I've been using Firefox for a while now - I agree its superb! I would never go back to IE in a million years!

Same here been mainly using Netscape and love it but have been toying with Firefox for about 6 months, it is awesome!!

Well, was having problems with Thunderbird (the email client).. Seemed to be a password problem that I couldn't get straightened out. Removed it and wait for a later release.

But Firefox is great. I have downloaded many of the extensions and really love those too. Very functional.

And to think that this is supposedly the PREVIEW RELEASE!!

What exactly was Microsoft smoking when they designed Internet Explorer? ActiveX controls everywhere,"This Page cannot be displayed",blah,blah,blah. QUIT COMPLAINING
and download Firefox already,o.k.?
(In short,I love you,my wonderful Firefox...you are the most beautiful browser of them all..) ...o.k.,o.k., It's only a browser,but Firefox is truly a obsession-worthy piece of software.

Later,L1011blonde

Yep! FF beats the pants off IE any day.  I've been using FF since its .5 version.  I'm currently using 9.3 though, I'm holding off on 1.0 until it's final,  and until all my extentions and stuff are updated to the new standard.

Speaking of extentions,  Mouse Gestures (MozGest) and Sage (RSS and ATOM reader) are THE extentions to have.  Other notables include CompactMenu and BugMeNot.



Edit: FF also stops the nasties in their tracks, unlike IE (I'm not sure about the new addons that came with SP2, but I can't bring myself to start IE anytime soon).

Hi Lads...!

I've just installed Firefox, and I do find that it is very much slower, and jerkier, to download sites and open pages than it is with IE*.... ...!

I also notice problems with trying to edit this text.eg:...
smiles can only be inserted during composing the text, they cannot be inserted after the text is conpleted...they only appear at the end of the text...
(The same thing happens on the LAGO Forum text boxes using when using IE)..!

...also...

Can anyone advise me how to make the Firefox main page automatically default to my ISP site, (Wanadoo/Freeserve) , instead of the "Mozilla" page...?

This is going to take a lot of getting used to... ....!

Cheers all...!

Paul.

* ..actually, I've just figured out why this is...
In IE, the page is not displayed until ALL the data has been downloaded...
But in Firefox, the data, (text, pictures, etc), is displayed, bit by bit, as it is being downloaded...!
..so it "appears" to be slow, and jerky... ...!

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Hi Doug...!
Many thanks for the reply... ...!
...and the tips...!

I agree, Firefox does have a very strange text editor... ..!
So, I think I will do as you suggested, and use IE for typing text messages on the Forum.. ...!
..all my "smilies" really have to go in the correct places... ...!
LOL...!

Cheers Doug...!

Paul.

Hi all... ...!

I've got both Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer on my desktop.

I use IE to browse SimV, and post in the Forum, for the reason that I find Firefox has a rather strange text editor, in that the cursor appears directly over the characters, masking them, (rather than in front of the character, as in a normal text editor), also any smilies must be inserted during the process of typing the text.
They cannot be inserted after the text has been completed, (they only appear at the end of the text.

Internet Explorer uses an excellent text editor where additions and deletions can be performed anywhere in the text..!

Firefox is superb for logging onto sites where IE displays the annoying message...>>>

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The page cannot be displayed
The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings.
...etc...etc...
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Does anyone know why Internet Explorer does this...?
Someone mentioned that it is due to the use of "Active X" controls by IE.
...so what is "Active X", and can IE be modified to overcome the problem...?

Many thanks... 8)...!

Cheers all... ...!

Paul....Weather's getting colder. Winter's on it's way... ...!

P.S.   I still find that Firefox is MUCH slower to download pages than Internet Explorer....(56k modem)... ...!

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Here ya go Fozz, this will explain it a lot better than if I tried to, even though I understand what it is and does for me to explain would be a nightmare
By the way Active X is also one of  the easiest way for a virus to get you!

http://www.active-x.com/articles/whatis.htm

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To speed up page downloading you can try a internet accelerator, which will basically reduce the quaility of images as they appear, I think you can actually do this within your browser, the less quaility will equal a faster download.
I use a accelerator and have it set to reduce quaility of images, the advantage of a accelerator is that it kills the annoying advertisments found on most website such as the ones that hang above our forums here and many others and you can turn it on or off with a click of your mouse for when you want to see the images in full quaility.

Firefox - Its better than sex. Thats just a guess cos I haven't been able to try the latter yet!!      8) I have ahd it a while now. Slower?? Naaaaa. I use it all the time on a 3.86Kbps connection. Works great. So does Thunderbird. Lovin' it!!
Dan

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You talking about Firefox or sex?

He probably means both... lol  8)

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Very good point!!
I did that after installing Netscape, then realized that almost all M$ related downloads couldn't be performed. As well there are still many websites that cannot be viewed on anything but IE (their loss!)

lol, I was using it and I didn't even know it... just got SBC Yahoo DSL a few weeks ago and until last week didn't know that it wasn't IE...

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Hmm, well I'd guess, once you've got started, Sex'll feel like Broadband! as you get older it becomes more like 56k..... If your really unlucky, you get disconnected!