Comments on: Mozilla FireFox 0.8 Rules http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/02/mozilla-firefox-08-rules Speech Applications, Soccer, Hacking, Intellectual Property, and Incinerating Toilets Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Nick http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/02/mozilla-firefox-08-rules/comment-page-1#comment-253 Nick Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:43:41 +0000 http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/02/mozilla-firefox-08-rules#comment-253 i have used firefox for a few months and love the themes, extensions, downloads, bookmarks, and pop up blocking. i have used firefox for a few months and love the themes, extensions, downloads, bookmarks, and pop up blocking.

]]> By: Tudy http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/02/mozilla-firefox-08-rules/comment-page-1#comment-136 Tudy Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/02/mozilla-firefox-08-rules#comment-136 Im using it but not sure I like it yet. Why does it totally mess up my blog? Im using it but not sure I like it yet. Why does it totally mess up my blog?

]]> By: Robert http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/02/mozilla-firefox-08-rules/comment-page-1#comment-137 Robert Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/02/mozilla-firefox-08-rules#comment-137 <p>Mainly because you have a bunch of Internet Explorer specific code on your page. I checked out your site using the Safari web browser on my wife's PowerBook, and your site looked almost the same in Safari as it does in FireFox on both Windows and Linux. The main difference is that FireFox shows a border around your banner, but Safari doesn't.</p> <p>The snowflake script is specifically trying to detect NetScape 6, IE, or Opera. If the browser isn't one of these, the script does not run.</p> <p>The media player control you are using has two problems. First, it uses the Windows MediaPlayer ActiveX control, which usually is not supported outside of IE. Also, the combo box script below the media player is written in VBScript. VBScript should never be used as a browser scripting language. It's a non-standard scripting language that even Microsoft avoids. Check out their website. They use JavaScript.</p> <p>DoodleBoard doesn't fully work on Safari or FireFox because the programmers of the tool don't support it. From their website - "DoodleBoard has been tested to work with Internet Explorer 6.0, Netscape Navigator 6.2 and 7.0".</p> Mainly because you have a bunch of Internet Explorer specific code on your page. I checked out your site using the Safari web browser on my wife’s PowerBook, and your site looked almost the same in Safari as it does in FireFox on both Windows and Linux. The main difference is that FireFox shows a border around your banner, but Safari doesn’t.

The snowflake script is specifically trying to detect NetScape 6, IE, or Opera. If the browser isn’t one of these, the script does not run.

The media player control you are using has two problems. First, it uses the Windows MediaPlayer ActiveX control, which usually is not supported outside of IE. Also, the combo box script below the media player is written in VBScript. VBScript should never be used as a browser scripting language. It’s a non-standard scripting language that even Microsoft avoids. Check out their website. They use JavaScript.

DoodleBoard doesn’t fully work on Safari or FireFox because the programmers of the tool don’t support it. From their website – “DoodleBoard has been tested to work with Internet Explorer 6.0, Netscape Navigator 6.2 and 7.0″.

]]> By: Richard Berger http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/02/mozilla-firefox-08-rules/comment-page-1#comment-138 Richard Berger Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/02/mozilla-firefox-08-rules#comment-138 Dear FireFox Technical Support Representative: I installed FireFox on my SuSE linux system, but I can't start two of them. I get a message about only one profile allowed in use at any time. Yes, I can use tabs (which are WAY cool), but is this a bug, feature, or (my best guess) user error? On Windows, FireFox works normally. So far it seems reasonably cool - the tab feature is enough to make me think about moving away from IE. Enjoy, RB Dear FireFox Technical Support Representative:

I installed FireFox on my SuSE linux system, but I can’t start two of them. I get a message about only one profile allowed in use at any time. Yes, I can use tabs (which are WAY cool), but is this a bug, feature, or (my best guess) user error?

On Windows, FireFox works normally. So far it seems reasonably cool – the tab feature is enough to make me think about moving away from IE.

