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I would like to use Safari 3 but without Pithhelmet support I just can't so I am using Firefox with Adblock. I just don't know how people can stand all those flashing flipping adverts.
Firefox. I'd like to like Safari but it's missing a lot of features that I use frequently. Plus you can't resize windows past the dock, which is retarded.
I miss PithHelmet too but I'd rather use Safari with ads than anything else right now. Version 3 is great.
Not necessarily. It makes a bit of sense. You can't really see what's behind the dock anymore in Leopard.
I use Safari 3 because I'm big on OS integration. I might give Firefox 3 a try, as it's supposed to have a much more native feel on OS X. But too bad it will never be able to take advantage of system-wide spell checking, Keychain support, etc. the way that Camino can.
I too was disappointed that Pithhelmet isn't supported, but Safari Adblock does a perfect job.
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/26171/safari-adblock
For me it has definitely replaced Pithhelmet!
They all have their downsides, and advantages.
Firefox isn't very native, not quite as good as it's PC counterpart, but add-ons really do make this a great browser despite that.
Camino, I change my mind often on it. I love how native it is, but the lack of features is a big turn off.
Most my experience from Safari is from the Panther version, which sucks with it's outdated Webkit.. and also Safari 3 on Windows.. so I wont really comment on it.
Opera is full of features, but in the end it falls short of add-ons that Firefox has. Also a lot of annoyers like having to-reinstall after updates.. etc.
Overall I like Firefox for it's add-ons. A nice skin, and optimized form-widget build and it's native enough for me.
Firefox isn't very native, not quite as good as it's PC counterpart, but add-ons really do make this a great browser despite that.
Camino, I change my mind often on it. I love how native it is, but the lack of features is a big turn off.
Most my experience from Safari is from the Panther version, which sucks with it's outdated Webkit.. and also Safari 3 on Windows.. so I wont really comment on it.
Opera is full of features, but in the end it falls short of add-ons that Firefox has. Also a lot of annoyers like having to-reinstall after updates.. etc.
Overall I like Firefox for it's add-ons. A nice skin, and optimized form-widget build and it's native enough for me.
What, no option for IE5?
Oh, there are opinions...
However, I'm not sure the language would be appropriate for any thread here!
Safari. It's the most intuitive and 'Mac-like', and it's come a long way since its first inception.
It should at least be an option, they could just make it snap to the dock or something. Scaling the window below the dock looks much better and doesn't waste nearly as much space.
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I love safari....
as a web developer, the standards compliance and CSS3 support acts almost as an aphrodisiac, well not quite, thats the girlfriends job, but you get the point.
and its F.A.S.T.
as a web developer, the standards compliance and CSS3 support acts almost as an aphrodisiac, well not quite, thats the girlfriends job, but you get the point.
and its F.A.S.T.
