In which we help @RaceProUK switch to Chrome

accalia

Continuing the discussion from A Deeply Nested Mystery:

Maybe I should just switch to Chrome after all…

so, you mentioned the only reason you're still on BloatFox is extensions... so what extensions are keeping you from switching? if we know that we can help you find replacements for them in Chrome.

:-D

NedFodder

Whatever you do, don't click on this.

Here's why

RaceProUK

The ones I definitely want are:

AdBlock Plus
FireGestures
Flashblock
GreaseMonkey
HTTPS Everywhere
LastPass
NoScript
Stylish
XMarks

I know LastPass and XMarks exist for Chrome; they exist for all browsers.
There are others, but they're either seldom used or installed alongside other stuff; I can live without them.

loopback0

@RaceProUK said:

The ones I definitely want are:

AdBlock Plus

FireGestures

Flashblock

GhostScript

HTTPS Everywhere

LastPass

NoScript

Stylish

XMarks

I know LastPass and XMarks exist for Chrome; they exist for all browsers.
There are others, but they're either seldom used or installed alongside other stuff; I can live without them.

Adblock Plus and Stylish definitely do.

aliceif

@RaceProUK said:

GhostScript

Why would you want that as a browser extension?

RaceProUK

@aliceif said:

Why would you want that as a browser extension?

For some reason, I typed that instead of GreaseMonkey

loopback0

Fail. Chrome has Tampermonkey.

Onyx

@RaceProUK said:

FireGestures

Also, just to point out, even this new Chropera crap supports gestures out of the box, though I don't know what mapping you're used to because I think they are hardcoded.

Also, there's a way to load Chrome extensions into it if an Opera-specific one is missing.

accalia

@RaceProUK said:

AdBlock Plus

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom

@RaceProUK said:

Flashblock

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/flashcontrol/mfidmkgnfgnkihnjeklbekckimkipmoe

@RaceProUK said:

Stylish

Stylish - Custom themes for any website

With hundreds of thousands of themes, skins & free backgrounds, you can customize any website with your own color scheme in a click.

@RaceProUK said:

Greasemonkey

Tampermonkey

Change the web at will with userscripts

@RaceProUK said:

NoScript

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/scriptsafe/oiigbmnaadbkfbmpbfijlflahbdbdgdf?utm_source=chrome-app-launcher-info-dialog

@RaceProUK said:

HTTPS Everywhere

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/https-everywhere/gcbommkclmclpchllfjekcdonpmejbdp?utm_source=chrome-app-launcher-info-dialog

@RaceProUK said:

FireGestures

not entirely sure about this one but:

CrxMouse Chrome™ Gestures

Boost browsing productivity with mouse navigation shortcuts - simple Mouse Gestures, Super Drag, Wheel Gestures, Rocker Gestures.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gestures-for-google-chrom/jpkfjicglakibpenojifdiepckckakgk?utm_source=chrome-app-launcher-info-dialog

Onyx

@accalia said:

@RaceProUK said:
NoScript

ScriptSafe

Regain control of the web and surf more securely.

Is there something like this for Chrome / Firefox? It's damned useful for testing:

Site-specific Preferences

Site-specific Preferences brings back some of Opera 12's features for changing per-site settings. It lets you set whether Opera allows or blocks different types of content, such as plug-ins and pop-ups, for each site. Just right-click the page background and select "Site preferences" to open the...

Or does NoScript cover all of that?

Edit: Actually, I test WebKit stuff in Opera anyway, so if there's a FF one that's enough for me.

accalia

hmm... interesting.... not sure. but damn that would be handy.

Onyx

I love the first sentence in the description:

Site-specific Preferences brings back some of Opera 12's features for changing per-site settings.

It's almost like us trying to "fix" Discourse

accalia

well now that opera is webkit based it should be possible to get that plugin into chrome....

Onyx

Likely. There's actually an easy way to do it the other way around already:

https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/download-chrome-extension-9/?display=en

I'm pretty sure you can just load it manually, but hey :P

ChaosTheEternal

@accalia said:

@RaceProUK said:
NoScript
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/scriptsafe/oiigbmnaadbkfbmpbfijlflahbdbdgdf?utm_source=chrome-app-launcher-info-dialog

I'll second ScriptSafe.