Enjoy,
RB

]]> By: Robert http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/02/mozilla-firefox-08-rules/comment-page-1#comment-139 Robert Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/02/mozilla-firefox-08-rules#comment-139 Hmmm, I don't think I've seen that problem, but I don't know if I have tried to start two separate instances of FireFox at the same time. Why would you need to do that? Tabbed browsing is definitely a big reason to abandon IE. Whenever I run into a website that forces me to use IE, it drives me nuts when I can't browse multiple sites within the same window. A related, cool feature is being able to bookmark a set of tabs. When you then select that bookmark, multiple sites all open in separate tabs. It's great if you have a couple sites that you want to visit each day. Hmmm, I don’t think I’ve seen that problem, but I don’t know if I have tried to start two separate instances of FireFox at the same time. Why would you need to do that?

Tabbed browsing is definitely a big reason to abandon IE. Whenever I run into a website that forces me to use IE, it drives me nuts when I can’t browse multiple sites within the same window.

A related, cool feature is being able to bookmark a set of tabs. When you then select that bookmark, multiple sites all open in separate tabs. It’s great if you have a couple sites that you want to visit each day.

]]> By: Richard Berger http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/02/mozilla-firefox-08-rules/comment-page-1#comment-140 Richard Berger Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/02/mozilla-firefox-08-rules#comment-140 Dear Firefox CSR: Me again. It took me a while, but I found the "any" key and was able to successfully complete the install :) :). Actually, the built in google toolbar is way cool - but is there any way to change the size of that widget? I tried all the options I could find in Customize Toolbars, but to no avail. What do you think? RB PS - That cool coffee cup holder that slides in and out of the computer seems to have broken when I placed my new Starbucks coffee cup on it (probably too heavy) - I guess I will need to buy a new one at Fry's - proving your shopping spree theory :) :). Dear Firefox CSR:
Me again. It took me a while, but I found the “any” key and was able to successfully complete the install :) :) .

Actually, the built in google toolbar is way cool – but is there any way to change the size of that widget? I tried all the options I could find in Customize Toolbars, but to no avail.

What do you think?

RB

PS – That cool coffee cup holder that slides in and out of the computer seems to have broken when I placed my new Starbucks coffee cup on it (probably too heavy) – I guess I will need to buy a new one at Fry’s – proving your shopping spree theory :) :) .

]]> By: Richard Berger http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/02/mozilla-firefox-08-rules/comment-page-1#comment-141 Richard Berger Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/02/mozilla-firefox-08-rules#comment-141 Dear CSR: Please ignore my above question - I got the new cupholder installed on my system. Apparently there is a new version for "DVDs" which must stand for "Devoted jaVa Drinkers". Actually, there is documentation on how to change the width, but the real trick is finding your profiles (as there are several possible locations) - but ChromeEdit makes it all easy. Enjoy, RB Dear CSR:
Please ignore my above question – I got the new cupholder installed on my system. Apparently there is a new version for “DVDs” which must stand for “Devoted jaVa Drinkers”.

Actually, there is documentation on how to change the width, but the real trick is finding your profiles (as there are several possible locations) – but ChromeEdit makes it all easy.

Enjoy,
RB

]]> By: adot's notblog* http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/02/mozilla-firefox-08-rules/comment-page-1#comment-142 adot's notblog* Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wombatnation.com/2004/02/mozilla-firefox-08-rules#comment-142 <strong>firebird gets blogged</strong> Alex Bishop, over at mozillaZine gathered up all of the press on the Firefox 0.8 release. If you haven't seen enough Firefox news, go give Alex's post a look. Alex's got the tech press covered, so I took a few minutes to gather up some Firefox feedback... firebird gets blogged
Alex Bishop, over at mozillaZine gathered up all of the press on the Firefox 0.8 release. If you haven’t seen enough Firefox news, go give Alex’s post a look. Alex’s got the tech press covered, so I took a few minutes to gather up some Firefox feedback…

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