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monster · 2013-08-03, 23:02

Different people have different use for the internet. For my use, Internet Explorer has been a good browser on Windows and Firefox has been a good browser on various Linux distributions that I've used in the past.

SeijiSensei · 2013-08-04, 17:08

I've used Firefox on Linux for over a decade now. I don't care about being cross-platform as I only use Windows under duress. Even then, I've never been unhappy with Firefox on Windows either. That posting above seems a bit whiny to me. The entire judgement about Firefox's performance consists of a posting from one "Google+ homie" about his or her problems.

I do occasionally see complaints from people who want to have twenty or more simultaneous open tabs. This seems like a "corner" problem that affects very few ordinary users who probably use at most only half-a-dozen tabs. Many people I encounter don't even know tabs exist.

Miles Teg · 2013-08-05, 13:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

I've used Firefox on Linux for over a decade now. I don't care about being cross-platform as I only use Windows under duress. Even then, I've never been unhappy with Firefox on Windows either. That posting above seems a bit whiny to me. The entire judgement about Firefox's performance consists of a posting from one "Google+ homie" about his or her problems.

I do occasionally see complaints from people who want to have twenty or more simultaneous open tabs. This seems like a "corner" problem that affects very few ordinary users who probably use at most only half-a-dozen tabs. Many people I encounter don't even know tabs exist.

I'm using Firefox on Linux (Fedora 18) with more than 60 open tabs (thanks to Tree Style Tab) and at work I'm also using Firefox (Windows 7) where from time to time I have also more than 50 tabs open and I don't remember the last time I have had a problem with it. And I can say more or less the same for Chrome even if I am using it less than Firefox.

Vexx · 2013-08-16, 11:13

I've been Firefoxing for years with lots of extensions ... but the behavior is feeling listless and bloated lately (even with uninstalling, burning all evidence, and re-installing) ... for my "amusement" I'm seeing how closely I can match functionality with Chrome and extensions.

Also, I'm losing my iGoogle portal page in November (carefully tailored for newsfeeds, stocks, weather, etc and trying different ways to duplicate the convenience of one homepage dashboard. I've had several recommendations but haven't really spent a lot of energy on them yet.

sa547 · 2013-08-17, 14:29

I wouldn't use Chrome while playing games simultaneously. Instead, for the netbook I'm using (Atom processor, 2gb of memory, shared Intel graphics) while on the go I have to take Opera, as I heard that it has a very low memory footprint compared to Firefox and Chrome.

Haiprbim · 2013-08-25, 04:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miles Teg

I'm using Firefox on Linux (Fedora 18)

Hi, we seem alike.
In any way, it is quite interesting to see such a thread get such a long discussion.

Haak · 2013-08-25, 14:38

I use Chrome for my desktop (Windows), mainly for the spell checker and Boat browser for my Android phone mainly because it can play flash and has handy sidebar use.

Vexx · 2013-08-25, 17:43

One reason apparently to stick with Firefox partially. Chrome plugins are not allowed to capture Youtube streams (Google Playstore policy). My Firefox "video downloadhelper" is wondrous for that capability - which lets me manage my monthly transfer totals, thanks).

As it might be said, "fuck that".

sa547 · 2013-09-02, 20:14

I should've mentioned about Youtube Options (YTO, https://spoi.com/software/yto/) installed in Chrome (on my main rig), which allows me to download any size/type video from YT. Of course if that fails, Firefox and a trio of plugins also do the work.

Vexx · 2013-09-02, 22:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by sa547

I should've mentioned about Youtube Options (YTO, https://spoi.com/software/yto/) installed in Chrome (on my main rig), which allows me to download any size/type video from YT. Of course if that fails, Firefox and a trio of plugins also do the work.

Ah, this is brilliant - thanks! Soooo many knobs and buttons!

Kimidori · 2013-09-07, 05:19

did Opera removed Opera Turbo? just downloaded Opera 16 but I can't find it anywhere.

