The Mozilla/Firefox/Thunderbird discussion (Part 3)

[gonaads]

As I can't create a thread for whatever reason, I will put it here, a new release of 'Firefox' is -->http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

I posted it on the Front Page.







Yeah yeah, I gave ya credit for it.

 

[bush dogg]

hey guys i tried searching but i couldnt find it in this thread cuz its so long, but no javascript links work for me in firefox i tried some things that were posted in neowin, but no luck anyone know how to fix this or has happend to them before?

Hasn't happened to me but there is a feature under

tools/options/web features/enable Javascript

you could see if enable Javascript is ticked there.

 

[sidefx]

I've been using FF since it first came out and enjoy it from day. It was so much faster and better than IE in many ways especially with the ability to use Extensions to customize the browser how you wanted it. I use many extensions and always find that FF is faster than IE.

However, after the recent release of Mozilla v1.7.7 I decided to give it a try especially since I haven't used it in a while and that there are more extensions available for it also now.

I don't know what Mozilla has done but to me I am surfing sites much quicker than I do in FF. Is this possible or am I just seeing things?

 

[Infinite0]

Follow up to my last post, apparently it's not FF, rather stupid Verizon:http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/remark,13146905

Did I mention their rates are creeping up bit by bit towards cable? Grr.

D/L something called Treewalk, and so far so good! :crossesfingers:

 

[Xie]

I don't know what Mozilla has done but to me I am surfing sites much quicker than I do in FF. Is this possible or am I just seeing things?

Yes, Mozilla (SeaMonkey) is faster then FF.

 

[j79zlr]

Both mozilla and firefox use the same rendering engine, the only real difference between the two is mozilla is an email/news client and browser where is ff is a standalone browser. If one seems faster than the other, it is simply your imagination.

 

[Xie]

Both mozilla and firefox use the same rendering engine, the only real difference between the two is mozilla is an email/news client and browser where is ff is a standalone browser. If one seems faster than the other, it is simply your imagination.

Well 1.8 will be faster then FF as it uses a newer faster version of Gecko. Also FF is held back by the fact that it loads 2 instances of the core still. Also you can choose to not use (or not compile in) the extra stuff, some people just prefer the look and feel of SeaMonkey over FF.

*edit* - Mozilla 1.8 beats FF 1.0 in most all catagories here.

 

[Elektro Slime]

hey anyone try this?

http://www.totalidea.com/freestuff4.htm

Its called Firetune, i tried it on my old 100mhz PC and i did notice an improvement, althought not much but Im sure its the prehistoric harware.
less than 1mb.

 

[muzikool]

hey anyone try this?

http://www.totalidea.com/freestuff4.htm

Its called Firetune, i tried it on my old 100mhz PC and i did notice an improvement, althought not much but Im sure its the prehistoric harware.
less than 1mb.

Yeah, it was on the front page last week.

 

[Elektro Slime]

oh ok sorry....i didnt see it.

 

[muzikool]

No big deal. It's worth mentioning here for those who might have missed it.

 

[SPeedY_B]

Some Screenshots of Deer Park on OS X: http://img1.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=picture19wh.png

Definitely looking a lot more native than 1.0

 

[gonaads]

"Sanitize Deer Park"? Interesting wording.

Does it break open into sub menus for say... "Cookies" and/or "Download History" sozz you can pick 'n choose?




Ooooh I see...

This is the root menu and the first one I posted is the sub. Yes/no?

Images courtesy of SPeedY_B




I really hope they get their act together and come up with a spiffy theme and some seriously nice icons.

 

[muzikool]

Nice to see a bit more configuration available in the Privacy tab.

 

[gonaads]

Yeah, that caught my eye also. Makes for more personalization. Plus I like the way they layed it out in a vertical manner. I think it looks much better.

 

[muzikool]

Plus I like the way they layed it out in a vertical manner. I think it looks much better.

Yep, I agree.

 

[NetRyder]

Page rendering is noticeably faster in this build. Working nicely so far.

 

[Xie]

Page rendering is noticeably faster in this build. Working nicely so far.

Should be, it's using v1.8 of Gecko. Mozilla (SeaMonkey) has been faster for a while.

 

[gonaads]

One problem I have encountered ATM on the work machine (haven't loaded at home yet) AKA "Da Test Rat" is that the "Personal Toolbar Folder" is not viewable. When I first installed Deer Park It was there. I then had to install the Flash Player/Shockwave Player plugin (I forget which one it was) cause I was at some site, blah blah blah... and when I restarted the browser, poof... it be gone.

I reinstalled it and it still be invisible. And I can not click on it anywhere to open any of the personal bookmarks I have there. If I go into bookmarks they are all there (It imported everything. And I do mean everything) including the personal toolbark folder.

So right now, I izz at a loss.

 

[NetRyder]

The Bookmarks Toolbar Folder, you mean? Works fine for me.
Did you install Deer Park over the 1.0.4 release version? If so, try installing it in a different folder. I actually used the ZIP file rather than the installer version, and unzipped the contents to a new folder.