"wasted" / spent 60' - 90' this morning investigating the latest #Floorp  update, v12.12.0, to ascertain if it might warrant me wandering back to it again as my default #browser, instead of my long-term stalwart  #FirefoxNightly

eventually decided it's not yet worth it

Pro

  • via the optional #Flasco experiment, FF's current #SplitTabs limits of only two tabs & only vertically split, is improved to four tabs with also horizontal & grid splits
  • Nightly's new #TabNotes function now also works in FF 149, ie, also Floorp
  • Zen mode option

Con

  • Floorp's tab-splitting operation tends to wreak havoc on #Sidebery's tab management
  • Zen mode is a novelty-only for me, rather than actually helpful
  • Nightly's fab new native emoji selector popup Ctrl + . function is not yet available in 149, ergo Floorp
  • [this is a joke remark] Floorp's experimental mode name of "Flasco" is really unfortunate, coz it constantly seems to me like "Fiasco" when written then carelessly read

https://blog.floorp.app/en/release/12.12.0/

  • The Zen Mode has been added. This provides users with a simple and calm environment to help them focus on their work.
    • The Zen Mode is designed to help users focus on web content by minimizing the browser interface and eliminating notifications and other distractions. By enabling The Zen Mode, users can enjoy a more comfortable browsing experience. This feature can be toggled on and off by clicking the toolbar icon, using mouse gestures, or keyboard shortcuts.

and

  • Split View can now be divided into up to 4 panes. Additionally, Split View state is now preserved after browser restart, and three layout options are available: vertical, horizontal, and grid. [Floorp Flasco]
    • While Firefox 149 introduced a Split View feature, this Floorp update improves upon it and customizes it to be more feature-rich to better suit Floorp. The current maximum is 4 panes, but we are considering increasing this in the future. However, since this is a very complex feature, it will undergo beta testing through Flasco for a while, and we plan to improve it based on user feedback.
Floorp v12.12.0 Release Notes | Floorp Release Notes & Blog

Discover the key changes in the stable release of Floorp Browser v12.12.0.

@jbz fwiw... i still use ​​ & love it. i disable or otherwise just don't use its #AI bullshit baggage. i enjoy using its new long-awaited #SplitTabs feature. i use the brilliant #FirefoxSecondSidebar project, giving me a #WebPanel second-sidebar more powerful & flexible than any of #Floorp, #Zen [before they removed it], & Vivaldi. i use the magnificent #TreeStyleTab AO for exquisite infinitely-nestable hierarchical tabs that blows FF's native vertical tabs, chromium's, Floorp's, Vivaldi's outta da water. I use the also magnificent #SimpleTabGroups AO to give me excellent #Workspaces capability. my #uBlockOrigin is in Advanced Hard Mode, & the many tens of thousands of dynamic filter rules i've cumulatively created over the years helps make day to day browsing simply lovely. I use custom #userChrome.css, #userContent.css, & user.js files to tailor my Nightly's UX & UI "just so".

every day for many many months now i read so many posts from peeps [rightly] complaining about "what the fuck is mozilla doing to us with this ai garbage?", but who then solicit or advocate jumping to another
#Gecko variant, or [& these ones really make me roll my eyes] say they're now going to chrome coz why not... ffs.

for years i have actively also used / tested all the browsers named above [except chrome, never that pig-swill, but chromium yes], & also
#librewolf, #waterfox, #tor ... & in all cases i find various UX & UI aspects that frustrate me so much that sooner or later i always return to my bespoke #FirefoxNightly .

for those willing & indeed interested in bothering, afaict we foxxers can still have our cake & eat it.

fwiw.
hello @firefoxnightly - i'm loving the #SplitTabs function, but wonder if there's yet any #KeyboardShortcuts for splitting & unsplitting?

#FirefoxNightly