So I guess I need to accept the idea of having a browser window with nothing but tabs for all my different Mastodon accounts.
@seanbonner I have two proper Mastodon instances (with federation operational) plus #CoSo, each in its own site specific browser. Prior to learning about Fluid 2 (beta) I used the Epichrome app to set up Chrome-based SSBs.
The Epichrome arrangement needs at least six steps to set up, Fluid only two. In addition, the Application Support for an Epichrome SSB is far more resource-hungry than Fluid SSBs.
@peemee Just installed Fluid, but I need a separate app for each instance? That seems more convoluted than tabs on a browser. Trying to simplify...
@seanbonner That’s how it works, did you get Fluid or Fluid 2 (beta)? The latter is more reliable. I keep them all in a folder on the dock.
@peemee I guess I just don't understand the value of a different app for every single instance over a single browser window with tabs.
@seanbonner The value lies in that ALL the resources of the web browser are confined to that single website, whereas with tabs it’s possible to crash the browser if it gets hung up on one particular site.
It helps to think of the individual SSBs as apps.
I guess I’m pretty familiar with them, having used Fluid in various iterations for at leasr ten years.
@seanbonner Can you tell me more of “the great suspender?”
@peemee I see. I use "the great suspender" so that only the current tab is pulling anything, all the rest are paused so that's never an issue.