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Re:RSS is undead by itakedrugs on Monday April 09, 2018 @07:35AM (#16792087)
I never stopped using RSS but Firefox has made it a bit more difficult to find out if a site offers RSS...
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Re:RSS is undead by JulienRbrt on Monday April 09, 2018 @08:34AM (#16792423)
I personally still have the "Subscribe" icon (Firefox 59). I had to move it from "Customize" to my toolbar but it is definitely there.
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Re:RSS is undead by lunchables on Monday April 09, 2018 @10:39AM (#16793305)
Thanks for the tip, I just added it back.
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Re:RSS is undead by itakedrugs on Monday April 09, 2018 @03:08PM (#16795960)
it used to be in plain view all the time (maybe 10 versions ago, I don't remember exactly)
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Re:RSS is undead by itakedrugs on Monday April 09, 2018 @05:37PM (#16797225)
it was in the address bar, too: http://screenshots.oldapps.com/3/large_87_Firefox%201.5.0.12...
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Re:RSS is undead by severine on Monday April 09, 2018 @08:17AM (#16792294)
Really? Haven't noticed, can you elaborate?
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Re:RSS is undead by itakedrugs on Monday April 09, 2018 @05:37PM (#16797223)
If a website offered RSS, it used to be in plain view in the address bar, like this: http://screenshots.oldapps.com/3/large_87_Firefox%201.5.0.12...
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Re:RSS is undead by severine on Monday April 09, 2018 @09:34PM (#16798354)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/awesome-rss/
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Re:RSS is undead by itakedrugs on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @10:50AM (#16801761)
Tha's good, but an extension is just not the same... it hides the feature from most people.
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