Switching Over To Firefox

RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
edited July 2004 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">Because IE is muh</div> Byebye IE, hello Firefox!
*smacks IE with guitar*

Anyone suggest any good plugins for this thing? I've already run Mozilla Optimizer, but I need actual plugins and not tweaks XD

I tried BBCode but it somehow doesn't work, but this is just my first time with this new interface, so I can't blame myself.

EDIT : Damn it's damn faster than IE too! XD
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  • RuByRuBy Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10732Members
    Adblock, Mouse Gestures and Download Statusbar are the main ones I use <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • Jim_has_SkillzJim_has_Skillz Join Date: 2003-01-19 Member: 12475Members, Constellation
    I still use IE even though its really outdated. Why you ask? Because its easier, and please don't try and convert me or something, I have already tried them, the only feature I like is tabbed browsing.
  • RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
    Well, each to his own. I don't really mind if people use IE or Mozilla, they have their own preferences.

    I finally got around to installing extensions. Turns out I needed to turn on 'Allow websites to install software' <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Something I'm really skeptic about.
  • panda_de_malheureuxpanda_de_malheureux Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24775Members
    edited July 2004
    Single Window - is ok
    Allow Right Click - is ok too
    Dictionary Search - quite useful for forums and such
    FLST - focus last selected tab, everyone needs this
    BBCode - for forums and such

    Those are the ones i use, the others are just there.


    edit: "I finally got around to installing extensions. Turns out I needed to turn on 'Allow websites to install software'"

    heh, firefox still asks you if you want to download/install it, unlike ie where visiting a site can install a stupid xxx dialer with numerous shortcuts.
  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Jim has Skillz+Jul 16 2004, 02:33 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jim has Skillz @ Jul 16 2004, 02:33 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I still use IE even though its really outdated. Why you ask? Because its easier, and please don't try and convert me or something, I have already tried them, the only feature I like is tabbed browsing. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah same here. Tabbed windows is the only reason why I'd ever want to try it. Wait...I did try it and I uninstalled it after 5 min!

    IE = the win
  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    edited July 2004
    I use the following:

    Copy Image 0.1 - Adds right-click "copy to clipboard" for images.
    Hide Searchbar 0.1 - Automatically hides the google bar until you press ctrl-alt-s.
    CuteMenus v0.3 - Cute menu icons. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
    Scrollbar Anywhere 0.3 - Not actually sure anymore.
    Tabwarning 0.1.1 - Warns you if you close a window with more than 1 tab.
    Gmail Compose 0.1 - Right click an email and it takes you to gmail and compose to write an email, handy little thing.
    BBCode 0.1.x - BBCode stuff.
    BlogThis - Right-click BlogThis item allowing me to use blogger from any page.
  • panda_de_malheureuxpanda_de_malheureux Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24775Members
    0.9 has built in copy image and tab warning.
  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-version91x+Jul 16 2004, 10:03 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (version91x @ Jul 16 2004, 10:03 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> 0.9 has built in copy image and tab warning. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    0.9 also has built in crashing and looking like **** plugins.

    I'm sticking with 0.8. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • mysticssjgoku42mysticssjgoku42 Join Date: 2004-06-18 Member: 29370Members
    lmao are you kidding me?....
    IE is the best and fixfox sucks.

    I tried firefox and it twitches like a mutha.

    IE has support with all websites and popup blockers such as "popup cop" own.

    The only thing wrong with IE is the stupid popup dialouges and the vulnerability.
  • RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
    edited July 2004
    Congratulations on reviving an almost week old thread.

    I'm sticking with Firefox. Nuff' said. Not going back.
    I'll only use IE when I have to, like when I need to go to access my school intranet.

    EDIT THE EDIT : I think I'll let this thread live....for a while that is XD
  • Seph_KimaraSeph_Kimara Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19359Members
    if you're still after plugins, however...get the tabbrowser extensions, the mycroft searchbar plugins, and tinyurl creator is always fun.
  • JimmehJimmeh Join Date: 2003-08-24 Member: 20173Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-mysticssjgoku42+Jul 22 2004, 10:04 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (mysticssjgoku42 @ Jul 22 2004, 10:04 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> lmao are you kidding me?....
    IE is the best and fixfox sucks. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Pure opinion.

