Switching from Chrome to Firefox? Here Are Some Tips. – FRUNC
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I recently switched from Google Chrome to Mozilla Firefox as my main desktop browser. Here’s what I did to improve upon Firefox’ sometimes not ideal defaults. There are a couple of reasons why I considered the switch from Chrome to Firefox: A growing uneasy feeling about Google’s approach to user privacy, Manifest v3, Googles’s WebDRM plans, […]
    • koorool@feddit.de
      3·
      1 year ago

      I wish customizing GUI was easier on firefox than with userChrome.css.

      After installing TST one would want to remove sidepanel header and default horizontal tabs.

      • GarthTheChicken@mstdn.social
        0·
        1 year ago

        @bentropy @koorool while im used to using userChrome it would be good to have a gui tool for those not familiar with inspector tools and css. I don’t think the extension api grants the access needed for an extension to work

        For what it’s worth there are a great number of ready made css snippets you can use

        • koorool@feddit.de
          1·
          1 year ago

          Those snippets could be a category on firefox AddOn store. With reviews, comments, screenshots etc, just like themes. Installable / previewable with a single click.

          Who could deliver a feature request to Mozilla please? :)

  • donut4ever@lemm.ee
    101·
    1 year ago

    Eh, I don’t see these as problems (except maybe the font rendering). It all sounds like the writer is nitpicking because Firefox is just a “different” browser that does the same things in a different way.

  • centof@lemm.eeEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    The only issue I’ve noticed is #3 (tab management). Currently I use the [Tab Groups](https://github.com/chzesa/tiled-tab-groups) extension to help keep a manageable amount of tabs visible and to help unload idle tabs from ram.

  • bemenaker@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    1 year ago

    This isn’t general use helpful tips. This is one users personal wants because he wants to use a new tool, but wants it to behave like the old tool. Stupid mentality,.if you want the old.tool, use it. The only real.complaint here is the font rendering, and every engine will handle fonts differently.

  • Eager Eagle@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    The only one I see as a problem (IMO) is #4 - I wish there was a similar downloads bar, especially because I always clean up the download list after I’m done with it.

    After using Firefox for years I’m sure I’d have more problems going back to chromium browsers than migrating to Firefox in the first place. Firefox has a much better support to keyboard navigation when it comes to reopening bookmarks and keyword searches. But it’s good to address these differences and how to work around them.

  • Notnotmike@beehaw.orgEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    This article makes me realize how not picky I am! Besides the profile switcher all these tips are just personal preferences that the author wanted to have in Firefox and were all things I’ve never even noticed

  • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org
    2·
    1 year ago

    If you’re the author, you might be interested to know that there’s an in-browser profile manager too: type about:profiles in the address bar.

    This page shows all your profiles along with where is their data stored, and it also allows you to open them, delete them, create a new one, or set the default but beware that creating a new one will make that the default.

  • Marks@kbin.social
    11·
    1 year ago

    For me, Edge’s vertical tabs and grouping is so seamless that it is necessary for my workflow. I have tried so many alternatives on Firefox, but there is always something that makes it feel so half-baked.

    • MarsAgainstVenus@fedimav.winEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, I completely agree. I loved the vertical tabs and I’ve almost gone back several times. I hope Mozilla is working on those two and sleeping tabs.