My tip for everyone using Firefox on pc: install the tree style tabs plugin!
this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2023
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I wish customizing GUI was easier on firefox than with userChrome.css.
After installing TST one would want to remove sidepanel header and default horizontal tabs.
@bentropy @koorool while im used to using userChrome it would be good to have a gui tool for those not familiar with inspector tools and css. I don't think the extension api grants the access needed for an extension to work
For what it's worth there are a great number of ready made css snippets you can use
Those snippets could be a category on firefox AddOn store. With reviews, comments, screenshots etc, just like themes. Installable / previewable with a single click.
Who could deliver a feature request to Mozilla please? :)
I recently switched from Chrome to Firefox as part of an ongoing de-Google effort... and, honestly, I found it fairly easy. The two things I missed and found solutions for were:
- Profiles - I just use the built in profiles with the Profile Switcher extension
- Casting to Chromecast - I use the fx_cast extension and actually find it more reliable than Chrome's casting!
Other than those, I've found it to be a very comfortable, familiar experience.
Thanks for the heads up regarding fx_cast. Casting is about the only thing I use Chrome for and now hopefully I can stop doing that too.
Ya, profiles is what's going to stop me from switching. I have like 7 different profiles
It can be made to work in largely the same way. You just need to install the extra plugin (and associated extra component). I have a similar number of profiles as you and I haven't had to change how I work.
The article comments reference Multi-Account Containers, but I'm not sure I could make them work. I need different bookmarks for each profile, and I like the separation of a new window.
I'm not sure why FireFox is often depicted as a red panda. Isn't it supposed to be a fox? (Not going to lie, both are cute.)
"The very first Mozilla logo, after the decline of Netscape, was a phoenix reborn from its flames. When they had to change their name, they opted for an animal that was not well known on the web at the time. It was the red panda. Unfortunately, people thought that the animal on the Mozilla Firefox logo was a fox. This "firefox" is actually a red panda which is a protected species in Asia. A mistake when translating red panda from Chinese to English is how we got firefox.".
From: https://www.freelogodesign.org/blog/2019/06/14/the-story-behind-the-mozilla-firefox-logo
You learn somethin' new everyday. Thanks for enlightening me. 😁
A fire fox is another name for a red panda.
that ruined my dream of finding the mythical cross between a fox and a dragon.
The only issue I've noticed is #3 (tab management). Currently I use the Tab Groups extension to help keep a manageable amount of tabs visible and to help unload idle tabs from ram.
This isn't general use helpful tips. This is one users personal wants because he wants to use a new tool, but wants it to behave like the old tool. Stupid mentality,.if you want the old.tool, use it. The only real.complaint here is the font rendering, and every engine will handle fonts differently.
The only one I see as a problem (IMO) is #4 - I wish there was a similar downloads bar, especially because I always clean up the download list after I'm done with it.
After using Firefox for years I'm sure I'd have more problems going back to chromium browsers than migrating to Firefox in the first place. Firefox has a much better support to keyboard navigation when it comes to reopening bookmarks and keyword searches. But it's good to address these differences and how to work around them.
Right click on the downloads button and hit "Clear Preview Panel" to clean up the downloads bar.
that doesn't have the same effect as the "clear downloads" from the download window though
For me, Edge's vertical tabs and grouping is so seamless that it is necessary for my workflow. I have tried so many alternatives on Firefox, but there is always something that makes it feel so half-baked.
Yeah, I completely agree. I loved the vertical tabs and I’ve almost gone back several times. I hope Mozilla is working on those two and sleeping tabs.
Ohh yes sleeping tabs is great too.
If you're the author, you might be interested to know that there's an in-browser profile manager too: type about:profiles in the address bar.
This page shows all your profiles along with where is their data stored, and it also allows you to open them, delete them, create a new one, or set the default but beware that creating a new one will make that the default.
Firefox gang raise!
This article makes me realize how not picky I am! Besides the profile switcher all these tips are just personal preferences that the author wanted to have in Firefox and were all things I've never even noticed