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Anyone else using Mozilla Firefox?

 
 
dlowan
 
Reply Fri 12 Nov, 2004 08:16 pm
I downloaded it yesterday - and it is a very nice browser to use.

Still doesn't have the one feature that makes me like Opera, though - that I can choose to re-open with all the windows that I finished the last session open with, open again.

(Man - that's a bad sentence)

Still not sure whether to ger rid of Opera.

Any other opinions?
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dlowan
 
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Reply Fri 12 Nov, 2004 08:17 pm
Oh - and I could take my favourites over from EITHER OPera - or IE - not both.
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dlowan
 
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Reply Fri 12 Nov, 2004 08:18 pm
Hmmm - should I add A2k toobah?
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dlowan
 
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Reply Fri 12 Nov, 2004 08:22 pm
I tried and it didn't install on the Firefox - what am I doing wrong? hmmmmmm.....wondering if it installs on default browser only....
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Fri 12 Nov, 2004 08:48 pm
so you're sorta maybe liking it?
i've been reading about it, hoped someone here was trying it.
not sure my ole foot-pedal operated computer could tolerate the change.
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dlowan
 
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Reply Fri 12 Nov, 2004 09:23 pm
Well, it was tres smooth.

It is free to download - why not try?
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Thok
 
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Reply Fri 12 Nov, 2004 11:35 pm
First of all, I use just OpenSource.

OS on my computer is Mandrake Linux and yes, I use this browser since Firebird 0.6. Finally the 1.0 version released.
It's a very good,actually the best browser.

dlowan wrote:

Still doesn't have the one feature that makes me like Opera, though - that I can choose to re-open with all the windows that I finished the last session open with, open again.


Two extension for you:

To save sessions , Session Saver
If you want ad like the opera free version-there is the joke extension,
Ad bar

dlowan wrote:
Oh - and I could take my favourites over from EITHER OPera - or IE - not both.


You can import your bookmarks from both Opera and IE.



dlowan wrote:
I tried and it didn't install [the a2k toolbar] on the Firefox - what am I doing wrong? hmmmmmm.....wondering if it installs on default browser only....


A2k made the toolbar only for IE.
So here I appeal, now that Firefox is on 1.0 to make the toolbar also for Firefox compatible.
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dlowan
 
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Reply Sat 13 Nov, 2004 01:58 am
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You can import your bookmarks from both Opera and IE."

How?


Thanks for the info re only working on IE.
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Thok
 
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Reply Sat 13 Nov, 2004 06:42 am
You import your bookmarks from IE to Opera, then you export it to Firefox.
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dlowan
 
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Reply Sat 13 Nov, 2004 06:44 am
I have already exported my IE bookmarks to Firefox.

My Opera ones are separate.
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Thok
 
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Reply Sat 13 Nov, 2004 06:48 am
Well, all your bookmarks should be placed in Opera and then you start Firefox and import it.
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Craven de Kere
 
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Reply Sat 13 Nov, 2004 02:44 pm
Thok wrote:
A2k made the toolbar only for IE.
So here I appeal, now that Firefox is on 1.0 to make the toolbar also for Firefox compatible.


Firefox is a good browser. It's the one I use second most (after IE, and above Opera).

But the A2K toolbar is no available for Firefox because we do not have the time and money to develop for an insignificant (statistically) user base.
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Sun 14 Nov, 2004 10:35 am
I'm gonna go for it.
I preferred Netscape, and the reviews on Firefox are simply too outstanding (especially when CNET's weighing in on this).
Crossing fingers, toes and eyes.

some of the current news /reviews
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Sun 14 Nov, 2004 12:44 pm
Wow!

It works a lot better with my dial-up accelerator. Pix that I had to do refreshes to see with IE, are simply there.
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Thok
 
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Reply Sun 14 Nov, 2004 12:50 pm
Sure, Firefox is better-best.

Webpage with IE - Extension _ IE View
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Sun 14 Nov, 2004 01:06 pm
now i'm off to test what the steps are like to create a new avatar in this system
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dlowan
 
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Reply Sun 14 Nov, 2004 02:37 pm
Goodoh!
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Sun 14 Nov, 2004 04:16 pm
I'm loving this!

The only little sniggle is that I haven't mastered closing one window, without closing them all.

Firefox rocks!
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satt fs
 
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Reply Sun 14 Nov, 2004 04:59 pm
I am an (enthusiatic) user of Firefox. Its tab browsing is indispensable for me now. It's far more speedy than multiple window browsing.

I do not think you should uninstall any other browsers though.
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Monger
 
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Reply Mon 15 Nov, 2004 07:22 am
dlowan wrote:
Oh - and I could take my favourites over from EITHER OPera - or IE - not both.

I imagine the reason they don't allow you to do both at the same time is because you may have confliting settings...e.g. your home page (Firefox imports more than just your favorites). Can you import from both browsers if you do them one at a time?

Although I have Opera, Firefox & IE on my system as well, firefox only lists IE as an option to import from...dunno what's up with that but I don't really care either...but it means I can't test importing from Opera just now.

But yeah, go ahead and click 'File -> Import' in Firefox & see if you can bring the other browser's settings over.


As for my personal take on Firefox, I consider it better than IE in most ways, but it won't be my primary browser for now. I like to see pages as they were designed to be viewed ...although once Firefox gets more market share undoubtedly there will be more Webmasters testing their pages in Firefox. I also consider IE slightly faster (testing at Maximum PC backs this up) & IE supports a greater number of advanced Web technologies (though you could argue that Firefox supports standards more accurately & completely).

Thing is, if Microsoft had only kept up development & innovation for IE after whipping Netscape's booty, well, I doubt it would be all that hard for them to match Firefox's (large number of) modest improvements. It'll be interesting to see what Microsoft does with their browser come Longhorn time.
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