How to make Firefox the #1 Browser on your Mac and kick Safari's Ass!!!!!!!!

[danny_w]

I can't stand how tabbing between fields in FireFox skips over drop-down boxes when filling out forms. It may actually only be the Mac version of FF that does this, as I don't recall this problem in Windows. Is there a way to set FF so that it does not skip, more like Safari? I expect to enter my name <tab> address <tab> city <tab> state <down arrow to select state from a drop down box>. FF skips right over the state drop-down to the zip code, and makes me use the mouse to select the state. This is infuriating! Surely there is a way around this!

 

[bousozoku]

I can't stand how tabbing between fields in FireFox skips over drop-down boxes when filling out forms. It may actually only be the Mac version of FF that does this, as I don't recall this problem in Windows. Is there a way to set FF so that it does not skip, more like Safari? I expect to enter my name <tab> address <tab> city <tab> state <down arrow to select state from a drop down box>. FF skips right over the state drop-down to the zip code, and makes me use the mouse to select the state. This is infuriating! Surely there is a way around this!

I don't know what version you're using but it doesn't skip anything on 1.5.0.2.

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

I can't stand how tabbing between fields in FireFox skips over drop-down boxes when filling out forms.

I don't have a problem with this. Have you set the Full keyboard access to All controls in System Preferences -> Keyboard & Mouse -> Keyboard Shortcuts?

 

[danny_w]

I'm running 1.5.0.2 and tried it again just before posting - it still skips the drop down boxes in forms. I have not tried any system level settings, but why should I if it works as it should in Safari?

 

[bousozoku]

I'm running 1.5.0.2 and tried it again just before posting - it still skips the drop down boxes in forms. I have not tried any system level settings, but why should I if it works as it should in Safari?

Who knows why you would, but I would imagine that Apple has done something sneaky to make something else work while making other developers go through the front door to make things work.

 

[danny_w]

Who knows why you would, but I would imagine that Apple has done something sneaky to make something else work while making other developers go through the front door to make things work.

OK, I don't know what I did, but now it works as I would expect. I'm leaving it as it is.

EDIT: All I did is go into System Preferences->Keyboard Shorcuts and back out again, and it now works.

 

[spaceballl]

Camino is where its at. thats what i say.

No extensions!!!!!!!

but it IS faster than firefox to load up...

 

[~Kat~]

I mostly use Safari but not because I think it's better. Firefox is more stable and doesn't quit on me all the time when I have 7 pages open like in Safari but the main page takes forever to load and at times it seems slower than Safari.

 

[M-theory]

Camino is where its at. thats what i say.

<dig the new 'tar>

 

[Hunts121]

No extensions!!!!!!!

but it IS faster than firefox to load up...

anything is faster than Firefox as far as loading goes, the program I mean, not pages...well to me anyways

 

[eVolcre]

How well does FireFox integrate with .Mac? Can it sycnh passwords and book marks etc?

I downloaded the beta last night and it looked 'different' in a abetter way as compared to Safari. Can't explain it but on the same page FireFox seemed crisper and the background was brighter. It looked a little dull on Safari. Does that make sense?

eV

 

[MisterMe]

... Can't explain it but on the same page FireFox seemed crisper and the background was brighter. It looked a little dull on Safari. Does that make sense?

eV

No

 

[eVolcre]

No

I'll take a screen capture when I get home. Another question that won't make sense , the firefox window seems wider on default as compared to the Safari window ... Why?

 

[dornoforpyros]

ugg, Firefox is brutal under OS X. Yes, I've tried Camino and I don't like it either, when I first got my Mac I used Firefox because it's what I use on PC, after a few months of having every flash site I visit choke Firefox to death I switched to Safari.