What makes a good browser?
in [UK Mac]
|
Prev: Target disk mode and fans
Next: Dead HP LaserJet 1010
From: Pd on 19 Apr 2010 08:39 Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > On the downside for Firefox > > 1) It doesn't use the Keychain to store passwords That bugs me too. > 2) Some of the edit fields don't do the right thing when you > left-click or right-click on them And the drop-down lists don't respond to keyboard input, other than arrow keys. -- Pd
From: Ben Shimmin on 20 Apr 2010 07:08 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com>: > On 2010-04-20, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: [...] >>>> Oh, me neither. ibid. >>> >>>ibid? >> >> "Me too" in old-fashioned. >> >> Actually ibidem, "in the same place" or "at the same reference". >> Mostly used for citations. > > Ooooh, nice one. Might just have to adopt that. > > Thanks. My .signature monster says this: `...the Plain English Campaign [...] says some officials only use Latin to make themselves feel important. A Campaign spokesman said the ban might stop people confusing the Latin abbreviation e.g. with the word "egg".' b. -- <bas(a)bas.me.uk> <URL:http://bas.me.uk/> `Zombies are defined by behavior and can be "explained" by many handy shortcuts: the supernatural, radiation, a virus, space visitors, secret weapons, a Harvard education and so on.' -- Roger Ebert
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 19 Apr 2010 08:45 On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:39:10 +0100, peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid (Pd) wrote: >Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > >> On the downside for Firefox >> >> 1) It doesn't use the Keychain to store passwords > >That bugs me too. It doesn't bug me *very* much, but it does annoy. The old "Firefox isn't very Mac-like" seems to be mostly history now, apart from this. >> 2) Some of the edit fields don't do the right thing when you >> left-click or right-click on them > >And the drop-down lists don't respond to keyboard input, other than >arrow keys. And this, too. One of the things I reckon this thread might demonstrate is that all the current browsers are pretty good at rendering web pages, so people's preferences are largely down to the surrounding controls and other UI bits that do differ between. And habit, probably foremost. Cheers - Jaimie -- Power corrupts, but intermittent power corrupts absolutely -- Jeff Bell, asr
From: Jim on 20 Apr 2010 07:24 On 2010-04-20, Ben Shimmin <bas(a)llamaselector.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>ibid? >>> >>> "Me too" in old-fashioned. >>> >>> Actually ibidem, "in the same place" or "at the same reference". >>> Mostly used for citations. >> >> Ooooh, nice one. Might just have to adopt that. >> >> Thanks. > > My .signature monster says this: > > `...the Plain English Campaign [...] says some officials only use Latin to > make themselves feel important. A Campaign spokesman said the ban might > stop people confusing the Latin abbreviation e.g. with the word "egg".' Heh. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "[The MP4-12C] will be fitted with all manner of pointlessly shiny buttons that light up and a switch that says 'sport mode' that isn't connected to anything." The Daily Mash.
From: James Jolley on 19 Apr 2010 08:50
On 2010-04-19 13:12:05 +0100, Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> said: > On 2010-04-19, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: >> This has probably been done to death but what actually makes a good >> browser? Many here prefer one over another, whether it be Safari or >> Firefox or some other. My views have already been stated and I won't >> bother boring you all again because I know my views here aren't >> generally respected. > > I don't think that's generally true, but it would help if you could leave > Rowland alone. I know the guy's fantastically annoying but baiting him > doesn't help. Just ignore him (and yes, I know, bit rich coming from me). > >> I only bring it up because of Jamie's remarks that he didn't use Safari >> in the hacking thread. > > I tend to stick to Safari. Occasionally I'll use Firefox if a website is > playing hard to get. > > I don't use Firefox fulltime because...well, I'm not sure, actually. The > last time I used it fulltime it felt heavy and bloated, but that was a major > version ago at least. > > I guess I'm just used to Safari and it does 99.9% of what I want. > > Jim Interesting. First, points taken about Rowland and yes you're right, it's easy to be wound up constantly. Second, the only trouble I had with FireFox is that it's completely inaccessible. I'm supposing because it's not using webkit, VoiceOver's not seeing the pages. All I ever get is an empty window and nothing else apart from the address bar. Best -James- |