4 ms·

I try it regularly but it just doesn't work for me. Here are just a few of the reasons why: 1. Chromium based browsers give me control over extensions that req

I try it regularly but it just doesn't work for me. Here are just a few of the reasons why: 1. Chromium based browsers give me control over extensions that require access to everything. https://imgur.com/a/ENZkQyc https://imgur.com/a/ENZkQyc 2. Firefox doesn't support media keys. Edit: Turns out it does if you enable them in about:config. See bad_user's comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23442732 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23442732 3. There are still some areas in which Firefox's performance isn't competitive. Try using it with something like Rainway and it will completely fall over. #3 isn't that big of a deal to me. #2 I could probably adapt to. #1 makes Firefox a non starter for me.

bad_user 6y ago
Firefox does support media keys, but it's experimental and you have to enable them in about:config: - media.hardwaremediakeys.enabled - dom.media.mediasession.enabled #1 seems nice. Note however that Firefox was safer even before they introduced their permissions system simply by having a review system that works. The review system of Chrome Web Store is broken, there's a lot of malware on it, extensions bought and turned malware and then you've got completely legitimate extensions being banned due to some automatic process flagging them. And then it's really hard to get in touch with humans. All the while reported malware take months to be taken down. Of course, it's also true that Chrome is simply the bigger target. And what Mozilla is doing now probably doesn't scale. But for now Firefox's ecosystem of add-ons is much, much safer (and arguably more useful). Has been that way for some time. I used to complain that it doesn't have a permissions system, I then complained that you can't disable add-ons in private mode. But it keeps evolving and I'm sure it will implement your favorite too, if useful.
- dsissitka 6y ago
  > Firefox does support media keys, but it's experimental and you have to enable them in about:config: Nice! Thank you. :)

bad_user 6y ago

Firefox does support media keys, but it's experimental and you have to enable them in about:config: - media.hardwaremediakeys.enabled - dom.media.mediasession.enabled #1 seems nice. Note however that Firefox was safer even before they introduced their permissions system simply by having a review system that works. The review system of Chrome Web Store is broken, there's a lot of malware on it, extensions bought and turned malware and then you've got completely legitimate extensions being banned due to some automatic process flagging them. And then it's really hard to get in touch with humans. All the while reported malware take months to be taken down. Of course, it's also true that Chrome is simply the bigger target. And what Mozilla is doing now probably doesn't scale. But for now Firefox's ecosystem of add-ons is much, much safer (and arguably more useful). Has been that way for some time. I used to complain that it doesn't have a permissions system, I then complained that you can't disable add-ons in private mode. But it keeps evolving and I'm sure it will implement your favorite too, if useful.

dsissitka 6y ago
> Firefox does support media keys, but it's experimental and you have to enable them in about:config: Nice! Thank you. :)