[jeroenhd]

This feature seems to work on Firefox as far as I can tell. It used to be one of those Chrome APIs, but now every browser but Safari seems to support them completely. I'm sure the Safari team can quickly implement the last bit of Javascript API when they get the opportunity to.

[amiga386]

The feature "seems to work on Firefox" if you're using the version of Firefox released 10 days ago [0]

It's not implemented in Firefox ESR and won't be until June 2025 [1]

[0] https://caniuse.com/url-scroll-to-text-fragment

[1] https://whattrainisitnow.com/calendar/

[nanna]

Which is to say, that it work on Firefox.

[amiga386]

I'm running Firefox right now. It doesn't work. I use Firefox ESR version. Many people do. Many people have also not installed updates released a mere 10 days ago.

Be honest and admit that full, reliable support for this feature among all the main browsers is not going to be there until at least next year.

[master-lincoln]

What? It is there already in Firefox latest version. Do you mean it will take that long until the majority of users have it?

If you decide to not update or use a version that is updated less often, that is not the fault of the people working on the software.

Be honest and admit that you are knowingly using a Firefox version that gets major updates only every 52 weeks and still complain about not getting a released feature.

[amiga386]

I'm not complaining. What I'm trying to highlight is, as it says on the caniuse.com page, this feature has "Limited availability across major browsers", and that is to be expected and accepted.

If you're thinking of promoting use of this non-standard feature, consider how many people it _doesn't_ work for, rather than thinking "oh and yes even Firefox (asoftendaysagoandonlythedesktopmainlinereleasenottheesrormobileversion) so I'll rush out and proseletyze this amazing feature that clearly everyone can use"

[master-lincoln]

Is there an alternative? Do users with browser that don't have support have a worse experience when these links are used? I thought no...

[JimDabell]

> If you decide to not update

Browser support isn’t about what version you personally decide to run, it’s about what version your users are running. What Firefox ESR supports is the relevant factor here.

> Be honest and admit

Can you make your point without accusing people of dishonesty?

[master-lincoln]

> Can you make your point without accusing people of dishonesty?

I was just returning the favor to amiga386 to make them see this is not a normal form of communication. They lead with

> Be honest and admit that full, reliable support for this feature among all the main browsers is not going to be there until at least next year.

When I think they meant to say support for most users isn't there until next year. Because all major browsers have support already now in the current version.