Author Topic: Not to be an open source tool.... (Read 24116 times)

DAaaMan64 · « **on:** June 17, 2008, 04:58:46 PM »

But Firefox 3 is out and it's real nice. Go get it, they are trying to set some records.

http://getfirefox.com

I used to use opera, but opera was crap on linux, so I switched to FF2. I'm lovin' the new version too.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #1 on:** June 17, 2008, 05:01:52 PM »

SeaMonkey owns firebadger.

vudu · « **Reply #2 on:** June 17, 2008, 05:08:55 PM »

We already have a few Firefox threads. Also, could you please make the topic title a little more vague?

Firebird is dead, long live Firefox
Firefox 0.9 released
9/11 NEVER FORGET - Firefox 1.0 is Out
Firefox

We also have one on G-mail in case you were thinking of starting a new thread on that.

Nick DiMola · « **Reply #3 on:** June 17, 2008, 05:11:06 PM »

I would love to, unfortunately their servers are currently being pwned.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #4 on:** June 17, 2008, 05:26:20 PM »

I like it so far, except for a couple big extensions that don't work (I'm really missing Tab Mix Plus). Also I seem to have lost the ability to automatically refresh pages at certain intervals, which is annoying and will affect my total domination of the total time online stat on these forums.

vudu · « **Reply #5 on:** June 17, 2008, 05:29:52 PM »

Quote from: insanolord on June 17, 2008, 05:26:20 PM

I seem to have lost the ability to automatically refresh pages at certain intervals, which is annoying and will affect my total domination of the total time online stat on these forums.

Thank Christ. Give someone else a chance.

UltimatePartyBear · « **Reply #6 on:** June 17, 2008, 05:39:41 PM »

It's nice, but until certain extensions are updated, I may have to avoid the front page of NWR. Thankfully, the forums aren't a problem.

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 17, 2008, 06:35:07 PM »

Quote from: vudu on June 17, 2008, 05:08:55 PM

We already have a few Firefox threads. Also, could you please make the topic title a little more vague?

Firebird is dead, long live Firefox
Firefox 0.9 released
9/11 NEVER FORGET - Firefox 1.0 is Out
Firefox

We also have one on G-mail in case you were thinking of starting a new thread on that.

oh pardon me chancellor pants off

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #8 on:** June 17, 2008, 07:03:24 PM »

Quote from: vudu on June 17, 2008, 05:29:52 PM

Quote from: insanolord on June 17, 2008, 05:26:20 PM
I seem to have lost the ability to automatically refresh pages at certain intervals, which is annoying and will affect my total domination of the total time online stat on these forums.
Thank Christ. Give someone else a chance.

I didn't do it for the stats, I was doing it long before there were stats, it's just the way I like to do things, having a lot of pages open and refreshing every few minutes so I get an up-to-date page when I click around. That's also why I miss Tab Mix Plus, it let me have multiple tab bars, useful when I have a couple dozen tabs open.

Another thing I like about this new version is that the Mac version behaves a lot more like a Mac application than Firefox 2 did. It looks more like one (the tool bar looks very much like Safari's) and it uses standard Mac buttons and drop down boxes instead of the PC style ones in Firefox 2. Small touches, but nice ones.

vudu · « **Reply #9 on:** June 17, 2008, 07:53:15 PM »

Quote from: DAaaMan64 on June 17, 2008, 06:35:07 PM

oh pardon me chancellor pants off

I need to get a mod to change my title. That's awesome.

RABicle · « **Reply #10 on:** June 17, 2008, 07:54:43 PM »

Oh boy does this mean Netscape 10 will follow?!

Smoke39 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 17, 2008, 08:12:29 PM »

Quote from: MADONNA DYNOMITE on June 17, 2008, 05:01:52 PM

SeaMonkey owns firebadger.

