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Firefox - No More Tab Groups [2015 - 2019]
- Thread starter Jawed
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hoom
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So how are people coping?
Anyone found a reasonable alternate & relatively easy transition?
Edit: apparently the hide tabs API is finished in Experimental state for FF59.
Oh and apparently its actually possible to enable Legacy extensions in FF57 afterall!!!
about:config has extensions.legacy.enabled which is default false -> set true & restart browser.
(Maybe a bit more complex than that to get it going, some references to having to use a beta version to do it which I don't understand)
Haven't tried it yet but someone mentioned it in a Tab-Groups thread indicating TabGroups does work with it in FF57
Apparently that option is being killed with FF59 though
experimental Tabgroups addon for FF59, dunno if any good
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/basic-panorama/
Anyone found a reasonable alternate & relatively easy transition?
Edit: apparently the hide tabs API is finished in Experimental state for FF59.
Oh and apparently its actually possible to enable Legacy extensions in FF57 afterall!!!
about:config has extensions.legacy.enabled which is default false -> set true & restart browser.
(Maybe a bit more complex than that to get it going, some references to having to use a beta version to do it which I don't understand)
Haven't tried it yet but someone mentioned it in a Tab-Groups thread indicating TabGroups does work with it in FF57
Apparently that option is being killed with FF59 though
experimental Tabgroups addon for FF59, dunno if any good
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/basic-panorama/
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At least some of the necessary APIs for reimplementing the lost functionality is (in an experimental state) targeted for Firefox 59.
https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2018/01/26/extensions-firefox-59/
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1423725
There are some promising extensions actively in development, but I haven't looked at their current state lately. Hopefully one of them (or some other) will mature when (if?) the needed support has rolled out and they can more easily be deployed to end users.
https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2018/01/26/extensions-firefox-59/
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1423725
There are some promising extensions actively in development, but I haven't looked at their current state lately. Hopefully one of them (or some other) will mature when (if?) the needed support has rolled out and they can more easily be deployed to end users.
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Except (as is the case on my main PC) presumably the endless ads/nags that your browser is critically out of date?
I upgraded the version on my laptop to the latest on the promise it was faster but, frankly, it's just traded one process with a large memory footprint for several processes. I doubt the overall memory usage has come down by any significant amount and it now seems it takes ages for a new tab to open/download/render.
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This is opposite to what I have observed, the new (quantum) Firefox is faster to open new tabs and is faster to start up with a lot of tabs open. I don't really care about memory consumption, though so ymmv.Except (as is the case on my main PC) presumably the endless nags that your browser is critically out of date?
I upgraded the version on my laptop to the latest on the promise it was faster but, frankly, it's just traded one process with a large memory footprint for several processes. I doubt the overall memory usage has come down by any significant amount and it now seems it takes ages for a new tab to open/download/render.
Jawed
Legend
I turned off update checks...Except (as is the case on my main PC) presumably the endless ads/nags that your browser is critically out of date?
I have a new VM at work and I'm going to experiment (at some point) with moving a profile from old VM with hundreds of useful tabs to new one to see if I can make those tabs work.
Both Conex and Totally not Panorama, both linked above, kinda' works.
In addition to the two extensions already mentioned there's this one that I haven't tried yet. Looks promising.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/panorama-view/
The tab hiding api got enabled by default in FF61, so maybe an extension can get some traction going forward.
Edit: Correct link.
In addition to the two extensions already mentioned there's this one that I haven't tried yet. Looks promising.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/panorama-view/
The tab hiding api got enabled by default in FF61, so maybe an extension can get some traction going forward.
Edit: Correct link.
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All the three linked can import backups from the Quicksaver Tab-Groups extension.
Here's another one I noticed that does too: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sync-tab-groups/
They all seem to be somewhat quirky and buggy, though.I wouldn't trust any of them to not mess up something in their current state. Might be just fine for some use cases and configs while failing spectacularly for others.
Here's another one I noticed that does too: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sync-tab-groups/
They all seem to be somewhat quirky and buggy, though.I wouldn't trust any of them to not mess up something in their current state. Might be just fine for some use cases and configs while failing spectacularly for others.
hoom
Veteran
Oh awesome
hoom
Veteran
So I've still been on 56.02, now with Firefox having a dumb screwup with addons I'm feeling the need to switch up to newer version.
Tab-Groups is actually still working but its several others like Adblock that are broken.
Whats the score, have any of the above proved a reliable, functional Tab-Groups alternative?
Its my understanding that when you upgrade Firefox all the Groups disappear, then you need to install addon & it somehow finds them?
Tab-Groups is actually still working but its several others like Adblock that are broken.
Whats the score, have any of the above proved a reliable, functional Tab-Groups alternative?
Its my understanding that when you upgrade Firefox all the Groups disappear, then you need to install addon & it somehow finds them?
hoom
Veteran
Still wondering if anyone has successfully migrated from old to new Firefox with one of the TabGroups alternatives?
But Addons working again now
https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2019/05/04/update-regarding-add-ons-in-firefox/
Mozilla has released Extensions for old & new versions that fixes the Certificate issue & restores broken addons.
Firefox versions 47-56 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/disabled-add-on-fix-52-56/
But Addons working again now
https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2019/05/04/update-regarding-add-ons-in-firefox/
Mozilla has released Extensions for old & new versions that fixes the Certificate issue & restores broken addons.
Firefox versions 47-56 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/disabled-add-on-fix-52-56/
Jawed
Legend
I found this:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/simple-tab-groups/
which, in its list of features, includes the ability to restore a backup created by "Tab Groups".
I have another computer which I'm going to test this with:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/simple-tab-groups/
which, in its list of features, includes the ability to restore a backup created by "Tab Groups".
I have another computer which I'm going to test this with:
- make a backup of my current tab groups
- on other computer install newest Firefox with simple tab groups
- import backup of current tab groups on other computer
You can run the different release channel editions of Firefox side by side, so you could use beta or ESR to experiment with newer builds without messing up your current install.
They still share profiles, though.
If you prefer the newer FF not to pick up your existing profile, which could cause some annoyances and potential issues, try a portable version.
Also: https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2019/01/14/moving-to-a-profile-per-install-architecture/
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