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Firefox 61.0.0 released

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  1. [8]
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    1. tvfj
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      You can at least use bookmark keywords for custom search engines, like for example my bookmark for a Wikipedia search: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=%s, keyword set to w, so I just...

      You can at least use bookmark keywords for custom search engines, like for example my bookmark for a Wikipedia search: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=%s, keyword set to w, so I just type w whatever query to search Wikipedia for that query (and go directly to the page if I have a direct match).

      And yeah, tab hiding has been WIP for a while for tab groups and sidebar tabs support. It's been behind an about:config flag until now.

      7 votes
    2. 666
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      You can, but they made it even harder in the latest releases. And there's definitely no UI to do it. I have added mine that way. First you create an OpenSearch xml file in this format:...

      but why can we still not just add custom search engines ourselves?

      You can, but they made it even harder in the latest releases. And there's definitely no UI to do it. I have added mine that way.

      First you create an OpenSearch xml file in this format: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/OpenSearch or what I did, a MozSearch xml in this format: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Creating_MozSearch_plugins

      Then you enable the Browser Toolbox using this method: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Browser_Toolbox and open it (in my case using ctrl+shift+j opens it)

      Finally you type this in the bottom input box and press enter: Services.search.addEngine("file:///home/youruser/path/to/search.xml", null, null, false);

      Replace that file:// URI with the location of your search.xml file (or whatever you called it). In Windows it probably starts with something like file://C:/ but I'm not sure.

      Edit: if you need a sample search.xml file I can share one I made for getting US Google in English with autocomplete regardless of your IP or location.

      4 votes
    3. [4]
      JustABanana
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      I need to get back to using arch... I hate waiting so long for everything on fedora... I mean come on! It's been 2 weeks already! Give me plasma browser integration

      I need to get back to using arch... I hate waiting so long for everything on fedora... I mean come on! It's been 2 weeks already! Give me plasma browser integration

      2 votes
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        1. joelthelion
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          They have COPR which is a nice compromise in my opinion.

          They have COPR which is a nice compromise in my opinion.

          3 votes
        2. matpower64
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          There's Rawhide (Equivalent to Debian Unstable/Arch) and updates-testing (where updates are tested for a few days before going to updates).

          There's Rawhide (Equivalent to Debian Unstable/Arch) and updates-testing (where updates are tested for a few days before going to updates).

          3 votes
        3. JustABanana
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          I just said fuck it and installed arch

          I just said fuck it and installed arch

          2 votes
    4. talklittle
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      Sadly I don't think it's quite there yet. See the bugzilla for API to hide the tabstrip and related Tree Style Tab issue. Apparently there's a differentiation between hiding individual tabs vs....

      Does this mean what I think it does? No more CSS tweaks to userChrome.css to hide native tabs?!

      Sadly I don't think it's quite there yet. See the bugzilla for API to hide the tabstrip and related Tree Style Tab issue. Apparently there's a differentiation between hiding individual tabs vs. the tabstrip.

      1 vote
  2. Gabe_DeGrossi
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    I'm so glad they improved the consistency of dark mode! It looks vastly better now.

    I'm so glad they improved the consistency of dark mode! It looks vastly better now.

    2 votes
  3. [6]
    Bear
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    Why does a release of Firefox rate a post here (second FF topic I've seen), but not a release of Chrome, which I have seen nothing about?

    Why does a release of Firefox rate a post here (second FF topic I've seen), but not a release of Chrome, which I have seen nothing about?

    1. Deimos
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      Nothing makes it "rate a post", someone posted it. Feel free to submit info about Chrome releases.

      Nothing makes it "rate a post", someone posted it. Feel free to submit info about Chrome releases.

      16 votes
    2. what
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      Like others said, you could post about Chrome. But I think there’s more interest in Firefox due to it being open-source, and it’s recent (slight) comeback with Quantam. Every update is bringing...

      Like others said, you could post about Chrome.

      But I think there’s more interest in Firefox due to it being open-source, and it’s recent (slight) comeback with Quantam. Every update is bringing tons of cool features.

      10 votes
    3. dblohm7
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      I posted this because I work full-time on Firefox and I like to stir up interest in it. Nobody's stopping anybody from posting Chrome news, but you won't see it being posted by me! ;-)

      I posted this because I work full-time on Firefox and I like to stir up interest in it.

      Nobody's stopping anybody from posting Chrome news, but you won't see it being posted by me! ;-)

      10 votes
    4. [2]
      nothis
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      Because Firefox sucked for years and people are happy/curious to see them have a good run.

      Because Firefox sucked for years and people are happy/curious to see them have a good run.

      2 votes
      1. piedpiper
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        Never had a problem with Firefox. Been using it for 10 years and always preferred it to Chrome.

        Never had a problem with Firefox. Been using it for 10 years and always preferred it to Chrome.

        3 votes