I have converted to Firefox...

SilverWind · 02-16-2005, 12:23 AM

And the change feels good.

Actually, moving everything over was not as painful as I anticipated (very simple, actually). Now I have everything super organized, have all the extentions I think I'll need... in short, I'm one happy Silvie. ^_^

I'm enjoying everything extremely, except for one little tidbit-- I like using the scroll button on the mouse a lot, and every time I click it in Firefox, accidently on a link, it accesses the link, to a bit of an annoyance. Any idea on how to turn that click-access link off?

Also, any suggestions on any extentions/themes I should get?

^_^

**Prince Toad** · 02-16-2005, 12:34 AM

Yay Silvie. I switched about a month ago, it's way better than IE.

I find that click on the link thing to be really useful. It opens a new tab, but saves you a click. Just try to... avoid the links. There's generally more white space, heh.

I don't have any themes or anything. Actually, haven't even heard of them. I did get FlashGot, but I'm not sure that actually counts, heh. Does download stuff faster, I think.

Beam Yosho the Drunkard · 02-16-2005, 02:24 AM

http://piro.sakura.ne.jp/xul/_popupalt.html.en
ALT tag text will actually work now.

Swordmaster Link · 02-16-2005, 06:08 PM

Quote:

I'm enjoying everything extremely, except for one little tidbit-- I like using the scroll button on the mouse a lot, and every time I click it in Firefox, accidently on a link, it accesses the link, to a bit of an annoyance.

I had the same problem! I didn't realize what I was doing at first, so I would look at the top of the screen and go, "Why are there 5 tabs up there? I didn't do anything..." I got used to it though, and now I don't make that mistake. Welcome to Firefox Silv.

Codiekitty · 02-16-2005, 08:24 PM

Hated it. Absolutely hated it.

When I had it, the Internet on my was unimaginably sluggish.

Hated how it didn't text wrap long strings of text in message board text boxes.

It doesn't support Alt tags.

It can't download .wmas.

It requested a plugin that didn't exist to play those music things people put at the top of their forums.

When I tried to open music in my browser, say from VGmusic, it blocked it and said it was a popup. WTF?

Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

Beam Yosho the Drunkard · 02-16-2005, 09:23 PM

^BABY.

...But for the ALT Tags, click here;

Quote:

Originally posted by Beam Yosho the Drunkard:
http://piro.sakura.ne.jp/xul/_popupalt.html.en
ALT tag text will actually work now.

Super_Mario_1987 · 02-16-2005, 10:29 PM

^ Thanks for those.

Codiekitty · 02-17-2005, 06:03 PM

Thanks for the offer, Beam, but I deleted FoxFire, and I ain't bringing it back.

Oh yes, when I had FireFox, my Internet would constantly disconnect.

Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

ocarinagirl · 02-17-2005, 07:57 PM

That's...odd. I never experienced that stuff with FireFox, CK. Especially the whole "internet disconnection" thing. =/

**Prince Toad** · 02-17-2005, 09:22 PM

Yeah, that's sort of strange, CK. I never had anything weird like that with FF. Must be your computer.

Erdawn Il Deus · 02-19-2005, 04:22 AM

Yeah. I'm going to go and chalk it up to your PC being the problem.

Metal Man · 02-25-2005, 03:40 PM

Perhaps the ghost of IE refused to lose another computer.

Or what you do with a web browser is not what Firefox wants to do. Either way, it depends on the system.

Alink - VCR Man. VCR. · 02-25-2005, 10:25 PM

Firefox>Netscape>IE.

I have it, and it's "The better Net experience!"

**Sean P Kelly** · 03-01-2005, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by CodieKitty:
It doesn't support Alt tags.

Firefox DOES accept Alt tags. It just uses them for the purpose that they are SUPPOSED to be used for (that is text that appears when the image doesn't load)

From the Mozilla website:

Quote:

Where are the image tooltips?

Many sites use the alt HTML property to display tooltips for images. This is wrong. The correct property to use for tooltips is title. The alt property has a very important purpose, which is to provide replacement text for images in browsers that cannot or do not (by user's choice) display images, and if graphical browsers display them as tooltips people will be discouraged from using them for their correct purpose.

