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#Firefox doesn't need any new features to be more attractive for users, it just needs to make CSS theming more accessible (s3.toot.io)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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#Firefox doesn't need any new features to be more attractive for users, it just needs to make CSS theming more accessible

Theme: https://github.com/Godiesc/firefox-one

#FirefoxCSS #browserwar #customization @firefox

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Only reason I use Chromium is PWAs (Web Apps). Which is why I made an extension that opens links from Chromium in Firefox.

Got Slack running in your work profile on Chromium? Opens links in Firefox work profile.

I should probably release this.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Same here. I have to trust/use an extension and third party desktop application (Progressive Web Apps for Firefox) to get this feature to work and not have to rely on Chrome/Edge/etc.

I can easily see less patient or understanding users dropping Firefox if they find out it doesn't work with Progressive Web Apps.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

My problem with that extension is the separate profile requirement (so new links can't open in a specific profile), and some things (like Slack) don't fully work outside Chromium.

My solution works like this:

Slack open as PWA in Chromium in profile Work
Click link to http://that
Extension captures the request, cancels the new tab/window, sends the URL and profile name to a small service running on localhost
Service opens Firefox with same profile to URL

The extension is set to skip this process if the base URL is the same as the current site (Slack.com/google.com/etc).

Note: Why would someone down vote you for a helpful response? Sheash.