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> way; it was superpowered with keyboard shortcuts that just made sense

No, that's under-powered.

Powered is when you can define multiple simple custom shortcuts (as far as I understand, at least Zen allows 1 shortcut change for some commands (unlike 0 in the dumb FF), so halfway there, not sure about Arc).

Super powered is when you can add key sequences and keys without modifiers depending on context in addition to a simple shortcuts.

Uberpowered would be the equivalent of QMK within the app (tap vs hold, home row mods left vs right alt, all 4 modifiers, etc etc), but when you can have conditions based on app contexts and dynamic user defined conditions (eg, in the simplest way, have vim-like modal editing in text fields with word jumps and single key navigation outside).

While uberpowered apps are unicorns, among relatively known browsers think only Vivaldi has has power

> Firefox remains the gold standard for user-first browsing.

What's gold about poor customization (no keybind, but also changing UI is cumbersome) and bad defaults?

> why isn’t it Firefox?

Oh, why indeed! Something about lack of incentives to innovate of even listen to users much when you're a big company financed by "ulterior" sources



> Powered is when you can define multiple simple custom shortcuts

You nailed it. It drives me insane that FF and Zen are unable to be customized. A huge appeal for me with Arc was that suddenly I could use my keyboard more using shortcuts that made sense.

Arc does allow customization as well: https://resources.arc.net/hc/en-us/articles/20595231349911-K...

I'm off of Arc due to the lack of maintenance and decreasing efficiency; it kills my laptop's battery remarkably quickly and it's kind of crazy to bother with it anymore.

edit: I'm an idiot. Zen has a settings pane for keyboard shortcuts. This is great: https://docs.zen-browser.app/user-manual/shortcuts

I think I tested Zen in early 2024 and it looks like shortcuts were revamped in mid-2024. Time flies.




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