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Everyone that I know are using Chrome right now, except guys like me that like to tweak their browsers (something that Chrome fails miserably) and some extensio

by zppx 16y ago

Everyone that I know are using Chrome right now, except guys like me that like to tweak their browsers (something that Chrome fails miserably) and some extensions that sadly does not fit well into Chrome architecture. The other major problem (a search bar) was partly solved by Duck Duck Go.

stanleydrew 16y ago
I wouldn't say Chrome fails miserably at browser tweaking, but maybe I don't do enough tweaking myself. What exactly are you trying to do that Chrome won't let you do?
- kristofferR 16y ago
  Google Chrome's extensions are purely based on HTML, CSS and some custom Javascript. That's incredibly limiting, especially when you're talking about UI manipulation. When you're creating Firefox extensions, you're writing the same native language (XUL) that the Firefox developers use to add features to Firefox itself. Chrome's extensions only have similar capabilities as Mozilla JetPacks have.
  - marknutter 16y ago
    But it also makes developing extensions more accessible to more developers.
- DrSprout 16y ago
  Things I can't live without: Link Widgets: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2933/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2933/ Basically, it studies the source for links like "next" and "previous," and lets you page forward and backward with alt+pageup/down. Works great on xkcd, New York Times, and many others. --- Noscript/Flashblock: 'nuff said. --- Colorzilla: http://www.colorzilla.com/firefox/ http://www.colorzilla.com/firefox/ Color picker. Combined with Firebug, great for web dev. --- Leet key: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/770/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/770/ Okay, this one I could live without, but the ability to rot13/hex/morse/octal/binary encode text at will is nice. --- Facepad: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8442/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8442/ I don't really use this one that often, but it's a good example of Firefox's superiority.
  - stanleydrew 16y ago
    I can speak to some of those: noscript: built-in, although configuration isn't that robust flashblock: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/gighmmpiobklfepj... https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/gofhjkjmkpinhpoiabjplobcaignabnl?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/gofhjkjmkpinhpoi... color picker: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/egmjgagjcamhcilhinkipjdbfdmebmkd?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/egmjgagjcamhcilh...
  - jokermatt999 16y ago
    Have you tried Autopager? It automatically loads the next/previous pages and shows them in line. It's pretty good in my experience with it. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4925/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4925/
- zppx 16y ago
  cache size, something close to about:config would be nice
- AndrewDucker 16y ago
  Tab Mix Plus.
TeHCrAzY 16y ago
Why do you need a search bar in Chrome? Just type what you want into the "address" bar, and it will search your default search engine.
- grt 16y ago
  Also, you can easily add custom keyword searches under Preferences. For example: Name: Youtube Keyword: y URL: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%s http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%s Then just type "y civilization v" and shazam, you're on Youtube, looking at a list of trailers and previews for Civilization V. Firefox has the same feature; I believe it's called "Keyword Search" and can be accessed through Bookmark Manager. I always found Firefox's separate search box redundant for this reason.
  - pbhjpbhj 16y ago
    >Firefox has the same feature; I believe it's called "Keyword Search" and can be accessed through Bookmark Manager. I always found Firefox's separate search box redundant for this reason. I actually use both. I've about 20 keywords - I use the search box when I think I'll need to search across multiple engines (though I usually copy paste the words, I guess I use them as a short scratch pad) and use keywords when I expect I won't have to re-enter the search elsewhere.
- carbocation 16y ago
  ctrl+L gets you to the address bar. "?" + your query forces a default search (so you can do ?http://www.cnn.com http://www.cnn.com and it will actually search for cnn.com, not take you to the site). If you add keywords, then you just ctrl+l then type, say "php in_array" and your query gets submitted directly to php.net's search engine (if you've pre-programmed it). This is actually very much like Firefox's implementation.
  - mattw 16y ago
    > ctrl+L gets you to the address bar. "?" + your query forces a default search And for the keystroke-obsessed, Ctrl+K clears the location bar and puts in the question mark for you. :)

by zppx 16y ago

stanleydrew 16y ago

I wouldn't say Chrome fails miserably at browser tweaking, but maybe I don't do enough tweaking myself. What exactly are you trying to do that Chrome won't let you do?

kristofferR 16y ago
Google Chrome's extensions are purely based on HTML, CSS and some custom Javascript. That's incredibly limiting, especially when you're talking about UI manipulation. When you're creating Firefox extensions, you're writing the same native language (XUL) that the Firefox developers use to add features to Firefox itself. Chrome's extensions only have similar capabilities as Mozilla JetPacks have.
- marknutter 16y ago
  But it also makes developing extensions more accessible to more developers.
DrSprout 16y ago
Things I can't live without: Link Widgets: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2933/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2933/ Basically, it studies the source for links like "next" and "previous," and lets you page forward and backward with alt+pageup/down. Works great on xkcd, New York Times, and many others. --- Noscript/Flashblock: 'nuff said. --- Colorzilla: http://www.colorzilla.com/firefox/ http://www.colorzilla.com/firefox/ Color picker. Combined with Firebug, great for web dev. --- Leet key: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/770/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/770/ Okay, this one I could live without, but the ability to rot13/hex/morse/octal/binary encode text at will is nice. --- Facepad: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8442/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8442/ I don't really use this one that often, but it's a good example of Firefox's superiority.
- stanleydrew 16y ago
  I can speak to some of those: noscript: built-in, although configuration isn't that robust flashblock: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/gighmmpiobklfepj... https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/gofhjkjmkpinhpoiabjplobcaignabnl?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/gofhjkjmkpinhpoi... color picker: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/egmjgagjcamhcilhinkipjdbfdmebmkd?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/egmjgagjcamhcilh...
- jokermatt999 16y ago
  Have you tried Autopager? It automatically loads the next/previous pages and shows them in line. It's pretty good in my experience with it. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4925/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4925/
zppx 16y ago
cache size, something close to about:config would be nice
AndrewDucker 16y ago
Tab Mix Plus.

TeHCrAzY 16y ago

Why do you need a search bar in Chrome? Just type what you want into the "address" bar, and it will search your default search engine.

grt 16y ago
Also, you can easily add custom keyword searches under Preferences. For example: Name: Youtube Keyword: y URL: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%s http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%s Then just type "y civilization v" and shazam, you're on Youtube, looking at a list of trailers and previews for Civilization V. Firefox has the same feature; I believe it's called "Keyword Search" and can be accessed through Bookmark Manager. I always found Firefox's separate search box redundant for this reason.
- pbhjpbhj 16y ago
  >Firefox has the same feature; I believe it's called "Keyword Search" and can be accessed through Bookmark Manager. I always found Firefox's separate search box redundant for this reason. I actually use both. I've about 20 keywords - I use the search box when I think I'll need to search across multiple engines (though I usually copy paste the words, I guess I use them as a short scratch pad) and use keywords when I expect I won't have to re-enter the search elsewhere.
carbocation 16y ago
ctrl+L gets you to the address bar. "?" + your query forces a default search (so you can do ?http://www.cnn.com http://www.cnn.com and it will actually search for cnn.com, not take you to the site). If you add keywords, then you just ctrl+l then type, say "php in_array" and your query gets submitted directly to php.net's search engine (if you've pre-programmed it). This is actually very much like Firefox's implementation.
- mattw 16y ago
  > ctrl+L gets you to the address bar. "?" + your query forces a default search And for the keystroke-obsessed, Ctrl+K clears the location bar and puts in the question mark for you. :)