well the isafari Firefox theme is pretty good if you want simplicity.... but the status bar is still there..
Not sure if it can be ditched.
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well the isafari Firefox theme is pretty good if you want simplicity.... but the status bar is still there..
Not sure if it can be ditched.
It does? Where?
I don't see where the UI "integration" comes into play. Ok, so they have a theme that kinda sorta maybe goes with Leopard. Doesn't even have an inactive state (including the scroll bar apparently). Buttons are still funky looking. Well, it is a beta...
Thats why FF has Extensions - tried this?
http://tmp.garyr.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7031
Try installing this this:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6050
I've been using this theme all day and aside from a few minor glitches, this is a beautiful theme. Can't wait for it to be the default for OSX - bye bye fugly FF, hello Leopard-esque native widget goodness!
View > Uncheck "Status Bar"
Thank you for the lovely comments.Your wallpaper sucks.. and wtf at MSN messenger? No adium in your dock?
You have bigger problems than browsing...
So my taste is different then yours, it's my desktop, not yours. And once Adium gets proper Custom Emoticon support and improve their MSN Protocol, I'll switch to it.
In your Library/Application Support/FireFox folder ... in the Chrome folder, open the userContent.css file. - note the the adblocker is updated automatically
does the Tabs Mix Plus extension work on the beta yet? If so, I'm getting it asap
It does if you install the nightly developer tools, select "make all compatible" under add-ons, then get the latest beta build of TMP. I'm using it right now. The status bar in each tab doesn't look too hot, so I turned it off, but everything else is good.
One of the main reasons I use firefox instead of safari is the auto-complete in the google search bar. Start typing a search term, and it'll pull up potential matches. Also works as a handy calculator.
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Also the back button is lousy in safari..
Allow me to elaborate lol.
It refreshes when you hit back.. instead of relying on your cache or whatever.... thats annoying to say the least.. unless there is a way to disable that that i don't know about.
Allow me to elaborate lol.
It refreshes when you hit back.. instead of relying on your cache or whatever.... thats annoying to say the least.. unless there is a way to disable that that i don't know about.
i am using it currently...will not work with windows live mail beta...some pages will not load. i am thinking of going back to firefox 2 untell this is improved
Yep, that's what I've been waiting for too. I used Firefox on Windows, and did for a long time while I switched to mac, but ultimately Safari is my favorite browser now simply because it's "mac-like", something that makes sense, and that I've grown accustomed to.
Firefox on the mac feels like a Windows browser.
.....I thought I misunderstood the question, lol... please people, go through the menu yourself first, there are many things you can adjust in firefox's menu or options, much more than safari offers.
I think its google's suggestion function, in addition to firefox's search history.
My god. That's only been true on every browser since we decided the internet might be neato. Including Safari.
firefox on the mac should be what camino is, and there will be even more of a fork between the two by the time camino 2 ships.
camino and webkit for me
I downloaded the Firefox 3 Beta this morning and it does indeed seem snappier and, although I've run into a couple of bugs, it hasn't crashed on me at all. I'm pleased.
I go out of my way to turn the status bar on in Safari. I like to hover over a link to look at the link before I go there sometimes. Keeps me from following worthless ads.
I'll switch to Safari when there's a single-window mode and an ad blocker. I know there are workaround for single-window mode, but the process of implementing it was very un-mac-like, imo.
I'll switch to Safari when there's a single-window mode and an ad blocker. I know there are workaround for single-window mode, but the process of implementing it was very un-mac-like, imo.
Have a look at Tinker Tool if you want rollover URLs. It has an option to make Safari overlay linked URLs when you rollover links without the need to have an ugly status bar.
Installing SafariStand and clicking a box may be 'un-mac-like', but it takes a minute, and lasts until you untick it, giving single-window-mode.
Although its not free, Pith is a fantastic ad-blocker
And here is Inquisitor, the plug-in that switched me from Firefox...
Thanks for the reminder. Looks like PithHelmet's been working on Leopard for a week now. Ahh, ads gone!Although its not free, Pith is a fantastic ad-blocker