Re: What's the Big Deal with Firefox?
"Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T" <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.mozilla.devel.windows |
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| Organization | VPEA |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Ron Hunter wrote: > Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T wrote: > >> Ron Hunter wrote: >> >>> Matthias Versen wrote: >>> >>>> Ron Hunter wrote: >>>> >>>>> There are MANY advantages to FF/TB combination over Mozilla Suite. >>>>> First, if you download the various dailies, then you only need to >>>>> download whichever portion you want to update. Second, FF handles >>>>> things like bookmarks and personal toolbar MUCH better than >>>>> MSuite. FF has a smaller ram footprint (for those who care), loads >>>>> faster, and seems to run a bit faster. If it seems less stable, it >>>>> is because it is >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The RAM footprint is better with Mozilla if you use both , the >>>> browser and mail. >>>> >>>> There are many negative things for me in FF: >>>> Bad Password Manager, no search through the URL Bar (with dropdown), >>>> popup blocking note above the page content and not in the status >>>> bar,..... >>>> >>>> I can't see a reason to use firefox... >>>> >>>> >>>> Matthias >>> >>> >>> >>> Your choice. Mzny like it better. >> >> >> >> The problem is Mozilla is getting a way from choice. >> >> It will be IE/OE paradigm or nothing. >> >> Many of us like the Netscape/Mozilla all-in-one approach and can't >> stand having to open 4 or 5 different programs to get work done. > > > FF and TB is two, not four or five. > >> >> Others Like to open something for Mail, something for news, something >> for web webrowsing, something for ftp download, something for FTP >> Upload, something else for another thing down the line. >> >> To me that's wasting time, and computer resources (yes even if you >> have 1.5 gb ram and 120gb Hard drive) opening a new appliacation for a >> different thing; when you can open one thing and be able to switch to >> a different component. you can even leave that component runing in >> backgound just go to window and click on item you want to see. You >> eventuall have so many things open its difficult to see what's doing >> what. >> > > Well, if you can't manage two applications, maybe you should consider > some other hobby. Well I an juggle 3 after that its a strain on the Brain. :-) >> Supposedly the advantage is not for the operator. But for the >> developer instead of developing as a component that must work with >> other components within the application. If the components are broken >> down into separate applications, they don't have to worry about >> compatibility, and just worry about getting that application to work. > > > Yes, and that is an advantage, because I sure like my applications to work! > I like mine to work to, but not at the cost of comaptibility. ;-) -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip M. Jones, CET |MEMBER:VPEA (LIFE) ETA-I, NESDA,ISCET, Sterling 616 Liberty Street |Who's Who. PHONE:276-632-5045, FAX:276-632-0868 Martinsville Va 24112 |[email protected], ICQ11269732, AIM pjonescet --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If it's "fixed", don't "break it"! mailto:[email protected] <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/90th_Birthday/index.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Fulcher/default.html> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Harris/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Jones/default.htm> <http://vpea.exis.net>