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Group Speed Dial by Juraj Mäsiar

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Review by Emre Umut
by Emre Umut, 2 years ago
I reached to the developer for a question and he got back to me very quickly! Very useful addon!
1,331 reviews
  • by Shineblind, 2 hours ago
    tried importing bookmarks from HTML file and got Error: SyntaxError
    JSON.parse: unexpected character at line 1 column 1 of the JSON data
    import@moz-extension://8e9064f7-996a-425a-bf53-73561ced4b76/options_module.js:1:119257
    startImport@moz-extension://8e9064f7-996a-425a-bf53-73561ced4b76/options_module.js:1:114045

    SyntaxError: JSON.parse: unexpected character at line 1 column 1 of the JSON data

    Developer response

    posted 2 hours ago
    Hello,
    It looks like you are trying to import HTML file using a wrong import field (one that accepts only JSON file type).
    Try to use the import field under the "Chrome bookmarks / Opera bookmarks (speed dial)".
    That should be able to handle HTML file.
    If it still doesn't work, please contact me to my support email (admin@fastaddons.com) with more details - specifically, how was the HTML file created.
    Best Regards,
    Juraj Mäsiar
  • by Hollytryx, 21 hours ago
  • by Pavel, a day ago
    In my opinion the biggest drawback is the inability to resize the tiles. When you increase the distance between them, the bottom row goes out of the screen boundaries

    Developer response

    posted a day ago
    Hello,
    Try a different "Group layout" - first right click a group name, then select "Edit group".
    There you can choose between several layout, some allows you to specify number of rows / columns, and in some you can choose the exact size of the tiles.

    Some incomplete documentation is also here:
    https://github.com/fastaddons/GroupSpeedDial/wiki/Group-layouts
    Best Regards,
    Juraj Mäsiar
  • by Firefox user 10109260, 4 days ago
  • by YATIYO, 9 days ago
  • by Firefox user 17506142, 13 days ago
    very useful and a satisfied user for over 3 years.
  • by Paul, a month ago
  • by x47, a month ago
    While Mozilla not allowing the New tab page override on mobile Firefox is indeed their problem (which greatly hinders more competent developers from fixing what Mozilla's own bunch of lazy and incompetent "developers" is both incapable and unwilling to do), you advertising this as a functional speed dial solution for Firefox is blatant false advertising. Without New tab override, your so-called "speed" dial is no faster than opening the Bookmarks menu. Don't lie to technologically literate users. I feel stupid for wasting time on your pointless extension.

    Developer response

    posted a month ago
    Hello,
    It's best to write a comment here instead:
    https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1871632
    or here:
    https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/is-there-a-plan-to-allow-addons-override-new-tab-page-on-android/125410
    Sadly, there is nothing more I can do about this situation. Only Firefox team can fix it.
    Best Regards,
    Juraj Mäsiar
  • by vanessa1969, a month ago
    When opening a dial, the focus automatically switches to that dial despite my setting for that not being checked off in both the Group Speed Dial setting and the Firefox setting.
    How do I set it to open tabs in background without automatically shifting to the opened tab?

    Developer response

    posted a month ago
    Hello,
    See the Options page / Dials tab / "Always open in new tab" (at the bottom).
    That should make clicking a dial open new tab and not focus it - if that's what you are after :).
    Note that also middle mouse click opens dials in new tab (not focused).
    For further questions, feel free to contact me here:
    admin@fastaddons.com
    Best Regards,
    Juraj Mäsiar
  • by Seth, a month ago
    It's ok, but now everything is behind a paywall, even basic features like how to organize space size and other things that used to be free. Wish there was something better like Vivaldi browser has built in. Don't know why Firefox just doesn't have their own as an option.

    Developer response

    posted a month ago
    Hello,
    There is only a few paid features:
    https://github.com/fastaddons/GroupSpeedDial/wiki/PRO-version-features

    The issue is, that some basic features are just not that intuitive to do, make sure to watch this introduction video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgAJTjrcIRI
    Best Regards,
    Juraj Mäsiar
  • by Firefox user 17499412, a month ago
    Speedy alternative to FVD. Finallyyyy!
  • by Firefox user 18963587, 2 months ago
  • by Firefox user 13536065, 2 months ago
    Almost perfect, only issue is that it's "forcing" itself on any new tab - effectifely disabling "click & load" JDownloader links.
  • by Firefox user 5926074, 2 months ago
    Group Speed ​​Dial allows you to display a site in a new tab,
    but depending on the action, the Dial tab gets hidden.
    Even if you pin the tab, it gets hidden depending on the action.
    Is there a way to keep the Dial tab visible at all times?

