TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to Firefox@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-24 months ago[Crosspost from r/Firefox] Mozila needs to learn that Chrome's UI/UX is not the "correct UI" for a browser.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1image[Crosspost from r/Firefox] Mozila needs to learn that Chrome's UI/UX is not the "correct UI" for a browser.lemmy.worldTheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to Firefox@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-24 months agomessage-square23fedilinkfile-text
Original post (not mine): https://reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1e1rskb/mozila_needs_to_learn_that_chromes_uiux_is_not/
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-24 months agoThis new dialog obfuscates what can be deleted. The old dialog gave you check boxes for: Browsing & Download History Active Logins Form & Search History Cookies Cache Site Settings Offline Website Data To see the difference, open about:config, search for privacy.sanitize.useOldClearHistoryDialog and set it to true
minus-squareBitrot@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoWhat’s the difference between active logins and cookies? Are offline pages used much anymore? I don’t think it obfuscates it, it describes each (most) of those items while grouping them more logically. It is just less granular.
minus-squareEphera@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoPersonally, I feel like more advanced use-cases are better covered by extensions.
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This new dialog obfuscates what can be deleted.
The old dialog gave you check boxes for:
Browsing & Download History
Active Logins
Form & Search History
Cookies
Cache
Site Settings
Offline Website Data
To see the difference, open about:config, search for privacy.sanitize.useOldClearHistoryDialog and set it to true
What’s the difference between active logins and cookies?
Are offline pages used much anymore?
I don’t think it obfuscates it, it describes each (most) of those items while grouping them more logically. It is just less granular.
Personally, I feel like more advanced use-cases are better covered by extensions.