Comments on: First impressions of Firefox 1.0 preview release

By: poker

poker — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 04:32:13 +0000

Thank you for your wonderful web site and this guest page

By: Robby

Robby — Sun, 03 Oct 2004 02:07:15 +0000

I use firefox as my primary browser atm, but I haven’t upgraded for some time now (so yes, I still have some security holes).

Why ? I don’t want to install all extensions again and again with each upgrade. I want an upgrade that goes automatically (no need to deinstall FF first), and that checks for updates on extensions automatically.

The statement that more functionality should be standard in FF is a valid one. Look at it from a computer illiterate point of view, those people don’t know what extensions are, and don’t want to spend time installing them.

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:42:08 +0000

Interesting review. But…
The beauty of Firefox is that you can make it as bare-boned as you like, or as feature-rich as you like. If you pack on all the extensions you want, it’ll have more features than any other browser out there. Just look at all the extensions available for Firefox. Why anyone would pick a pre-packaged, bloated browser over a free browser that allows you to customize it to exactly your taste just boggles my mind.

By: guy

guy — Sat, 25 Sep 2004 18:32:59 +0000

There might have been some good points in there, but I couldn’t get them due to the extremely poor writing skills of the author.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 16 Sep 2004 10:01:14 +0000

To enable find as you type find with just links, press the ‘ key. the / key is the same as ctrl-f, but both those shortcuts also auto close the find bar.

If you want to enable the old find as you type, go to about:config (type it as an URL) and set the following preferences to true:
accessibility.typeaheadfind
accessibility.typeaheadfind.linksonly

Hope that’s useful :)

Ian

By: Sushubh

Sushubh — Thu, 16 Sep 2004 07:38:01 +0000

thanks :)

By: Aaron Leventhal

Aaron Leventhal — Thu, 16 Sep 2004 07:34:42 +0000

To turn old-fashioned “Find As You Type” back on, check Tools -> Options -> Accessibility -> [x] Use Find As You Type

By: Sushubh

Sushubh — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 22:39:42 +0000

â€œSeems like Firefox is indeed starting to realize that just bare-naked browser is not going to work" RSS integration. Popup Blocker toolbar. Both these options tell me Firefox is getting features that just do not constitute a bare-naked browser. The real question is, when will Opera realize charging money for a browser isnâ€™t going to work? Opera is not developed by people working in their free time. The model of development of both the softwares is different. Maybe you will also like to work full time for free just because someone else provides the same services you provide for free... Firefox is not a geek toy. My girlfriend was using it right off without any help from me, and I usually have to teach her everything on a computer 5 times before she gets it. Did I say so? Firefox is just too featureless for me. And yes, its not in version 1.0. That is a reason I do not plan to switch to it any sooner. To tell people not to make this an Opera vs. Firefox zone is laughable - thatâ€™s exactly what you made it. I use opera full time. So, comparisons in the article with opera were bound to happen. You do not need to tell me what opera is lacking because I have used opera more than you have, so I know what it has that Firefox do not. Also, a simple thing I had like to mention... Many people I know who use Opera have and do use Firefox a lot. But they still continue to use Opera as their primary browser. And I am one of them. Maybe they know something that you do not. So please, if you are here to criticize opera, better avoid commenting. Because this post is about Firefox from the eyes of a full time opera user. And I like my browser as much as you do... and I donâ€™t complain about your choice.

By: Dan Martin

Dan Martin — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 22:29:39 +0000

“Seems like Firefox is indeed starting to realize that just bare-naked browser is not going to work”. That’s funny. Firefox is already used by more people than Opera, and it’s been around for far less time. You make a blanket statement without anything to back it up. If a slim browser doesn’t work for you, that’s what extensions are for. But don’t make blanket statements about how it isn’t going to work. It does work. The real question is, when will Opera realize charging money for a browser isn’t going to work?

Firefox is not a geek toy. My girlfriend was using it right off without any help from me, and I usually have to teach her everything on a computer 5 times before she gets it.

As for the extensions not working from version to version – you started using Firefox pre-1.0. What do you expect. The API that these extensions use is going to change during pre-1.0 releases. This shouldn’t happen forever.

And the part where you say “The devils of using open source software.” It has nothing to do with open source. Every peice of software has usability issues. I could trot out a list of closed source usability issues a MILE long.

To tell people not to make this an Opera vs. Firefox zone is laugable – that’s exactly what you made it.

By: Sushubh

Sushubh — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 22:00:35 +0000

@satch: I am happy for you that you like the product you have. I do too.

@music2myear: I had like a feature packed browser myself. Maybe then can empower Mozilla Suite a bit…