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

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Post by johnsea »

Jenk wrote: post #287

I used Firefox in the early-mid 00s, switched to Chrome not long after launch, after my colleagues showed me how much slicker is was than a now fairly heavy Firefox (at the time.) Then evil Google emerges, Chrome got fat, FF trimmed up and went privacy-as-a-default, and I'm back on FF again for the better part of the last decade. Opera had a look-in around 2008 but it didn't last long, although some of the features w…

I never switched to Chrome, always used Firefox.

But it increasingly got more config-involving to make FF do what I wanted and maybe I overdid some settings/plugins and websites started to show incorrectly. Also the imho (much) too high salary for the CEO annoyed me (Mozilla is supposed to be "Internet for people, not profit").

Tried Brave and it was a nice experience after some initial cost to e.g. disable crypto. Some weeks ago I uninstalled FF on all my computers...

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

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Post by bgro »

zahma wrote: post #291

Is there really a killer feature of Chrome that justifies its use over FF? I've been using Firefox and have never been disappointed with it. I always just assumed that if you wanted privacy, it's better to use Firefox over Chrome, Safari, or Brave.

Those experienced with web dev around here will tell you Chrome is the main (or only) browser tested with most websites these days. Some things might be slow or broken in Firefox. One example situation that comes to mind is you can't scroll to the bottom of the page on some sites in Firefox due to terrible spaghetti layout design, so the submit button is not normally reachable. Or it loads under a banner and becomes unclickable.

There's also some sites that seem to actively make things worse on purpose or refuse to load even if they otherwise do work. I think YouTube was noted for doing this a few years ago.

In other areas, small company sites may claim Firefox just doesn't work on their site. Sometimes prompted because an ancient version once was broken and the browser entry list was never updated, or they simply forgot to account for it in the grouping of "Internet Explorer or Other." I see this more often than I would like.

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

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Post by spurgu »

Jenk wrote: post #287

I used Firefox in the early-mid 00s, switched to Chrome not long after launch, after my colleagues showed me how much slicker is was than a now fairly heavy Firefox (at the time.) Then evil Google emerges, Chrome got fat, FF trimmed up and went privacy-as-a-default, and I'm back on FF again for the better part of the last decade. Opera had a look-in around 2008 but it didn't last long, although some of the features w…

I'd switch to Firefox in a heartbeat if I could somehow focus the URL bar with Cmd+D instead of Cmd+L (years of muscle memory with Alt+D on Linux previously).

Other browsers have a menu entry for this (File -> Open Location... in Chrome) so keyboard shortcuts can be switched in the Keyboard settings but Firefox doesn't have this. :|

I've tried various methods without success. If anyone had a working solution I'd be very grateful.

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

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Post by ffpip »

frogperson wrote: post #108

My biggest complaint with Firefox is the upgrade nag. I get it, I need to upgrade, why can't they just put a reminder in the corner instead of insisting I click a dismiss button every hour.

If you are using Nightly (which updates twice a day), you can turn on "Show fewer update notification prompts" in your settings (about:preferences#general) which removes the update nag and puts a small reminder in the top right corner like you asked.

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

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Post by everfrustrated »

onelovetwo wrote: post #194
dabedee wrote: post #191

Agreed, and I would add that I have been keeping my bookmarks & tags synced on all devices using Firefox Sync for several years now without any issues. It's just great. Same for passwords. There is a in-depth article about the privacy features of their design [1]. If you add containers[2], then there is really no reason to use Chrome. [1] https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/11/firefox-sync-privacy/ [2] https://addons.mozi…

multi-account container is *chef's kiss If only it synced with my vpn so each container got its own ip.

Mozilla VPN missed a real trick by being an additional client and not (also) integrating it into the browser/container natively.

Was a real chance to do something better rather than just doing the minimum (rebrand an existing VPN client app) and potentially pulling in a new customer base.

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

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Post by [deleted] »

dmytrish wrote: post #46
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…

Tree Style Tabs solved the tab grouping problem for me. I like to put it on the right and I'm looking for a way to have the tab bar hidden. Tab search exists: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/search-open-tabs-firefo... , also you type % into the address bar to start searching over tabs. Not sure if this covers your needs, though.

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

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Post by spurgu »

zahma wrote: post #291

Is there really a killer feature of Chrome that justifies its use over FF? I've been using Firefox and have never been disappointed with it. I always just assumed that if you wanted privacy, it's better to use Firefox over Chrome, Safari, or Brave.

Not exactly "killer" but the ability to customize the keyboard shortcut to focus the URL bar (to Cmd+D) is what keeps me from switching to Firefox:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32130168

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

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Post by bl4ckcontact »

spurgu wrote: post #384
Jenk wrote: post #287

I used Firefox in the early-mid 00s, switched to Chrome not long after launch, after my colleagues showed me how much slicker is was than a now fairly heavy Firefox (at the time.) Then evil Google emerges, Chrome got fat, FF trimmed up and went privacy-as-a-default, and I'm back on FF again for the better part of the last decade. Opera had a look-in around 2008 but it didn't last long, although some of the features w…

I'd switch to Firefox in a heartbeat if I could somehow focus the URL bar with Cmd+D instead of Cmd+L (years of muscle memory with Alt+D on Linux previously). Other browsers have a menu entry for this (File -> Open Location... in Chrome) so keyboard shortcuts can be switched in the Keyboard settings but Firefox doesn't have this. :| I've tried various methods without success. If anyone had a working solution I'd be v…

If I recall, F6 should get what you’re after.
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