I was feeling the same, but FF57 really is much better.
It does break some extensions, but many have converted. Which are you having trouble with? The main one I'm missing is "Disable Ctrl+Q".
My notes: https://www.bidon.ca/fr/random/2017-10-05-webextensions-supp...
The main one I've been missing is Pentadactyl (for quite a while). Vimium-FF is ok I guess.
My main objection is still the sheer size and the amount of memory it takes, and the continual feature creep to make it more and more like Chrome. I know I'm in the minority, and also that it's heresy to say anything bad about Mozilla here. Oh well.
I only wish I had lots of money and/or time so I could help revive the development of xombrero, but at least it's still available.
Re:How Firefox Got Fast Again
by bovine3dom on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @03:40AM
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Have you looked at Qutebrowser if you want a standalone browser?
Other options for Vim-like web extensions are Saka key, Vim-Vixen and Tridactyl.
They keep making it more and more like Chrome. If I wanted to use Chrome, I would. It's gotten to bloat maximum.
It's slow as hell. It's less flexible and less easy to personalize. They have broken some of my favorite add-ons.
This piece is pure propaganda.