Re:WebExtensions in Firefox 48
by kuschku on Saturday April 30, 2016 @05:48AM
(#11601084)
Mozilla has publicly said several times that they will NOT provide the same set of APIs.
What we want is the ability to modify the whole browser chrome as if it was a website, and the ability to modify every action that happens in the browser.
(For example, for tree style tabs, or a tab bar at the bottom, or stuff like redirecting some keypresses to other processes).
Vivaldi does provide these things. Vivaldi allows users to literally rewrite 100% of the actual browser with simple JS addons.
Mozilla should provide at least what Vivaldi provides.
What we want is the ability to modify the whole browser chrome as if it was a website, and the ability to modify every action that happens in the browser.
(For example, for tree style tabs, or a tab bar at the bottom, or stuff like redirecting some keypresses to other processes).
Vivaldi does provide these things. Vivaldi allows users to literally rewrite 100% of the actual browser with simple JS addons.
Mozilla should provide at least what Vivaldi provides.