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0 pointsthrdbndndn1y ago0 comments

> Allowing Backspace to go back a page.

Easily solved by https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/go-back-with-backsp... their first party webext.

> Being able to turn off smooth scrolling.

Can disable as easily as Firefox -- chrome://flags/#smooth-scrolling

Actually, Firefox lately introduced a bug that will reset smooth scrolling everytime I remote desktop to my Windows machine. Which is annoying AF and they haven't fixed it for months.

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1912246

> Being able to choose page encodings (I use a non-Latin charset language).

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/set-character-encod...

> "Restore Previous Session" feature.

You can do it since.. forever?

Settings -> On Startup -> Continue where you left off

Or just press Ctrl+shift+T when you restart Chrome to restore it manually.

There are some more feature-rich session manager extensions, but they're usually available across Firefox and Chrome.

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forgotmypw171y ago

>Easily solved by https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/go-back-with-backsp... their first party webext.

This only works on pages where extensions are enabled, and only after the extension is successfully activated, so about 30% failure rate for me.

>Can disable as easily as Firefox -- chrome://flags/#smooth-scrolling

This has not worked for me reliably, and the flag has been renamed several times.

For example, on my Mac, it reads "Not available on your platform."

>Actually, Firefox lately introduced a bug that will reset smooth scrolling everytime I remote desktop to my Windows machine. Which is annoying AF and they haven't fixed it for months.

I'm blessed to not have experienced this.

>https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/set-character-encod...

Same as the other extension comment above, only works once extension activates successfully.

>Settings -> On Startup -> Continue where you left off

This is not the same feature.

thrdbndndnOP1y ago

I use all the extensions I mentioned for years, claiming it has 30% failure rate is bullshit. They don't work on internal special pages, sure, but they work flawlessly on any "normal" webpages with close to zero load time.

And no, disabling smooth scrolling works totally fine as I use it for more than 10 years.

If you're going to exaggerate your points to make a statement instead actually trying to find solutions, I have nothing for you, then.

michaelmrose1y ago

What is more likely that they are lying or it doesn't work as well in their configuration as yours? The good faith answer is that it is probably the latter.

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