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I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by Fr0styMatt88 »

Firefox is great. I couldn’t ever go back to a browser without multi-account containers -> container tabs + temporary containers.

I do notice that as time goes on I seem to be having more issues with sites breaking under uBlock Origin, but to be fair I think I’m using all the blocklists, not just the defaults, so I think breakage is expected. It’s easy to turn off for particular sites, so it’s not a huge issue for me.

Somewhat related - I’m really enjoying the new Thunderbird. It feels way more polished than the previous version.

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by stevage »

ikurei wrote: post #298
kretaceous wrote: post #28

Along with obvious ones like uBlock Origin working perfectly, etc., I have 2 other favorites: - Native reader mode - Native PiP mode for videos Yes, you can get extensions for this in Chrom(e/ium) but having these as a native feature is really nice. Things I want to see in Firefox: - Good/extensible keybindings - Tab groups - Tab search EDIT: How do I break sentences to newline in HN without really making a new parag…

> Yes, you can get extensions for this in Chrom(e/ium) but having these as a native feature is really nice. I've been using Brave for a while and I'm considering going back to FF, partly to get out of Chromium. However, this is a point I don't get. What do I care if these features are native or plug-ins? My Brave plugins are synced, so whenever I install Brave and set it up I immediately. If the plugin is well done,…

Amongst other issues, extensions have a habit of turning into malware.

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by bobajeff »

zahma wrote: post #291

Is there really a killer feature of Chrome that justifies its use over FF? I've been using Firefox and have never been disappointed with it. I always just assumed that if you wanted privacy, it's better to use Firefox over Chrome, Safari, or Brave.

I happen to really like the UI of Chrome over Firefox. To me the add bookmark dialog is very clunky in Firefox. Also, I prefer in the in-tab bookmark manager of Chrome over the 'Library' Window Firefox opens.

Also as far as making extensions go I like how in chrome you can use dev-tools-protocol within extensions as you can you cool things like intercept the body of a response with it.

That being said I'm really wanting a better browser but for me Firefox is not it.

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by kovac »

zh3 wrote: post #213
amelius wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Perhaps someone can build a container system around chrome (or in fact any application). Ideally, an OS should be able to do something like this.

On linux, just create a separate login and use Chrome there. In fact, what I do is create a separate user, start Chrome once, do any configuration I want and then create a tarball of the separate user's home directory. Then to start a fresh it's just a wipe of the whole directory and unpack the tarball again. It's fast enough to just run Chrome in a loop, and on each exit wipe and unpack the original state again. I c…

Or you can just use Firefox.

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by boopmaster »

NGL: Sometimes I do worry about the overall health of the Mozilla foundation, but moreso that if Firefox gets too far behind - we may lose out on having an open web.

Maybe HN can help save it, therefore the web, and therefore the future for our children's children? :-P

This headline article is a good first step ;)

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by asxd »

slowmovintarget wrote: post #504
kretaceous wrote: post #28

Along with obvious ones like uBlock Origin working perfectly, etc., I have 2 other favorites: - Native reader mode - Native PiP mode for videos Yes, you can get extensions for this in Chrom(e/ium) but having these as a native feature is really nice. Things I want to see in Firefox: - Good/extensible keybindings - Tab groups - Tab search EDIT: How do I break sentences to newline in HN without really making a new parag…

Tab search in FF: Type a percent sign and a space in the address bar, your search is now on tabs. % - Tab search ^ - History search * - Bookmark search

Holy cow, it's true. Never knew that, thanks so much for sharing.

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by charcircuit »

DeathMetal3000 wrote: post #234

Firefox is the best browser in many respects. But even if it wasn’t. Even if it was missing extensions, used all my RAM and chewed my CPU, I would still choose it over Chrome. Because using a browser from the world’s biggest advertiser is wrong on principle. And using an ad blocker (I don’t use one) while using a browser made by an advertiser is next level cognitive dissonance.

Mozilla is an advertiser too. You shouldn't use their browser either then.

Re: I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

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Post by gordaco »

bit_logic wrote: post #512
lol768 wrote: post #485

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> A recent example I found: https://tools.usps.com/rcas.htm (the "Initializing Services" modal never goes away in FF, works almost immediately in Chrome and Edge) I can't reproduce this in FF 104.

The current release is 102.0.1, 104 is Beta: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Release_Management/Calendar

I'm using 102.0.1 and I couldn't reproduce it either.
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