This story is on the front page of Reddit. I wonder if it will make a dent in Chrome's market share.
Even if everybody that saw it on reddit switched to Firefox, I bet it'd gain a fraction of a percent.
I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome
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Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome
#162Along 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 need tab groups and tab search, you’re using tabs wrong. Bookmarks exist for that purpose and they do have search and grouping (folders). Coworkers look at me like I’m a freak because I usually keep fewer than 10 tabs open :)
Both have their use, I prefer bookmarks for separating tasks, and tab trees for organizing information I am actively using within a task.
Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome
#163The 2 reasons why I don't use Chrome is 1/ You can't mute tabs by default 2/ You can't prevent videos to auto-start. Simple as that, I think muting tabs was possible in the past, but of course, Chrome team removed that function because youtube.
Gawd yes, thank you.
I actually find Chrome to be faster and generally appreciate the contributions that Google has made to try to keep the web competitive with the proprietary platforms, but I can't get past the auto-start video issue.
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#164I don’t intend to diminish the article itself, since yes ditching chrome and Google is a win for personal privacy. But I can’t ignore the irony of this article loading dozens of trackers. Like, is the cognitive dissonance that bad in web publishing? Do the teams writing the content not know about the way the publisher presents the data? Is this just pure hypocrisy? I’m at a loss.
I was actually pretty impressed that a mainstream (read 'ad-supported') outlet would run a story that encourages you to set up uBlock etc. Contrast it to this article that ran recently[1] on 'securing' your browser, which somehow manages to avoid mentioning that adblocking would do ten times more to protect you than any of the config changes it recommends...
1:https://gizmodo.com/how-to-secure-web-browser-chrome-edge-fi...
Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome
#165Along 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…
Not sure this will resonate with everyone, but Edge has both of these features built-in :).
It definitely does with me. I used Edge when I was using Windows and I liked it!
I went back to Windows after almost 2 years for work and MS has managed to bloat it too. Don't understand why I need a Math solver. Edge bar is annoying. Favorites and bookmarks are 2 separate things?
I turned them all off obviously but defaults matter.
Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome
#166I don’t intend to diminish the article itself, since yes ditching chrome and Google is a win for personal privacy. But I can’t ignore the irony of this article loading dozens of trackers. Like, is the cognitive dissonance that bad in web publishing? Do the teams writing the content not know about the way the publisher presents the data? Is this just pure hypocrisy? I’m at a loss.
I feel this sort of black-and-white thinking about morality is responsible for a lot of problems. Short of moving into the desert and becoming some sort of Hesychastic hermit, it's difficult, near impossible to lead a life where you do no evil. The conclusion many draw from that is not to even bother trying. I think the better conclusion is to be forgiving of the failings of others, because they too struggle with thi…
Perfect is the enemy of good!
Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome
#167Just for tree style tabs, firefox is worth it
Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome
#168I'm making browser games and there are some still some performance issues that make my game unplayable in Firefox, e.g. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=925025 I really don't want to have a "works best in Chrome" banner but until Firefox catches up I don't have much choice (don't get me started on Safari, I've already given up).
I assure you, if you had developed against firefox first, you would have found "performance bugs" on chrome.
Source: I developed a web game.
Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome
#169I'm making browser games and there are some still some performance issues that make my game unplayable in Firefox, e.g. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=925025 I really don't want to have a "works best in Chrome" banner but until Firefox catches up I don't have much choice (don't get me started on Safari, I've already given up).
Same here. Plus, I saw today that firefox doesn't support the file API while Chrome, Safari and Edge do.
If you look at the usage numbers, it just makes no sense to support this browser anymore.
Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome
#170Same here, I recently installed Firefox on a new Android device and am very much enjoying the privacy features, particularly the adblocking capability via add-ons. The only three things I miss from Chrome are: - swiping down to refresh page - a Delete action on the menu of text box selections - the option to run webpages as separate apps For that last one, I do use Chrome for a couple of sites (Wordle and Quordle), b…
3 work on my machine (Firefox 102 on Android 12) if the site is a PWA else it lets you to have a link in your home screen.
The option is "Add to home screen"/"Install app" in the menu.
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Also about 1: did you tried to put the bar in the bottom?