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I tried firefox and it twitches like a mutha.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    In English please?

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->IE has support with all websites and popup blockers such as "popup cop" own.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    IE <i>doesn't</i> support all websites, and why do you need a third party pop up blocker when FireFox does it automatically?

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The only thing wrong with IE is the stupid popup dialouges and the vulnerability.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    There's alot more wrong with it and it has hardly and features unlike Opera, Firefox etc.
  • StarchyStarchy Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15727Members, Constellation
    edited July 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-Jim has Skillz+Jul 15 2004, 09:33 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jim has Skillz @ Jul 15 2004, 09:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> the only feature I like is tabbed browsing. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You like to gaze at the thousands of pop-ups!? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    [/Edit] I cannot speak the English!
  • ChargeCharge Join Date: 2003-02-05 Member: 13144Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Jimmeh+Jul 22 2004, 05:59 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jimmeh @ Jul 22 2004, 05:59 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-mysticssjgoku42+Jul 22 2004, 10:04 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (mysticssjgoku42 @ Jul 22 2004, 10:04 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> lmao are you kidding me?....
    IE is the best and fixfox sucks. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Pure opinion. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    i would call that "lack of knowledge"
  • JimmehJimmeh Join Date: 2003-08-24 Member: 20173Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Charge+Jul 22 2004, 12:30 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Charge @ Jul 22 2004, 12:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Jimmeh+Jul 22 2004, 05:59 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jimmeh @ Jul 22 2004, 05:59 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-mysticssjgoku42+Jul 22 2004, 10:04 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (mysticssjgoku42 @ Jul 22 2004, 10:04 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> lmao are you kidding me?....
    IE is the best and fixfox sucks. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Pure opinion. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    i would call that "lack of knowledge" <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I would call it being an idiot, but that's just my opinion so...
  • BirdyBirdy Join Date: 2003-05-29 Member: 16825Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-esuna+Jul 16 2004, 12:21 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (esuna @ Jul 16 2004, 12:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-version91x+Jul 16 2004, 10:03 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (version91x @ Jul 16 2004, 10:03 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> 0.9 has built in copy image and tab warning. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    0.9 also has built in crashing and looking like **** plugins.

    I'm sticking with 0.8. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That comment made me fall off my chair <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    I use Firefox too now, tabbed browsing for the win!
  • EpidemicEpidemic Dark Force Gorge Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17781Members
    I can block pictures for selected urls, firefox is teh win <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    I've been using FireFox for quite some time now and I can say with confidence that I will never go back to IE. I also use Thunderbird for my email.
  • DrSuredeathDrSuredeath Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8217Members
    Well sometime the pictures in some porn sites wouldn't load so I have to switch back to IE. But that's about it.

    Firefox owns.
  • SvenpaSvenpa Wait, what? Join Date: 2004-01-03 Member: 25012Members, Constellation
    Firefox dident let me look at flash movies so i got **** and deleted it. And i DID have the macromedia thingy for firefox so i SHOULD have been able to.
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    When I double click my IE icon I am at google.com instantly. Firefox takes 3-4 seconds just to open. IE wins =\
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+Jul 22 2004, 01:50 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Jul 22 2004, 01:50 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> When I double click my IE icon I am at google.com instantly. Firefox takes 3-4 seconds just to open. IE wins =\ <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Heh, there you go. IE isn't chock full of unnecessary doodles and stuff. I use <a href='http://myie2.com/' target='_blank'>MyIE2</a>, by the way. All the goodness of Firefox plus all the goodness of Internet Explorer.
  • EEKEEK Join Date: 2004-02-25 Member: 26898Banned
    edited July 2004
    Firefox isn't that spectacular:

    1) Tabbed browsing everyone acts like is the savier of the internet. I've used tabs maybe seven times, and talking with people, some too nearly never use tabs.

