red_ed Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 IE and Firefox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 IE7 beta is out, and it pretty much sucks.Deer Park Alpha 2 (next gen Firefox) is better, and it's still only in Alpha!IE7 has't fixed CSS rendering bugs, and after 5 years finally supports alpha transparency in .PNGs.I saw some stats a few threads ago. 20% Firefox is higher than global average, so this is a relatively tech savvy board (as well as all the alternative browsers).I've got IE, Avant, Opera, Mozilla and Firefox, and Firefox is my default.Gonna start a Firefox thread with hints and tips... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Before anything else, test the new Netscape browser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Opera 8.2 is fast, especially compared to a fully-modded Firefox. Still not my default, but I could get rid of ads for free, it would be a damn sight closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo52285 Posted August 4, 2005 Author Share Posted August 4, 2005 Opera 8.2 is fast, especially compared to a fully-modded Firefox. Still not my default, but I could get rid of ads for free, it would be a damn sight closer.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>when you figure out how to get rid of those ads.....let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 but please, don't tell it to me. Opera is not an alternative to FF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Neo, you have to pay I'm afraid Unless someone out there has a hack, crack or code Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Opera is free today.You read it correctly.http://my.opera.com/community/party/reg.dml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Love it Thanks Avenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo52285 Posted August 31, 2005 Author Share Posted August 31, 2005 thanks avenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 You're welcome guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Ok, I've done some semi-extensive browser testing - IE, Firefox and Opera. All using the latest stable release, so no IE7 Beta2, no Deer Park (Firefox 1.5) and no Merlin (Opera 9).In summary: Firefox. Just. Literally just because it's slightly better for what I want.IE: it sucks, accept it, move on. ActiveX is unsafe, it renders pages wrong, no tabs. To those of you talking about coloured scroll bars - that's IE propietary code. Bad bad bad. To those of you who say other browsers "break" the pages you visit - that's because they were coded with IE in mind, using the wrong box model and stupid CSS. Just...ditch IE6. IE7 Beta has fixed most of the problems, so next year will be interesting as far as browser wars are concerned. Best thing is, now they're all reading off the same sheet as to how to render HTML elements, so now the winner will be the one with the best functionality. But for now, ditch IE.Opera: Awesomeness. Now it's free, it's amazing. Downside is that all of the more powerful tweaks that users such as the clever lot on Bellazon like are hidden away. First thing you'll hate is the way ctrl+t is "Add Bookmark" rather than "New Tab". This can easily be changed. Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Shortcuts. Go to the Keyboard Setup section, and either edit Opera Standard, or duplicate it, rename it, then edit it. I changed ctrl+T to be a new tab, ctrl+B to be a new Bookmark, and ctrl+N to be a new page. Also, in Preferences > Advanced, go to History and change Check Documents to always. It means Opera always loads the latest version of a page - it's default setting loads from the cache, so for frequently update pages, it misses things. Customise your toolbar setup as well - I suggest that you make Page bar show "Only When Needed". Experiment with sessions and panels as well. Opera, on the whole, is actually a tad faster that Firefox, and on average I've found uses less RAM - your mileage may vary depending on your setup. Opera also feels more polished than Firefox, maybe because it was originally intended to be sold.Firefox: Just wins out due to extensions. Go over to the Firefox thread to see some of the best tips and tweaks, but basically the fact that Opera used to be expensive rather than free gave FF an advantage. Hopefully Firefox 1.5 and 2 will build on what they've done so far. Extensions are the only noticeable advantage Firefox has - overall, there's not much to choose between Firefox and Opera in terms of out-of-the-box, but once you start customising...I know I've hyped Opera just now, but that's because it's underrated and a great program. You all know how great Firefox is, I just wanted a more objective look. It wins, just, so hopefully the competition will make it better than ever.Mozilla: Firefox is better. Uses the same rendering engine (Gecko), so pages will look the same. Firefox is smaller, prettier, easier and more customisable. The Mozilla Suite is all bloat - better to get Firefox and Thunderbird and a few choice extensions. I didn't spend time with it like I did the others because I've used it before, and know it's not as goot. Look, here's how it went. Netscape gave out its source code for free. Mozilla was built. It was good. Then they made a new build of it called Firefox (originally called Phoenix, then Firebird), and it was, and still is, better.Avant, Maxthon, Netscape etc - sorry, I have these but haven't really had time (or the inclination) to test them much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 I actually prefer the feel of Safari, but unfortunately, just a few of the forum features I need here and other places don't work on it, which is really a pain. For instance, it won't let me select text and then click the italic button to change things. I just downloaded a Safari theme for Firefox 1.5. It's pretty nice, but only the Toolbar has the Safari look; none of the other icons (e.g. "Post Reply") have the sleek Safari look. I'm happy with it. The bar and tabs are smaller, so more of the page is devoted to pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldago Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 opera: fastest firefox: most customizable internet explorer: most "compatible" (except for png transparency and some problems with css) but also the most insecure my choice: firefox+ie (i don't like opera ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 I'm back on Safari. It's just so fast, smooth, and nice looking that I can't justify not using it. Firefox 1.5 rocks, but I want speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namidaslave Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 i only use firefox with a lot extensions...i just love it <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Back on Safari... again. Let's see if I can stick with it...Geez. This thing does circles around Firefox 1.5.0.1! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Safari updated. I can no longer find any reason not to use it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAMBO 8 Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 My default browser is firefox if some pages won't work on firefox i will use IE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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