Comments on: China's Firefox browser has one feature the West lacks

In a display of how open source innovates, China's Firefox browser adds functionality that the West can't yet get.

[gsmiller88]

We westerners can already get this feature in a browser, Flock.

[behni]

The other feature we don't get in our version Firefox is limited access to the entire internet. Somehow, I prefer the government NOT telling me what I can and cannot see.

[The_Decider]

What does that have to do with Firefox?

[dmm]

You forgot to mention the hidden "security" features in the Chinese version.

[karpenterskids]

hahaha...well said. :)

[techman21]

What's wrong with having only one tab visible at a time? I don't need visual clutter.

[BreakTheB0x]

This type of functionality in Firefox is nothing new!

I'd expect such a prestigious and widely circulated publication to properly research before going to print with claims that the rest of the world hadn't thought of multiple tab views in the same window. While the following add-ons for Firefox are by no means bug free, and some lack the advanced content filtering abilities that "Live Margins" allegedly offers, I'd say that the idea is not wholly original and credit is due to those who came before.

I hope that you might consider issuing a retraction of the "first" claim and provide coverage the other designers who spend a great deal of time maintaining and testing these "Live Margin"-esque add-ons. I personally use the "Split Browser" add on, and in fact I'm writing this comment in one window with your story on the right hand side with multiple tabs from the Add-On section of the Mozilla site on the left.

Split Pannel 0.8.6
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3275

Split Browser 0.5.2008112201
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4287

Split Tab 0.0.2
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4981

Tab Splitter 0.9
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7327

a|split|bs 0.1
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9471

Also, I agree with with Behni and Dmm; I'd much rather have the entire Internet available to me than multiple tab windows with only "government approved" pages available.

[Dalkorian]

The article is obviously a misprint - he meant to discuss the "security features" but got confused along the way!

[Mike_Beltzner]

The Live Margins feature is available for all versions of Firefox as an add-on called "Juice". You can <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9488">install it and try it out</a> if you'd like.

[AppleSuxLeo]

I hear the Melamine add-on is standard over there.