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Firefox 1.0 (Not Preview!) is out!
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 2:25 pm
by Avder
So far I'd have to say that I like it. I've been using plain Mozilla for the past few months and definatly like the tabbed browsing. I'd have used Firefox, except I dont like using "Beta" software for things. But now 1.0 is out, and now that I'm using it I'm really starting to like it alot. It even gave me back the one feature of IE that I missed: Middle-Click = Autoscroll.
So far Ive installed AdBlock, PrefsBar, and Mouse Gestures. All are working just great. The preferences and bookmarks import worked great, and theres even a search engine box right at the top of the screen.
Yeah, I fully endorse this browser. The only issue I have is that the bookmarks folder isnt included on the bookmarks toolbar like you can have it in Mozilla, but Ive found a way around that already.
Anyone have any really nice extensions theyd like to reccomend for Firefox customization?
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 3:07 pm
by Mr. Perfect
Middle click used to be how you opened links in a new tab(even up to v1PR), how does 1.0 handle it?
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 3:09 pm
by Avder
Middle click on a link still opens it in a new tab. Middle click on anything else -> autoscroll.
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 3:57 pm
by AceCombat
can you customize your menus and move them around to your preference?
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 4:02 pm
by fliptw
AceCombat wrote:can you customize your menus and move them around to your preference?
no. why would you need it?
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 4:11 pm
by Top Wop
I just hope they FINALLY made a working download manager. Before you hit pause, and when you hit resume it just sat there and the download corrupts. I have yet to test the DL manager. I am tired of using these shitty 3rd party DL managers. Why does this class of utility software have to be so shitty and packed with bombarding advertisements?
I also hope they fix the random crashes. There is nothing more annoying than spending at least an hour browsing with multiple tabs open and suddently having to loose all of that information because the program decides its time to ★■◆● up and crash. >:(
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 4:15 pm
by fliptw
download managers are dependant on servers co-operating with them.
Do applications in general have a habit of crashing on you Top Wop?
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 5:59 pm
by AceCombat
fliptw wrote:AceCombat wrote:can you customize your menus and move them around to your preference?
no. why would you need it?
because some people like to customize how their broswer toolbars and tool functions appear on the screen.....DUH!!!
FireFox Tool Bars
because i cant move my address bar to its own line i cant view super long addresses easily
IE 6 Tool bars
now notice here, because my address bar has a entire line of screen width to its own, i can view much longer addresses without having to scroll across the bar.
THAT is why i ask if they added custom tool bar capability
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 6:00 pm
by Top Wop
fliptw wrote:Do applications in general have a habit of crashing on you Top Wop?
None except this one.
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 6:32 pm
by Avder
AceCombat wrote:fliptw wrote:AceCombat wrote:can you customize your menus and move them around to your preference?
no. why would you need it?
because some people like to customize how their broswer toolbars and tool functions appear on the screen.....DUH!!!
FireFox Tool Bars
because i cant move my address bar to its own line i cant view super long addresses easily
IE 6 Tool bars
now notice here, because my address bar has a entire line of screen width to its own, i can view much longer addresses without having to scroll across the bar.
THAT is why i ask if they added custom tool bar capability
Ace:
View->Toolbars->Customize
Move everything around to fit your taste.
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 7:45 pm
by Jeff250
http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/
Its Firefox implementation though is slightly flakey.
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 8:48 pm
by fliptw
menus != toolbars.
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 8:55 pm
by DCrazy
Ace, right click an empty spot on the toolbar and click Add New Toolbar. Then move the Address bar to this toolbar. Done.
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:36 pm
by Mobius
Other Very Valuable Extensions:
easyGestures (Better than Mouse Gestures IMO)
popup ALT Attribute
Single Window
Tab Clicking Options
FLST
BlankLast
undoCloseTab
View in IE
DOM Inspector
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:50 pm
by AceCombat
DCrazy wrote:Ace, right click an empty spot on the toolbar and click Add New Toolbar. Then move the Address bar to this toolbar. Done.
TY!! *ACE* gives Crazy a lapdance
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 10:04 pm
by DCrazy
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 11:22 pm
by Avder
Currently Installed Extensions:
AdBlock
Mouse Gestures
Focus Last Selected Tab
Tabbrowser Preferences
Disable Targets for Downloads
Tabbrowser Extensions
Prefbar
Copy Image
Copy Plain Text (modified the install.rdf file)
Download With (Modified the install.rdf file)
I have Download With configured to allow me to send URL's directly to wget. I like wget.
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 11:37 pm
by Testiculese
I installed adblock, that's all that's necessary.
Ace:
http://www.metallisoft.com/files/descen ... elbar1.gif
http://www.metallisoft.com/files/descen ... elbar2.gif
Why do ppl use download managers? Click the link, d/l the file, how hard is that, really?
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 12:29 pm
by Testiculese
Also, beware that Adblock does not yet work in 1.0
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 12:36 pm
by Top Wop
Testiculese wrote:Why do ppl use download managers? Click the link, d/l the file, how hard is that, really?
Because not everyone has broadband like you and people need the ability to resume a partial download.
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 12:40 pm
by Avder
Testiculese wrote:Also, beware that Adblock does not yet work in 1.0
I just adblocked your freeking avatar, Testi.
youre dead wrong again!
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 2:12 pm
by Mobius
Topwop: Firefox allows resuming broken downloads. It also allows pausing while you download other stuff. No need for a download manager with Firefox.
Oh - one bug which used to show up frequently in 0.8 - and haven't seen fro a while, but it might still be around: You use firefox to download a file, and when it says it is complete, you look in the destination folder, and it's not there! It's still cached though, so try and download the file again - and it completes in about 1 second - then you file is there.
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 3:46 pm
by Top Wop
Mobius wrote:Topwop: Firefox allows resuming broken downloads. It also allows pausing while you download other stuff. No need for a download manager with Firefox.
I know that, thats why I was asking if they fixed that feature as it was shoddy in previous builds. I have yet to find a large file to test this out though...
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 4:15 pm
by AceCombat
DCrazy wrote:
Holy f*ck no.
ROTFLMAO!! i knew that was coming
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:27 pm
by DCrazy
I know but I felt like indulging your sense of humor anyway.
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:48 am
by Avder
Has anyone been getting a bug where they open a webpage by either left or middle clicking and it goes to almost full screen except for the title bar? And on top of that, it disables context menus, and any navigation extensions you have installed? Ive gotten it a couple times now visitg random sites and Its starting to puzzle me.
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 2:29 am
by Mr. Perfect
Daum. Check out the memory usage with 1.0, it's down to only(heh) 20megs. v1PR was like 54megs or so, wasn't it? Good to see they shaped that up some.
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 11:10 am
by roid
i think the amount of memory it takes up is dependant on how many tabs you have open.
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 12:10 pm
by Top Wop
I had several tabs open and Firefox used up nearly 74 megs of memory! But that was with the PR.
And yes, their built in download manager is fully functional.
