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There are only 2 things keeping me from using Firefox as my primary browser at this point.

1. After the switch to Quantum, the part of the Lastpass extension that lets me copy my password from the drop down went away. It's a pain to have to open the vault every time I want to do that and it works fine in Chrome. I don't know what happened there, but it's enough of a pain that it keeps me out of Firefox.

2. Google Meet. I don't know if there's an easy way to open Google Meet links in Chrome automatically, but we use it for work and the IE6 style browser requirement is a problem.

Those 2 friction points are the only thing standing between me and a permanent change.

EDIT: Apparently the Lastpass thing is the only bit holding me back now.




Interesting, Google Meet now tells me to use the latest version of Chrome or Firefox.

If Meet fixed their end to use the latest standardized WebRTC instead of the previous Chrome-only flavor, I wonder why they refuse to let me use Safari? Safari supports WebRTC at this point. The site won't even let me continue anyway, it's forcing me to use a different browser.


Great news. I'll try it out.


I've been using Hangouts on Firefox a fair bit recently. Video chats work fine, though I've noticed occasional glitches with the UI if I leave it open after the laptop goes to sleep. A reload fixes it, though.


The only difference I found is that Google Meet supports "Entire screen" only in Firefox and not individual windows.


LastPass: I missed the "copy password" thing too, until I discovered it's still there.

If you're on Windows, install the LastPass binary for Windows (I think running the LastPass Windows Universal installer[0] will do the trick).

Once installed, it actually enables the "copy password" menu in Firefox. I'm using it right now with Firefox 61.

[0}: https://lastpass.com/misc_download2.php


When I use the universal installer on Linux, I get a weird glitch in Firefox where the extension just vanishes after I type in my email address. Haven't tried it on 61 yet though.


What has kept me away from Firefox for the past 4 years is the terrible "pinch-to-zoom"... such a basic feature :/


If you're on macOS I suggest checking out https://github.com/haxiomic/firefox-multi-touch-zoom

I installed it today and it has changed my life for the better.


Hah, it works quite good. Not as smooth as Safari yet, but definitely good.

Thanks for the tip!


If you edit the LastPass record you can copy the password. It shows it though so make sure no one is watching.


You can select "Edit entry" in LastPass menu and copy the password from the popup window.




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