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

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Post by RF_Savage »

lordnacho wrote: post #95
dmytrish wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

TST is literally the killer feature for FF. It's actually the only reason I went to FF, it was getting out of hand to have all my tabs across the top, and it makes little sense with modern screens being so wide that giving up a little horizontal space to get legible titles is absolutely worth it. Someone in Chrome/Edge/Safari must be thinking about doing this, I don't know why it hasn't been cloned. Can't be too hard…

Edge actully does clone it. Which makes Edge quite usable for some things.

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

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Post by bit_logic »

lol768 wrote: post #485
bit_logic wrote: post #417

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A recent example I found: https://tools.usps.com/rcas.htm (the "Initializing Services" modal never goes away in FF, works almost immediately in Chrome and Edge) This is just the most recent example I remember, unfortunately there have been enough at this point that if I'm doing anything important (such as filling and submitting some important form), I do it in Chrome because I don't want it to silently break in FF an…

> A recent example I found: https://tools.usps.com/rcas.htm (the "Initializing Services" modal never goes away in FF, works almost immediately in Chrome and Edge) I can't reproduce this in FF 104.

The current release is 102.0.1, 104 is Beta: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Release_Management/Calendar

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

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Post by wizofaus »

rraghur wrote: post #57

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 tea…

"4. Developer console... Edit and resend any request" - there have been extensions for that in Chrome for a long time, though I don't know if they integrate with the developer tools/network tab itself. Agree it would be handy - I use the "replay" command in Chrome DevTools quite a bit, and if I need to modify it usually end up importing it into Postman (via the copy as cURL command, which I believe Firefox also supports).

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

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Post by spurgu »

bussierem wrote: post #414
spurgu wrote: post #384

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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…

I'm on Windows 10 with FF right now and Alt+D just worked for me, along with Cmd+L and F6 as other have said. I think your muscle memory should be just fine. Time to switch!

Time to switch to Windows? :o

Edit: I moved off Windows around 2005 followed by a decade of Linux and since then Mac.

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

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Post by roca »

ecuaflo wrote: post #495
Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #428

I find Firefox to be a superior browser and I use it Firefox on all my devices. But I would have used it even if it wasn't better, because I have lived through IE6 era and I know what browser monoculture results in. We don't need another browser engine monopoly.

When I tried it a few years ago on iphone, it would constantly crash and I’d lose all my tabs. I wanted sync between mobile and desktop so needed to switch to Chrome. Any idea if it has gotten better?

iPhone Firefox isn't really Firefox, it's still using Apple's Webkit engine (as does Chrome on iPhone).

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

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Post by spurgu »

mixmastamyk wrote: post #437
spurgu wrote: post #384

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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…

Option+D would be the analogue on Mac. This might work: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/shortkeys/

> Option+D would be the analogue on Mac.

For me it's "the key to the left of the spacebar" in terms of muscle memory, so Cmd on Mac.

Tried it, as well as modifying omni.ja... From the add-on page (I tried it):

> shortkeys cannot override Firefox default shortcuts

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

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Post by somishere »

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.

Not quite a hidden tab bar but I modded the TST / FF chrome so only active or recently active tabs show (~3min timer) per personal preference: https://gist.github.com/theprojectsomething/6813b2c27611be03...

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

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Post by kriops »

ecuaflo wrote: post #495
Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #428

I find Firefox to be a superior browser and I use it Firefox on all my devices. But I would have used it even if it wasn't better, because I have lived through IE6 era and I know what browser monoculture results in. We don't need another browser engine monopoly.

When I tried it a few years ago on iphone, it would constantly crash and I’d lose all my tabs. I wanted sync between mobile and desktop so needed to switch to Chrome. Any idea if it has gotten better?

Crashes multiple times per day for me, but does not lose tabs. Love it on PC, so the sync makes me tolerate the inconvenience on my phone anyways.

Chrome is still faster on some sites, so I still have it installed and pull it out when I have a specific need. For example: Watching long videos in unfocused windows.

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

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Post by somishere »

bgro wrote: post #382
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…

I build for Firefox and then bugfix chrome and safari. Safari usually requires a touch of tomfoolery after the fact. But otherwise it's dev butter.
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