I was going to be first to suggest it but I got Hanzo'd while including a complaint that now Quote Reply doesn't show on Android until after you click the regular reply button (and your highlight is gone). And a complaint that Discourse failed to stream in a post when the topic only had 6 posts in it. A lot of complaining from me this morning, to be honest.

And now a complaint that Swype is trolling me with awful suggestions when I'm going over the right letters for the words I want.

VinDuv

@accalia said:

gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom

Does Google use keyboard-banging techniques to produce unique URLs?

accalia

i have no idea.... but that keyboard mash is required...

loopback0

@VinDuv said:

Does Google use keyboard-banging techniques to produce unique URLs?

I think that's how @accalia types too.

accalia

it's hard to use these

to operate machines designed for these

JazzyJosh

Source maps: Chrome >>> Firefox

Seriously there's some bug in Firefox that makes it sends like 300+ requests to get the source maps, locking up the browser

sloosecannon

@RaceProUK said:

Flashblock

Pretty sure that's built in. At least I've been able to get by with the built in controls.

sloosecannon

@ChaosTheEternal said:

Swype

Well there's your problem...

(Google Keyboard/AOSP Keybord/NextApp master race!)

loopback0

@sloosecannon said:

Google Keyboard

++

xaade

@accalia said:

BloatFox

Instead of bloating, Chrome just leaves processes around, holding memory handles and such, never budging, never caring about that game you're trying to play.

Does Chrome have a "Kill all of me, cause I'm a sneaky bitch" button somewhere?

accalia

@xaade said:

Does Chrome have a "Kill all of me, cause I'm a sneaky bitch" button somewhere?

yes but they do a good job of hiding it...

(that's right click on the notification area icon... which is probably collapsed behind the arrow thingie)

xaade

Except if Chrome decides to lock up....

TASKKILL /IM chrome.exe /F
maybe this will do?

Actually, I wonder if that "Let Google Chrome run in the background" switch will do it for me.

My problem is I close Chrome to free up resources for my game, but oh no, Chrome doesn't close.... Chrome never closes.... it's just there.... always there. All 200 processes.

accalia

@xaade said:

Actually, I wonder if that "Let Google Chrome run in the background" switch will do it for me.

probably will. ;-)

xaade

At this point, Chrome should just make an OS.

Seriously.

I mean, all the features it's doing would be easier and consume less resources baked into an OS.

Hold on.... got a text message.

Oh.....

accalia

@xaade said:

At this point, Chrome should just make an OS.

they've made TWO!

xaade

Yeah, but why do they want to turn their desktop browser into a smartphone?

Your feature crossover bleed is making my PC slower!!!

I don't want a multimedia platform on my PC, or a chat platform.

I already have a cellphone and a TV.

I just wanted to open up my browser to look at a hint for the game I'm trying to play..... and you put my game under 30 frames per second, because you're building a damned framework for a cellphone.

Onyx

I'm sure nobody else ever thought of that

xaade

Everything you need is right there in one clean, continuous scroll.

Discoursed-ed-ed!

Beleted!

Is this some kind of overlay, or does it replace Android?
It can't be replacing Android, they'd have to convince the cell companies to build overlays for that crap.

:discofused:

accalia

@xaade said:

Yeah, but why do they want to turn their desktop browser into a smartphone?

they're making ChromeOS in a phone?

or are you talking anout Android?

i'm genuinely confuzzled at your train of thought here.

xaade

@accalia said:

they're making ChromeOS in a phone?

No, they're making their browser more like a smart-device experience, with apps and such built in.

anonymous234

Do these ones and I might switch

https://addons.mozilla.org/es/firefox/addon/1-click-youtube-video-downl/
https://addons.mozilla.org/es/firefox/addon/download-youtube/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/flash-video-downloader/

sloosecannon

@xaade said:

TASKKILL /IM chrome.exe /F

I've had to do that a lot.

But then again, that was on my machine when it was running at ~70% RAM usage prior to me actually starting anything. Now I get along fine...

accalia

@sloosecannon said:

that was on my machine when it was running at ~70% RAM usage prior to me actually starting anything

got to say i've never had much of an issue with memory usage with chrome.... not even when discourse is using 2GB each tab and i have three tabs open.

but then having 64GB of ram will do that...

Onyx

youtube-dl

It might not be as convenient, but this thing is awesome.

sloosecannon

@accalia said:

got to say i've never had much of an issue with memory usage with chrome.... not even when discourse is using 2GB each tab and i have three tabs open.

Wat.
@accalia said: