JoshStrobl Firefox is not better in terms of privacy and open source stuff? I'm not suggesting, I'm really asking... one of the reasons i give privilege to Firefox is that i felt like it's better related with open source world.
Firefox survival guide
RLFontan In theory. In practice, I don't really trust Mozilla anymore. Especially after their ways of running tests on unsuspecting users. Sadly I suspect Firefox privacy is a bit of a sham these days.
EbonJaeger -can't be any worse than Google Chrome or future Microsoft Chrome-Edge or whatever they'll call it. Hey! I know, they're going to call it Outlook III.
In terms of performance, i had a best time with Chrome based browser, but i just try to help those aligned with open source and privacy the maximum i can.
One feature via an extension i used a lot for a while, was the ability to autohide the toolbar.
I've grown accustomed to doing without (Slimjat has it natively).
Do like most Chrome-based browsers but Firefox usually handles everything pretty well.
danielson EbonJaeger -can't be any worse than Google Chrome or future Microsoft Chrome-Edge or whatever they'll call it.
True; though even I wouldn't put Microsoft in the same boat as Google. (I actually like Edge, more or less. You may call me a heretic now. xD )
Edge is fun too!
Don't want to start a browser war.
Just feel it's good to have an alternative to the dominant Chrome world.
What happens if Chrome or Chromium take you down a road you don't want?
Like a driverless car that decides to roll you over a cliff because its GPS tells it the road is still there!
Do miss a "close tabs to the left" option in Firefox.
EbonJaeger It's a pity to think like this, even if I understand that kind of reaction. Mozilla is not perfect but the foundation a very active in the domain of privacy protection.
Chrome. It's the best tool for the job (my opinion), closed source isn't as important to me as fit-for-purpose.
Note: I use Firefox at work.
JoshStrobl Use Vivaldi at work till it crashed twice in the same day, losing all my work (working on a wiki). Since then, vivaldi is my second browser. Mozilla is again at the top because it's rock solid.
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Improve readability of the bottom left url popup using userChrome .css
with white font color on black background :
#statuspanel-label,
statuspanel[type="overLink"] #statuspanel-label,
statuspanel[type="status"] #statuspanel-label[value^="Looking"],
statuspanel[type="status"] #statuspanel-label[value^="Connect"],
statuspanel[type="status"] #statuspanel-label[value^="Waiting"],
statuspanel[type="status"] #statuspanel-label[value^="Transfer"]{
background-color: #111 !important;
color: #fff !important;
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[deleted] : 16 and 1 and doing just fine with me.
Thanks for the tip! 
Wasn't really expecting anything noticeable.
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danielson Actually 12 feels tame enough for me.
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A double click to close a tab ?
browser.tabs.closeTabByDblclick = true
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Not a lot of bookmarks? We can have a centered bookmarks bar, using userChome .css
#PlacesToolbarItems{ -moz-box-pack: center }
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Search for the selected text in search engines
https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/selection-search-ff/
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Show all bars in fullscreen (tabs, address/tool & bookmarks):
browser.fullscreen.autohide = false
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using userContent .css
/*
Override hiding of Bookmarks Toolbar in F11 full screen
when you roll down the tabs/main toolbar
*/
#navigator-toolbox[inFullscreen="true"] #PersonalToolbar {
visibility: unset !important;
}And in fullscreen, we can toggle show/hide the toolbar with a right click on the tabs bar (empty space) or address bar.
...And the best Firefox tweak of all...
sudo eopkg remove Firefox.
justoneprimate - that's not nice!
I'm trying to stay on topic and you're not helping the cause for sure.
Believe me, i have been more than frustrated with what they've done to Firefox.
It's not perfect but neither are any of the other browsers and will never be as long as we frail often ill-intentioned humans continue to make them.
danielson Settle down sir. Was merely humor. Might try it once in a while, might not be so glum about the state of humanity! Seriously, I was just teasing.
justoneprimate Nice one but firefox is really on par with chrome in terms of performance now
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Well, a little customization?
First, an extension: Firefox Color, which makes it easy to create a theme with our favorite colors,
then a code to put in userContent .css to have nice colors on the home page.
@-moz-document url("about:home"),
url("about:newtab") {
.search-wrapper,
.tile {
box-shadow: 0 19px 38px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.30), 0 15px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22) !important;
}
.card-outer {
border-radius: 15px !important;
box-shadow: 0 19px 38px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.30), 0 15px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22) !important;
}
html {
height: 100% !important
}
body {
background: -moz-linear-gradient(138deg, rgb(88, 85, 158) 0%, rgb(141, 62, 146) 20%, rgb(187, 59, 75) 80%) !important;
height: 100% !important;
margin: 0 !important;
background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
background-attachment: fixed !important;
}
.title,
.section-title span,
.topic,
.edit-topsites-wrapper .edit-topsites-button button {
color: white !important;
}
.section-title span, .prefs-pane-button button {
fill: white !important;
}
.topic .topic-link, .topic .topic-read-more {
color: white !important;
}
} And for the scrollbar color & width, with a code for userContent .css
/* Scrollbar colors and width - applied globally */
@namespace url("http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml");
:root{ scrollbar-color: rgb(210,210,210) rgb(46,54,69) }
*{ scrollbar-width: thin } /* options: auto / thin / <width> */Here is an example made with all this and the 3 colors of Solus.
Easy & nice, isn't it?
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