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Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine

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Re: Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine

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_benj wrote: post #110
thinker5555 wrote: post #109

I've seen the "workspaces" thing in a few different browsers now. I know Vivaldi and Arc have them, and it sounds like it's a separate thing from profiles, but I don't quite grok what the difference is between workspaces and profiles. Can anyone help enlighten me? If you use both workspaces and profiles, what do you do differently between them?

I use workspaces in Vivaldi and they are pretty much a set of tabs that I can switch as a set, but all under the same profile. As an example, in my dev workspace I have GitHub, localhost, and a few other things I might need. In another workspace in have Google calendar, Jira, gmail, etc… I can switch workspaces and it will switch all of the current tabs in my browser. But, I’m logged in, say, in the same GitHub or Go…

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Re: Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine

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Post by 1oooqooq »

mthoms wrote: post #198
1oooqooq wrote: post #123

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it's just a group of tabs. absolutely nothing else. profiles offer settings (proxy, etc) and state (cookies, etc) isolation. it's the same as opening a new window for me. meh.

Arc spaces have transient and pinned tabs, which in turn can be organized as needed into folders. Some tabs are actually multi-tab (split screen). The folders themselves have a neat feature whereby active tabs can be shown while hiding inactive tabs located in the same folder. I can also switch to a specific space with a user defined hotkey, and customize the color of each workspace. Each workspace can have its own p…

thanks for the excellent description... but the question was how it's different from profiles, which is used for isolation and settings change. what you described is still nothing more than moving windows around.

Re: Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine

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Post by xolve »

alje wrote: post #144
xolve wrote: post #74

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> especially with the add-on for regex URL matching for container selection Which add-on is that? It would be quite helpful.

That is a built-in Firefox container feature. Open a website in a container and then click on the container icon (right next to the search bar) to keep that site open in that container. Every other time, that site loads directly into that container

Thats per domain, not on any pattern of URL.

Re: Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine

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Post by thisislife2 »

widdershins wrote: post #55

Not many straightforwardly positive comments here so far, so I will write one. I'm a Firefox user but I've recently been tempted by Arc primarily because of its 'workspaces' feature and its minimal UI that gets out the way. I used Arc for several weeks and really got a taste for these features, so I'm really happy to see them come to a Gecko-based browser. Thank you, and keep it up! My advice would be: don't advertis…

> don't advertise wooly claims about performance and security

And about privacy ...

Re: Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine

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Post by mariusor »

causal wrote: post #292
mariusor wrote: post #259

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> this is just unprofessional Or they just prefer to not go out of their way to support the walled garden that is the Apple ecosystem. Principles beat professionalism any day for me.

Then don't claim to support it

How would you phrase "we have a version that runs on your platform" then?

Re: Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine

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Post by dartos »

cxr wrote: post #263
dartos wrote: post #207

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Isn’t thunderbird still part of Mozilla? It says it still is on their site.

Nominally yes, and insofar as the Mozilla Foundation is "Mozilla". Even then, the relationship is ceremonial. And Mozilla Corp is something different altogether.

If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, odds are it’s a duck.

Re: Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine

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Post by thraway3837 »

xuf wrote: post #289
chown wrote: post #208

I've recently started using Arc mostly out of FOMO and there are parts that I like and parts I don't. I have been a Firefox user for a long time before that so glad to see something similar that's one of the major priorities is the aesthetics and I very much appreciate that. I tried to use it on my macOS Apple Silicone and got an error about it being broken and macOS suggested to trash it. Not sure if it is a bug iss…

This is described in their FAQ. Running `xattr -d com.apple.quarantine '/Applications/Zen Browser.app/'` fixes the issue, see https://docs.zen-browser.app/faq#zen-browser-is-damaged-and-...

I'll suggest that bypassing Gatekeeper for an unknwon app from an unknown developer is a bad idea. I'll wait until they implement official code signing from Apple.

Re: Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine

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Post by gexla »

mthoms wrote: post #255
gexla wrote: post #196

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It's still hopefully useful dialogue on a common subject. I would be grateful to get this much feedback. And the discussion helps boost the visibility of this project on HN. Pick apart my work all you like, I'm happy to see it continue to hover on page 1. Please continue.

It's not the message, it's the delivery. Some people don't react well to having their skills publicly derided as "horrible". We're all human after all.

That's feedback. You don't survive in this world without feedback. Even in Kindergarten, you had grades. What world do you come from?

Re: Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine

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Post by cynical_slave »

I want the newest open tab to be at the top of the list, not at the bottom. The top is where your mouse usually is, that's where the website controls are, that's where stuff happens. Having to move the mouse to the bottom to activate recent tabs is annoying, especially on huge monitors.

It baffles me that none of the browsers or extensions that implement sidebar tabs have this option.

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