Arching Floorpians

ybjrepnfr

i didn't wanna create this thread. a very naughty bad mean peep made me do it.

kinda sorta.

'ish.

anyhoo, this new thread spawns from:

the idea is to prattle on about this comparatively new, pretty amazeballs, tiny dev-teamed, github-listed, gecko-based, vivaldi-inspired, firefox-esr-forked browser. some of its fine attributes include:

chromium-free, woohoo
full power of all available ff about:config & user.js goodness
numerous additional floorp-generated options in about:preferences
native vertical tabs
native workspaces
native profile switcher
native notes
autohidden bookmarks bar option
bookmarks bar at top or bottom option
side-panel with user-configurable web-panels, fully independent from the ff/floorp sidebar
available in the AUR, & also as a Flatpak
available in two variants; Stable [full-featured, all the bells & whistles], Lightning [many features stripped out, supposedly for enhanced speed]

floorp is excellent.

npro

Seems like my new favorite thread

ybjrepnfr

some love for floorp within this ff thread

https://safereddit.com/r/firefox/comments/17v5qfg/is_the_vertical_tabs_feature_ever_going_to_come/

TbGbe · Win: Snapshot Vivaldi 7.2.3592.3

@ybjrepnfr Damn, I keep reading the title as Arching FloorPlans

ybjrepnfr

@TbGbe that's what i wanted to call it, but that very naughty bad mean peep simply wouldn't let me. ofc i complained to all my friend about it.

npro

Floorp is amazing. I haven't set it up the way I want/need it yet, but it is such a joy tinkering with and discovering every nook and cranny of it. It isn't perfect yet, it has some quirks (for example MIME associations, it tried to open Internet Explorer through WINE ) but it's going to be "there".

It's just so nice enjoying Firefox's "compactness" with so many features/configurations available, and most importantly finally be free from that psychological burden disgusting Google's Chromium puts. Really, I got sick and tired of those cat and mouse games how to counter evil, I don't even want reading about them anymore.
This feeling is analogue to how one feels when being freed from the f* Micro$oft (sadomasochistic) Tyranny.

I replaced Firefox with Floorp in about 5 minutes of using it 10 days ago, looking forward to more awesomeness

npro

@ybjrepnfr said in Arching Floorpians:

anyhoo, this new thread spawns from:

forks

the idea is to prattle on about this comparatively new, pretty amazeballs, tiny dev-teamed, github-listed, gecko-based, vivaldi-inspired, firefox-esr-forked browser.

... in a familiar, warm & cozy environment called Arch

npro

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@npro said in Arching Floorpians:

in a familiar, warm & cozy environment called Arch

indeed yep. i was gonna explicitly also include this up top, but then decided not to over-egg the pudding given the thread name gives the game away, & i would still like reasonable comments here even from non-archers ... maybe?

forks

oh you cutlery fetishist!

ybjrepnfr

@npro said in Arching Floorpians:

for example MIME associations

yeah, a bit dodgy here too on those, but all things considered, IMO a pretty small price to pay.

it's going to be "there".

yes, in that clearly the student dev is clever enough & motivated enough to be able to do great things, but also a possible / tentative no in that they're the only dev, & they have stated many times in different places how v busy they are with their studies. otoh, one of my floorp web-panels is their github page, which lets me conveniently keep checking on activity, & i'm pleased to see there's always stuff happening.

@npro said in Arching Floorpians:

Floorp is amazing

when i first tried v tp1 in early feb 2015, i was so thrilled & excited i was giggling like a school kid. floorp didn't quite do that to me, but then again, i'm older, grumpier, & v had raised the bar so high that once i realised it had inspired floorp, i was kinda sorta semi-expecting some v features. saying that though, i don't wanna understate how excellent floorp is with its litany of bells & whistles ... i'm so v grateful to have this utterly competent replacement for v that solves so many of my longterm v gripes, re tab management [given i have tst in floorp], cookie management, multiple pips, et al.

for me, THE single biggest best floorp feature is its excellent independent side-panel with web-panels. all its other stuff is ofc lovely, but this one feature allowed me to replace my precious nightly with floorp. all its other gems are icing & cherries on the cake.

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@npro said in Arching Floorpians:

most importantly finally be free from that psychological burden disgusting Google's Chromium puts. Really, I got sick and tired of those cat and mouse games how to counter evil, I don't even want reading about them anymore.
This feeling is analogue to how one feels when being freed from the f* Micro$oft (sadomasochistic) Tyranny

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