preferences, select search, and uncheck the "Provide search suggestions" option.

Thank you! I've had weather.aliyun.net suggested forever (it 404s now) despite clearing browser history etc. Contextual actions like this should really be available in a right-click menu and not just with a hidden key combination.

Do you still have it in your bookmarks, perhaps?
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