Renegade334 · 2013-09-07, 05:28

Yeah, they removed a cr**load of features since they ditched Presto and turned to Chromium/Blink, most likely because they needed to rebuild all these parts from the ground up in order to make them compatible with the new engine. So either Opera ASA turned the removed stuff into standalone programs (Opera Mail, for one), they revamped it (Turbo --> Off-Road) or they completely dumped it. They're slowly but surely putting some features back in, but only after tailoring it for Blink/Chromium, if possible...and if it is present on their development roadmap.

End result? Opera is now a bloated, over-minimalistic browser with little of its erstwhile potential for extensive UI/settings customization.

EDIT: Opera Turbo is now called "Off-Road mode".

Kuroi Hadou · 2013-09-08, 09:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Renegade334

End result? Opera is now a bloated, over-minimalistic browser with little of its erstwhile potential for extensive UI/settings customization

I still remember the day when I saw Opera 15. Customization was the reason I went with Opera to begin with and stuck with it for so long, even through the abyssmal 12.x releases. The built-in mail client was just gravy. I was even originally for the switch to WebKit because I thought it would let Opera shift the Presto deveopers over to other teams so they could tweak the UI and customization capabilities, and maybe even do something about the horrible memory bloat that kept bogging the 12.x series down. The last thing I wanted was another Chrome clone.

AnimeFan188 · 2017-11-15, 02:33

Firefox thinks Quantum can beat Chrome with ethics… and speed:

"Now Mozilla, the company behind Firefox, is hoping that the latest version of its
browser can begin the fight back against Chrome. “This is by far the biggest reboot
we’ve ever done,” says Mark Mayo, senior vice president of Firefox at Mozilla. The latest
version, the firm claims, Firefox Quantum, is twice as fast as Firefox was six months ago
and uses 30 per cent less memory than Chrome. That should mean fewer crashes and
less time spent gazing at the spinning wheel of death."

See:

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/mozi...-google-chrome

So, how does Firefox Quantum compare to the other browsers?

Tiberium Wolf · 2017-11-16, 20:15

It's faster and eating less memory. Thou I lost a few extensions because they aren't supported in the new version.

Renegade334 · 2017-11-30, 05:56

FQ is indeed faster, but it seems to have trouble closing tabs, because 35-50% of the time, whenever I open the browser, I get a message telling me either a window or a tab was not properly closed, and proposing me to restore the "lost" session.

I don't have any extensions or add-ons installed and this bug occurs with just about any possible website, from Yahoo! to Youtube.

Bah. Anyway, I mostly use Edge, Chrome and Vivaldi, so FQ will easily be relegated to the status of "last resort", to be used only when I hit the odd website that is optimized for Firefox alone and cannot be properly rendered by the aforementioned other browsers. No big loss here.

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2013-08-16, 11:13	Link #344
Vexx Obey the Darkly Cute ... Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ... Age: 66	I've been Firefoxing for years with lots of extensions ... but the behavior is feeling listless and bloated lately (even with uninstalling, burning all evidence, and re-installing) ... for my "amusement" I'm seeing how closely I can match functionality with Chrome and extensions. Also, I'm losing my iGoogle portal page in November (carefully tailored for newsfeeds, stocks, weather, etc and trying different ways to duplicate the convenience of one homepage dashboard. I've had several recommendations but haven't really spent a lot of energy on them yet. __________________ "It Really IS Rocket Science", Novel series rough drafts; vol. 1 thru vol. 3 complete Volume 4 in work, Visit the thread for short stories!

