• sunbeam60@feddit.ukEnglish
      3·
      6 days ago

      I’ve been on Firefox since the very, very, very earliest days, back from when it started as Phoenix. I’ve been diehard believer in Firefox from Day 1.

      But as usage has declined (and declined), many websites that I actually need to use no longer test for Firefox. A key website I use doesn’t allow me to log in with Firefox. Not as a “we don’t support Firefox” but quite literally it doesn’t work.

      I’m all for flying the banner but I can’t live with a browser that no longer works on the websites I need. And yes, I’ve filed a bug, but because it relates to a login Mozilla closed it (they can’t verify logging in to this website).

      I happen to be moving my account to a different website so I may be able to dodge it this time but Firefox really is sinking and at what point does one choose to abandon the ship?

    • TerranFenrir@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      6 days ago

      I’ve seen the following types of people:

      • People who ask how to do it, and get amazed.
      • People who legitimately are not bothered by ads.
      • Who think it to be a “headache”, and to just “let it be”.
      • Who are incredibly tech illiterate to the point of frustration.
    • sunbytes@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      I do this as much as possible. However the Firefox in-page translation software seems to do something that actually changes the page (and this can break things like forms) whereas chromium browsers do some kind of translation layer on top, so the page can run normally beneath it.

      It’s an infuriating reason but right now it means I have to split my browser use depending on if I need translations or not.

    • runner_g@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      and then disable your YouTube app and save a link to webpage to your home screen. I haven’t seen a YouTube ad in years with this method.

    • miridius@lemmy.worldEnglish
      02·
      6 days ago

      It’s not a difficulty issue It’s that lots of us have tried Firefox and don’t like it.

      Personally I don’t use Firefox because it is buggy, is missing critical features, implements some web standards weirdly and has weird user agent styles. The end result is that many websites don’t look right and don’t work correctly and/or fully

      • Slashme@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        6 days ago

        Interesting. I use Firefox for everything and haven’t had any issues. Maybe I’m just not that picky?

        • Fiery@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          3·
          6 days ago

          They’re pretty much just hating to hate or basing themselves on very outdated information, ‘missing critical features’ is a joke, because if it actually were critical it would’ve been implemented already (plus firefox is very extensible, with many plugins existing and forks adding specific features), if they actually had a point they maybe would’ve given a single example.

          Weirdly implementing some web standards kinda did apply a bit until a few years ago where all the big browser engine developers got together and pinned down the standard. If something still breaks that probably means the website used some out-of-spec workaround that only works in Chrome. Some things do indeed behave differently between firefox and chrome (an example of my own: file input fields with multiple types, eg allow both video and image are handled differently at least in the mobile apps). Yet again if they had a point maybe an example would’ve been great.

          Weird user agent styles?..?? I’m just confused honestly.