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Back to the front of the pack: Ars reviews Firefox 4

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Re: Back to the front of the pack: Ars reviews Firefox 4

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Post by joakin »

drivebyacct2 wrote: post #8
ChaseB wrote: post #2

I love the app tab concept. Just wish the favicon would update and tell me when new mail has arrived.

Chrome has had that for over a year (nearly two years?) now.

Whenever somebody says that they love something about firefox 4 are you going to reply like that?

Congrats on chrome, but berfore they did it there already was tab mix plus and faviconize extensions which had this concept.

Yeah, everybody copies the good stuff, that's what good about competition. Don't be mean and ironic with useless information on other people's positive comments.

Both are great software, there is no need to fight over and be always looking for the fight

Re: Back to the front of the pack: Ars reviews Firefox 4

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Post by focusaurus »

I am seeing many things copied from Chrome. Reading the article top to bottom:

-Tabs above the address bar

-1 button for stop/refresh

-single star button for bookmarks

-transient status bar

-manage extensions in a tab

-pinning tabs

Tab groups, awesome bar, sync, and the privacy features do look awesome though. Will try them out for a while.

Re: Back to the front of the pack: Ars reviews Firefox 4

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Post by smackay »

speleding wrote: post #35

Hmm, "New window" (or option N) doesn't work if the current focus is on a window on my second monitor. Very annoying since that's my browsing screen.

All of the popup panels for menu items are displayed erratically with the contents appearing and disappearing as I move over them with the mouse. This only happens on a second monitor under Windows Vista.

Re: Back to the front of the pack: Ars reviews Firefox 4

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Post by [deleted] »

hpaavola wrote: post #18
skippybosco wrote: post #16

I am surprised to see that a restart of the browser is still required to enable / disable extensions and themes in the new FireFox 4. Is this the case with Chrome as well?

Firefox has also other type of extensions. Jetpack extensions ( https://jetpack.mozillalabs.com/ ) which don't require restarts. And there are also "mini themes", called Personas ( http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/ ) which don't require restarts.

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Re: Back to the front of the pack: Ars reviews Firefox 4

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Post by jakkinabox »

jaybol wrote: post #5

I've been really happy with Chrome after using Firefox for a long time. I couldn't bear one more Adobe Flash Plugin crash. Has any Chrome user here switched over to Firefox 4 and been pleased with it?

On ubuntu, yes. On windows, no. Chrome opens tabs kinda slow on ubuntu for some reason.

Re: Back to the front of the pack: Ars reviews Firefox 4

#46

Post by weaksauce »

robin_reala wrote: post #39
speleding wrote: post #35

Hmm, "New window" (or option N) doesn't work if the current focus is on a window on my second monitor. Very annoying since that's my browsing screen.

Just tried that here and I can’t replicate (10.6.6).

It's probably only a windows(maybe linux) bug as I cannot replicate it here either. (OS X)

Re: Back to the front of the pack: Ars reviews Firefox 4

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Post by drivebyacct2 »

joakin wrote: post #41
drivebyacct2 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Chrome has had that for over a year (nearly two years?) now.

Whenever somebody says that they love something about firefox 4 are you going to reply like that? Congrats on chrome, but berfore they did it there already was tab mix plus and faviconize extensions which had this concept. Yeah, everybody copies the good stuff, that's what good about competition. Don't be mean and ironic with useless information on other people's positive comments. Both are great software, there is n…

It wasn't meant like that. The comment acted as if it was something new, it's not that hard to read it that way. "I hope this takes off" definitely makes it sound as if it's a brand new feature just coming out or something.

It wasn't meant even half as maliciously as you read into it.

Re: Back to the front of the pack: Ars reviews Firefox 4

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Post by speleding »

robin_reala wrote: post #39
speleding wrote: post #35

Hmm, "New window" (or option N) doesn't work if the current focus is on a window on my second monitor. Very annoying since that's my browsing screen.

Just tried that here and I can’t replicate (10.6.6).

I'm on 10.6.7, perhaps that's why. It is consistent on two Mac Pro's I tried with dual screens, so it should be easy to replicate.

Re: Back to the front of the pack: Ars reviews Firefox 4

#49

Post by tobylane »

tobylane wrote: post #34

It's still the slowest.. Proper tests here http://uk.gizmodo.com/5784454/browser-speed-tests-firefox-4-... From what I saw in the arstech article, the graphics are somewhere between bulkly ie8, and super clean Opera. Has any FF user used another browser properly and gone back for something other than extensions? It really does seem to suck from what I see. And now Opera and Safari have a lot of good extensions, FF sh…

Yey I got downvoted for a link to a test, and a possibly-too-modern but realistic view.

Re: Back to the front of the pack: Ars reviews Firefox 4

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Post by nnutter »

bvi wrote: post #28
nnutter wrote: post #13

I'm still debating on whether to use Firefox 4. Both Safari and Chrome seem to exhibit "lock ups" while opening a few tabs or while loading content. Maybe others have experience the same thing?

Not being snarky, but instead of debating, why don't you try (or "force yourself") to use FF4 for a full day or two before making a decision?

When I say debating I mean picking the least annoying one after having used all of them at their current version for a few days.
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