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Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by tyingq »

kretaceous wrote: post #28

Along with obvious ones like uBlock Origin working perfectly, etc., I have 2 other favorites: - Native reader mode - Native PiP mode for videos Yes, you can get extensions for this in Chrom(e/ium) but having these as a native feature is really nice. Things I want to see in Firefox: - Good/extensible keybindings - Tab groups - Tab search EDIT: How do I break sentences to newline in HN without really making a new parag…

>EDIT: How do I break sentences to newline in HN without really making a new paragraph? You know, for bullet points, etc.

Blank line / new paragraph is really the only option. Short bullet points might look better with the "code" option of preceding with two spaces, like:

  - this 
  - that
But long lines in that format force horizontal scrolling for some mobile users.

https://news.ycombinator.com/formatdoc

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by layer8 »

chrismorgan wrote: post #38
layer8 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s mystifying why any browser would choose not to have that feature. It’s basic ergonomics of tabbing UIs.

Firefox is literally the only program of any kind that I can think of that even supports MRU Ctrl+Tab. Windowed UIs, sure, MRU is conventional, but tabbed?

All IDEs and editors I use support MRU order.

IE also had/has MRU tabs.

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by for1nner »

kretaceous wrote: post #28

Along with obvious ones like uBlock Origin working perfectly, etc., I have 2 other favorites: - Native reader mode - Native PiP mode for videos Yes, you can get extensions for this in Chrom(e/ium) but having these as a native feature is really nice. Things I want to see in Firefox: - Good/extensible keybindings - Tab groups - Tab search EDIT: How do I break sentences to newline in HN without really making a new parag…

I find multi-account-containers* incredibly useful re: tab groups. Coupled with a few pinned tabs (email), I generally always know where to look for what when I have the browser open.

*https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account...

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by kretaceous »

jackosdev wrote: post #34
kretaceous wrote: post #28

Along with obvious ones like uBlock Origin working perfectly, etc., I have 2 other favorites: - Native reader mode - Native PiP mode for videos Yes, you can get extensions for this in Chrom(e/ium) but having these as a native feature is really nice. Things I want to see in Firefox: - Good/extensible keybindings - Tab groups - Tab search EDIT: How do I break sentences to newline in HN without really making a new parag…

If you're into Vim, this is a fantastic extension for keybindings: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tridactyl-vim...

I should be clear. What I was referring to when I said `keybindings` is browser/developer keybindings that are not yet made configurable.

There's been an open issue for 7 years asking for a shortcut key for the eyedropper[0]. The navigation between developer panels is also a bit tedious. The page focus key, F6, is not configurable.

These are some instances I was thinking when I said I wanted good keybinding support. I'll be really willing to try an extension that achieves these but it's really the browser's job.

With that said, I've tried a bunch of these extensions in the past! I'm not a vim guy so I settled with Link Hints[1] for in-page navigation. I cannot recommend it enough for non-vim guys. It's really underrated.

0: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1177108 1: https://lydell.github.io/LinkHints/

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by gmiller123456 »

kretaceous wrote: post #28

Along with obvious ones like uBlock Origin working perfectly, etc., I have 2 other favorites: - Native reader mode - Native PiP mode for videos Yes, you can get extensions for this in Chrom(e/ium) but having these as a native feature is really nice. Things I want to see in Firefox: - Good/extensible keybindings - Tab groups - Tab search EDIT: How do I break sentences to newline in HN without really making a new parag…

>Tab groups

Please no. I actually switched to Firefox on mobile just because I couldn't get tab groups to stay disabled in Chrome.

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by rraghur »

You'll have to pry Firefox from my cold, dead hands!

At the outset, yes, chromium based browsers feel snappier..

But, stuff that Chrome will not have and are absolutely essential

1. Containers... I use another unverified extension to match urls and automatically assign containers...

2. Ublock origin

3. Tree style tabs

4. Developer console... Edit and resend any request

That said, i still end up using chromium for teams and outlook 365 (pwa install feature is nice)... But that's only because i don't have any other options with those two

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by brasic »

kretaceous wrote: post #28

Along with obvious ones like uBlock Origin working perfectly, etc., I have 2 other favorites: - Native reader mode - Native PiP mode for videos Yes, you can get extensions for this in Chrom(e/ium) but having these as a native feature is really nice. Things I want to see in Firefox: - Good/extensible keybindings - Tab groups - Tab search EDIT: How do I break sentences to newline in HN without really making a new parag…

Chrome has a native reader mode as well, it’s just feature flagged off for some reason:

https://knowtechie.com/how-to-enable-google-chrome-reader-mo...

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by cm2187 »

kretaceous wrote: post #28

Along with obvious ones like uBlock Origin working perfectly, etc., I have 2 other favorites: - Native reader mode - Native PiP mode for videos Yes, you can get extensions for this in Chrom(e/ium) but having these as a native feature is really nice. Things I want to see in Firefox: - Good/extensible keybindings - Tab groups - Tab search EDIT: How do I break sentences to newline in HN without really making a new parag…

Also unblockable contextual menus (by pressing SHIFT).

But on the downside no translate tool (though I read it is coming).

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by foepys »

unpopularopp wrote: post #25

I don't get the extensions part. All of them apart from the containers (that's a browser or more like engine specific behavior) are available for Chrome so they are not FF-only. Most of them are "over the top" if you start with uBlock Origin too. Like you don't need multiple extensions to do the same thing > most of the time that leads to broken sites. uBlock Origin on its own is incredibly powerful. Last but not lea…

uBlock Origin is already working better on Firefox than chrome since Google is crippling features.

See "uBlock Origin works best on Firefox" in the official GitHub repo's wiki:

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

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