r3dfox, modern Firefox for Windows 7!

[dg1261]

1--I had previously removed Bitwarden because it stopped working on Win 7. The people at Bitwarden said they can't guarantee it for 7. My vault is still at their site. I've downloaded a new copy, and tried installing it again, and I get an error that it can't install because there's something wrong with my internet connection. There's nothing wrong with my connection.

The Bitwarden stand-alone app is not supported on Windows 7. It says right on their download page that it is for Windows 10/11.

2--So I installed the extension just for Firefox, from firefox extensions site, but the passwords don't appear in the context menu.

Have you adjusted your settings in the extension? Specifically, review your "Autofill" options.

3--I work online and sometimes have 8-9 tabs open, and I need to flip back and forth all day. On Waterfox Classic I had "Colorful Tabs," which colors each tab a different color. None of the color-tabs extensions for r3dFox work. I've tried all of them. The best I got was to color the current tab.

I'll assume you're referring to the "ColorfulTabs" extension v34.8 by Shivanand Sharma. In the extension's settings, it specifically warns, "Currently only colors the selected tab due to 1320585 - Allow styling individual tabs"

Checking that bugzilla thread, it appears this is a longstanding restriction that the Mozilla overlords have no intention of allowing. There's nothing r3dfox (or any other Firefox fork) can do about that.

4b--I had 2 rows of bookmarks across the top, but I can't find any extension that does that

I've never seen a configuration with a two-row Bookmarks Toolbar, so I don't know whether that might have been something unique to your version of Waterfox, or perhaps might have been some particular extension you had on Waterfox. I'll presume you've already done the following troubleshooting steps to assess those possibilities:

1. Check Waterfox Settings to see if there might be a two-row "Bookmarks Toolbar" setting in there that's unique to Waterfox (since other FF forks don't have it);
2. Check the settings in the Waterfox Bookmarks Manager to see if there's a two-row setting, unique to Waterfox (since other FF forks don't have it);
3. Check your Waterfox Extensions page to see if there is any add-on you had that could be responsible for the two-row Bookmarks Toolbar.

In lieu of a two-row Toolbar option, as an alternative you might want to consider compacting your Bookmarks Toolbar so you can fit more bookmarks onto its single row -- such as the Bookmarks Toolbar illustrated in my screenshot upthread.

I've long used this technique on all my browsers, both Chromium-based and Firefox-based. I've never liked the verbose text and titles many webpages use these days because they get in the way of cramming lots of bookmarks into the Toolbar, so I edit each bookmark to delete the title and leave just the favicon. My rationale is that if I use a website often enough for it to have earned a prominent place at the top of my browser, then I'll instantly recognize it from the favicon alone and don't need a name next to it. A side benefit is this lets me make a lot more of my most frequently used bookmarks readily available in the Toolbar.

Note my screenshot shows you can also add a folder to your Bookmarks Toolbar, which will effectuate a sort of "drop-down menu" just for that subset of bookmarks. For instance, clicking "Google" in my Toolbar drops down a menu of a dozen Google sites, such as Mail, Maps, Calendar, et al. Clicking "My Sites" drops down a menu of my banking and home utility websites. You can do a whole lot without having to have two rows of bookmarks taking up screen space at the top of your browser window.

 

[RoWin7]

I've forgotten how to quote you.

2--Bitwarden extension--everything is checked in"Permissions." I have about 100 logins and passwords, all 14-character gibberish. If BW doesn't work, I'll use the browser password manager, or I'll set up a text file.

3--Tabs--I was using "Colorful Tabs" extension in Waterfox, so I tried all 10 extensions for r3dFox, and NONE of them work. Can I at least get a line between each tab? My screen is confusing. Just now I closed the wrong tab.

4--Bookmark bar--I've been on Mozilla/Waterfox many years. I have 50 folders with about 1200 bookmarks. I found an extension to run them down the left side of the page..
I can't find your screenshot.

5--Extensions--I've downloaded "Ghostery" and "Sponsor Block for Youtube"
Are there any necessary extension for security? I've lost all my XUL extensions that I had for years.

