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Been stuck on waterfox since the password manager downgraded to 'Lockwise' (no field edits, no file imports). And since the great add-on reset i can't get a decent tree tabs that doesn't steal mouse focus from the main window..

So, yes, great, another version i probably won't be using.

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In case it's helpful, file imports to Lockwise can be enabled: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/import-login-data-file

Not sure what do you mean by "field edits", I can edit the username/password just fine...?

Thanks, hopefully that will work for importing.

A lot of websites confuse the field auto detect system, you go back to the page after saving password at login and FF can't find the fields, usually cause it didn't save the field names properly (you can see this in PasswordFox). The old password manager you could edit the field names as well as the U:P and URL fixing this problem. The new Lockwise basically turned 5 minutes of logging in to 25 minutes of copy and pasting for me..

I just checked Waterfox does it own by an ad company?

https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/waterfox-has-been-sold...

First thing i did after installing was disable updates, i should be fine for a while. -Another thing that is becoming more difficult to do in FF.

> First thing i did after installing was disable updates, i should be fine for a while.

That's a really dangerous thing to do for a piece of software that's made to run untrusted code on your system!

NoScript; My browser only runs trusted code on my system. And if you are running an updated browser without NoScript or some equivalent, that's very dangerous.

Sure, NoScript makes the danger less significant, but it's still not as good as NoScript+updates. Security bugs in media decoders are fairly common, so there are still plenty of opportunities for danger if your browser is old enough.

But since browser JavaScript engines are some of the best sandboxes in existence due to being constantly tested and updated, not using NoScript really isn't dangerous. Sure, disabling JS reduces the amount of risk, but that amount is already low enough to be tolerable for most people.

Waterfox is owned by an ad network for more than an year

You don't have to love it (I have similar complaints) but the tree tabs thing is weird. I've been using Tree Style Tab for a while and it doesn't have any issue like that.

Same here. I have no idea what bug GP is even refering to.

The new about:config editor is also rubbish. I don't know why they rewrote it since it's just... worse?

Hmm, Tree Style Tabs worked quite well for me for years, never ever stealing focus.

Go to google, type something in, then try to select the text by click-dragging right to left, but keep dragging until the cursor is over the Tree Style Tabs, then release.. the page will not have registered the release and if you move the cursor over the page again it will deselect what you have just selected.

Sounds like just a nuisance, and it is, but i use quick-keys with my mouse and it really messes with my workflow.

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