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Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

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Post by likeabatterycar »

yumraj wrote: post #148
likeabatterycar wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just ChromeOS? Firefox on Mac sucks. Here is one example: Firefox's tracking of the mouse cursor is broken, and often (yes, it's inconsistent) applies a vector translation so when trying to click something like a button or menu, the cursor needs to be about 100 x-y pixels away from the target. Only Firefox native UI is affected. These are My_First_Program.app tier bugs that should not exist in mature, 20 year old sof…

So one inconsistent bug, that only happens for a small subset and there’s no bug report filed makes FF suck on Macs. Hyperbole much?

No, it's one example of an otherwise broken and lacklustre browser. It's the only browser that has issues with website functionality.

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

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Post by pa_nic »

satvikpendem wrote: post #173
scoobydooxp wrote: post #156

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It took a while to get used to vertical tabs but once that took, I have moved completely to Zen. It was good to see it move from alpha to beta recently.

Too bad they removed the ability to open the vertical tabs side bar on hover, that was a critical feature that caused me to go back to Firefox proper. I'll go back to Zen once they add it but to be honest, I'm not too sure what extra value Zen would bring me.

it's still here the 'left bar on hoover feature', it's just with another name

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

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Post by satvikpendem »

pa_nic wrote: post #182
satvikpendem wrote: post #173

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Too bad they removed the ability to open the vertical tabs side bar on hover, that was a critical feature that caused me to go back to Firefox proper. I'll go back to Zen once they add it but to be honest, I'm not too sure what extra value Zen would bring me.

it's still here the 'left bar on hoover feature', it's just with another name

I am talking about this feature [0], it should have the option to show all the tab icons and expand on hover, not hide the side bar entirely. The creator said this was being dropped due to maintenance concerns, and I haven't seen a community solution like they said yet.

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/zen_browser/s/FaQ8Ro6d8r

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

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Post by cozzyd »

pjmlp wrote: post #36
not_your_vase wrote: post #5

That definitely shows why Google isn't abusing its monopoly powers, and why it shouldn't be broken up.

Everyone that is shipping Electron garbage, and has focused on Chrome as The Best Experience, is to blame.

Ironically the only thing I use Chrome for is when I have to have a telecon with Microsoft Teams (which, at least last time I tried, had a nonfunctional Linux client and worked terribly in Firefox). Fortunately it's only when I have a call with NASA people that I have to use Teamms.

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

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Post by homebrewer »

lobsterthief wrote: post #57
weikju wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Can’t a non-crazy nonprofit make a browser? Here’s to hoping LadyBird remains non crazy and can be relevant by the time of their planned alpha release in 2026.

To be honest it needs a different name if it’s going to hit critical mass adoption with the average consumer.

With the average English-speaking consumer. You forgot the other 7 billion people, which isn't your fault as it happens here all the time.

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

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Post by signal11 »

SnowingXIV wrote: post #95

There has to be google engineers here. Does this just fall on deaf ears? I realize it’s a massive corp but imagine high ranking staff have a say and input. Maybe they don’t and Sundar isn’t worried about that. Or they do a simple cost analysis and short-term they see the benefit and are willing to to risk long term erosion that maybe be minimal. Weird returning to Firefox, but I did and there is nothing in chrome I m…

It’s just big-corp tone deafness, eg Google engineers have pointed out that you can use

defaults write com.google.Chrome URLBlocklist -array-add https://example.com

to block sites without understanding that this is fundamentally different from adding this to browser UX.

A lot of Google engineers struggle with the conflict of interest where the world’s #1 advertising network — by far — is making it more difficult to block ads in the world’s #1 browser, which they just happen to own. Good job guys. /s

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

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Post by karteum »

grounder wrote: post #133
KurtMueller wrote: post #58

Come join the Firefox revolution!

Try Firefox Nightly for the native sidebar vertical tabs. That and native tab containers make Firefox work really well for me.

If you want vertical tabs, built-in adblocker, and more generally are looking for a lightweight and free (as in free speech and as in free beer) browser, you may look at https://www.falkon.org/ (made with QTwebengine i.e. Blink)

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

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Post by csdreamer7 »

rchaud wrote: post #135
KurtMueller wrote: post #58

Come join the Firefox revolution!

Uh, YT on FF is unusable now. They'll show the "adblockers not allowed" message if you have Ghostery enabled. Even if you disable that, they will add tons of artificial lag on things like key input, clicks and screen draw speed. I know it's artificial because it worked fine for years and then one day....

Disable ublock origin on Youtube, or pay for Youtube.

As for artificial lag, I suspect it is because it using the web standard version of Youtube. Had this issue with Google Sheets where paste did not work correctly (forget exactly what it is) and it did work on Chrome. Google uses non-standard things to optimize the experience.

It is not acceptable, but it is also an issue that will go away once more people go back to the fox.

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