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Anyone here been using Firefox 2.0 Beta 2?
I recently downloaded it and it's a nice improvment over 1.5, but it doesn't seem drastically different.
The main new features I've noitced and liked are:
Built in spell checking
A bit of a theme refresh (http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1272/firefox2beta2ft3.png)
Each tab now has it's own close button, it's a bit confusing at first, but it's better once you get used to it
Undo close tab (quite useful!)
Better feed handlingOverall I've liked it and look forward to seeing it released. The absolute best has definitely been the spell checking. It's pretty sad how many times I spell because wrong.
Do you know whether plugins need to be updated to work with it? I have a few plugins that I wouldn't want to browse without, I do like the idea of "Undo Close Tab" that could come in very handy.
keith
09-04-2006, 03:00 PM
Most of the plugins still doesn't work....
The one that I know works is the Google Notebook.
(There may be others).
kadhal
09-04-2006, 05:33 PM
wow undo close tab is cool ( microsoft should be implementing it in IE 8 )
The main reason most plugins don't work with 2.0b right now is becuase when it was created, the author only said it was compatabile with 1.5.x, but it's very likely that it will work perfectly well with 2.0.
There's a plugin (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/958/) that will make all of your old extensions compatabile with 2.0, I've used it and have had no trouble.
There a lot of back end fixs im very excited about on how FF handles extention heavy users should solve memory issues for some.
keith
09-04-2006, 08:47 PM
There's a plugin (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/958/) that will make all of your old extensions compatabile with 2.0, I've used it and have had no trouble.
Excellent Mike!!
Perhaps, that's one thing I am looking for, to get some of my extensions to work in Firefox 2.0b!! :)
oops.... no rep. sys here to rep. u :P
I wouldnt recomend most people looking to use a beta browser for main use yes ok play toy with it but dont expect to use it till the next release it will have issues
palefrost
09-05-2006, 03:46 AM
How many people really use opera and firefox? It looks like such a hassle to set up compared to windows. How much safer is it anyway. I guess i want to be told i really need to do this.
Ie is crap period and neither are hard to setup you jsut install it and your done... I Personaly like firefox over opera and I am a but of a extention whore
How many people really use opera and firefox? It looks like such a hassle to set up compared to windows. How much safer is it anyway. I guess i want to be told i really need to do this.
You know, it's a browser, not an operating system?
Firefox has about 10% of the browser market, and Opera has significantly less.
Installing it is as easy as installing any other Windows program, just download it from here (mozilla.com). It will even import all your bookmark from IE if you want. :)
palefrost
09-05-2006, 04:50 PM
You know, it's a browser, not an operating system?
Firefox has about 10% of the browser market, and Opera has significantly less.
Installing it is as easy as installing any other Windows program, just download it from here (mozilla.com). It will even import all your bookmark from IE if you want. :)
Yes yes i got that part! Is it worth it though. Whats so wrong with explorer?
FF is a lot more secure than IE and FF is a lot more feature ritch. Tabbed browsing extentions ect... trust me try it you will be happy...
We should start a firefox extentions thread...
palefrost
09-05-2006, 08:24 PM
Trust you.........*gets nervous*
try it you got nothing to loose i mean theres nothing worse than IE with the exception of AOL's browser so go try it...
Seeing someone use IE at work or wherever, really disgusts me
It's either they are ignorant or a newbie, the latter I can tolerate
Being a web designer I must say I hate IE with a passion, if you want to see the web the way it was ment to be displayed use firefox...
Market Share:
Microsoft’s IE – 75.88%
Firefox – 13.71%
The reported stats are pretty funny but the main reason IE has so much market share is because of forced installs on workplace computers, not because it's any good.
In a personal note, my webserver stats from users visiting a few months ago was IE: 10%/Firefox: 80%/Opera: 10%
Now a days no one with IE has even hit my site (this includes my avatar on various high traffic forums like penny arcade)
I think that says something profound.
IE isn't that bad in the workplace, if it's under a secure corporate firewall, becuase there are advantages to using IE. For exmaple, you can see the current user's name and authencation level in the browser, which will let you determine what to show on something like the coorporate intranet.
At home though, Firefox is by far the best. :D
Interweb is a diffrent breed alltogether but regardless of the firewall local policies need to be created on every system to properly secure it that any real admin should hence why out of the box FF is a better browser. Only time id use IE in the work place is when the interweb is based of off a microsoft network But thats not whats in question here so mike lets stay on track shall we? rube That being said there are other ways to get that information than from browser Qeuries that is insecure to start with...
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