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Re: Firefox 57.0 Released

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Post by andrepd » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 2:31 PM UTC

barrkel wrote: post #7

Hopefully most of the missing extensions will be developed sooner rather than later. I have 15 extensions installed, 14 of which are "Legacy". The most critical one, Tree Style Tabs, has been converted. That was the key blocker that prevented me from seriously using Chrome. But many more remain; Cookie Controller, RefControl, some kind of Classic Theme Restorer equivalent (to get a menu bar back for Bookmarks, at a m…

The WebEx Tree Style Tabs is markedly inferior to the "Legacy" version. It is simply an integral and indispensable part of my workflow, so much that I can't even fathom browsing without it. I guess I'll stay on 56 for a while.

Re: Firefox 57.0 Released

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Post by aryehof » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 2:31 PM UTC

Can one run the new version alongside a previous version?

I need to access occasionally extensions unsupported in the new version: namely Scrapbook and the extension that provides maff file support.

Re: Firefox 57.0 Released

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Post by cvburgess » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 2:31 PM UTC

Anyone know how the new FireFox compares on battery-life? Safari crushes Chrome on this front currently, but I'm curious how FireFox compares now.

Re: Firefox 57.0 Released

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Post by andrepd » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 2:33 PM UTC

arkitaip wrote: post #44

The main thing keeping me tied to Chrome is how it syncs passwords, bookmarks and history. Is Firefox's sync as good?

Yes, and you own the private key.

Re: Firefox 57.0 Released

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Post by jboynyc » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 2:33 PM UTC

arkitaip wrote: post #44

The main thing keeping me tied to Chrome is how it syncs passwords, bookmarks and history. Is Firefox's sync as good?

In my experience sync works really well.

Re: Firefox 57.0 Released

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Post by cptskippy » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 2:33 PM UTC

Vinnl wrote: post #17

barrkel wrote: post #7

Hopefully most of the missing extensions will be developed sooner rather than later. I have 15 extensions installed, 14 of which are "Legacy". The most critical one, Tree Style Tabs, has been converted. That was the key blocker that prevented me from seriously using Chrome. But many more remain; Cookie Controller, RefControl, some kind of Classic Theme Restorer equivalent (to get a menu bar back for Bookmarks, at a m…

> to get a menu bar back for Bookmarks Is that something other than the "Bookmarks Toolbar" or the "Menu Bar" (which includes a bookmarks drop-down) that I can enable by right-clicking on the empty space in the toolbar?

I'm not sure what he's talking about either. I just upgraded and shockingly my menubar/bookmarks configuration was preserved. It looks a little tight but it's still arranged how I had it.

Re: Firefox 57.0 Released

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Post by chippy » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 2:34 PM UTC

eoger wrote: post #22

barrkel wrote: post #7

Hopefully most of the missing extensions will be developed sooner rather than later. I have 15 extensions installed, 14 of which are "Legacy". The most critical one, Tree Style Tabs, has been converted. That was the key blocker that prevented me from seriously using Chrome. But many more remain; Cookie Controller, RefControl, some kind of Classic Theme Restorer equivalent (to get a menu bar back for Bookmarks, at a m…

Have a look here [0] for legacy extensions replacements. [0] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TFcEXMcKrwoIAECIVyBU...

That list is missing Hide Caption Titlebar Plus https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hide-caption-...

Re: Firefox 57.0 Released

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Post by majewsky » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 2:34 PM UTC

farresito wrote: post #25

Asdfbla wrote: post #9

Is there a good Vimperator replacement for the new webextension addon system?

There's been this new one, but I have used it very little. https://github.com/ueokande/vim-vixen

Uh, that one looks nice. It's the first Vimperator-like WebExtension that I've seen that has ex-commands.

Re: Firefox 57.0 Released

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Post by liuw » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 2:34 PM UTC

I'm using it now. It is really snappy!

There are bugs though. I'm using Debian Stretch. Right click menu doesn't work: it appears for a fraction of a second then disappears; so does the top-bar menu of LastPass plugin.

Re: Firefox 57.0 Released

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Post by DiThi » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 2:34 PM UTC

andrepd wrote: post #51

barrkel wrote: post #7

Hopefully most of the missing extensions will be developed sooner rather than later. I have 15 extensions installed, 14 of which are "Legacy". The most critical one, Tree Style Tabs, has been converted. That was the key blocker that prevented me from seriously using Chrome. But many more remain; Cookie Controller, RefControl, some kind of Classic Theme Restorer equivalent (to get a menu bar back for Bookmarks, at a m…

The WebEx Tree Style Tabs is markedly inferior to the "Legacy" version. It is simply an integral and indispensable part of my workflow, so much that I can't even fathom browsing without it. I guess I'll stay on 56 for a while.

What problems do you have with the new version?