    2) It has crashed on me more then once.

    3) It's riddled with bugs (yay for the autoupdated never knowing when you update and telling you to every time you open it)

    4) I personally tend to open a lot of small .exe files: Mainly addon installers and patches. Firefox has decided that we're all total idiots so every single time you download a .exe you MUST save it to a location instead of being allowed to just dump it in temp. While for morons this is probably a godsend to prevent viruses, there is NO WAY TO TURN IT OFF. Seriously, if I want to just 'open' the .exe right away, FKIN LET ME!

    5) Lots of pages require you to still use IE since firefox sucks at a lot of stuff. Example - watching a movie on albinoblacksheep, firefox decided to put the 'play' 'rewind' 'pause' buttons and some stupid little 'information window' smashed under the movie, so it was about 2x smaller then it should be. You can't open indexed help files on firefox. I can't use it for easy FTP. All require me to use IE.

    6) No google toolbar: There's a cheap hacky plugin someone made but it looks like **** and performs like ****, and there's no autofill option - which is what I liked about googlebar.

    7) It's a very slow browser. It opens slow. It loads pages slow.

    8) It doesn't 'preload' image sizes for purposes of formatting. If I follow someone's link to a natural-selection forums post, the text is scrolling up and down and sideways all over the page because it's loading all the images. When it's done, I have to open the link again to get to their post since I won't be looking at that part of the page anymore. This also means on image-intensive pages you have to sit there waiting for each image to load or else you can't read crap. IE however will preload the image sizes so all the text is lined up BEFOREHAND so the formatting of the page won't change when it's loading images. Also firefox uses this wonderful 'load various qualities of the image' sweeps which is just stupid.

    It's not that great a browser.
  • FireStormFireStorm Join Date: 2002-11-06 Member: 7390Members
  • BlobbyBlobby Join Date: 2004-06-11 Member: 29234Members
    Maybe I'm ignorant... but what's wrong with MyIE2? As much as I'm reading they're exactly the same except that MyIE2 is stable.
  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Dr.Suredeath+Jul 22 2004, 10:14 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Dr.Suredeath @ Jul 22 2004, 10:14 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Well sometime the pictures in some porn sites wouldn't load so I have to switch back to IE. But that's about it.

    Firefox owns. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    What a bad child...
  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-Blobby+Jul 22 2004, 11:59 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Blobby @ Jul 22 2004, 11:59 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Maybe I'm ignorant... but what's wrong with MyIE2? As much as I'm reading they're exactly the same except that MyIE2 is stable. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I've been toying around with MyIE2 and the only real differences I see are:

    1) Clicking the middle mouse button doesn't open a new tab
    2) It works on some sites that FireFox didn't - like the Voodoo PC website.
  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    Here are the extensions I use:
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-TychoCelchuuu+Jul 22 2004, 12:03 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TychoCelchuuu @ Jul 22 2004, 12:03 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+Jul 22 2004, 01:50 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Jul 22 2004, 01:50 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> When I double click my IE icon I am at google.com instantly. Firefox takes 3-4 seconds just to open. IE wins =\ <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Heh, there you go. IE isn't chock full of unnecessary doodles and stuff. I use <a href='http://myie2.com/' target='_blank'>MyIE2</a>, by the way. All the goodness of Firefox plus all the goodness of Internet Explorer. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I love you.
  • FamFam Diaper-Wearing Dog On A Ball Join Date: 2002-02-17 Member: 222Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    By 'all the goodness of IE', do you mean a broken box model, crappy CSS support, lack of development, security holes, no SVG support, and a general resistance to moving the web forward in any noticeable form?

    I quite like the IE user interface, but there are so many bugs with how IE works that its holding web developers back. websites could be so much cooler, but everyone has to design for crappy old IE, which just **** at anything cool you try to do. And thats just IE6, dont even let me get started on how god awful IE 5 is compared to modern browsers.

    As for Firefox being much slower to load: Your default browser loads much faster than any other browser in a modern OS.
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