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Re: Firefox 67.0 Released

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Post by sdsdsdsds »

Crosseye_Jack wrote: post #20
megous wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

BTW, cheap-ass dark mode can be made by: filter: invert(95%) hue-rotate(190deg) on and perhaps fiddling with some backgrounds, to avoid transparency.

As someone who codes dark mode first thanks for the lazy “OMG, my eyes...” mode ;-)

I used to code with black themes for a long time but not anymore: Why not simply lower your screen brightness ?

I feel it better for my eyes because the text which i'm looking at is actually dark and not bright.

Most people with dark themes have high brightness levels on their screens. I think this can be bad on the long term. Especially that many screen elements are not as dark as their code, which makes them ultra bright

Re: Firefox 67.0 Released

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Post by hiccuphippo »

arusahni wrote: post #7

Congrats to Mozilla on shipping WebRender[1]! Just Nvidia on Windows for now, but I'm looking forward to the restrictions being relaxed - the perf improvements have been significant on my end. 1: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/10/the-whole-web-at-maximum-f...

You can enable it manually with the following:

> To turn on WebRender, go to about:config, enable the gfx.webrender.all pref, and restart the browser.

Re: Firefox 67.0 Released

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Post by bhauer »

zimbatm wrote: post #11

Firefox 67 also the first browser that ships with `prefers-color-scheme` (aka dark mode) after Safari. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media/pref... And it does the right thing and disables the feature when enabling the resist fingerprinting option. I did a small survey and only very few websites have developed a second dark theme: https://zimbatm.com/DarkMode

I put one together for TFB [1] a little while ago and used the prefers-color-scheme media feature in anticipation of it being supported more broadly. I'm super happy to see that added to Firefox.

[1] https://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/

Re: Firefox 67.0 Released

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Post by Scarbutt »

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #38
mbrubeck wrote: post #14

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In both private and not-private windows, the browser asks the user whether to save each password. Nothing is saved unless you explicitly click the Save button.

Ok, but I think the parent is wondering in what situation you'd want to store in the browser details of a site you'd visited, but still use private mode to "hide" that you'd visited? What data does the password use retain? IIRC password store retains the "time first used, time last used" and displays that visibly. In short what's the use-case or user story that fits this feature?

Some browse in private mode all the time and many times I have wished it asked me to save passwords so I don't have to type them repeatedly. Bookmarks work in private mode, why not passwords?

Re: Firefox 67.0 Released

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Post by octosphere »

jobigoud wrote: post #73
cesarb wrote: post #24

> Change to extensions in Private Windows: Any new extensions you add to the browser won’t work in Private Windows unless you allow this in the settings. Does this mean that adblocking (and other safety-related) extensions will suddenly stop working on private windows, unless the user knows it has to go to the settings and enable them again?

I'm interested in the rationale behind this default. What about extensions make them a possibly bad fit for incognito mode?

It probably has something to do with (some) extensions not being very privacy friendly. Some extensions spy on the user in return for the utility the extension provides (remember the Stylish addon fiasco recently?). I'm not certain of the reasoning behind the decision. Also: it's possible to enumerate/detect what addons are installed in a browser with javascript (and thus fingerprint the user), although I think that bug was patched in Firefox and Chrome.

Re: Firefox 67.0 Released

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Post by DCoder »

Grue3 wrote: post #71
cbsks wrote: post #41

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No. The extensions that are already installed will still work in private windows. It’s only newly installed extensions that are disabled in private windows by default

That still doesn't solve a problem of a user installing the browser for the first time, installing adblock, then going to a porn site in private mode and getting a faceful of malware-ridden ads. Who thought this is a good idea?

If you flip the setting, that doesn't solve a problem of a user installing the browser for the first time, installing an extension like Stylish †, going to a porn site in private mode and getting their private browsing history leaked to the extension operator together with their regular history. Who thought that is a good idea? :)

† Stylish is a … special case [0]. But see also hypothes.is or any other extension that relies on a "user-created content store".

[0] https://robertheaton.com/2018/07/02/stylish-browser-extensio...

Re: Firefox 67.0 Released

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Post by Scarbutt »

Grue3 wrote: post #71
cbsks wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No. The extensions that are already installed will still work in private windows. It’s only newly installed extensions that are disabled in private windows by default

That still doesn't solve a problem of a user installing the browser for the first time, installing adblock, then going to a porn site in private mode and getting a faceful of malware-ridden ads. Who thought this is a good idea?

They are always following chrome's tail.

But anyway, the reason probably is that some extensions are abusive of personal data and you don't want them sniffing stuff in private browsing (with out your persmission).

Re: Firefox 67.0 Released

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Post by vanderZwan »

yitchelle wrote: post #19
backpackway wrote: post #9

> Save passwords in private browsing mode While this might be handy when visiting your favorite paid porn site, isn't this counter-intuitive? When I am in private mode, I expect nothing to be saved.

Are the passwords from private and non-private browsing mixed, or are they isolated from each other?

And are the private ones stored in a way that can't be easily viewed, unlike the non-private ones?
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