Browser limits phone usability

jojumaxx

@moodroid said in Browser limits phone usability:

A great tip from @arubislander is to add MOZ_USE_XINPUT2=1 to the exec in firefox.desktop

I tried that but noticed no difference.
Can you tell me exactly where to put that (line number) and what effect this is supposed to have?

moodroid

@jojumaxx Hi

In /home/phablet/.cache/libertine-container/focal/rootfs/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop

replace each occurrence of:
Exec=firefox ...
with:
Exec=env MOZ_USE_XINPUT2=1 firefox ...

lines 153, 200 and 222

Does that not allow you to do scrolling etc. with the touchscreen?

domubpkm

@kugiigi All one can wish for is, unlike morph and QtWebEngine, simplified updates (much less amount of development work) to ensure continued compatibility of websites.

uxes

this firefox is pretty good https://gitlab.com/debclick/uFirefox/-/jobs/6640346479/artifacts/raw/build/aarch64-linux-gnu/app/firefox.fuseteam_0.4_arm64.click

jojumaxx

@moodroid said in Browser limits phone usability:

In /home/phablet/.cache/libertine-container/focal/rootfs/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop

replace each occurrence of:
Exec=firefox ...
with:
Exec=env MOZ_USE_XINPUT2=1 firefox ...

lines 153, 200 and 222

Does that not allow you to do scrolling etc. with the touchscreen?

Thank you very much!
I had put "env MOZ_USE_XINPUT2=1" after "Exec=firefox..." not before that, so that was probably my mistake. And I missed the first of the three appearances.
I can use the touchscreen now for scrolling etc. That's a great thing! It's pretty smooth in my opinion
The only flaw is, that the onscreen keyboard doesn't always come up e.g. to type a new URL... Switching to another app and back seems to be a workaround.

moodroid

@jojumaxx excellent. Hope it does the job for you until this new browser appears

messayisto

@uxes "site not found" -? when I click on the link.

domubpkm

@messayisto last artifact two weeks ago
https://gitlab.com/debclick/uFirefox/-/jobs/6725276670/artifacts/download?file_type=archive

messayisto

@domubpkm thanks!

uxes

This post is deleted!

domubpkm

For uFirefox debclicks info see https://gitlab.com/debclick/uFirefox/-/issues/1

messayisto

@messayisto this artifact doesn't work on opo5, rc, focal. It is installed, but has no icon. It is shown under installed apps, but cannot be opened by openstore.
(Sadly I have no logs, I deinstalled the click again, because I use my phone as a daily driver and didn't want to risk anything, sorry for that.)

jojumaxx

I realized, after I set up Firefox, that a Vim shortcut appeared in my app drawer.
It does nothing, when tapped.

I didn't install anything but Firefox in my Libertine container, therefore I can't uninstall it.
Where does a Vim shortcut come from? Is that connected to installing Firefox or the Libertine container itself?

I don't like a shortcut without functionality...
Should I remove the .desktop file?

moodroid

@jojumaxx I think it’s Libertine not Firefox. I just deleted mine.

Cubiking

@domubpkm May I know how to correctly install it? I extracted the latest arm64 zip and open the click file with Openstore. Now openstore sad it is successfully installed but uFirefox can'tbe opened.

domubpkm

@Cubiking The method is good but the .click does not work on your smartphone model.

Cubiking

@domubpkm any reasons for that? Since a browser isn't sth low level, I think it should work on a ut device with near perfect functionality

jojumaxx

I really tried to use Firefox for some time now, but often it does not register taps at all or not at the position tapped and too often sites are hard to use due to rendering issues.
Firefox unfortunately turns out to be also quite unusable.
After what I read, uFirefox also is not a real option, yet.

Morph is failing on more and more sites.

For me the browser is the most important app on the phone and I can't keep going like this.

Is there another Browser usable through libertine and some tweaks to enable usage on a small touchscreen?

domubpkm

@jojumaxx said in Browser limits phone usability:

For me the browser is the most important app on the phone and I can't keep going like this.

A powerful and fully functional browser on a smartphone is fundamental for all users

AppLee

Hi @jojumaxx

As I often write and now say, you can come and express that something is annoying for the end user.
That's fine, but it doesn't help in any way.

We are all aware of the issue, and there are many ways to react when facing a problem:

My favorite is to take the matter in my own hands
Second is to ask how I can help

People get angry, some demand, some others are menacing, ...
IMHO either you have patience and hope for the best or you can try one of the constructive ways I shared.

Moem mentioned work done by Alfred on an alternative browser.
You can try donating to keep him motivated on this matter that is important and useful to you.
You can propose your help in testing (or developing if you have the skills).
You can help us bring Morph to a more recent version of Qt (meaning moving from V5 to V6)
You can also help out people working on uFirefox or other alternatives you tried.

If I had a magic wand, there would be no post just stating things.
There would be statement + question on how one can act with the skills they have.
Or statement + a tangible and actionable proposal (PR always welcome)

We are a community. When one is on the forum they are one of us.
So questions like: what is being done about X?
Those are not helpful if asked to oneself.
Can I do X or Y for us? OR Is it better to do J or K?
Those are useful even if you direct the question to yourself...

I'll make a T-Shirt about this and save the world
Sorry for the rant, but people indulge me when I do that from time to time.

May Yumi be with you all.