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If you are on a Mac, I suggest that you try Orion browser (currently in beta) [1]. It is based on WebKit, with a custom port of web extensions API [2]. Not only that it runs Chrome and Firefox web extensions like uBlock Origin but we will be keeping support for Manifest v2. [1] https://browser.kagi.com [2] https://browser.kagi.com/WebExtensions-API-Support.html
It looked cool, but then it’s not open source. Too much risk for a bait and switch.
Fuck. Just when I got used to Chromium due its nice profiles feature. Sigh. Back to Firefox then. Or perhaps I should just stop using the web for anything except the necessities. Now that I think about it, that would probably make my life better in more than one way.
You can run the profile manager from the terminal with `firefox --profilemanager` and manage the profiles from there Then you can create separate 'shortcuts' for each profile with this `firefox --profile [path to the profile]` This is a workaround for the lack of proper UI, maybe mozilla will make a better UI if users start asking for it
Although the profile still serves different purpose from container (like you can have different Firefox account linked/ different extension installed)
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You can still manage profiles in FF via about:profiles, but I 100% agree it's not accessible enough.
the portable version is also an option if the user passes a location as the profile path. This can be made more convenient by adding shortcuts for each profile. The UX could definitely be improved, but it's manageable in my opinion
Fuck. Just when I got used to Chromium due its nice profiles feature. Sigh. Back to Firefox then. Or perhaps I should just stop using the web for anything except the necessities. Now that I think about it, that would probably make my life better in more than one way.
You can run the profile manager from the terminal with `firefox --profilemanager` and manage the profiles from there Then you can create separate 'shortcuts' for each profile with this `firefox --profile [path to the profile]` This is a workaround for the lack of proper UI, maybe mozilla will make a better UI if users start asking for it
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I have been using this workflow for years now. It separates literally everything: cookies, site settings, window size and position, configuration, add-on settings, etc. This way I can emulate a fresh profile, a restricted profile with tracking protection, and a completely locked down profile with more or less everything disabled. My private Firefox in completely unaffected by my development profiles and I can open mu…
How do you choose in which profile links from outside of the browser should open?
Granular control over requests is completely lost in Manifest V3. For example, with Manifest V2 we can initiate a request from a content script after we begin listening for it from the background script, pass a single-use token in the Accept header, identify the request from the background script based on the token, remove the token from the Accept header and edit other headers before the request is sent to the serve…
Regarding the static list that Google is so graciously allowing us: When is it read by Chrome? Can we submit new lists whenever we want? Are there new API calls for manipulating the block-list? Ugh this change really pisses me off, truly Google has fallen so far. Kind of like the promise of the web. :(
The allowed length of the rule list is also irrelevant, the API is designed to pose no real threat to state of the art ad serving and user tracking technology.
https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/reference/decla...
i need them because of my bookmarks. i have close to 6000 bookmarks. 20 years and counting of curated and tagged web links. chrome syncs them across all my devices. i have to do the import gymnastics once in a while for edge and safari. but that's it.
why are bookmarks still browser-specific and not a OS-level feature? why do we need all that import/export gymnastic?
bookmarks are links to web sites, apps, or pages. they should have never been browser-specific. i want to be able to access them from all my devices. they should have been like my photos, or my music collection. and yet, they are not...
*Off-topic:* I've experimented with a new layout in Firefox, and now I can't think of going back. I first installed Tree Style Tab. I then removed the tabs at the top of the window and added a permanent status bar to the bottom of the window using userChrome.css: https://i.imgur.com/PIONywj.png (edited to add, my userChrome.css: https://gist.github.com/anthonyclarka2/155c038de96e91894cbd4... ) (EDIT: I added some ext…
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By themselves, ads aren't the real problem --- personalized ads are the problem. The idea that they have to profile and track your every move all over the internet in order to try and sell you stuff you don't really want or need. Example: If I go to a pet supply web site, an ad for dog food is perfectly understandable --- maybe even welcomed. But just because I was profiled visiting and maybe even buying, I shouldn't…
>For the individual consumer, there is nothing good about privacy invasion and personalized ads. That's not true. If I'm forced to see ads they might as well be personalized. Hell, sometimes (rarely, I'll admit) I even find some things that interest me, like new products or services. Personalized ads work, there is no way around it. What irks me about these complaints is not complaining about ads, we all know they ar…
Are people really that adamant about blocking ads on the web? I don't understand why people think it's a good idea to remove the primary source of revenue for content creators. At the most it amounts to a very mild annoyance and ads also help small businesses to grow. Edit: I'd appreciate it if someone could respond to the points I made rather than simply complain about why they don't like ads.