[kwlug-disc] Firefox 57?

[doug moen]

If 57 doesn't support all of your addons, then ESR is the way to go.

In my case, when I upgraded to 57, all of my addons autoupdated as well,
and they all work fine. I'm only using security addons: Noscript, Privacy
Badger, Ublock Origin.

On my 2010 laptop, 57 feels significantly faster. On my newer desktop, I
don't see a big difference.

Also, I really like the layout changes. After upgrading, I switched to
using a unified address/search bar. I like it: I now just have a single
keyboard shortcut that I use to switch to the bar to either type a new URL
or a search query. Also, the tabs are on top of the address bar, and that's
a big win for me. The old layout hurt my brain: this is more logical.

On 30 November 2017 at 20:24, Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:

> My wife is on Ubuntu 16.04LTS(Mate desktop) using a Thinkpad 1.4Ghz X301
> ultra-portable laptop and she finds FF 57 very much the same performance as
> FF 56, but she is a bit peeved that a couple of her add-ons were rendered
> unusable.
>
> She found replacements, but the replacements were poor, or bloated or
> annoying.
> She also mentioned that there was ZERO value-add in the layout changes
> encountered from 56 to 57.
> I tend to agree with her.
>
> I am waiting for the imperative to toss FF 57 and put ESR on there.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron Singh
> "in transit, via mobile comm device"
>
> On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 8:16 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 8:10 PM, Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> BTW, thanks for this script Khalid
>>>
>>
>> Glad someone finds it useful.
>>
>>
>>> Why I am still sticking with FF ESR? I can continue to use my absolutely
>>> fav add-ons until at least mid-2018. I'll take it.
>>>
>>
>> Same here. By that time, 57 and successors would have all or most addons
>> ported.
>>
>> And 52 ESR is pretty fast too. Not that I compared it to 57, but as fast
>> as 56 was.
>>
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