    Developer response

    posted 2 months ago
    Hello,
    Could you send me email (admin@fastaddons.com) with more details?
    Because I'm not sure I understand the issue.
    Note that restarting Firefox doesn't preserve addons tabs, so dials page is usually closed after restarting:
    https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1742771
    I'm not sure this helps, but you can press F4 to open dials page, or "Alt + o" to open quick search.
    Best Regards,
    Juraj Mäsiar
  • by Nathan Never, 2 months ago
  • by Firefox user 18253119, 2 months ago
    Update: Thank you for the prompt reply, the CSS seems to resolve the issue so far, I will update if I have notice any more problems.
    Looking forward for the next update! Best regards.

    Overall the experience with Group Speed Dial is perfect, but there is one small problem I encountered with dynamic layout option.
    By selecting "Hide last "+" dial in dynamic layout", there is still an invisible dial space reserved for the "+", which causes to create an extra invisible column at some cases. I am wondering if that is an intentional design, because sometimes when I accidently touch the mouse wheel and the entire layout shifts up to show me a column of nothing.
    The other non-dynamic options does not have the issue, but will either squeeze or stretch the dials on a vertical monitor, that is why I have been using the dynamic layout option. It would be nice if by hiding the "+" will also remove that reserved dial space for better view. Thank you!

    Developer response

    posted 2 months ago
    UPDATE:
    I've experimented with it now, and it looks like it works fine.
    And I've just realized, you can test the fix yourself - simply open Options page / General / "Custom CSS styles:" and paste there this style:

    html:not(.drag_and_drop, .add_current_mode, .edit_dial, .edit_group) {
    .hide_dial_plus.dynamic > .dials > .is_plus:last-of-type {display: none}
    }

    /* ------------------------------------------ */

    Hello,
    I can confirm that the hidden "+" dial is indeed taking space.
    I'm not sure why though.
    But I understand how this is unexpected from the user point.
    I'll do my best to fix this in the upcoming 27.2 version (it should be out in a few weeks).
    Best Regards,
    Juraj Mäsiar
  • by Lady_In_Dreams, 3 months ago
  • by Firefox user 12389259, 3 months ago
    Hello friend, there is a problem! For users, Windows7 Mozilla left one working version of Firefox 115.21.0esr (64-bit) when updating and synchronizing your glorious expansion, unfortunately, has stopped working with the formulation 'to use this extension must be updated by Firefox', i.e. Update to the latest version. But the problem is that the latest versions do not work with Win7, only with Win10. Is there any solution so that your glorious expansion earned on Firefox, versions for Win7?
    upd
    Thank you for your reply, it quickly resolved the problem!

    Developer response

    posted 3 months ago
    Hello,
    Yes, the latest version 27.0 requires at least Firefox ESR 128.
    However, for your Firefox ESR 115 you can still install the previous version 26.0 from here:
    https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/groupspeeddial/versions/
    (see the "Download file" below the the changelogs for Version 26.0)

    But at the same time I would strongly recommend upgrading your Windows 7 to something newer - since the old Firefox 115 is missing some new web features so sooner or later, even normal webpages will stop working for you. Note that Windows 10 is also getting unsupported by Microsoft later this year, so you better upgrade directly to 11 :), or switch to Linux Mint, that way your device would be still as fast as on Windows 7.

    Best Regards,
    Juraj Mäsiar
  • by Vasilis, 3 months ago
  • by johnwalk, 3 months ago
  • by Snixon, 3 months ago
    I created the account to leave a review, never done it here before but I just can't stand that logic. You literally created every possible option someone could think of, but there is no way to make those thumbnails smaller. It's probably new generation has a problem with logic. I've noticed that more and more. Really why would you do so many different features for something that can't be changed in the size?! Where is your logic? I can't use it for example, it looks super huge for me, I don't like it, and changing the size should be the priority #1 for speed dial rather that 100 colors of shadows etc. Don't get me wrong, everything looks great besides that, but someone who created that has a huge problem with a logic (English isn't my native language, so forgive me for mistakes). Good luck

    Developer response

    posted 3 months ago
    Hello,
    You can change group layout (so also dial sizes) in the "Edit group" window - right click group name or click the main menu to access "Edit group".
    See also introduction video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgAJTjrcIRI
    I'm also working on a updated documentation:
    https://github.com/fastaddons/GroupSpeedDial/wiki/Group-layouts
    Best Regards,
    Juraj Mäsiar
  • by Jack, 3 months ago
    excellent
  • by skpManiac, 3 months ago
    Best addon available for Firefox, Edge etc :)
  • by Lonewolf, 3 months ago
    This is a great addon, but it seems to have a bug: if a dial is opened in a container, its thumbnail ignores the container when updating (manually or automatically). This usually results in an access error.

    Developer response

    posted 3 months ago
    Hello,
    Thanks for reporting this!
    I can see it's broken for all thumbnails generator methods.
    I'll try to fix this in the upcoming release 27.2, hopefully by the end of next week.
    Best Regards,
    Juraj Mäsiar
  • by DreadAngel, 3 months ago