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Firefox lacks in the default UX area, just from the top of my head: Print to PDF is better in Chrome, comes with a preview. Search marks matches in the scroll

Firefox lacks in the default UX area, just from the top of my head: Print to PDF is better in Chrome, comes with a preview. Search marks matches in the scroll bar. Opening a recently closed tab opens a new tab in Chrome instead of replacing the existing one. There were probably 5-10 more annoyances in Firefox for me that I don't recall right now. Maybe it was my familiarity with Chrome but overall I still think Chrome has better UX defaults. I like the bookmark tags feature of Firefox though, which Chrome lacks.

RealityVoid 6y ago
I just switched a bit on mobile from Firefox to Chrome. I was annoyed by the fact that the address bar is at top in there and I think it's unfair to say at all points that the UX is better on Chrome.
- Scarbutt 6y ago
  Was referring to the destkop version but yeah, Firefox(with uBlock) has been working great for me on android and prefer it much over chrome there.
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- deadbunny 6y ago
  Pretty sure there is an option to move the addressbar to the bottom in FF on Android.
  - RealityVoid 6y ago
    I have it there by default on FF, I was talking about chrome having a worse UX on Android. Reading the original post, I admit I phrased it in a confusing way.
    - The_rationalist 6y ago
      You can have the bar at the bottom on chrome (I don't remember the flag)
arnvidr 6y ago
> Search marks matches in the scroll bar. That's an interesting feature, I'd like it if that was implemented. I see some add-ons do something to simulate this. > Opening a recently closed tab opens a new tab in Chrome instead of replacing the existing one. This opens a new tab for me, no settings I've changed that I could find. > There were probably 5-10 more annoyances in Firefox for me that I don't recall right now. Maybe it was my familiarity with Chrome but overall I still think Chrome has better UX defaults. There will probably always be differences, that's why different browsers exist after all, and it'll be different annoyances for different people. Personally I think generally the UX of Chrome (that Firefox has tried to copy) is the worst thing about all current browsers. The new add-on API made me start using custom UX CSS to make it tolerable instead of a "fix add-on", but the only serious alternative (Chrome) always felt worse to me. Has many nifty features though.
kibwen 6y ago
> Opening a recently closed tab opens a new tab in Chrome instead of replacing the existing one. Hm? I reopen closed tabs all the time in Firefox and have never encountered this. They open in a new tab. Maybe you changed an about:config pref?
trinix912 6y ago
> Print to PDF is better in Chrome, comes with a preview Wait, isn't this something the OS print dialog is supposed to provide? > Search marks matches in the scroll bar. I'd like to see this implemented as well (just as another commenter mentioned). > There were probably 5-10 more annoyances in Firefox for me that I don't recall right now. Maybe it was my familiarity with Chrome but overall I still think Chrome has better UX defaults. Which is mostly because you're more familiar with Chrome overall (and it's also a matter of taste). As an example, I strongly dislike the downloads "bar" in chrome and the fact that bookmark/history/downloads pages are pages and not dialogs. Many people dislike dialogs tho, because they seem bloated and difficult to use to them. One small UI gimmick I'd like to see implemented in major browsers (at least on macOS) is an option to use the fluent/vibrant blur tab bar background instead of the default white/gray/black. Firefox already kinda does that (at least when using the dark theme), but I still have to write my own userchrome.css to get the full effect.

RealityVoid 6y ago

I just switched a bit on mobile from Firefox to Chrome. I was annoyed by the fact that the address bar is at top in there and I think it's unfair to say at all points that the UX is better on Chrome.

Scarbutt 6y ago
Was referring to the destkop version but yeah, Firefox(with uBlock) has been working great for me on android and prefer it much over chrome there.
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deadbunny 6y ago
Pretty sure there is an option to move the addressbar to the bottom in FF on Android.
- RealityVoid 6y ago
  I have it there by default on FF, I was talking about chrome having a worse UX on Android. Reading the original post, I admit I phrased it in a confusing way.
  - The_rationalist 6y ago
    You can have the bar at the bottom on chrome (I don't remember the flag)

arnvidr 6y ago

> Search marks matches in the scroll bar. That's an interesting feature, I'd like it if that was implemented. I see some add-ons do something to simulate this. > Opening a recently closed tab opens a new tab in Chrome instead of replacing the existing one. This opens a new tab for me, no settings I've changed that I could find. > There were probably 5-10 more annoyances in Firefox for me that I don't recall right now. Maybe it was my familiarity with Chrome but overall I still think Chrome has better UX defaults. There will probably always be differences, that's why different browsers exist after all, and it'll be different annoyances for different people. Personally I think generally the UX of Chrome (that Firefox has tried to copy) is the worst thing about all current browsers. The new add-on API made me start using custom UX CSS to make it tolerable instead of a "fix add-on", but the only serious alternative (Chrome) always felt worse to me. Has many nifty features though.

kibwen 6y ago

> Opening a recently closed tab opens a new tab in Chrome instead of replacing the existing one. Hm? I reopen closed tabs all the time in Firefox and have never encountered this. They open in a new tab. Maybe you changed an about:config pref?

trinix912 6y ago

> Print to PDF is better in Chrome, comes with a preview Wait, isn't this something the OS print dialog is supposed to provide? > Search marks matches in the scroll bar. I'd like to see this implemented as well (just as another commenter mentioned). > There were probably 5-10 more annoyances in Firefox for me that I don't recall right now. Maybe it was my familiarity with Chrome but overall I still think Chrome has better UX defaults. Which is mostly because you're more familiar with Chrome overall (and it's also a matter of taste). As an example, I strongly dislike the downloads "bar" in chrome and the fact that bookmark/history/downloads pages are pages and not dialogs. Many people dislike dialogs tho, because they seem bloated and difficult to use to them. One small UI gimmick I'd like to see implemented in major browsers (at least on macOS) is an option to use the fluent/vibrant blur tab bar background instead of the default white/gray/black. Firefox already kinda does that (at least when using the dark theme), but I still have to write my own userchrome.css to get the full effect.