Switching from Chrome to Firefox? Here Are Some Tips. – FRUNC
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I recently switched from Google Chrome to Mozilla Firefox as my main desktop browser. Here’s what I did to improve upon Firefox’ sometimes not ideal defaults. There are a couple of reasons why I considered the switch from Chrome to Firefox: A growing uneasy feeling about Google’s approach to user privacy, Manifest v3, Googles’s WebDRM plans, […]
    • koorool@feddit.de
      1·
      1 year ago

      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.

  • donut4ever@lemm.ee
    9·
    1 year ago

    Eh, I don’t see these as problems (except maybe the font rendering). It all sounds like the writer is nitpicking because Firefox is just a “different” browser that does the same things in a different way.

  • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org
    2·
    1 year ago

    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.

  • bemenaker@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    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.

  • Dave@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    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:

    1. Profiles - I just use the built in profiles with the Profile Switcher extension
    2. 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.