Firefox 2 & IE7

[Sp`ange]

I've installed IE7 and FF2.

They both suck.

On OSX, FF2 with tabs is completely broken. So are a buncha other things.

On a PC, if you do a fresh install (no FF before-hand), flash and WMP plugins don't install properly. Among a few other minor things, ALT-S on vbulletin doesn't send the damn message.. Arrrggg!


IE7 is fuckin' dog ass slow. Especially if you use multiple tabs. What is with this shit? Plus, all the extensions are commercial and they blow too..


Anyone have a better success with either one of these? Anyone hate them as much as I do?

 

[wr3kt]

On OSX, try changing the theme and see if that doesn't remedy your tab problem.
There's also a config thing for the alt+s thing. Let me find it.

 

[ZRH]

There is safari on OSX

FF usually gets fixed fast, IE on the other hand, in two years or so MS will release a patch.

 

[wr3kt]

From GM for the alt+s solution.

yeah, there's a fix

open about:config in address bar

change ui.key.chromeAccess to 5
change ui.key.contentAccess to 4

Then close->open FF.

 

[wr3kt]

Yep, works fine.

 

[APRIL]

I love the FF2 so far. Zero probs except for the alt S fix.

 

[itburnswhenipee]

I still use ff1 at home, but I put ff2 on the machine I'm using at work right now and am pretty pleased with what I've seen so far.

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Yeah FF2 is the cats tits , man.

 

[VladTemplar]

Only downside of FF2 is the lack of themes right now.

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Only downside of FF2 is the lack of themes right now.

The noia 2.0 theme is pretty nice.

 

[APRIL]

The noia 2.0 theme is pretty nice.

You're right, it is pretty cool.

 

[itburnswhenipee]

Only downside of FF2 is the lack of themes right now.

Bah... you kids and your themes. When I read the internets I don't need my web browser looking like some hopped up, brightly colored, series of neon tubes. In my day web browsers were bland and drab and that's the way I likes it!

 

[VladTemplar]

Bah... you kids and your themes. When I read the internets I don't need my web browser looking like some hopped up, brightly colored, series of neon tubes. In my day web browsers were bland and drab and that's the way I likes it!

Uh

All I want is a dark theme. My desktop theme is dark, everything is set up dark. I don't like to have a really bright screen blasting my face all the time.

 

[Ryokurin]

I love FF2. IE7 is installed but otherwise I haven't touched it other than surf a few pages. I haven't had to deal with accidental spyware infections in over two years so im not eager to go back. If I had to change I would go Opera before I go back to IE.

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Bah... you kids and your themes. When I read the internets I don't need my web browser looking like some hopped up, brightly colored, series of neon tubes. In my day web browsers were bland and drab and that's the way I likes it!

Back in my day we had a separate little house out in the back yard you had to go sit in to read internets.

 

[taeric]

So am I the lone Opera user in this group?

I installed IE7. Haven't used it too much. Anything on the computer by MS scares me. I'm actually somewhat surprised I never made the complete switch to either OSX or FreeBSD. (E17 looks really really nice.)

 

[Sp`ange]

There is safari on OSX

That's what I use currently because FF1x would have tab issues under OSX. Mostly not being able to click on other tabs after 10+ are opened.

From GM for the alt+s solution.


Then close->open FF.

On OSX, try changing the theme and see if that doesn't remedy your tab problem.
There's also a config thing for the alt+s thing. Let me find it.

danke danke.

 

[fly]

Should I try FF2? WTF is the difference?

 

[Sp`ange]

Should I try FF2? WTF is the difference?

I don't see shit for difference except a few of my extensions don't/didn't work. I had to find an extension that allowed unsupported extensions to run.

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Should I try FF2? WTF is the difference?

Built in spell checker alone is worth it.