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I wish they put some effort into making Firefox better. To me, lately Firefox has been a pain in the ass to use. Regular silent updates that forces me to resta

I wish they put some effort into making Firefox better. To me, lately Firefox has been a pain in the ass to use. Regular silent updates that forces me to restart the browser and close all my work. Saving my session doesn't always help to continue working where it was interrupted. The latest change to the downloads is horrible. Sometimes my work requires me to download hundreds of files that I only want to open with some software for several seconds, then dismiss it. Now instead of being able to open it directly from the browser, I have to watch how everything is saved in my downloads folder and then waste my time deleting all those files manually. I'm not paying them any money. I don't want to waste my money only to see their executives getting richer without anything in return.

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scim-knox-twox 5y ago
I'm using FF only because there are no other options for me (I've tried). I miss old Opera.
- Darmody 5y ago
  Same here. To me it's starting to feel like Windows several years ago. Features that don't bring anything new to the table but pushes their own agenda. I've been using linux for years now and I can't be happier but I can't find a replacement to Firefox. FF is so good that even it's being sabotaged it's better than all the alternatives. Sadly the engineering behind a browser is no joke and I don't think anybody else will create or work on an alternative to Webkit/Blink.
quesera 5y ago
> The latest change to the downloads is horrible. about:config browser.download.improvements_to_download_panel false ...will revert to the old behaviour.
- Darmody 5y ago
  That's the first thing I did. It doesn't revert to the old behaviour.
  - quesera 5y ago
    It's documented to do so, and it works for me. What part isn't working for you?
    - Darmody 5y ago
      It just doesn't revert to the old download. As I said, the first thing I did when I saw the release notes was checking how to go back to the old settings. I tried that on 2 computers, both using linux (Ubuntu and PopOS), without any luck. It doesn't ask me anymore what if I want to open the file or save it.
      - quesera 5y ago
        Curious. I run several profiles of Firefox, on macOS and Linux (Ubuntu derivative) and it works in all cases that I've tested. I hope it eventually works for you -- I also prefer the old behaviour when doing multiple downloads in quick succession.
      - Grumbledour 5y ago
        I walked into this trap yesterday as well. The reason being, they also changed many of my settings regarding application handling. While before that change, it was "Always ask" across the board, after the update, many file types were set to "Save File". So in addition to the about:config setting you should also check what is set for specific file types and revert that to "Always Ask". This is the kind of change, if there were competition, I would have stopped using Firefox for good.
        Darmody 5y ago
        Apparently it works with some files. I downloaded a .torrent file and the download prompt showed up. It doesn't work with images, videos, spreadsheet files, etc.
Darmody 5y ago
I just wanted to point that right now Firefox is forcing me again to restart the browser.

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scim-knox-twox 5y ago

I'm using FF only because there are no other options for me (I've tried). I miss old Opera.

Darmody 5y ago
Same here. To me it's starting to feel like Windows several years ago. Features that don't bring anything new to the table but pushes their own agenda. I've been using linux for years now and I can't be happier but I can't find a replacement to Firefox. FF is so good that even it's being sabotaged it's better than all the alternatives. Sadly the engineering behind a browser is no joke and I don't think anybody else will create or work on an alternative to Webkit/Blink.

quesera 5y ago

> The latest change to the downloads is horrible. about:config browser.download.improvements_to_download_panel false ...will revert to the old behaviour.

Darmody 5y ago
That's the first thing I did. It doesn't revert to the old behaviour.
- quesera 5y ago
  It's documented to do so, and it works for me. What part isn't working for you?
  - Darmody 5y ago
    It just doesn't revert to the old download. As I said, the first thing I did when I saw the release notes was checking how to go back to the old settings. I tried that on 2 computers, both using linux (Ubuntu and PopOS), without any luck. It doesn't ask me anymore what if I want to open the file or save it.
    - quesera 5y ago
      Curious. I run several profiles of Firefox, on macOS and Linux (Ubuntu derivative) and it works in all cases that I've tested. I hope it eventually works for you -- I also prefer the old behaviour when doing multiple downloads in quick succession.
    - Grumbledour 5y ago
      I walked into this trap yesterday as well. The reason being, they also changed many of my settings regarding application handling. While before that change, it was "Always ask" across the board, after the update, many file types were set to "Save File". So in addition to the about:config setting you should also check what is set for specific file types and revert that to "Always Ask". This is the kind of change, if there were competition, I would have stopped using Firefox for good.
      - Darmody 5y ago
        Apparently it works with some files. I downloaded a .torrent file and the download prompt showed up. It doesn't work with images, videos, spreadsheet files, etc.

Darmody 5y ago

I just wanted to point that right now Firefox is forcing me again to restart the browser.