this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2023
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There are now multiple browser extensions to redirect outgoing links to subs in the threadiverse to your local instance of choice

Kbin Linker Extension
https://github.com/daniel-lxs/kbin-link

Lemmy Linker Extension
https://github.com/FackJox/lemmy-link

This is a major downside to how federation works currently and something we shouldn't need extensions for, but as a stopgap solution I am glad they exist.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@liaizon @fediverse In a way, this issue lies on browsers lacking decent support for custom-schemes, stuff like handling multiple handlers and ability to know if the scheme is registered at all (so a fallback can be presented instead).

Heck, it's even something that Mozilla was aware all the way back to 2010 and with the early Fediverse (OStatus) in mind. https://blog.mozilla.org/webdev/2010/07/26/registerprotocolhandler-enhancing-the-federated-web/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@lanodan @fediverse yep! this is coming even more apparent with the rise of even more federated spaces. come on @mozilla can we move browsers forward just a little in this area?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

@liaizon @lanodan @fediverse @mozilla

Yea surely the browser should become the ultimate client for the fediverse.

I've basically embraced the idea and removed all apps and just gone webUI even on mobile.