Hi Elad, Some of the issues you mention we actually have people in the desktop team at Red Hat working on, like the GTK3 port. In general I am tempted to keep Firefox as our primary browser for a variety of reasons like brand recognition, security updates and web site support. So while I am positive to the effort the Web team are undertaking I am having a hard time convincing myself they would be a better choice for us despite the integration advantage they bring. Christian ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Elad Alfassa" <elad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Discussions about development for the Fedora desktop" <desktop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, June 6, 2014 5:52:33 PM > Subject: Should Firefox stay the default browser in Fedora Workstation? > > Should Firefox stay the default browser in Fedora Workstation? > > I know it's powerful, it has a lot of extensions, and it's popular. But it's > integration with our desktop is lacking and getting worse all the time. > > Here's a list of things Firefox lacks in Fedora: > * GPU acceleration > * Integration with the desktop's geolocation services > * On that note, geolocation doesn't work at all in Fedora's firefox at the > moment > * Integration with the desktop's notification system > * Support of url scheme handlers (this used to work) > * UI that matches the rest of the desktop (without installing 3rd party theme > and extensions) > * GTK3 support > * High-DPI support > * Touch input support > > Some of those issues are being actively worked on, other have incomplete > patches in upstream's bugzilla with nobody working to finish them, and some > of them seem to be issues that will never be solved (such as making the UI > feel more "native" to GNOME). > > Meanwhile, Epiphany (GNOME Web) keeps getting better and better, perhaps we > should consider it as the default? > -- > -Elad Alfassa. > > -- > desktop mailing list > desktop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop -- desktop mailing list desktop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop
