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This update makes it much easier to add custom search engines in Firefox. You can now right-click in a search field on a supported website and select “Add Search Engine” to add it. You can edit the name and assign a keyboard.
Am I misremembering things, didn't this feature exist already in the past?
Yes I’m pretty sure that this has been an option. For example when I go to imdb.com and right click on the tab, it prompts me to “add imdb” for search. Many such cases on many different websites. Maybe they changed the term or function.
Maybe the old feature was keyword bookmarks, not sure.
Yeah it definitely was keyword bookmarks, but there was an option to "add a keyword for this search" or something along those lines
Sort of. I believe search engine providers actually have to create an extension to be listed in the setting.
No I distinctly remember being able to right click and add a keyword and bookmark for search field on random website forms, even internal ones on company intranet sites and such
I've had the unload flag enabled in about: config for months.
Haven't used the update yet but there are several related flags to change the appearance and behavior of unloaded tabs in there as well.
Tab groups are another thing I was using for a while, they still hide some flags to enable some options. Again, there are some neat flags associated with this in about: config.
There are also some hidden peefs for backing up your data that would be cool if they pushed them.
Sometimes it fewls lkke I probably spend more time tweaking flags than I do using the browser.
I use the release version, not nightly or developer. But you can usually find some future features in there. Some good, some not. YMMV.
As always - Use caution.
how do i even find cool flags to flip and break my browser?
Go to about:config
just boring flags that do nothing everywhere.
i know the cool ones are somewhere over there though.
I believe browser.profiles.enabled is a cool one you can enable now which isn't on by default (But will be eventually)
hah ill be trying it out!
Does this mean i can remove the Auto Tab Discard addon?
auto tab discard would still have more features though. the built in one is probably more simplified.
Original ESR is best ESR
edit: apparently only in regards to software development. Why can't we have people who aren't batshit somehow? 🙄
Not so sure about that... Looking at that page he seems pretty racist, homophobic, and sexist.
I didn't even read that part before, edited to reflect it.
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