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Mozilla is adding tab grouping, vertical tabs, profile management, and local AI features to Firefox (connect.mozilla.org)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And what's different from the current profile manager.

From a usability standpoint, what current profile manager? Having to web search to find out how to open it puts it beyond the reach of most users.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I wish it was harder to find in Gnome, where its right below "New Private Window" in the right-click context menu. I accidentally open it almost every time I try open a private window. Thankfully I don't need private windows as much now that I use the Multi-Account Containers extension.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

wait, really? For me on Windows 11 the launcher right-click literally just has one entry: Firefox. Nothing for recent/frequent/open tabs. Nothing for opening a new tab or window. Nothing for Private. Just that one entry that does the same thing as just clicking the launcher. There's a separate start menu item for private browser window, I could pin that on the taskbar next to the regular launcher.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Might be a Linux thing because I have the same function under KDE as he describes it, which I wasn't even aware of (I don't really use that right click launcher functionality, like ever). Either way, I think opening it should be part of the main menu of the browser and the actual profile manager (not the profile manager page) should also have proper functionalities.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Here's mine

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Well color me jelly. That's like actually usable and shit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Don't feel too jelly though, the actual profile manager has been in need of some care for a while, now...

...and it's apparently getting it soon! No way they'll hide the button after they polish it up, right? Happy times to come for all, I hope :⁠^⁠)