Comment on AI controls is coming to Firefox

• Zarxrax@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  When did Firefox take away a choice that was previously offered?

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  • november@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    All the freaking time?

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    • pycorax@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      A lot of these are extensions that are folded into the main Firefox feature set, experimental features or not even related to the browser?

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      • november@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Pocket’s dead now.

        Like another user said, where’s “open image in new tab”?

        Remember XUL extensions and real browser themes?

        Remember when you didn’t need a developer account to make extensions and you could distribute them via your own website?

        But of course, Firefox never takes away choices that were previously offered.

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  • Verat@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The “open image in new tab” context menu option, off the top of my head, it has been 1000 small things with them.

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    • TheBlackLounge@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Since when is “open image” gone for you? Are you sure it’s not the site blocking you? Many do that these days, but FF still has the option. There are some addons that can circumvent sites trying to block you (part of the functionality of addons.mozilla.org/en-US/…/search_by_image/ for instance)

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      • Verat@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I partially misremembered, it was “View Image” and I updated the above post with details.

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    • pycorax@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Actually now that I checked my Firefox, it’s still there? I’m on version 147.

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      • Verat@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        My bad, I misremembered, it was “View Image”, “Open Image in New Tab” was what Mozilla claimed was the solution in the bug tracker. It was removed in v88

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  • FooBarrington@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This happened quite often for various UI settings etc. Often there were technical reasons for removing the option (e.g. rewrites), but it is a real thing.

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• TheBlackLounge@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You were always able to turn it off, now it’s easier.

  You haven’t seen this movie before with Firefox. All the ad stuff and sponsoring integrations like Pocket were always very easy to turn off.

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• 1984@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Are you talking about Microsoft?

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