2013-08-17, 14:29	Link #345
sa547 Senior Member Author Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Philippines Age: 47	I wouldn't use Chrome while playing games simultaneously. Instead, for the netbook I'm using (Atom processor, 2gb of memory, shared Intel graphics) while on the go I have to take Opera, as I heard that it has a very low memory footprint compared to Firefox and Chrome. __________________

2013-08-25, 14:38	Link #347
Haak Me, An Intellectual Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Age: 33	I use Chrome for my desktop (Windows), mainly for the spell checker and Boat browser for my Android phone mainly because it can play flash and has handy sidebar use. __________________ MAL \| AnimeSuki Choice Awards 2020 Winners

2013-08-25, 17:43	Link #348
Vexx Obey the Darkly Cute ... Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ... Age: 66	One reason apparently to stick with Firefox partially. Chrome plugins are not allowed to capture Youtube streams (Google Playstore policy). My Firefox "video downloadhelper" is wondrous for that capability - which lets me manage my monthly transfer totals, thanks). As it might be said, "fuck that". __________________ "It Really IS Rocket Science", Novel series rough drafts; vol. 1 thru vol. 3 complete Volume 4 in work, Visit the thread for short stories!

2013-08-03, 23:02	Link #341
monster Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	Different people have different use for the internet. For my use, Internet Explorer has been a good browser on Windows and Firefox has been a good browser on various Linux distributions that I've used in the past.

2013-09-02, 20:14	Link #349
sa547 Senior Member Author Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Philippines Age: 47	I should've mentioned about Youtube Options (YTO, https://spoi.com/software/yto/) installed in Chrome (on my main rig), which allows me to download any size/type video from YT. Of course if that fails, Firefox and a trio of plugins also do the work. __________________

2013-09-07, 05:19	Link #351
Kimidori The Opened Ultimate Gate Join Date: Dec 2011 Age: 29	did Opera removed Opera Turbo? just downloaded Opera 16 but I can't find it anywhere. __________________

2013-09-07, 05:28	Link #352
Renegade334 Sleepy Lurker Graphic Designer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nun'yabiznehz Age: 38	Yeah, they removed a cr*load of features since they ditched Presto and turned to Chromium/Blink, most likely because they needed to rebuild all these parts from the ground up in order to make them compatible with the new engine. So either Opera ASA turned the removed stuff into standalone programs (Opera Mail, for one), they revamped it (Turbo --> Off-Road) or they completely dumped it. They're slowly* but surely putting some features back in, but only after tailoring it for Blink/Chromium, if possible...and if it is present on their development roadmap. End result? Opera is now a bloated, over-minimalistic browser with little of its erstwhile potential for extensive UI/settings customization. EDIT: Opera Turbo is now called "Off-Road mode". __________________ << -- Click to enter my (dead) GFX thread.

2017-11-15, 02:33	Link #354
AnimeFan188 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008	Firefox thinks Quantum can beat Chrome with ethics… and speed: "Now Mozilla, the company behind Firefox, is hoping that the latest version of its browser can begin the fight back against Chrome. “This is by far the biggest reboot we’ve ever done,” says Mark Mayo, senior vice president of Firefox at Mozilla. The latest version, the firm claims, Firefox Quantum, is twice as fast as Firefox was six months ago and uses 30 per cent less memory than Chrome. That should mean fewer crashes and less time spent gazing at the spinning wheel of death." See: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/mozi...-google-chrome So, how does Firefox Quantum compare to the other browsers?

2017-11-16, 20:15	Link #355
Tiberium Wolf Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Age: 44	It's faster and eating less memory. Thou I lost a few extensions because they aren't supported in the new version. __________________

2017-11-30, 05:56	Link #356
Renegade334 Sleepy Lurker Graphic Designer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nun'yabiznehz Age: 38	FQ is indeed faster, but it seems to have trouble closing tabs, because 35-50% of the time, whenever I open the browser, I get a message telling me either a window or a tab was not properly closed, and proposing me to restore the "lost" session. I don't have any extensions or add-ons installed and this bug occurs with just about any possible website, from Yahoo! to Youtube. Bah. Anyway, I mostly use Edge, Chrome and Vivaldi, so FQ will easily be relegated to the status of "last resort", to be used only when I hit the odd website that is optimized for Firefox alone and cannot be properly rendered by the aforementioned other browsers. No big loss here. __________________ << -- Click to enter my (dead) GFX thread.