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Re:Switch from Chrome to Firefox by dhritzkiv on Thursday May 30, 2019 @01:23PM (#20053626)
Agreed. On macOS, Safari is fastest, hands down. All while preserving battery life better than Chrome, and even Firefox. PiP, swipe to peak navigation, pinch to zoom, better 1Password integration, Apple Pay, etc. are all more than just nice to have features.

However, my biggest gripe about Safari has to be the developer tools. They're noticeably slower, clunkier, and the network tab is unpredictable at times. I think it's getting better, but I defer to Firefox to do development.

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Re:Switch from Chrome to Firefox by k_bx on Thursday May 30, 2019 @02:07PM (#20054191)
> and even Firefox

if you have a retina display, this "even" is sort of a joke, because ff is so CPU-heavy (and often slow) that it's unusable for me https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1404042

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Re:Switch from Chrome to Firefox by chris_wot on Thursday May 30, 2019 @02:58PM (#20054723)
I have a retina display and I'm using Firefox right now with 5 tabs open. Working fine for me!
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Re:Switch from Chrome to Firefox by sioux77 on Thursday May 30, 2019 @04:19PM (#20055502)
Do you use scaled resolution? It seems the bug is Retina + scaled resolution which is a default on some Macbooks.
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Re:Switch from Chrome to Firefox by konart on Thursday May 30, 2019 @03:26PM (#20055010)
150 tabs here, lol.

But it is true that for some users Firefox on retina is barely usable. It is a confirmed bug.

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Re:Switch from Chrome to Firefox by novok on Thursday May 30, 2019 @04:49PM (#20055765)
I think if you have a 2 core 2015 13" macbook it's slow. If you have a 4 core 2015 15" macbook or better then you are fine with firefox.
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Re:Switch from Chrome to Firefox by weberc2 on Thursday May 30, 2019 @05:55PM (#20056302)
Unless you have other software running, in my case. The Docker for MAC VM idles at 80% CPU (obviously not FF’s fault).
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Re:Switch from Chrome to Firefox by sorum on Thursday May 30, 2019 @03:29PM (#20055034)
> better 1Password integration

Am I using it wrong in Safari?

Because to me the Chrome integration with 1Password X extension is by far the easiest, you get the dropdown right there in the field. In Safari, I have to click the 1Password extension button next to the address field and then select Autofill.

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Re:Switch from Chrome to Firefox by atombender on Thursday May 30, 2019 @04:40PM (#20055688)
You can set a global keyboard shortcut for 1Password (e.g. cmd-alt-' or similar), which shows the autocompletion popup for whatever Safari window you're in.
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Re:Switch from Chrome to Firefox by sorum on Thursday May 30, 2019 @05:00PM (#20055859)
That's what I've done. Thanks for confirming that I wasn't missing anything. I still think the Chrome implementation is the gold standard, but it's without a doubt workable in Safari.
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Re:Switch from Chrome to Firefox by dhritzkiv on Friday May 31, 2019 @01:16PM (#20062898)
No, that's right. It doesn't pop up next to input fields like it does on Chrome; I have to click the menu icon, or right-click > 1Password, or use a keyboard shortcut. I haven't found it a nuisance however.

The one thing about 1Password X is it doesn't integrate with the installed 1Password app on your system, which means no TouchID, for one.

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Re:Switch from Chrome to Firefox by unethical_ban on Thursday May 30, 2019 @03:12PM (#20054883)
Interesting. I don't have a Mac but it would be worth trying.

TBH the ability to use uBlock Origin was my only killer requirement, but Container tabs are a leap in web security. I hope that idea gets stolen and becomes a norm in browsers. (Or First Party Isolation in general).

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