[ March 01, 2005, 01:17 PM: Message edited by: Gimpy ]

Glyph Phoenix · 03-04-2005, 06:07 PM

Boo Firefox. Both Firefox and the Mozilla Suite worked fine for a while until they started crashing EVERY TIME I PRESSED A BUTTON. Google? Crash. VGF posts? Crash. Extensions? Crash.

So I downloaded opera, swiped the registration key off... er... bought the registration, and I've been browsing happily ever since.

**Sean P Kelly** · 03-04-2005, 09:22 PM

^ I would blame your computer, NOT the browser

DarthButcher · 03-04-2005, 10:51 PM

I use Firefox, and LOVE IT!

Glyph Phoenix · 03-05-2005, 10:25 PM

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I would blame your computer, NOT the browser

Yeah, but Firefox claims to be the safest browser. Safe browsers don't crash when you click on buttons, even if I do have a computer that was released shortly before the Atari.

Beam Yosho the Drunkard · 03-05-2005, 10:33 PM

By safest, it means it'll AUTOMATICALLY block adware programs, spyware, and viruses that IE does not.

I'm pretty sure it IS your computer, not the browser.

**Sean P Kelly** · 03-05-2005, 11:42 PM

Personally, my thought is, if you are responsible about where you browse and you don't download everything in sight (especially those cheap add-ons you see in the forum ads), it doesn't really matter what browser you use.

I never used IE unless I was forced to (I used Netscape before switching to Firebox), but that's just my personal preference.

So, it doesn't matter what browser you use, all that matters is how you use it.

[ March 05, 2005, 10:44 PM: Message edited by: Gimpy ]

02-16-2005, 12:23 AM	#1
SilverWind Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Looking up at the stars... Posts: 8,225 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts Points: 14,490.24 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 14,990.24 Donate	And the change feels good. Actually, moving everything over was not as painful as I anticipated (very simple, actually). Now I have everything super organized, have all the extentions I think I'll need... in short, I'm one happy Silvie. ^_^ I'm enjoying everything extremely, except for one little tidbit-- I like using the scroll button on the mouse a lot, and every time I click it in Firefox, accidently on a link, it accesses the link, to a bit of an annoyance. Any idea on how to turn that click-access link off? Also, any suggestions on any extentions/themes I should get? ^_^

02-16-2005, 12:34 AM	#2
Prince Toad PC Mod Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Rookery Gender: Posts: 11,429 Thanks: 43 Thanked 59 Times in 50 Posts Points: 47,038.56 Bank: 27,199.79 Total Points: 74,238.35 Donate	Yay Silvie. I switched about a month ago, it's way better than IE. I find that click on the link thing to be really useful. It opens a new tab, but saves you a click. Just try to... avoid the links. There's generally more white space, heh. I don't have any themes or anything. Actually, haven't even heard of them. I did get FlashGot, but I'm not sure that actually counts, heh. Does download stuff faster, I think.

02-16-2005, 02:24 AM	#3
Beam Yosho the Drunkard Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The oversized rock of Hawaii. Gender: Posts: 5,664 Thanks: 5 Thanked 17 Times in 13 Posts Points: 24,567.39 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 25,067.39 Donate	http://piro.sakura.ne.jp/xul/_popupalt.html.en ALT tag text will actually work now.

02-16-2005, 08:24 PM	#5
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,143 Thanks: 121 Thanked 174 Times in 120 Posts Points: 51,309.72 Bank: 3,021,450.74 Total Points: 3,072,760.46 Donate	Hated it. Absolutely hated it. When I had it, the Internet on my was unimaginably sluggish. Hated how it didn't text wrap long strings of text in message board text boxes. It doesn't support Alt tags. It can't download .wmas. It requested a plugin that didn't exist to play those music things people put at the top of their forums. When I tried to open music in my browser, say from VGmusic, it blocked it and said it was a popup. WTF? Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

02-16-2005, 10:29 PM	#7
Super_Mario_1987 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Iowa Gender: Posts: 6,560 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 7,327.04 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 7,827.04 Donate	^ Thanks for those.

