Feature Request: Add Improved Dark Mode, Native Extension Support for New Technologies, and Performance Boosts

eshwar2006 commented 1 week ago

Preliminary checklist

[X] I have read the README
[X] I have searched existing issues for my feature request. This is a new issue (NOT a duplicate) and is not related to another issue.
[X] I have searched wont fix issues and this request is not among them
[X] This is a feature request for the Cromite browser; not the website nor F-Droid nor anything else.

Is your feature request related to privacy?

No

Is there a patch available for this feature somewhere?

I've been using this browser for the past month. At the moment, no patch is likely available for the specific feature requests you're proposing (Dark Mode enhancements, native extension support for new technologies, and performance improvements) unless there are ongoing efforts related to those features in Chromium's development or experimental branches.

Describe the solution you would like

To best describe the solution for the features you want to request (Dark Mode improvements, Native Extension Support for emerging technologies, and Performance Optimizations), I would break this down as follows:

1. Dark Mode UI Enhancements:

Target: Streamline your overall browser perience in Dark Mode by making the entire user interface much more consistent and better customizable with smoother transitions across all devices and interfaces.

Solution:

System-Wide Dark Mode Sync: browser should retain the dark mode system-sender so all the devices - Windows, macOS, Linux, and mobile platforms - would have their dark mode setting applied on the website and naturally would fall in line with the preference of system's dark mode.
Consistent UI Across All the Browser: Check whether all the parts of the browser like the setting menus, new tab pages, dialogs, popup of extensions, etc., have consistently applied that dark mode even in places those are not respecting currently. More granular controls : Users could have more flexibility to customize dark mode. For instance, users can selectively select certain UI elements or pages to remain in light mode, such as preferences for light mode on specific websites or the bookmarks bar.
Transition Animations: Make changes between dark and light modes as smooth as possible, avoiding jarring transitions that can degrade the user experience.
- Auto Dark Mode on Websites: Build on top of browser's native functionality of forcing dark mode on sites in a manner that is much more robust at handling complex page elements, yet lets users turn this feature off per-site.

2. Native Browser Extension Support for New Technologies (AI, Web3, etc.):

Target: Browser extensions that harness new technologies such as AI for machine learning, Web3 blockchain-based extensions, and other web next-gen solutions to be integrated with native support.

Solution: Native Web3 Extension Support :

Web3 tech- such as Ethereum, Solana, etc. must natively be a built-in feature in browser from which users can easily access blockchain applications or wallets, such as MetaMask, WalletConnect, and so forth. It would be almost as easy as Google Sign-In, Gmail, etc. that are already available natively within browser.
Secure API for Web3 extension developers to ensure user privacy when interacting with dApps. . . AI and ML Extensions Integration: Demands are there that with such an advent of AI-based tools, such as chatbots, productivity assistants, code suggestion tools, etc., browser should open itself up to allowing AI and ML models to easily integrate with the browser. For example, their integration with extensions could be made better sand boxed in a manner not causing performance issues or security holes but will have direct access to the features of the browser such as reading webpage text for summarization or providing real-time suggestions, etc.
browser should expose certain APIs to enable extension to leverage GPU/CPU capabilities to process AI tasks effectively without impacting speed for the browser.
- Extension Sandboxing and Permissions Allow powerful new technologies extensions to be better sandboxed so as to avoid the risk of a possible threat against security while performance is not impacted.
Enforce a more fine-grained permission model so that users will be able to selectively enable/disable some features for each extension, and an AI extension may only need access to the contents of the current tab, not the full browsing history.

3. Performance Improvements:

Objective: Enhance the performance of browser, in terms of memory, battery, tab, and responsiveness performance efficiency to make it more efficient for all purposes, particularly mobile and laptop usages.

Solution Memory and Resource Optimizations:

browser is often considered a memory-intensive browser, especially with hundreds of open tabs. The first focus area should be on improving tab management: more aggressive reclamation of memory for background tabs and smart resource allocation based on user activity-for example, pausing background tabs with heavy scripts when not in use. The "Memory Saver" Mode in low-memory environments, for example, in limited RAM laptops: browser automatically starts saving resources by pausing unused tabs or background processes. Battery Efficiency
Adjust browser to reduce battery consumption, especially on laptops and mobile phones. This can be done by optimizing the energy consumption of a background running browser, reducing how often browser performs background tasks, decreasing energy use on idle/inactive tabs, and lowering page refresh rates on pages with dynamic content such as advertisements or auto-refreshing pages. Introduce a "Battery Saver" mode, which diminishes the impact of extensions, animations, and non-essential processes when operating on battery. Enhance GPU Utilization: Here are a few more: With browser using the GPU for non-graphics work, such as image processing, video decoding, or even running AI/ML models on web pages with user permission, the entire process would speed up without overloading the CPU. • Smarter Tab Management and Tab Groups:
Improve tab groups so more subordinated organizing is possible, meaning higher numbers of tabs can be easily manageable Implement smart tab suspending and provide options for users to specify priorities or rules regarding when specific tabs automatically suspend or reload.
Tab Hibernation: With tabs not active, offload them to disk or to a separate process, saving memory; they revive quickly when clicked.
- Faster Startup and Load Times:
  - Kickstart browser's even quicker, with critical processes running immediately at launch, while non-critical processes are delayed until the browser is ready. Improve preloading of content, like browser's "pre-rendering" for search results, so websites load faster after the first page visits.

More-Than-the-Minimum Requirements:

User Feedback and Personalization: Allow users to give direct feedback in UI, so browser's performance enhancements, dark mode settings, and extensions can be easily dialed into the user's needs.
- Cross-Platform Consistency: Such functionalities should work fluidly on any device, with adaptations required based on the specifics of each platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS).

Conclusion

The solution will essentially make browser more user-friendly, improvise in refining the Dark Mode experience, enhance the support for Web3 and AI cutting-edge technologies, and improve critical performance regarding the consumption of resources, battery life, and overall responsiveness. Thus, these improvements would help browser stay competitive while at the same time offering a more efficient and customizable experience for both casual and power users.

Let me know if you would like more information on an area of this solution or if you need help in submitting.

Describe alternatives you have considered

Requesting for Dark Mode improvements, Native Extension Support for Emerging Technologies, and Performance Optimizations in browser, there are several approaches that could provide similar benefits but might differ in scope or implementation. Below are some of the alternatives I’ve considered for each of these areas

Xisrr1 commented 1 week ago

Huh?

eshwar2006 commented 1 week ago

Huh?

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mathfelin commented 1 week ago

I understood everything you said, the problem is when and how it will be done, as this project seems to be for just one person, I don't know if it could be put into practice.

uazo commented 3 days ago

Is your feature request related to privacy?

No

precisely. sorry, I'm not interested.

Dark Mode UI Enhancements

is an anti-privacy feature, I will probably delete it or no longer allow its modification.

Web3 tech- such as Ethereum, Solana, etc. must natively be a built-in feature in browser

why?

AI and ML Extensions Integration:

only if they can be exploited to distinguish a script as ads or fingerprinting, unfortunately I know nothing about the ML world.

Extension Sandboxing and Permissions

for the time being, extensions are not recommended.

Performance Improvements

is a chromium target, that's enough for now. for now my goal is to create a reliable and secure browser, after that we will see.

uazo / cromite