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I like that Firefox Test Pilots often produce interesting, visible experiments. I'm a fan of Firefox Color: https://color.firefox.com https://color.firefox.co

I like that Firefox Test Pilots often produce interesting, visible experiments. I'm a fan of Firefox Color: https://color.firefox.com https://color.firefox.com - which allows you to express the UI color scheme in a shareable/saveable URL. There's also Side View: https://testpilot.firefox.com/experiments/side-view https://testpilot.firefox.com/experiments/side-view - which allows a persistent column to the side regardless of which tab you're in. Useful on widescreens.

morsch 8y ago
I was about to try Side View yesterday -- I usually run two Firefox windows side by side anyway -- but I couldn't be bothered to find out what data exactly they would extract from it[1], and I'm not giving them the benefit of the doubt. I fully expected to find it as a standalone extension, but if it exists, I couldn't find it. [1] By proceeding, you agree to the terms and privacy policies of Test Pilot and the Side View privacy policy.
- Vinnl 8y ago
  > I fully expected to find it as a standalone extension, but if it exists, I couldn't find it. It can be installed from here: https://testpilot.firefox.com/files/side-view@mozilla.org/latest https://testpilot.firefox.com/files/side-view@mozilla.org/la... (From their GitHub page.[1]) Also note that the Test Pilot page [2] contains a summary of the data they collect. Most notably: > Side View does not collect any information about sites you visit. The data is does collect seems related to whether and how you use it - it is an experiment, after all. [1] https://github.com/mozilla/side-view https://github.com/mozilla/side-view [2] https://testpilot.firefox.com/experiments/side-view https://testpilot.firefox.com/experiments/side-view
mftrhu 8y ago
Weird, why is Side View in Test Pilot now? They had something like this[1] for a long, long time - I can find references to it dating back to 2007 - in the form of the "load this bookmark in the sidebar" toggle. [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Archive/Add-ons/Code_snippets/Sidebar#Accessing_the_sidebar_from_a_browser.xul_script https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Archive/Add-ons/Cod...
faitswulff 8y ago
I've been using Email Tabs to share my browsing research: https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/email-tabs/ https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/email-tabs/ For instance, I'll queue up a bunch of infant related tabs to email to my wife. If I'm unsure whether the site will stand the test of time, I can send the entire article (with an index) to her in the email as a kind of archive. I've also been sending myself my programming-related tabs when I go down a particularly deep rabbit hole.
desi_ninja 8y ago
SideView just changed my life, this very moment.

morsch 8y ago

I was about to try Side View yesterday -- I usually run two Firefox windows side by side anyway -- but I couldn't be bothered to find out what data exactly they would extract from it[1], and I'm not giving them the benefit of the doubt. I fully expected to find it as a standalone extension, but if it exists, I couldn't find it. [1] By proceeding, you agree to the terms and privacy policies of Test Pilot and the Side View privacy policy.

Vinnl 8y ago
> I fully expected to find it as a standalone extension, but if it exists, I couldn't find it. It can be installed from here: https://testpilot.firefox.com/files/side-view@mozilla.org/latest https://testpilot.firefox.com/files/side-view@mozilla.org/la... (From their GitHub page.[1]) Also note that the Test Pilot page [2] contains a summary of the data they collect. Most notably: > Side View does not collect any information about sites you visit. The data is does collect seems related to whether and how you use it - it is an experiment, after all. [1] https://github.com/mozilla/side-view https://github.com/mozilla/side-view [2] https://testpilot.firefox.com/experiments/side-view https://testpilot.firefox.com/experiments/side-view

mftrhu 8y ago

Weird, why is Side View in Test Pilot now? They had something like this[1] for a long, long time - I can find references to it dating back to 2007 - in the form of the "load this bookmark in the sidebar" toggle. [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Archive/Add-ons/Code_snippets/Sidebar#Accessing_the_sidebar_from_a_browser.xul_script https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Archive/Add-ons/Cod...

faitswulff 8y ago

I've been using Email Tabs to share my browsing research: https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/email-tabs/ https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/email-tabs/ For instance, I'll queue up a bunch of infant related tabs to email to my wife. If I'm unsure whether the site will stand the test of time, I can send the entire article (with an index) to her in the email as a kind of archive. I've also been sending myself my programming-related tabs when I go down a particularly deep rabbit hole.

desi_ninja 8y ago

SideView just changed my life, this very moment.