I read again and again my posts here and I really believe you just want to troll.
I really can't understand what you have against me... maybe because I said that in my opinion the windows version was better suited to my needs...\
Then you haven't read it too well since you keep on misinterpreting it which makes it look like you're actually the one trolling and flaming. I'm not trolling nor flaming you but trying to make you understand that you have quite a strange way of looking at things and denying every part of responsibility (at least that's how you come across).
I said that its much more space when you use a small screen, why exactly this is taken as overreaction I don't know, probably neither you know, you just want to flame...
I'll try to explain again. You we're talking about "much more space" meaning that there is an enormous gain. In reality it isn't "much more space" but "a little bit more space". We're not talking about an additional paragraph you gain in space but about 1 line of text. That's not much but just a little. In that way using the wording "much more space" is an overreaction. If you want to call it "a bit too enthusiastic" that's fine with me.
If you really are in need of space then you really need a bigger screen. Since you can't make the screen bigger you need to buy one or buy a new Mac with a bigger screen. That's not always possible, not everyone has heaps of money so we need to find a different solution: using whatever we have as efficiently as possible. That's why Apple puts fullscreen in OS X Lion and that's why Firefox and some other apps already have this feature. By using this you hide every unnecessary part like the address bar, bookmarks bar and tab bar but you can access them easily by moving the mouse to the top of the screen. That also frees up a lot of space, you gain an additional paragraph! If you really want "much more space" use the fullscreen feature, that's what it's there for.
You also claimed the OS X version to be bulky. I've compared the Windows version of Firefox 4 with the OS X version and I really can not see any difference. It has the same bulk on both OS'. Same goes for Safari and even Opera. When I compare these browsers no matter what OS is being used they are all clean looking. There are minor differences (we're talking about a max of like 5 pixels which is nothing, you won't notice). That's quite obvious since that is the current trend with webbrowsers: a very clean look. Since you're using a number of buttons this adds to bulk and is what makes things look bulky. It's like blue making things look cooler than they are. Or yellow making them look warmer.
But maybe you are of those people who believe that we should buy something and then shut our mouths and be happy with whatever we got.
I really wish sometimes people would do just that. Too many complain about little things just to complain. If you want to complain about something that's fine but do it about something that really matters and that is a real and valid problem. Not about 1 extra line of text of something that is only noticeable after minutes of comparing stuff because that is way too insignificant.
You really need to relax, I didn't attacked macOSX, I complained about the version of ff4 for macOSX and I believed back then that the UI designers where forced to use specific guidelines.
No, you need to relax since you seem to take everything personal and negatively. Also, try to read better because this is not what I've said. You're now confusing me with ravenvii. I was under the same impression as you were. But we are both correct in one part: there is a HIG the programmers have to follow.
I said that realizing that I was mistaken, but obviously you didn't care to read it, in your eyes probably I'm just an apple hater because I just said that the opposing force's version works better for me...
Again, you need to read better since you're confusing me for somebody else.
I don't care what your personal preference is, that's something you should decide and be happy with. I do care about bad arguments and falsely blaming something or someone for one's own mistakes. People need to take some responsibility and learn to solve the problem instead of keep on complaining.
Again, Firefox does not have a bad UI because your screen is too small. Firefox has a bad UI because the UI doesn't make sense or things are hard to reach. None of the things you're complaining about points at bad UI design, it points at an unhappy user. You made a choice that has certain implications so deal with that and stop whining about some piece of software not masking your mistakes. I had a 13" MB and my screen was too small and too glossy but I didn't blame any piece of software for that, I blamed myself and I learned that this setup doesn't work for me. I solved it by buying something that did (the 15" mbp with antiglare).
Btw, take a look at the new Windows UI for Firefox 4, Asa changed the tab appearance. The reactions are quite funny, the Windows users envy the OS X users because the OS X version is so sleek:
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2120453 The Windows GUI of Firefox has been debated numerous times. Most people wanted the OS X GUI because it actually was less bloated than the Windows version. The orange Firefox button has been the target of some very heated discussions. You might want to read those. I did and they are a great way of learning about user interfaces and what users actually want. That will make you understand what I'm saying better. MozillaZine is a great site if you want to know more about Firefox, Thunderbird and the other Mozilla products.
