Is Firefox losing the plot?

[mrapoc]

I was having quite a few FF issues mainly regarding startup time and also the scrolling giving me a headache due to it being choppy.

Switched to chrome, nice and fast and good for plain old browsing

[pdu]

Give Opera a try I switch between FF and Opera quite a lot, in pretty much every respect Opera is a technically superior browser, I just happen to like firefox for some unknown reason, but whenever something doesn't work in FF or it grinds to a halt, opera is where i run to.

[Rik]

I've regularly tried Opera, but never been able to get on with it. Something about it just doesn't gel with me.

[Glenn]

It's the high notes, I just can't hold them.

[Rik]

I C.

[pdu]

  I do know what you mean though, despite the fact it beats FF hands down at actually being a browser, I still load FF first.  IE is the only one I don't touch, and the last couple of web projects I've done I haven't even tested with IE, I simply can't be bothered hacking code for it any more, still test everything else for all platforms though.

[Rik]

Same here. IE is on my machine because it has to be, it's never used though.

[Gary]

Its such an odd thing though as IE8 is statistically the safest browser there is out there now, less patches for it, and its better at finding malware and phishing sites as well.

[pdu]

Indeed, they have been making massive improvements since v7 came out towards the standards laid down by the w3c.  If it ever became good enough in that respect, I'd have no issue using it, i'm not anti microsoft (i run windows as well as linux) but, I am anti rubbish (which is why I dont use ubuntu either!).

[esh]

Firefox was fantastic around the 0.8 mark (I used it since 0.5 when it wasn't even called Firefox). I transitioned away at 1.5 because it was just becoming huge and getting slower to start. These days IE8 is actually quite tolerable which makes me less and less likely to make the effort of transitioning back again.

That said I do have Opera 10 and Safari on this machine as well. Each browser has its little quirks and annoyances... still looking for the perfect one

[Gary]

I skip between Safari and FF but tbh I am at this time quite happy with FF on OSX 10.6 Opera, like Rik I have just never really got on with having tried it many times, Google Chrome I would not touch with a barge pole as its a Google product, but there are better versions of it out there now thankfully with better privacy.

[mrapoc]

I too decided against chrome until i realised, i use google all the time anyway, plus im not doing anything that i would care about anybody knowing about even if it were gathering everything.

I aim to get a google android based phone too at the end of the year

Chrome is too much of a good browser for me to ignore it - so fast and simple - i dont use addons

[Gary]

I too decided against chrome until i realised, i use google all the time anyway, plus im not doing anything that i would care about anybody knowing about even if it were gathering everything.

I aim to get a google android based phone too at the end of the year

Chrome is too much of a good browser for me to ignore it - so fast and simple - i dont use addons

I care that anyone knows where I browse we give up enough of our privacy as it is these days, its really a matter of principle, that's why other builds of Chrome are more promising, also its the worst browser for safety and that counts a lot in this day and age, speed is not everything. 

[Rik]

It is when you're Sam's age, Gary.

[Gary]

It is when you're Sam's age, Gary.

[quandam]

I too decided against chrome until i realised, i use google all the time anyway, plus im not doing anything that i would care about anybody knowing about even if it were gathering everything.

I aim to get a google android based phone too at the end of the year

Chrome is too much of a good browser for me to ignore it - so fast and simple - i dont use addons

I agree with every word (not interested in the phone though ) Like Google a lot, in particular Gmail

[Gary]

I agree with every word (not interested in the phone though ) Like Google a lot, in particular Gmail

How can anyone like what google does with your information, especially after  Google streetview was found logging private WLANS 

[Rik]

Each to his own, Gary. We make the choice to use their services or not. Like you, I prefer not.

[Gary]

Each to his own, Gary. We make the choice to use their services or not. Like you, I prefer not.

True, very true.

[mrapoc]

It is a bit strange to log Wlans but i cant really see how this will benefits anyone other than google saying how many wlans are present in the area for comparison or something  lol

Maybe in future builds they will look more into privacy

on a side note - does chrome plus have the same problems or as its third party developed is this better?

[trophymick]

I have a annoying problem with Firefox (version 3.6.3).  When I click on "photos" on Autotraders site, another window opens and the photos should be there, but they are not, I have to "open link in new tab".

Try this link and try to open the "photos" with the little camera icon next to it.
http://tinyurl.com/25ku3lf

[Rik]

Works fine for me, Mick, what addons are you running?

[Ray]

Not using Adblock Plus addin are you? Mick, as this seem to block the images but if I disable it for the current page the image displays ok.

[trophymick]

Not using Adblock Plus addin are you? Mick, as this seem to block the images but if I disable it for the current page the image displays ok.

Thanks Ray, that did the trick.

[Technical Ben]

**blocks Mics Sigpic**