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Re: Firefox 94

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Post by 0134340 »

m_eiman wrote: post #13
lemoncookiechip wrote: post #7

> On Windows, there will now be fewer interruptions because Firefox won’t prompt you for updates. Instead, a background agent will download and install updates even if Firefox is closed. I rather they didn't. EDIT: Ah good, they have an option in the General Settings to disable the background updater.

Why hasn't Microsoft created a system service for this? It's just inefficient to have each and every installed app run a service… I suppose they take care of it for Windows Store apps, but I don't see why they couldn't make a service for other apps too. Same on the Mac, of course.

They do with Windows Store. Anyone remember when Firefox was actually available in the Windows Store as either an alpha or beta with Windows 8? I still wish this were so because my most used apps I use the store versions.

Re: Firefox 94

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Post by losvedir »

So, uh, how do I undo my colorways selection? On opening after the new update it gave me a little panel to choose from, and I picked one, but I don't like it now... but I can't see anything in the settings to revert, or to try a different one? I don't see anything about it in the "Colors" section of the Settings, and searching at the top for "colorways" doesn't return anything.

edit: Found it! In the settings on the bottom left you can choose "Extension & Themes", and then you click "Themes" in the new sidebar, and scroll down a bit.

Re: Firefox 94

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Post by EastOfTruth »

iyn wrote: post #159
sergiomattei wrote: post #82

My God, this thread turned into a cesspool of whining, bitching and utter negativity to what seems like a great update. How about we praise the positives as well? They listed a slew of performance improvements and a battery usage improvement on macOS. Firefox team: keep it up.

Thank you for voicing this perspective! I've switched to Firefox ~3-4 years ago and I've seen considerable progress (on multiple platforms). I'm really grateful that we - internet users - have a great alternative to corporate-backed browsers (Chrome, Edge, Safari). Thanks Firefox team!

Massive regression on Firefox Mobile... they block 99% of extensions nowadays (only about 12 out of thousands are allowed).

Re: Firefox 94

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Post by vlovich123 »

PennRobotics wrote: post #154
legrande wrote: post #118

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> There's probably an advanced setting buried somewhere if you _really_ want to turn that behavior off, but why would you? You can create a policy for it { "policies": { "DisableAppUpdate": true } } Create a JSON file called `policies.json` and paste the above code into it. Then place that JSON file in a folder called `distribution`. Then make sure to place the `distribution` folder in the application folder of the b…

One reason---rare but existent---for disabling these update agents and background services is if someone is using their mobile hotspot to connect their computer and wants to limit all unnecessary data transfer. There's an economically powerful EU country that has a lot of train travel and not so many trains having great internet access. This was my commute life for a few years.

Usually these kinds of things are configured to not run on metered connections. Some times of course the API can’t detect it but it works the vast majority of the time.

Re: Firefox 94

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Post by Taywee »

nanis wrote: post #142
suprfsat wrote: post #123

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it actually key-logging or are you just making things up

Version 92[1] got one step closer. Extrapolating current trends, I shudder to think what will be in version 99. > Firefox will send Mozilla search queries (what you are typing into the address bar), and city-level location (what's nearby and relevant, determined from your IP address). Firefox also informs the service if you click on a provided suggestion. Combine this with "studies" which were never made public, extr…

That's not key-logging. That's search suggestions. If you find the privacy implications of search suggestions damning, you've always been able to turn them off.

I don't like that level of telemetry, and I also dislike the "studies" and some of the other things they've pulled, but glibly referring to search suggestions as "key-logging" is disingenuous at best. It seems to imply that there's some nefarious logging happening that people aren't familiar with and can't disable.

Re: Firefox 94

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Post by BMorearty »

nullspace wrote: post #46

I am typing this from Firefox, which I switched back to right after Quantum. I don't want to give an impression that I'm a shill, but I'm getting more and more intrigued by Brave every day. I think they made the right call by focusing on crypto, their search indexing technique is very unique (and it works!), as is their BAT attention token. They are _trying_ to doing something different, Firefox is not. What I instea…

Click the gear icon on the New Tab page and turn off Sponsored Shortcuts.

Re: Firefox 94

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Post by poidos »

BMorearty wrote: post #96

I recently switched from Chrome back to Firefox after the news about Google forcing people to stay logged-in to Chrome for tracking purposes. I’ve switched in the past but always ended up switching back for one reason or another. This time I’ve actually been very happy with it and don’t think I’ll switch back soon. Better in Firefox: * Ctrl+Tab cycles through tabs in recently-used order. Just like Cmd+Tab. This featu…

I'm not familiar with Chrome's tab groups, but I use tree style tabs [0] on Firefox which allows physical grouping of tabs, albeit after a significant layout change.

[0]: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tree-style-ta...

Re: Firefox 94

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Post by apocalyptic0n3 »

bogwog wrote: post #99
apocalyptic0n3 wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On the flip side, this has always been an infuriating default for me. If I hit CMD+Q, that means I want the program to quit. Not prompt me or make me hold it down or use a different command. CMD+Q = Quit on Mac. Overriding that behavior is annoying and one of the first things I disable on nearly every program I install.

Do you also use CMD+W to close tabs/modal windows? Because I do, and it's very easy to accidentally press Q instead of W. Losing dozens of tabs because of that is so damn infuriating that it ruins my entire day when it happens.

Yes, I use CMD+W and CMD+# and CMD+A and CMD+~ and CMD+Tab all day long. I rarely (once every few months) miss and hit CMD+Q. I also have it set up so that my tabs restore on restart, which makes it a minor annoyance at best. I quit Firefox purposefully once or twice a day, so overriding the default Mac behavior is a much more significant pain for me.

Re: Firefox 94

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Post by jjulius »

gameswithgo wrote: post #31

It has made me really sad that I have had to quite using Firefox, as I've enjoyed the technical improvements they have been making, but the new ads in the address bar thing is just non negotiable, I will not be a part of that.

>... I will not be a part of that.

So instead of not being a part of it by simply disabling it (or never enabling it to begin with, as it's currently opt-in), you're abandoning the browser altogether?

Re: Firefox 94

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Post by LarryDarrell »

sergiomattei wrote: post #82

My God, this thread turned into a cesspool of whining, bitching and utter negativity to what seems like a great update. How about we praise the positives as well? They listed a slew of performance improvements and a battery usage improvement on macOS. Firefox team: keep it up.

I groan whenever I see a Firefox post on the front page.

-"X moved Y pixels making Firefox UNUSABLE! So now I use Brave."

-"Mozilla is run by a bunch of SJW idiots because they ran their CEO off. So now I run Brave." (I had to look into this, as I wasn't paying attention at the time. They picked a new CEO who cared so passionately about removing the right of gay people to get married he even donated his own money to the cause. That was a dumb hill to die on. Now he's an anti-masker who actually runs Brave.)

-"My precious browser workflow was completely dependent on the interaction of 156 distinct XUL extensions so now I use Brave."

-"something, something, Mr. Robot." (that, like everything, you can turn off)

-"Ads in the address bar!" (that, like everything, you can turn off)

-"They take money from Google!" (Hey, free money, since everyone either switches to DGG or were going to use Google anyway.)

There are real criticisms you can make of Firefox/Mozilla. But on the whole, for the general user, none of them are grounds for moving to a Chromium based browser out of spite.

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