It doesn't support the webkit scrollbar variables. -webkit-scrollbar -webkit-scrollbar-track -webkit-scrollbar-thumb
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Tell HN: Firefox Is an awesome browser right now
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#92I love firefox but it's kind of annoying that it doesn't have the chromecast option in the android version for most videos. so i have to open chrome only to do that.
It is the same on desktop. But that is probably because of Chromecast being proprietary to Google, so sadly nothing Mozilla could do.
Re: Tell HN: Firefox Is an awesome browser right now
#93Firefox was my go-to 3 years ago because it was just lighter than Chrome (and easier on my battery). I still hate the fact that different browser profiles and profile switching aren't surfaced like they are in Chrome. I think it's such a major use case for modern web browsing, I find it hard to believe they aren't prioritizing it. (FWIW this isn't even supported in Safari, which I would have preferred using) I still…
What's wrong with using about:profiles? Edit: you even can set it as bookmark into the toolbar.
Nothing really, it just feels like I'm "breaking glass" whenever I do it, so I end up using Chrome for the multi-profile use case.
If Firefox was to add a similar GUI, I'd probably get by completely without Chrome.
Re: Tell HN: Firefox Is an awesome browser right now
#94It doesn't support the webkit scrollbar variables. -webkit-scrollbar -webkit-scrollbar-track -webkit-scrollbar-thumb
Why would it..?
Re: Tell HN: Firefox Is an awesome browser right now
#95I also use Firefox as my main daily driver and have been for 5 years or so. Recently I started trialing Arc (https://arc.net/) and it's interesting. They try to be quirky and have a bit of a different approach. What I like is that they also have the idea of different profiles (like Firefox Multi-account Containers) built in. I'm not 100% convinced of Arc yet, but it's good enough for my secondary browser (also for stuff that required Chrome, since it's based on Chromium).
Re: Tell HN: Firefox Is an awesome browser right now
#96Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've been using a multi-profile setup in firefox for years, just by launching it with firefox --new-instance -ProfileManager %u which lets me pick a profile at startup, each with its own settings, cookies, history, and add-ons, etc.. This works fine for me, I don't really feel the need to launch into a different profile from the browser's own menu, if that's what you're referring to?
Can you run multiple profiles at the same time using this approach?
The --new-instance flag lets you run multiple copies of even the same profile.
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/CommandLineOptions#-new-ins...
Re: Tell HN: Firefox Is an awesome browser right now
#97Firefox was my go-to 3 years ago because it was just lighter than Chrome (and easier on my battery). I still hate the fact that different browser profiles and profile switching aren't surfaced like they are in Chrome. I think it's such a major use case for modern web browsing, I find it hard to believe they aren't prioritizing it. (FWIW this isn't even supported in Safari, which I would have preferred using) I still…
What's wrong with using about:profiles? Edit: you even can set it as bookmark into the toolbar.
2 clicks instead of one. There’s an extension to make it one click, but it requires a helper app installed, which is not great.
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#98I switched to Firefox several years ago out of principal, but it's been a struggle to stay with it. 2 big issues I have are the tendency to freeze, and then say "restart to keep using Firefox" because it updated in the background and can't continue. The other was almost a deal breaker, and still could be. When using a barcode scanner, Firefox can't keep up with the characters coming from the scanner. It will randomly…
> the tendency to freeze, and then say "restart to keep using Firefox" because it updated in the background and can't continue.
I never encountered that, neither freezing nor being forced to restart. By default Firefox will only download updates in the background and inform you that the update will be installed if you restart.
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#99> 1. It opens websites really quickly, much faster than Chrome
I wonder if it's a question of accumulated cruft.
My main browser is Firefox, but there is this one site that's broken on it, so I use Chrome for that. It's the only thing I use Chrome for. But I find that it's much faster (even when testing other sites) than Firefox.
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#100Earlier quoted context omitted.
Multi-Account Containers are like profiles, but in tabs instead of other windows. They're pretty great. It's an official Mozilla Firefox extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account...
If I understand correctly, these only compartmentalise cookies and browsing history, whereas full profiles (via the -ProfileManager switch in Firefox) compartmentalise the whole browser config (add-ons, permissions, etc.) as well, which I think is much more useful.
Yes, containers compartmentalise the web-facing side of the browser, not the user-facing side.
This fits with my use case for profiles.