Question I can't find an answer for anywhere: are desktop PWAs supported by Firefox yet? As in, installing them as a desktop app with icon, notifications and everything that goes with it?
What about chromecast support?
Switching from Chrome to Firefox
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Re: Switching from Chrome to Firefox
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On Android, Firefox allows you to install extensions (such as an ad blocker).
Only "Firefox on Android". The newer "Firefox Preview" and "Firefox Focus" mysteriously lost this ability. Firefox on Android is stuck on version 68, it's like Firefox' ESR version.
Fennec (old Firefox Android) supports addons. Fenix(? new Firefox Android) WILL support addons, they just haven't been implemented yet.
Firefox Focus does include some basic adblocking capabilities, but is more about being light on resource / data consumption.
Re: Switching from Chrome to Firefox
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I recommend FastMail if you're willing to pay for your email services. They have an excellent import tool to help with migrating your email from Gmail.
There was some talk of privacy concerns with FastMail, due to Australian laws: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19242698 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18654434 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_surveillance_in_Australia...
Went it comes to governments spying on people, I weigh Fastmail the same as Gmail. Considering I find everything else about Fastmail better than Gmail, I am slowly making the switch (using my own domain names though so I could potentially switch again in the future).
Re: Switching from Chrome to Firefox
#214Firefox is nice. But over time there are more and more things I need to configure to get a "good" browser experience. Things I do: - about:preferences#general > Startup > restore previous session - about:preferences#general > Tabs > uncheck Ctrl+Tab cycle ... - about:preferences#general > Downloads > always ask where to save - about:preferences#home > Firefox Home Content > disable all except Top Sites - about:prefer…
How does this make for a better "browsing experience"? It is just neurotic nitpicking. A good browsing experience means performance, security, minimal popups and minimal tracking. Firefox provides this OOTB now.
Re: Switching from Chrome to Firefox
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That's not at all true, any and all wizards or configuration dialogues would go over a small subset of settings deemed 'important' by someone. There isn't a single program out there anywhere that has a walkthrough that goes through all configuration options. At least I don't believe one to exist, I would certainly be enthusiastic to be proven wrong! About:config in Firefox has 3930 lines. That would be a very, very,…
I remember installing Linux like that during the (early?) 90s. It took about two days of answering endless questions ("Do you want Klingon fonts?") I much prefer what we get nowadays.
But do you get Klingon fonts?
Re: Switching from Chrome to Firefox
#216Firefox is nice. But over time there are more and more things I need to configure to get a "good" browser experience. Things I do: - about:preferences#general > Startup > restore previous session - about:preferences#general > Tabs > uncheck Ctrl+Tab cycle ... - about:preferences#general > Downloads > always ask where to save - about:preferences#home > Firefox Home Content > disable all except Top Sites - about:prefer…
You can set these settings using a user.js file, so you don't have to reconfigure everything over and over again.
Re: Switching from Chrome to Firefox
#217Firefox is nice. But over time there are more and more things I need to configure to get a "good" browser experience. Things I do: - about:preferences#general > Startup > restore previous session - about:preferences#general > Tabs > uncheck Ctrl+Tab cycle ... - about:preferences#general > Downloads > always ask where to save - about:preferences#home > Firefox Home Content > disable all except Top Sites - about:prefer…
It's a good thing that you are actually able to tweak these things to your personal tastes.
Re: Switching from Chrome to Firefox
#218Firefox is nice. But over time there are more and more things I need to configure to get a "good" browser experience. Things I do: - about:preferences#general > Startup > restore previous session - about:preferences#general > Tabs > uncheck Ctrl+Tab cycle ... - about:preferences#general > Downloads > always ask where to save - about:preferences#home > Firefox Home Content > disable all except Top Sites - about:prefer…
I haven't needed to do all of these since I set up Sync, which makes me think life might be easier if you just made a Firefox account to sync your settings.
To me Sync and Pocket are extra features (and some others), that should be enabled by user action.
Why doesn't Firefox come with a Mozilla Tools section in Settings which allows easily to enable those services + a button to that settings page on the (bottom/top right) new tab page. This way it would be reachable, but at same time, not so intrusive as it is right now. I would even go as fare and say that the dev-tools should be an addon too, and not ship by default (because probably 99% of the users never use it).
It should be possible to create a delightful browser experience, which respects user privacy and enables power-users/developers to do more.
Re: Switching from Chrome to Firefox
#219Firefox is nice. But over time there are more and more things I need to configure to get a "good" browser experience. Things I do: - about:preferences#general > Startup > restore previous session - about:preferences#general > Tabs > uncheck Ctrl+Tab cycle ... - about:preferences#general > Downloads > always ask where to save - about:preferences#home > Firefox Home Content > disable all except Top Sites - about:prefer…
> - about:preferences#general > Downloads > always ask where to save
I hate the default behaviour so much. What's wrong with asking me where to save the file? I almost certainly have a place in mind where the file should go.
Re: Switching from Chrome to Firefox
#220Earlier quoted context omitted.
I haven't needed to do all of these since I set up Sync, which makes me think life might be easier if you just made a Firefox account to sync your settings.
To me Sync and Pocket are extra features (and some others), that should be enabled by user action. Why doesn't Firefox come with a Mozilla Tools section in Settings which allows easily to enable those services + a button to that settings page on the (bottom/top right) new tab page. This way it would be reachable, but at same time, not so intrusive as it is right now. I would even go as fare and say that the dev-tools…
I believe pocket and especially sync do nothing if you don't use them. This is in absolute contrast with Chrome that ties your whole navigator to your google account if you ever log on gmail...