 

[dg1261]

I can't find your screenshot.

That's okay. If you can't find any of the screenshots I've posted showing my r3dfox Bookmarks Toolbar, it doesn't matter. It was just a suggestion anyway.

I was using "Colorful Tabs" extension in Waterfox, so I tried all 10 extensions for r3dFox, and NONE of them work.

And as the bugzilla thread made clear, the Mozilla gods have decreed NONE OF THEM SHALL WORK! That's not r3dfox's fault. They also will not work in Firefox or any other browser fork.

It only works for you because you're using an old, outdated browser that was made before the gods issued their decree.

I've lost all my XUL extensions that I had for years.

XUL was deprecated years ago. Mozilla dropped support from their open source base code in early 2019. Not Firefox nor any browser forked since 2019 supports XUL today.

Waterfox used a fork of the 2019 base code in their "Classic" branch in order to maintain XUL support -- but that base code wouldn't get any further updates so even Waterfox seems to have thrown in the towel on "Classic" in 2022. But if you want to continue using a browser that's years out of date in order to use your old XUL extensions, that's your choice.

everything is checked in"Permissions."

I don't know what "Permissions" you're referring to. I was talking about the Bitwarden extension's Settings:



When logged in and options properly set, the webpage login entries will either be populated automatically or present a drop-down menu you can select:



And if it doesn't (because not all login pages are coded the same), there's still a drop-down menu by clicking the extension's icon itself:

I'll use the browser password manager, or I'll set up a text file.

Okay. Your prerogative, of course.

But just so other readers understand Bitwarden does work, I've posted the above screenshots showing Bitwarden working in r3dfox.

 

[RoWin7]

I'm not using Waterfox anymore. r3D is my main browser now, as of last week. Copied parts of my profile into the new one.

I found the page in the Bitwarden vault and checked the required items. It's working.

I know XUL was deprecated years ago, and that Waterfox Classic kept it. I used to be very active on Mozillazine.org. I stayed with WF because of the nuisance of adjusting to a new UI with all new extensions, endlessly trying out ineffective or inappropriate ones. But too many pages have been blank or misrendered by now.


1--So back to one of my questions: since colored tabs don't work, is there any way to at least put a line between them? You'll remember I said I keep 7 - 9 open at once for side work. Can anything be done in userchrome.css? I used to manipulate the colors and fonts on the toolbars, but someone else has to do the coding.

2--Is there a memory leak? When I run Youtube in r3D, the memory in Task Manger starts running from the 70's into the 90's, until I finally have to close the browser. If I close it and run YT in Chrome instead, it doesn't do that. I'm using Chrome only for that.

3--r3D doesn't have its own help forum site yet, does it? Can't find anything online.

 

[dg1261]

r3D doesn't have its own help forum site yet, does it? Can't find anything online.

You don't have to search very far, since one of the 4 default bookmarks included out of the box leads to their r3dfox forum.

It's pretty sparse, though -- the project is relatively new so there's not much activity there yet.

Is there a memory leak? When I run Youtube in r3D, the memory in Task Manger starts running from the 70's into the 90's, until I finally have to close the browser.

I don't know. Maybe you can ask on that r3dfox forum. That's where you'll get the direct attention of the developer.

I haven't noticed anything unusual, but to be honest I typically watch YouTube on my TV and rarely use a computer/web browser for that, so I don't have much historical evidence to go by.

since colored tabs don't work, is there any way to at least put a line between them? Can anything be done in userchrome.css?

I don't know. Ask in a user forum.

The r3dfox forum doesn't have a lot of activity, so you might not get very far asking there. However, FTR, I notice Firefox doesn't have lines between its tabs, either. So your best bet may be to visit the more active Mozilla forums and ask how to do it for Firefox, and then take that userchrome.css tidbit (if there is one) and try it in r3dfox.

 

[RoWin7]

Many thanks. The r3dforum is just for the development of r3d. I'll try Mozillazine.