[xubuntu-users] Chromium updates (16.04 LTS) - you tube clips

[James Freer]

On 11/01/2018, James Freer <jessejazza3.uk at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/01/2018, Peter Flynn <peter at silmaril.ie> wrote:
>> On 10/01/18 18:52, James Freer wrote:
>>> Since the last update about a week ago. I have found that You Tube clips
>>> do not seem to play. Yesterday and today there were updates that I
>>> installed and yet still the clips do not play.
>>>
>>> Forefox seems ok and plays fine since its last update. I used to use
>>> Firefox but have used Chromium for several years now as it offers
>>> greater speed and saves passwords for upgrades.
>>>
>>> I'm now thinking that Forefox is the better browser but wondering if
>>> anyone else has had the same trouble recently.
>>
>> I use Chromium for day-to-day browsing, but Firefox if I want to use
>> YouTube (or many other video-based sites). My understanding is the
>> Chromium's support for video formats is simply abysmal, whereas
>> Firefox's simply works. I don't know if this is deliberate policy; I'm
>> just reporting the net result.
>>
>> ///Peter
>
> I liked the way one could rename bookmarks which to the best of my knowledge one can't
> do on Firefox.

Oh it does I now remember! Silly me, the name appears in the panel
below and one just edits and hit<enter> and it changes. Me converted
back to FF now.

james