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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 04:38 AM Aug 2020

Maybe some help appreciated, but mainly just bitching about browsers...

My primary browser is Opera and the default one for linking from email is Firefox. I also have Vivaldi and Brave installed, and the hated Edge is floating around somewhere. Truth is, I kinda like Edge now that it's a real browser. And Bing brings up a bunch of "interesting" things to play with if you're not in a hurry.

All of them now use the Chrome engine, so I don't need Chrome and more Google shit and spyware, but can use most Chrome extensions.

BUT...

Every single one of them has this horrendous habit of erasing my open tabs when I close it. Fortunately, they keep the history so I can find them again, but Vivaldi even wiped that out for a while until someone noticed. Firefox fixed the problem until the last update, and Opera just started losing stuff. Firefox has a "restore last session" button that sorta works.

In the Settings, they ask if you want to open with the last session of a new session-- every one of them I say save the old session. Opera and some of the others allow you to open a new secure/private session, and sometimes it gets confused and keeps that one instead of the one with tabs.

AAAAARRRGGGHHHH-- WHY DOESN'T THIS SHIT JUST DO WHAT YOU TELL IT TO DO???

My Motorola Android phone does the same thing-- keeps moving stuff around on the screen so I have to chase it. A couple of times it took me so long to find the phone button they hung up.

"Lock screen" must have some secret meaning.

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Maybe some help appreciated, but mainly just bitching about browsers... (Original Post) TreasonousBastard Aug 2020 OP
Edge is constantly updating and erases my settings. LisaM Aug 2020 #1
I hear you canetoad Aug 2020 #2
FF and Brave, Edge when I "have to use a version of chrome" for work stuff Afromania Aug 2020 #3

canetoad

(18,194 posts)
2. I hear you
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 05:01 AM
Aug 2020

I mainly use Firefox, kept manually updated, and a pile of obscure Add-ons to customise Tab focus, closing & opening positions and other personal irritants.

There used to be a great FF add-on called TabMixPlus that did all this and more but it stopped development and they have realeased a couple of limited add-ons which are helpful but not perfect.

You can search FF add-ons for 'Tab' and put together your own personal set of tweaks.

Edit to add: I think the term you describe is called 'Session Manager'.

Afromania

(2,793 posts)
3. FF and Brave, Edge when I "have to use a version of chrome" for work stuff
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 07:06 AM
Aug 2020

I really liked the new edge before it became edge chrome.

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