Password fields are broken in Ubuntu 18.04 (Gnome Flashback Metacity), when using Firefox's Sync feature, (and without add-ons). This was a problem in recent versions, and is still a problem in version 72.
Firefox 72.0
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Re: Firefox 72.0
#492I only use FF on mobile because I can run the uBlock extension on it.
Re: Firefox 72.0
#493I'm honestly surprised that we aren't talking about tab behavior here. Literally the only reason I keep using Chrome is that no matter how many tabs I have open, they're all visible at the top. There's visual persistence of state. On Firefox, even with the trick of reducing minimum tab width, my tabs overflow and I have to click through to get different groups of tabs. It is utterly maddening and I don't know why eve…
FYI, you don't need to click to scroll the tabs, you can just scroll with the mouse wheel.
Re: Firefox 72.0
#494I appreciate all the upgrades, but I keep finding that Firefox is abysmal for battery life, even the versions that supposedly have focused on this issue. Have folks found ways to reduce it's power consumption on OSX?
Have you tried one of the more recent versions? Power consumption should have been reduced by using the CoreAnimation framework on macOS.
Re: Firefox 72.0
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#496Earlier quoted context omitted.
Nice try. It works by pinching but double tap and smart zoom to cursor. And if you zoom in somehow, you cannot pan over the page because Firefox act like you are seeing full screen and trying to go back or forward in browser history.
> And if you zoom in somehow, you cannot pan over the page because Firefox act like you are seeing full screen and trying to go back or forward in browser history. Need to first pan at least a bit vertically, then it allows horizontal panning. But yeah, clearly not a finished feature yet. Still nice to see there's progress, and it's already mostly usable with the mentioned caveats.
> Need to first pan at least a bit vertically
Thinking of it, it would even be a nice feature since we need to pan to the left of the page or zoom out completely to go back in history with touch pad in Chromium based browsers.
> Still nice to see there's progress, and it's already mostly usable with the mentioned caveats.
At least.
Next release should definitely have this double-tap and smart-zoom feature.
Re: Firefox 72.0
#497Finally Picture in Picture on MacOS. The last reason for me to keep using Safari/Chrome is gone.
I was missing that one too and did some research about it a while ago. You can achieve the system-wide PiP mode in Safari with a bookmarklet. I posted the guide here: https://felixfoertsch.github.io/tip/2019/02/15/use-pip-via-b...
PiP worked in Safari with an extension[0] right? That's why I was still using it for YouTube streaming in the background.
I've switched to Firefox on almost every other platform (apart from iOS). with Firefox 72, I've switch to Firefox only on MacOS as well.
[0]:https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pipifier-pip-for-nearly-every-...
Re: Firefox 72.0
#498As a long time Chrome user, and someone who (admittedly) said to a FF fan about an year ago, that it's too late for FF to catch up to Chrome now. I gave FF another shot about 6 months ago, and I'm liking it more every month since then. It has been my primary browser outside of work, the major reason I use Chrome now is for Chrome Dev Tools. Also, some websites don't behave well in FF and I find that most of the time…
My browser path has been: Netscape (1994) -> IE -> Firefox (for a long time) -> Opera (briefly, but never liked it) -> Safari (a return to the Mac platform) -> Chrome (for a long time) -> Firefox (2 months ago) I never thought I'd return to Firefox but here I am. Browser preferences can certainly shift over time.
There are definitely preference changes over time. Another factor is how quickly the internet and browsers change... Even if your preferences remained the same, your needs will inevitably change too. It's wild to think of how much the internet and browsers have changed in the last 20 years.
Yet they still have the same basic back, forward, refresh, address bar, and bookmark components. I wonder if that'll ever change. Address bars have certainly come a long way.
Re: Firefox 72.0
#499"Firefox replaces annoying notification request pop-ups with a more delightful experience, by default for all users. The pop-ups no longer interrupt your browsing, in its place, a speech bubble will appear in the address bar when you interact with the site." That should pretty much kill off a lot of the notification request crap, especially if Chrome follows suit. I can envision the conversion rate massively falling…
I still remember Chrome and Firefox Engineers saying it would provide much better experience to user. That was the era when majority of public opinion on Google was Do no Evil. And Google at the time can do no wrong.
It is pretty great for browser-based chat and email. Don't think I've ever allowed it for anything else.
Re: Firefox 72.0
#500Here's my Firefox wishlist: - Open new windows more quickly. Firefox feels sluggish (on Mac) even though it isn't, simply because it opens new windows far more slowly than Safari or Chrome. - Use the platform native key store. I don't want my passwords stored unencrypted on disk. But I don't want to enter a separate master password either. I do want to use fingerprint/face unlock on mobile to reveal passwords. - Give…
> I don't want my passwords stored unencrypted on disk.
Passwords are always stored encrypted when you save them in Firefox. You can read more about it here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-firefox-securely-sa...