Firefox @lemmy.ml Nemeski @lemm.ee 7mo ago

Mozilla is testing new tab wallpapers in desktop Nightly

about:config --> browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.newtabWallpapers.enabled true

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about:blank with a dark theme is the only new tab experience I will ever use.
- Same. Who stares at an empty tab for more than 5 seconds? If I put a wallpaper, I'll barely see it.
  
  The tab could have some other useful things... If Mozilla allowed some form of customization or extensibility. Big clock, weather, and the stuff they have right now (icons) are pretty useful too.
  
  There's a reason UI/UX people design these things, and one day I'll figure out what it is.
- I mean I get that and I think many people on the Fediverse agrees, but I showed my girlfriend this picture with the red panda background and she's excited about this feature (and hence Firefox) because of a red panda.
  
  Don't underestimate or undervalue catering to non-technical people. If we want Firefox to be adopted more widely, we need those people to enjoy the experience.
- Same, probably, but I also appreciate the option.
- Ok boomer
I don't hate it, but the other options in the screenshot makes it seem like they're going for parity with Edge in terms of new tab customizability. I love my Firefox but over the long history of the project I feel like they've frequently chased the wrong trends.

Personally I always use the blank new tab page, so I bet this won't even work for me. 🙁
- Same. I don't need anything on a new tab page, I just need to search in the URL bar. Maybe there'd be value if I could use the "tabs on other devices" thing as my new tab page.
  
  about:firefoxview#syncedtabs takes you there if you have a way to set it as new tab.
  
  Yeah, that would be handy. Good call.
Red Panda!
- best animals
That's why I use tabliss - plus all the other customization and config.
I use Bonjourr new tab page already
- I’m one of the devs, always nice to find users in the wild! 🔥
  
  This comment inspired me to try out Bonjourr. Absolutely love it so far. Keep the great work up!
@neme They should organize the menus in one place and add more overall customization options instead. Seems they just randomly jump in different directions ignoring their core users.
I wonder if they'll implement stuff like this:

(Screenshot taken from the Android version of Firefox)
- They really should add the option to set custom one, especially on Android all of the currently available ones look so bad.
  
  This is about time I get to utter my favorite taco commercial quote:
  
  Why not have both?
  
  I'm just glad they've kept all twelve themes. "Classic Firefox" is older than "Artist Voices," and the latter was discontinued a while ago on the desktop.
Yay speed improvenents?
does it work with animated images/videos?
- It doesn't let you set custom one at the moment, only those that you can see in the picture.
  
  oh alright then, thanks
I'd rather they fix the"Firefox is already running" bug
Now all I want is APIs for extensions to create modular New Tab Page sections... Or would that be a major security hazard
I have been waiting for this. Do you reckon this will put and end to Tabliss?
Can’t you do that with CSS already?
- If you are a web developer, sure
  
  Or reasonably good at copy/pasting stuff and searching the web.
So like Brave.
More bloat ? Perhaps there's other more important stuff to do ?
- Maybe that took them 10 min

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