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mrmanager Jul 27, 2023

Brave will not add Web Integration support

https://lemmy.today/post/158549

Brave will not add Web Integration support - Lemmy Today

I think we need all support we can get to fight Google on this, so I welcome Brave here actually. Use this link to avoid going to Twitter: https://nitter.kavin.rocks/BrendanEich/status/1684561924191842304 [https://nitter.kavin.rocks/BrendanEich/status/1684561924191842304]

mtchristo Jul 28, 2023

The DRM will be so interwoven into the core engine that they won’t be able to remove it. chromium is a sinking ship

asudox Jul 28, 2023

Time to switch to Firefox as the base.

Amen. I’m just waiting for them to screw everything up and I’ll follow along.

t. Currently using Brave

PlantJam Jul 28, 2023

No need to wait, Firefox is already a strong competitor (in terms of features, not market share). Adblock on Firefox mobile makes mobile sites so much easier to use.

moitoi Jul 28, 2023

I don’t know how people navigate the internet without adblock on mobile. Each website is a nightmare with the majority of the screen being ads.

capacitor Jul 29, 2023

Yeah, ff mobile may be complete garbage UX/security wise, but its the only usable mobile browser IMO, simply because of ublock support.

d3vnu1l Jul 29, 2023

What makes Firefox on mobile complete garbage security wise? Genuinely curious.

capacitor Jul 29, 2023

According to the GrapheneOS docs

Firefox does not have internal sandboxing on Android.

Apparently Firefox’s sandbox is still substantially weaker than chromium and it is currently much more vulnerable to exploitation.

d3vnu1l Jul 29, 2023

Oh that’s right. I read the same thing some time ago and had completely forgotten. Thanks for bringing it up.

capacitor Jul 29, 2023

I guess you could argue that having ublock is a pretty big deal for security though. Regardless I won’t consider an alternative unless it offers ublock, even if ux or security is better - happy to sacrifice convenience for privacy and usability.

Fubber Nuckin'Jul 28, 2023

Just use Firefox. I already like it better than brave personally.

Black616Angel Jul 28, 2023

It really isn’t though. I also started using Firefox recently and I miss tab groups on mobile as well as on my PC. Yes, there is the simple tab groups add-on, but it just doesn’t compare.
Brave is also easier to set up ad-blocking, because it comes with ad-block enabled and script-blocking two clicks away.

Don’t get me wrong, I will continue to use FF, but Brave has some features, FF does not have (yet).

Cavemanfreak Jul 28, 2023

Tab groups is the biggest thing I’m missing after I made the switch the other week. I’m used to having loads of tabs open, so not being able to easily minimize the ones I’m currently using is annoying to say the least.

One plus is containers. Only opening Meta sites in their own container, same with Google/Youtube is pretty neat.

elscallr Jul 28, 2023

Tab groups and container tabs are the two things I want. Tab groups I’m missing a lot. The extension is not available on mobile.

Cavemanfreak Jul 28, 2023

Remembered one more thing; in Firefox I can only have 31 tabs open before the scroll bar appears. In Chrome it’s closer to 90-100! That’s kinda huge imo.

pyrojoe Jul 28, 2023

If you go to the about:config page you can edit browser.tabs.tabMinWidth down to 50 (default is 76) which lets you fit a bit more If you want more than that it’s possible by editing the userchrome:
old.reddit.com/r/…/can_i_get_below_50_tab_width/
Modifying userchrome is admittedly difficult if you’re not a developer… but not out of reach if you’re able to follow a guide.

Can I get below 50 tab width?

The minimum tab width build into Firefox is 50. I'm used to much lower from Chrome, and would like it to be lower. I have many tabs open at the...

reddit

Cavemanfreak Jul 28, 2023

I did set the tabMinWidth first, but the result was… lackluster… to say the least (I like having ~50-100 tabs per window…). However, I JUST found out about userChrome.css before you wrote, and also found code that worked for it!

For anyone else interested:

Guide on creating the userChrome.css file: userchrome.org/how-create-userchrome-css.html

Code that should be added to the file: .tabbrowser-tab { min-width: 1em !important; clip-width: 1em !important; }

How to Create a userChrome.css File

reksas Jul 28, 2023

time to return using bookmarks, at least those can be categorized much better

Cavemanfreak Jul 28, 2023

Oh I hate bookmarks for that purpose, I already have too many as is. Found a way to make the tabs even smaller though, so not having a scroll bar for them will be very nice!

younity Jul 28, 2023

I use firefox and I have ascended from a lifestyle of tab fiefdom. I only have a handful of tabs open at a time, no more than 5… hell, I have my browser closed 100% of the time unless I’m actively browsing. Couldn’t you just create a folder which bookmarks, then “open all” bookmarks to open a virtual “tab group”?

AustralianSimon Jul 29, 2023

I moved from FF to Brave but I’m currently testing Vivaldi, I quite like it.

I found FF on mobile to be flakey.

Kurwailija Jul 29, 2023

Vivaldi is my default browser, but isnt it chromium though?