Gitpod: Gitpod works really well in Firefox; please remove the "runs best on Chrome" message

Created on 30 Aug 2018  路  4Comments  路  Source: gitpod-io/gitpod

Hello,

I'm really impressed with Gitpod, and it works extremely well in Firefox. :smile: :+1:

So please remove the "Gitpod runs best on Chrome" message and the "DOWNLOAD CHROME" button.

runs-best-in-chrome

Thanks! :heart:

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Fair enough, there were minor issues with Firefox. But they seem not important enough to discourage the use. Also, we really don't want to push a single browser. So as a compromise I think we should tell people to use either Chrome or Firefox, like this:

Gitpod runs best on [Chrome](Link) or [Firefox](Link).
If you try another browser and have issues, please [report them here](Link Here).

That goes without the call to action button but just the links.

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Fair enough, there were minor issues with Firefox. But they seem not important enough to discourage the use. Also, we really don't want to push a single browser. So as a compromise I think we should tell people to use either Chrome or Firefox, like this:

Gitpod runs best on [Chrome](Link) or [Firefox](Link).
If you try another browser and have issues, please [report them here](Link Here).

That goes without the call to action button but just the links.

Thanks a lot! :+1:

I'd be curious to know what these minor issues with Firefox were? (Maybe we can file bugs and get them fixed.)

Also, maybe users should report browser issues regardless if they use Chrome/Firefox or another one? What about something more generic like: Please report any browser issues [here](link).? (Drawback: it doesn't encourage users to try a different browser.)

We leave the second message out as we have the pointer to reporting issues in the help menu.

I'd be curious to know what these minor issues with Firefox were? (Maybe we can file bugs and get them fixed.)

We are working on a compatibility page for the docs, listing any known short-comings.

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