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Le_Canard
The Duk Abides
Registered: 05/16/03
Posts: 94,392
Loc: Earthfarm 1
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Go Firefox!
#3140211 - 09/15/04 06:36 PM (19 years, 7 months ago) |
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Firefox drawing fans away from Microsoft IE
Published: September 15, 2004, 2:59 PM PDT By Robert Lemos Staff Writer, CNET News.com
"update: Open-source browsers Mozilla and Firefox have won over a significant number of defectors from Microsoft's Internet Explorer in the past nine months, Web site metrics suggest.
The gains for Firefox, which was released in a version 1.0 preview on Tuesday, and for Mozilla are most noticeable at Web sites popular by geek-chic early adopters. For example, W3Schools.com, a Web development tutorial site found that Mozilla-based browsers were used by 18 percent of its visitors in September, up from 8 percent in January. Internet Explorer use dropped to 75 percent from 84 percent in the same period."
(read more here )
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luvdemshrooms
Two inch dick..but it spins!?
Registered: 11/29/01
Posts: 34,247
Loc: Lost In Space
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Re: Go Firefox! [Re: Le_Canard]
#3140223 - 09/15/04 06:37 PM (19 years, 7 months ago) |
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Forgive the cut and paste from another thread, but....
I've been playing with the 1.0 and the previous (.092?) for a while now, well just got 1.0 today... and while the popup blocker works fine there is a few bugs. Minor ones.
Using the reply box here..... 1. If there is existing text, even if the cursor is clearly flashing before the text, when I click "quote" the brackets always appear after the pre-existing text. 2. With IE I could right click between the quote brackets and then paste, if I do so with Firefox the text appears after the brackets. I have to left click between the brackets and then right click to paste.
Small things? Yes. They happen in both versions of Firefox though.
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debianlinux
Myconerd - DBK
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Re: Go Firefox! [Re: Le_Canard]
#3140311 - 09/15/04 06:50 PM (19 years, 7 months ago) |
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kronnyQ
SuperstudExtraordinaire
Registered: 07/22/04
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Opera is lame...Firefox is nice but still kinda buggy and is missing a lot of the functionality that IE has. Nutscrape is slow moving bloatware. I think all browsers pretty much suck, I should just learn how to make my own.
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debianlinux
Myconerd - DBK
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Re: Go Firefox! [Re: kronnyQ]
#3147316 - 09/17/04 07:27 AM (19 years, 6 months ago) |
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what can you possibly hold against opera?
i can't think of one single thing that i don't like about it.
note, i've been using it since ver 1.0 when it fit on a floppy.
i agree that netscape is bloated but i can't say that IE has some kinda special functionality. what, Active(lyfuckmeover)X?
Standards compliance and cross-platform support and the 2 things i primarily look for in a browser.
keep in mind that tabs, gestures, etc. were pioneered by the Opera developement team.
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Lana
Head Banana
Registered: 10/27/99
Posts: 3,109
Loc: www.MycoSupply.com
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I've been using Firefox for about 2 weeks now... I love it!
I think it works/loads much better than IE.
Go Firefox
Lana
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Vvellum
Stranger
Registered: 05/24/04
Posts: 10,920
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opera fucking rules. although I prefer firefox...
as far as I'm concerned, opera & firefox are the only two browsers that are important...with mozilla suite ranking in a distant third.
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NewfoundFreedom
Manure whore
Registered: 05/06/04
Posts: 1,915
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Re: Go Firefox! [Re: Vvellum]
#3150426 - 09/17/04 11:21 PM (19 years, 6 months ago) |
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I just started using firefox a while ago and I'm definately sticking with it.
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Edame
gone
Registered: 01/14/03
Posts: 1,270
Loc: outta here
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I think the new RSS integration is great, it's nice to have all of the headlines load up as bookmarks. Some of my favourite extensions: Tabbrowser extension Chatzilla (IRC client) Weatherfox (Forecasts in the status bar) FoxyTunes (control your mp3 player from the status bar)
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Edited by Edame (09/18/04 05:10 PM)
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Redstorm
Prince of Bugs
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Re: Go Firefox! [Re: Le_Canard]
#3151555 - 09/18/04 04:46 PM (19 years, 6 months ago) |
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I just downloaded Firefox, and I must say I'm impressed. I love the window tabs.
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NewfoundFreedom
Manure whore
Registered: 05/06/04
Posts: 1,915
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Re: Go Firefox! [Re: Redstorm]
#3152503 - 09/18/04 10:20 PM (19 years, 6 months ago) |
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I second the window tabs. I absolutely love this feature. No more having shitloads of windows open.
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abhi
Why not?
Registered: 10/11/03
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I used opera when I first got fed up with IE. I then switched to firefox after hearing about it so much.
The first thing I didn't really enjoy about firefox was how wide the tabs are, whereas the opera tabs are nice and skinny. But I don't use crappy 800x600 resolution anymore. I use 1600x1200 and I don't have that many tabs open anyways.
Firefox owns all!!
Opera rocks too!!
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Redstorm
Prince of Bugs
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Re: Go Firefox! [Re: Redstorm]
#3152851 - 09/19/04 12:01 AM (19 years, 6 months ago) |
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Check out the Noia 2.0 (eXtreme) theme, it's really cool.
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scape
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Re: Go Firefox! [Re: Redstorm]
#3153874 - 09/19/04 08:27 PM (19 years, 6 months ago) |
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Yea i just got firefox a couple days ago SO NICE!
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Hooty
Reality isRelative
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Re: Go Firefox! [Re: scape]
#3157997 - 09/20/04 09:30 PM (19 years, 6 months ago) |
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viva la firefox.
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Requiem
More Better
Registered: 09/22/03
Posts: 642
Loc: Hangin' out on the Sealab
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Re: Go Firefox! [Re: Redstorm]
#3159060 - 09/21/04 06:34 AM (19 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
Redstorm said: Check out the Noia 2.0 (eXtreme) theme, it's really cool.
Been using that for a few months. It's the shit.
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nonoman
ambassador
Registered: 06/25/04
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Re: Go Firefox! [Re: Requiem]
#3165575 - 09/22/04 03:56 PM (19 years, 6 months ago) |
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Been using Firefox for about a year, just recently tried MyIE2. Anyone else tried it and have an opinion?
nono
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Vvellum
Stranger
Registered: 05/24/04
Posts: 10,920
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Re: Go Firefox! [Re: nonoman]
#3165760 - 09/22/04 04:41 PM (19 years, 6 months ago) |
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MyIE2, Avant Browser, etc = Internet Exploder with a facelift. dont be fooled - it's all IE.
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nonoman
ambassador
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Re: Go Firefox! [Re: Vvellum]
#3180983 - 09/25/04 10:36 PM (19 years, 6 months ago) |
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Thanks, bi0!
nono
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