#Firefox doesn't need any new features to be more attractive for users, it just needs to make CSS theming more accessible - eviltoast
  • ᗪᗩᗰᑎ@lemmy.ml
    41·
    5 days ago

    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.

    • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
      3·
      5 days 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.