Hi,
this seems to be a little off-topic here, since this list is just meant
to discuss the test release - and firefox is not that new, but I don't
mind.
Am Dienstag, den 24.05.2005, 11:37 -0500 schrieb akonstam(a)trinity.edu:
Again I am not trying to start a rant I just want to know.
I find firefox somewhat inferior to the previous mozilla. Why do
people support it so?
I haven't used the mozilla suite since it was 1.5 IIRC, but imho,
firefox feels a lot faster. Further, people may want just a browser, not
a complete suite, but this is my opinion.
1. The ctrl-l option is somewhat worse than the previous
ctrl-shift-l
option.
2. I would like my downloaded files to go in my home directory. So as
root I want them to go into /root. That may be unreasonable to some
people but it can't be done in firefox. The Desktop folder is the last
place I want to put them.
You can select a folder in Preferences | Downloads | Save all files to
this folder | Other... (from the dropdown list)
Besides, I think it is a bad idea to use the root user to browse the web
or do other every-day actions.
3. The interface to add helper applications is obscure compared to
mozilla.
And on and on. I guess I am just a curmudgeon. Remember I am not trying
to start a rant , I am just very curious why firefox is taking over.
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