I thought I was the only one who used SeaMonkey.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #12 on:** June 17, 2008, 08:25:28 PM »

You're not special anymore.

stats -50%

Smoke39 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 17, 2008, 08:37:08 PM »

I don't care about being special, I just never see anyone talk about SeaMonkey. It's always Firefox Firefox Firefox.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #14 on:** June 17, 2008, 08:45:49 PM »

Firefox sux0rs. The last version i tried wouldn't let me change the temp storage directory, was too flowery and loaded like MGS4installationASS on a win98 machine.

SeaMonkey fit the bill.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #15 on:** June 17, 2008, 09:55:03 PM »

I found an extension to get me my refreshment back. I"LL BE DEAD FOR DECADES BEFORE SOMEONE COMES CLOSE TO MY DOMINANCE.

Seriously, though, this new bookmark thing is great. I had an extension before that was sort of like this but not as good and not as simple.

wandering · « **Reply #16 on:** June 17, 2008, 10:35:10 PM »

Firefox 3 is good but I'm not sure I like being reminded how addicted I am to the funhouse...

ShyGuy · « **Reply #17 on:** June 17, 2008, 11:23:21 PM »

If you're using anything other than Lynx to browse, you are a casual gamer who needs to go reserve Dog faced Babyz Party.

I don't know if I like the new History drop down on FF3. It does seem zippier though.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #18 on:** June 17, 2008, 11:31:55 PM »

It's kinda sad that all 10 of my Most Visited pages are NWR forums.

animecyberrat · « **Reply #19 on:** June 18, 2008, 08:47:12 PM »

So yeah I have been contemplating getting this but after watching the coverage on G4 (shut up) I am not so sure.

stevey · « **Reply #20 on:** June 18, 2008, 10:08:32 PM »

So you going to ignore 8 million people downloading it in one day saying it's awesome because of g4 the "microsoft ad channel" saying otherwise???

animecyberrat · « **Reply #21 on:** June 18, 2008, 10:11:14 PM »

No it is the exact opposite, G4 said it was the **** and since I thing they are **** I don't take what they says seriously and if they like it so much I have doubts if I would.

animecyberrat · « **Reply #22 on:** June 18, 2008, 10:18:56 PM »

Not to mention I don't usually follow the crowd anyways so why should I care how many sheep get it on day one. I was asking people here who I trust if it is worth the download, because I don't trust G4.

Shift Key · « **Reply #23 on:** June 18, 2008, 10:30:06 PM »

Quote from: animecyberrat on June 18, 2008, 10:11:14 PM

No it is the exact opposite, G4 said it was the **** and since I thing they are **** I don't take what they says seriously and if they like it so much I have doubts if I would.

Is it opposites day? Whatever happened to "doing your own research" about things? Not having a go at you specifically rat, but it seems like people take the easy way out and pass judgement without actual hands-on experience.

Quote from: animecyberrat on June 18, 2008, 10:18:56 PM

Not to mention I don't usually follow the crowd anyways so why should I care how many sheep get it on day one. I was asking people here who I trust if it is worth the download, because I don't trust G4.

The "sheep" thing is a result of Mozilla trying to get a Guinness world record for most downloads in 24 hours.

As for my opinion - I've been using it for a few months, since it was an early alpha version. I'm still running the nightly builds rather than the 3.0 (Gran Paradiso, what a terrible name, bring back Minefield!) and its easily replaced Firefox 2, IE6, IE7, IE8 and Safari (sit down RAB) as my browser of choice. This release was a non-event for me, but it was suprising to see it get over 8 million downloads (waiting on an official announcement though).

Having said all that, I've been using it on new-ish systems with 2GB of RAM. It may not be the best choice for low-memory systems, but it has greatly improved on Firefox's issues - page rendering speeds, memory usage, and the address bar is pretty useful for finding specific pages based on the title or search tags. Give it a try and see if it is an improvement.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #24 on:** June 18, 2008, 11:23:59 PM »

I like FF3 a lot more now that I realized you can get rid of/move the Most Visited list in your main bookmarks toolbar.

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