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Comment Re:tabs on the side (Score 1) 688

so people are actually using that piece of shit called "firefox for android"? just switch to chrome. excellent support for hundreds of tabs, simple+cool+responsive ui. in fact the tab switch ui is better than the desktop version's tab bar.

Comment Re:woo (Score 1) 688

and the other tabs fade into the background to be less of a distraction when youâ(TM)re not using them.

multiple extensions were able to do this, long ago. and with more customization too.

The Firefox menu has moved to the right corner of the toolbar and puts all your browser controls in one place.

the logic is: it's better because it's identical to chrome.

The menu includes a âoeCustomizeâ tool that transforms Firefox into a powerful customization mode where you can add or move any feature, service or add-on.'

this "customization mode" is a joke. it's just a super watered-down version of the customize toolbars feature. it has about a 10th of the functionality, but cool pretty animations and cute gridlines.

PS: tab mix plus features don't work properly with tree style tabs anymore. the last thing i was holding on was because i loved to have a vertical tabbar and set double click on tab bar to open a new tab. and its gone. and i dunno whose fault it is. but since the breakage happened with the 29 update, i am inclined to believe it was mozilla, and not the extension authors (who have always been the value adders for firefox, imo).

Comment Re:No, just NO. (Score 1) 688

if chrome took ideas from australis and implemented them before australis was released, well kudos to chrome! they show how an efficient team should work. and shame on firefox, for copying every single ui element from chrome, and taking so long to do that, too!

Comment Re:Vive Vacation Vic! (Score 0) 93

it defaults off, thats true. but they use a very sneaky message to get you to enable the auto upload thing as soon as you open the gallery. and you get a fucking notification on EVERY SINGLE PHOTO YOU EVER CLICK! you get 3 notifications actually. one on your phone, other on every single google webpage you visit (including chrome start tab), third as an email in your gmail inbox. and what does the notification say?

your photo is ready to be shared

it was ready to be shared the moment i took it, bitch! there's this neat android feature called share using which you can share your photos!

Comment Re:1 in 7 (Score 2) 116

i live in india, and i don't know anybody who does NOT use whatsapp. literally everyone uses it. every nokia phone (dumb/smart), every android, and even some local branded dumbphones have whatsapp. unlimited texting is not a thing over here. data is much, much cheaper. also, with texts you can't send pics, or audio, or video. and sms is not instant messaging. whatsapp is like fb chat, but on your phone.
also, i been using it for 3-4 years, and they always renew my subscription for free every year. and even if this stops happening in the future, 50 bucks (INR) per year is literally negligible compared to any other cost in your life.

Comment Re:Sadly for Canonical... (Score 1) 155

1. Unity actually provides some benefits. Like for example full screen zoom on smaller laptop screens.

LOL! full screen zoom! such advanced technology! its only been there in windows and linux for ~15 years.

2. It breaks much less of UI conventions.

no it doesn't. it breaks everything. at least windows has the decency of letting users switch between the desktop and metro.

3. You can actually replace Unity with something else within minutes. (Or you can even install the Ubuntu edition without it.)

forgive me if i don't want a neglected product without any sort of support. and the easily replaceable part is moot, that is a property of linux. if canonical thought they could get away with it, they would have locked that down too.

Oh wait, Mint *is* an Ubuntu-based distro.

yeah, one that cares for and upholds the principles ubuntu was built upon.

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