Mozilla should really try taking their extension ecosystem seriously, and deliver features like the AI chatbot integration as first-party extensions that come pre-installed but can be easily managed by users with a much better UI than about:config.

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ziml77 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

And then people would complain about Firefox being bloated with all these built-in extensions. And then if you don't pre-install them people will complain about needing to add all of these extra extensions.

	▲	wtallis 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		There would still be decidedly fewer complaints, because extensions are vastly easier to manage and disable or remove than this long list of about:config settings. The fact that you cannot satisfy everybody simultaneously cannot be an excuse for failing to ship with sensible defaults and easy, discoverable customization.
	▲	bluebarbet 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Indeed, and this argument ("it will be too bloated") is often used by developers themselves to avoid (or hide) advanced features. I never quite understood it. Just put all the mysterious flags behind an "Advanced" menu, which normie users will know not to touch.
	▲	terminalshort 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		They right clicked on an image which is also a clickable link which adds the additional options for both links and images, a total of 11, to the defaults.

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mikkupikku 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Apparently they've recently added a first party side bar for LLM integration, but I haven't tried it out yet.

	▲	wtallis 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, that's one of the things that really should have been an extension. Tree Style Tab works alright as an extension-provided sidebar. Putting the chat or sidebar in the core of the browser sounds very much like something done by a developer who wasn't around for Mozilla prior to Firefox, and isn't aware of the original goal of being the antithesis of the browser that included everything and the kitchen sink.