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I hope people start moving from chrome to firefox. The standards they pushing are harming the web in ways.

by wolco 8y ago

fastball 8y ago
If only Firefox's JS handling didn't melt my laptop.
- ChristianBundy 8y ago
  Yeah, I switched from Firefox to Epiphany (also called GNOME Web[0]) and I have the best of both worlds: a WebKit browser that's more feature-complete than luakit/surf/etc., with Firefox sync integration and no Google. It's like an open source Safari clone and it works beautifully. [0]: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Web https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Web
- bbcbasic 8y ago
  Firefox is a proximate cause. Bloated websites are the root cause.
- inetknght 8y ago
  Then turn it off.
  - fastball 8y ago
    I actually like to use websites that were made in the last decade, so instead of doing that I just use Chrome.
lmedinas 8y ago
i use Firefox @ work and @home for serious stuff. The only reason i don't use Firefox 100% is due to the Android app which is a lag fest. Mozilla needs to put more resources on Android.
- zanmat0 8y ago
  Have you tried Firefox Focus?
  - efreak 8y ago
    Firefox focus isn't firefox, though, it's a private-browsing-only browser, and it's built on an entirely different engine (chromium, iirc). There's no tabs, history, saved logins, or anything else. It's far from being a full-featured browser. Want to disable javascript or images for a while because you're on data? Too bad, you can't.
    - mythmon_ 8y ago
      You're right that Focus is not a full fledged browser, though it is actively being revamped to use GeckoView instead of Chromium. I think the change is in beta right now. Mozilla is also starting to put more resources into Android (GeckoView, etc). Hopefully we'll see some exciting things in this realm soon.
    - mqlkib 8y ago
      I'm using Firefox Klar (Firefox Focus for Germany): I have tabs (you can't open an empty tab, but you can open links in a new tab), the session history is enough for my needs, and I can disable JS under settings (and also web fonts, but not images (that's a pity)). For logins I'm using Keepass Android Offline, Firefox Focus/Klar can use it as autofill service (neither normal FF nor Chrome can do this). So for me FF Klar/Focus is the best Android browser at the moment, it superseded the normal FF (with ad blocker) on my phone. Edited: bad autocorrects from Gboard.
  - Groxx 8y ago
    Focus is so crippled, for no conceivable benefit (as a user), that I find it unusable. A nice concept, but it can't even switch tabs without causing a full page reload, which is like reverting back to the pre-tabbed-browsing stone-age. And, as mentioned, it's not even Firefox. It's just a cache-less webkit wrapper.
- 8y ago

I hope people start moving from chrome to firefox. The standards they pushing are harming the web in ways.

by wolco 8y ago

I hope people start moving from chrome to firefox. The standards they pushing are harming the web in ways.

fastball 8y ago

If only Firefox's JS handling didn't melt my laptop.

ChristianBundy 8y ago
Yeah, I switched from Firefox to Epiphany (also called GNOME Web[0]) and I have the best of both worlds: a WebKit browser that's more feature-complete than luakit/surf/etc., with Firefox sync integration and no Google. It's like an open source Safari clone and it works beautifully. [0]: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Web https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Web
bbcbasic 8y ago
Firefox is a proximate cause. Bloated websites are the root cause.
inetknght 8y ago
Then turn it off.
- fastball 8y ago
  I actually like to use websites that were made in the last decade, so instead of doing that I just use Chrome.

lmedinas 8y ago

i use Firefox @ work and @home for serious stuff. The only reason i don't use Firefox 100% is due to the Android app which is a lag fest. Mozilla needs to put more resources on Android.

zanmat0 8y ago
Have you tried Firefox Focus?
- efreak 8y ago
  Firefox focus isn't firefox, though, it's a private-browsing-only browser, and it's built on an entirely different engine (chromium, iirc). There's no tabs, history, saved logins, or anything else. It's far from being a full-featured browser. Want to disable javascript or images for a while because you're on data? Too bad, you can't.
  - mythmon_ 8y ago
    You're right that Focus is not a full fledged browser, though it is actively being revamped to use GeckoView instead of Chromium. I think the change is in beta right now. Mozilla is also starting to put more resources into Android (GeckoView, etc). Hopefully we'll see some exciting things in this realm soon.
  - mqlkib 8y ago
    I'm using Firefox Klar (Firefox Focus for Germany): I have tabs (you can't open an empty tab, but you can open links in a new tab), the session history is enough for my needs, and I can disable JS under settings (and also web fonts, but not images (that's a pity)). For logins I'm using Keepass Android Offline, Firefox Focus/Klar can use it as autofill service (neither normal FF nor Chrome can do this). So for me FF Klar/Focus is the best Android browser at the moment, it superseded the normal FF (with ad blocker) on my phone. Edited: bad autocorrects from Gboard.
- Groxx 8y ago
  Focus is so crippled, for no conceivable benefit (as a user), that I find it unusable. A nice concept, but it can't even switch tabs without causing a full page reload, which is like reverting back to the pre-tabbed-browsing stone-age. And, as mentioned, it's not even Firefox. It's just a cache-less webkit wrapper.
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