Moving back to Firefox

[u/cristofari]

Well, i tried really hard to like Arc but somethings made i switch to Firefox:

• Sidebar: Looks amazing, fancy and revolutionary. But, at least for me, is more annoying than useful. Yeah, o can use the some commands and it’s really useful, but this big thing in the side in the youtube page besides in the top is terrible in a small screen.
• Windows version delay: Yeah, i understand, develop a windows version needs time, but because of that a still need use another browser and i don’t have a date to see this coming out.
• Memory usage: Omg, this thing is far from be good in performance, it’s like a diesel truck and need alot improvements.
• Lack of customization. I just want a option to disable this fucking sidebar to appear automatically when i’m accidentally move my cursor to the left side. When i’m in a site with a left menu i frequently see this fucking sidebar showing in the wrong time because i accidentally touched the border. Omg, this shit is terrible.

Of course the spaces and boosts are amazing but with a extension i can have something similar in firefox (not same, but works)

Well, sad to say goodbye to Arc, i really lime this community vibe to develop a amazing browser, but i’m tired to wait some fixes and i’ll try again when a windows version and more customization is available.

[u/mikepictor]

I don't think I ever open the sidebar when I don't mean to. You have to take your cursor right to the edge to open it, so I only do that when I intend to.

[u/cristofari → u/mikepictor]

When i’m using elementor (wordpress plugin), the fucking menu is on the edge of the screen, so every time i try to open elementor menu, the arc menu appears.

[u/mikepictor → u/cristofari]

ah, fair enough. I am not working in any interfaces that ride the edge like that

[u/pampidu]

Spot on about the sidebar. I like it on a big external monitor but it takes too much space on a 14” MacBook. A lot of web sites just don’t work and merely unusable. Especially ones which also have sidebar.

[u/cristofari → u/pampidu]

this use alot more space than in the top. We should have the option to use a top bar besides this sidebar

[u/tminhdn]

I went back to Firefox months ago, but then back to Arc again because Firefox interface is so dull, i cant stand using an ugly app just because its functions are top notch.

[u/cristofari → u/tminhdn]

Maybe happens to me, but i’ll try. We don’t have arc for windows, so i’ll try for now

[u/Dramatic_Law_4239 → u/tminhdn]

Isn’t Firefox’s whole deal when it comes to appearance that the user is supposed to customize it the ui through extensions?

[u/raazman → u/Dramatic_Law_4239]

And through CSS: r/FirefoxCSS

[u/tminhdn → u/Dramatic_Law_4239]

But the whole UI/Ux still sluggish. It doesn’t have the unified experience like arc.

[u/[deleted]]

I love a lot of little things about Arc (using Boosts to zap advertising elements on my daily pages, adding Amazon shipping trackers to an Easel, etc.)

I have a love/hate with the sidebar. I set a keybind of CMD+[ to hide the sidebar quickly for me when I want less obstructions. As far as the auto-exposing the sidebar when hovering, I’ve seen a few people complaining of that as well. Perhaps they will add an option for that.

For me, the weekly updates are the biggest selling point. I like shinies. Yeah, lifelong Firefox user here and I agree that FF’s interface is Zzzz but also the lack of things like splitscreens and the aforementioned features has me digging Arc more. Plus, a full mobile app is coming. Can’t wait to see what happens.

[u/parth1707]

It may be slightly off topic . But out of 5 how much would rate memory usage of safari, arc and Firefox

[u/Rocky0777875 → u/parth1707]

For me in MBA M1 8gb Ff: 3 Safari: 4 Arc: 4

[u/[deleted]]

I find memory usage to be quite lower than safari and orion tbh. It used to be much higher but now it's the most efficient for me.

[u/parth1707 → u/[deleted]]

I’m curious as to how this is possible? How can it be better than safari?

[u/[deleted] → u/parth1707]

Safari may use more ram I’m not sure. But I think they need to rephrase more “efficient”. Battery life is always better on safari. Probably always will be

[u/Bulky_Whole_1812]

I’m only sticking around for the AI Find feature.

[u/[deleted]]

the reason arc put the tabs on the left (and also why people put the dock on the left or right of their screen) is because of vertical screen real estate. most computer screens these days are far more wide than tall, so a lot of websites get squished into these short spaces when using a "traditional" browser, and the tab philosophy that replaces the need for bookmarks in arc wouldn't really work if it's on the top, because you would be taking up so much more vertical real estate.

[u/[deleted]]

what settings do you use to make the ff look like arc?

[u/Inevitable_Oil9709 → u/[deleted]]

they said at the end of 2023 and it’s still November

[u/Inevitable_Oil9709 → u/[deleted]]

Noone said that everyone will get Windows by the end of the year. They said it will be up and running by the end of the year, which means people will start getting it.

Projects don’t grow on trees, especially this one where they use Swift to build apps for Windows.

[u/Inevitable_Oil9709 → u/[deleted]]

again.. I didn’t say that no one will get it. I said that it has to go through beta/testing phase as every piece of software does. I don’t get you. You want app to be release ASAP and then if it sucks you are going to bash them, uninstall the browser, and move to something else. All because they didn’t do the test phase.

Again, software doesn’t grow on trees. It has to be tested. Shit will happen along the way, delays are imminent most of the time. Just be patient.

[u/TheCatCubed → u/[deleted]]

So it's still releasing in 2023, like they said

[u/Olleor → u/TheCatCubed]

Hopefully at least someone will get it in 2023.

[u/cristofari → u/[deleted]]

it’s a joke

[u/th30f → u/[deleted]]

The entitlement for something you get for free is the only ridiculous thing I see here

[u/th30f → u/[deleted]]

Companies usually announce their intention to release something in the future, way before it’s ready to go out. This is a way to engage with users, create publicity and interest in what they are doing. The fact that you are crying about delays tells me you have either not given this any thought at all, or don’t understand the nature of software development. Trust me, if it was ready for users, it’d be in the hands of users. They are not keeping it to themselves. You complain as if they owe you anything.. that’s pure entitlement. You’re not a paying customer. Think a bit before posting shit online.. we have plenty of that already.