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How hard is it to make an extension for firefox? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Subject6051@lemmy.ml to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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edit: just installed WaterFox and apparently they use bing, very interesting choice. I am not sure if I am for that, but heck I can change the default engine. So, I don't care

also, I like Waterfox already uninstalled Chrome. I can't believe I didn't know this until now. Why can't Firefox do this btw?

I know firefox is the only non-chrome browser out there, but how hard is it to make an extension for firefox along with chrome?

I cry myself to sleep knowing that the extensions I want are available on Chrome and not on Firefox. And it's not going to get any better as Firefox is not gaining any users. Also, why the hell is this the case? I would pay to use Firefox! It's FOSS and it has so many features, Idk, deserves to be no 1, but it's f*cking dying!

There are some extensions I can't live without and only for those extensions I am forced to keep Chrome on my computer. I don't like Chrome and I don't want Chrome but I want them extensions :(

Also, how safe is Chromium? Is it de googled? I think I might go for de-googled chromium + Firefox from now on. I will uninstall Chrome. I have disabled updates for it anyways!

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[–] jtk@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Unless you have a disability, I can't imagine "needing" an extension besides uBlock Origin. What the heck are you doing with your browser?

[–] mpopp75@mastodon.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@jtk @Subject6051 Have you tried mouse gestures? Once you got used to them, you don't want to live without them.

[–] Subject6051@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

this is robbery, show me your mouse page gestures. You don't have the right to remain silent.

PS: I know they might be private, but give me examples of what you use it for

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use Vivaldi browser, and came from Opera previously. (many of the same devs). Both have tons of most gestures baked in. I'm thinking of switching to FF to get rid of chromium, but only if I can keep my gestures.

I right click+drag up-down to reload the page. Right click+drag down-right to close the tab. Right click+drag down to open new tab. Same thing starting from a link opened that link in a new tab. Right click-left click goes back. Left click+right click goes forward. I use gestures to open tabs in the background, open new windows, all sorts of stuff. It's all configurable. .

[–] kamen@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I'm in the same boat. Currently also using Vivaldi as my main daily driver, and from what I've tried any browser that doesn't ship with gestures natively has had problems when relying on an extension for the gestures - most often the problem is that gestures don't work globally but only when a page loads.