Why Mozilla? Pros and Cons (1 Viewer)

[JamesHl]

Yeah. It blocks windows you don't ask for, but if you click on something it will bring them up.

Thanks for the tip about the image blocking todd. I never knew that before.

 

[Todd H]

No problem. Been using Mozilla for a LONG time and like to help spread the word whenever I can, as you can tell by my signature.

 

[Rob Gillespie]

Gotcha. I'm used to AdSubtract killing everything unless you tell it not to.

Bookmark organising still sucks though

btw if you're just interested in stopping the dreaded popups then try the new version of Google Toolbar. Very simple but it seems to work well.

 

[NickSo]

The popup killer i use (Popup stopper and google toolbar on two different computers) will kill all popups, but allow the popup windows that open when you click a link that is desgined to open in a new window.

 

[Stephen Orr]

I use Mozilla Firebird almost exclusively. The Search panel is set to automatically use Google, and I haven't seen one pop up window since I installed it. Not one. And it is MUCH faster on my machine...

 

[NickSo]

So i just installed firebird after people raving about mozilla here...

ONe big thing i noticed is that though pages load a bit faster, the initial startup of Firebird/mozilla is longer than IE... it might be coz IE is integrated somewhat into WinXP...

But so far, so good, except for the fact i dont like the font they use in the program...

 

[NickSo]

Kinda an update here...
The impossible has happend...
Mozilla Firebird is now my most-used browser, it has defeated the ex-king of browsers Internet Explorer!!!

How's it working out for you Ron?

Just some thoughts:
- Compatibility is 99.999999% except for the odd page thats a bit fussy, its great.
- Though initial startup is slower than IE, pages load faster, it feels less bloated.
- The Skypilot theme is great!
- Love the middle-click tabbed browsing. Does OPERA have this function? Anyhow, i alwyas found it annoying in opera having to right click and OPEN PAGE IN NEW TAB for links.

 

[Todd H]

And another is converted!

 

[Carlo_M]

As a longtime user of IE (because Netscape fell behind around IE5.5), and then a fan of both Mozilla and Opera, the one I find myself using most is now Firebird. It's basically Mozilla with the mail component stripped off and better pop-up blocking.

I just downloaded that avantbrowser and will see what is up. My main beef with IE are the pop-ups.

 

[Jeff_HR]

I've noticed in Mozilla that when I attempt to get a right click context menu for something that Mozilla will freeze & become a nonresponding app in the Task manager. Then when I shut it down it closes all instances of Mozilla that I have open. That annoys me. I'm continuing to use Mozilla only because of the tabbed browsing feature.

 

[Juan Castillo]

With respect Jeff_HR, I believe that if IE locks up, it will do the same thing.

 

[Carlo_M]

Yes it does, Juan...yes it does... (been burned a few times by that)

 

[Jeff_HR]

Another Mozilla problem is that I always have to reset the Text zoom size after exiting & re-entering Mozilla. Is there a way to make it always use the same zoom level when it is restarted?

 

[Shane Martin]

Add in another Mozilla convert here. It screams.

 

[Scott DeToffol]

I use and love MYIE2, bascially a replacement for IE that uses the IE engine. It has all the benefits of Mozilla and the compatability of IE.

- Very good tabbed browser implementation
- Ad/popup blocker
- Skins
- Very deep customization
- Mouse gestures
- Google bar support
- Drag & drop (drag a link and drop it to open in new tabbed window; drag and drop text to do a search)
Free!

At least try it!

 

[NickSo]

That MYIE2 is similar to the AVANTBROWSER i recommended earlier... before i converted to Mozilla Firebird

 

[Greg*go]

Hey, remember this thread? I do, and I've been looking into this Firebird to stop my PC from getting it's homepage taken over.

In regards to the Google search in the top corner... Is there a way to make it open a new tab the same way you can set up the Google toolbar to open a new window when using IE? And does that MYIE2 have the same holes that IE has with people taking over your start page and such?

 

[Rob Gillespie]

Firebird isn't bad and I like that you can load your own choice of components in. That said, the smooth-scrolling option isn't very smooth (compared to IE).

 

[Scott L]

Finally took the plunge and installed Firebird. It is indeed faster browsing page to page and all images load with no problem on each visit (unless the server is down).

It isn't perfect though. Being in beta stage means bugs, and to me it doesn't seem as flexible as IE. I prefer IE's use of the Links toolbar which can be a drop down menu. Firebird's links toolbar streches across the entire browser which is kinda fugly. And there's no way to change the icons for the linked pages.

Minor probs but worth it for a faster browser that's less prone to hax0rz.

 

[Chris_Morris]

Count me in as another Firebird convert.

No unwanted pop-ups
Ad Blocker extension gets rid of the Flash ads and others
Page cache actually works
And in a word: Pipelining!!

In regards to the Google search in the top corner... Is there a way to make it open a new tab the same way you can set up the Google toolbar to open a new window when using IE

The best option right now is to hit ALT+Enter rather than just Enter after you type in the search terms.

To get it to open in a new Tab rather than a new windows, read here:

Firebird Tips

Chris