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- Thread starter ChicagoDude
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Safari's tabbed browsing features are awesome (move, drag and drop). Also, you can save a bunch of tabs as one bookmark and all those tabs will launch at once. The new highlighted search feature is awesome too. I have not tried Firefox in a year or so, so I don't know if their tabbed browsing functionality has caught up. But Safari is great. I also love the "Reopen all windows from last session" feature too. I also love that I can sync my bookmarks through .Mac.
I would say safari's tabbed browsing function is probably the weakest among all browsers.
Firefox 3 looks rather Mac-like to me.
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Firefox will never satisfy some apple loyalists. Not to mention users far more than normal loyalists.
The only thing that keeps me from using Safari is the way it handles links that are programmed to launch new windows. I've been on tabbed browsers for years, and hate secondary browser windows. If Safari ever adds an option to open those new windows as new tabs instead, I'll switch to it. Until then, Firefox all the way.
I understand that I can manually tell Safari to open a link in a new tab. Not good enough. It's the surprise new windows that bother me most. If I don't know that a link wants to open in a new window, I'm not going to know to do it manually. And I certainly don't want to get into the habit of opening every link in a new tab.
Also, I'm aware of SafariStand. No thanks. Tied it once, and couldn't get it to work. The installation procedure is very un-Mac like. I also get nervous about messing with an app that is so tightly integrated with the OS.
I understand that I can manually tell Safari to open a link in a new tab. Not good enough. It's the surprise new windows that bother me most. If I don't know that a link wants to open in a new window, I'm not going to know to do it manually. And I certainly don't want to get into the habit of opening every link in a new tab.
Also, I'm aware of SafariStand. No thanks. Tied it once, and couldn't get it to work. The installation procedure is very un-Mac like. I also get nervous about messing with an app that is so tightly integrated with the OS.
Not really...
Just seems like too much going on there to me. And still no Mac OS X dictionary/thesaurus
If I'm supposed to take offense to that, you've failed miserably.
Not surprised you think that, what the hell is going on in that toolbar (bookmarks bar?).Just seems like too much going on there to me. And still no Mac OS X dictionary/thesaurus
It has a built in dictionary for spelling.
I've been an Opera user for a long time now. I first got into it because, at the time, it was the best tabbed browser. The ability to open multiple pages in background tabs was invaluable- still is.
Then there's mouse gestures, tons of keyboard shortcuts, Speed Dial, built in mail, chat, BitTorrent, newgroups and RSS clients...
I still find myself going to use mouse gestures with I.E. at work even after all this time. I just hope Opera for the Mac is as good as the XP version for when I finally do get my iMac.
EDIT- Oh, I forgot the ability to block ads in a page too.
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Then there's mouse gestures, tons of keyboard shortcuts, Speed Dial, built in mail, chat, BitTorrent, newgroups and RSS clients...
I still find myself going to use mouse gestures with I.E. at work even after all this time. I just hope Opera for the Mac is as good as the XP version for when I finally do get my iMac.
EDIT- Oh, I forgot the ability to block ads in a page too.
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offensive? lol, I worry more about being banned than accuse you of anything, not to mention I think most people would agree with me. There is no point trying to convince you of any non apple product being better, really no point.
Ah, I see where I went wrong. That's some web developer plug-in I forgot I had installed.
I meant the definition dictionary, not the spelling one.
Sure you can... just not Firefox > Safari. Or Netscape > Safari for that matter.
I just downloaded Firefox 3 Beta 4 and it is unbelievable! I used Beta 3 for awhile and didn't like it. Submitted many forms to some of my friend developers at Mozilla and man have they hit the nail on the head for Beta 4! Just download it and try it out! I think you'll be surprised!
I'm a Firefox convert. Just "switched" from Safari to Firefox 3.0b4
Can't live without my Firefox, makes it hard to switch back to Safari, have to read some opinions but man, it would have to be good!
Every other browser feels wrong without the keyhole back/forward buttons in Firefox 3 now. Such a small detail, but oh so pleasing. ^^
FireFox also does this if you add the excellent extension No Script which prevents JavaScript - very secure as you allow only the scripts you want to run.
The fact that Safari does not have a pop up whitelist was a deal breaker for me. I use Firefox now. With the iSafari Leopard theme it looks just like I am using Safari