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From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 19 Apr 2010 09:15 On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:10:50 +0100, info(a)that.sundog.co.uk (SM) wrote: >Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > >> 1) I *hate* having my current tab overwritten by eg using the search >> bar to search for associated info to whatever I'm reading. > >Is this not solved in Safari by command-clicking, command-returning etc? Yes, but it doesn't work when dragging a URL in from another text source, and requires not only two hands but also a non-default "go" action. So stuff it. I prefer to have the default action to be nondestructive. Or at least, non-irritating! Cheers - Jaimie -- Squawk! Pieces of Nine! Squawk! Pieces of Nine! SYSTEM HALTED - PARROTTY ERROR.
From: Andy Hewitt on 19 Apr 2010 09:22 Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:59:10 +0100, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> > wrote: > > >> On the downside for Firefox > >> > >> 1) It doesn't use the Keychain to store passwords > > > >That I didn't know. That's a shame really as I love the keychain and > >the autofiller in safari. > > Firefox has its own autofiller, working from its own data store, so > it's functionally fine. I just prefer to have all my > password-flavoured eggs in one well protected basket, as it were! I use 1Password myself. Much betterer IMHO. -- Andy Hewitt <http://web.me.com/andrewhewitt1/>
From: Chris Ridd on 20 Apr 2010 08:41 On 2010-04-20 10:20:18 +0100, Jim said: > On 2010-04-20, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> It occurs to me that I've not looked at OmniWeb in a while. Might have to >>>>> give that a go. >>>> >>>> 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. Just don't get confused and bidibidibidi. -- Chris
From: Chris Ridd on 20 Apr 2010 08:41 On 2010-04-20 10:10:10 +0100, Jim said: > On 2010-04-20, Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: >>>> There is one I never got on with. Everything was too slow, didn't >>>> seem >>>> to work on much and fell over a lot >>>> >>> >>> Perhaps not then :-) >> >> Well, lots of other people seemed to like it at the time. It certainly >> looked good :-) >> > > I remember it from the OS X 10.0 preview. Looked nice, wasn't much use. It has changed a *lot*. They switched to using Webkit, and they added a neat tab implementation a little bit like NetNewsWire's. -- Chris
From: Jim on 20 Apr 2010 08:45
On 2010-04-20, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: >>> [OmniWeb] >> >> I remember it from the OS X 10.0 preview. Looked nice, wasn't much use. > > It has changed a *lot*. They switched to using Webkit, and they added a > neat tab implementation a little bit like NetNewsWire's. > I might give it a try over the weekend, just for fun. Safari really does meet all my current browsing needs. 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. |