02-17-2005, 06:03 PM	#8
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,143 Thanks: 121 Thanked 174 Times in 120 Posts Points: 51,309.72 Bank: 3,021,450.74 Total Points: 3,072,760.46 Donate	Thanks for the offer, Beam, but I deleted FoxFire, and I ain't bringing it back. Oh yes, when I had FireFox, my Internet would constantly disconnect. Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

02-17-2005, 07:57 PM	#9
ocarinagirl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ehhh? What? Where am I?! Gender: Posts: 3,010 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 9,064.83 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 9,564.83 Donate	That's...odd. I never experienced that stuff with FireFox, CK. Especially the whole "internet disconnection" thing. =/

02-17-2005, 09:22 PM	#10
Prince Toad PC Mod Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Rookery Gender: Posts: 11,429 Thanks: 43 Thanked 59 Times in 50 Posts Points: 47,038.56 Bank: 27,199.79 Total Points: 74,238.35 Donate	Yeah, that's sort of strange, CK. I never had anything weird like that with FF. Must be your computer.

02-19-2005, 04:22 AM	#11
Erdawn Il Deus Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Threading the jeweled thrones of earth under my sandalled feet Gender: Posts: 2,990 Thanks: 4 Thanked 45 Times in 39 Posts Points: 24,312.11 Bank: 853.44 Total Points: 25,165.55 Donate	Yeah. I'm going to go and chalk it up to your PC being the problem.

02-25-2005, 03:40 PM	#12
Metal Man Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Gender: Posts: 7,033 Thanks: 77 Thanked 265 Times in 175 Posts Points: 8,470.63 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 8,470.63 Donate	Perhaps the ghost of IE refused to lose another computer. Or what you do with a web browser is not what Firefox wants to do. Either way, it depends on the system.

02-25-2005, 10:25 PM	#13
Alink - VCR Man. VCR. Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Behind The Wall Of Sleep. Gender: Posts: 768 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 5,233.99 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 5,233.99 Donate	Firefox>Netscape>IE. I have it, and it's "The better Net experience!"

03-04-2005, 06:07 PM	#15
Glyph Phoenix Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Gender: Posts: 1,774 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 7,310.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 7,810.00 Donate	Boo Firefox. Both Firefox and the Mozilla Suite worked fine for a while until they started crashing EVERY TIME I PRESSED A BUTTON. Google? Crash. VGF posts? Crash. Extensions? Crash. So I downloaded opera, swiped the registration key off... er... bought the registration, and I've been browsing happily ever since.

03-04-2005, 09:22 PM	#16
Sean P Kelly SMBHQ Mod Movies Mod Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,393 Thanks: 10 Thanked 46 Times in 36 Posts Points: 207,557.73 Bank: 152,388.02 Total Points: 359,945.75 Donate	^ I would blame your computer, NOT the browser

03-04-2005, 10:51 PM	#17
DarthButcher Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Arizona Gender: Posts: 2,518 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 37,014.96 Bank: 510.00 Total Points: 37,524.96 Donate	I use Firefox, and LOVE IT!

03-05-2005, 10:33 PM	#19
Beam Yosho the Drunkard Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The oversized rock of Hawaii. Gender: Posts: 5,664 Thanks: 5 Thanked 17 Times in 13 Posts Points: 24,567.39 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 25,067.39 Donate	By safest, it means it'll AUTOMATICALLY block adware programs, spyware, and viruses that IE does not. I'm pretty sure it IS your computer, not the browser.

03-05-2005, 11:42 PM	#20
Sean P Kelly SMBHQ Mod Movies Mod Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,393 Thanks: 10 Thanked 46 Times in 36 Posts Points: 207,557.73 Bank: 152,388.02 Total Points: 359,945.75 Donate	Personally, my thought is, if you are responsible about where you browse and you don't download everything in sight (especially those cheap add-ons you see in the forum ads), it doesn't really matter what browser you use. I never used IE unless I was forced to (I used Netscape before switching to Firebox), but that's just my personal preference. So, it doesn't matter what browser you use, all that matters is how you use it. [ March 05, 2005, 10:44 PM: Message edited by: Gimpy ]