Comments on: Switching to Firefox http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/switching-to-firefox Alex King's blog - software, photography, sports, etc. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:58:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Debugging an XSS attack | alexking.org http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/switching-to-firefox#comment-64244 Debugging an XSS attack | alexking.org Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:46:26 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/switching-to-firefox#comment-64244 [...] data in it - things like login cookies, etc. Instead, use your secondary browser or your development profile for your main browser if you have [...] […] data in it - things like login cookies, etc. Instead, use your secondary browser or your development profile for your main browser if you have […]

]]> By: Geof F. Morris http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/switching-to-firefox#comment-54465 Geof F. Morris Tue, 13 Feb 2007 02:13:24 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/switching-to-firefox#comment-54465 I guess that, for me, having a OS X-acting browser has never matched Firefox's extensibility for me. I know why Camino isn't as extensible as FF [and why it never may be], but its featureset has never made it attractive to me. [Add into this the fact that I'm stuck on PCs at work and use FF there, so I like having the same general interface across platforms.] I guess that, for me, having a OS X-acting browser has never matched Firefox’s extensibility for me. I know why Camino isn’t as extensible as FF [and why it never may be], but its featureset has never made it attractive to me. [Add into this the fact that I’m stuck on PCs at work and use FF there, so I like having the same general interface across platforms.]

]]> By: Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/switching-to-firefox#comment-54462 Alex Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:51:35 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/switching-to-firefox#comment-54462 That's what I've used (Camino for surfing, Firefox for dev) for the last ~5 years or so. I wasn't willing to make the switch unless I could still keep a "development" profile in Firefox. That’s what I’ve used (Camino for surfing, Firefox for dev) for the last ~5 years or so. I wasn’t willing to make the switch unless I could still keep a “development” profile in Firefox.

]]> By: Brian Blood http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/switching-to-firefox#comment-54461 Brian Blood Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:49:17 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/switching-to-firefox#comment-54461 I ran Camino for a long time, then started having issues with it not wanting to draw the contents of a page or an image to the window. I would have to reload a page 3-4 times before it would come up. So I switched to FireFox and that was ok. Definitely has some issues and I miss the Keychain integration. I've since settled on a compromise: - for general usage and browsing, I use Camino. - for stuff I'm developing on, I use FireFox with Firebug. Seems like a decent balance. I ran Camino for a long time, then started having issues with it not wanting to draw the contents of a page or an image to the window. I would have to reload a page 3-4 times before it would come up.

So I switched to FireFox and that was ok. Definitely has some issues and I miss the Keychain integration.

I’ve since settled on a compromise:
- for general usage and browsing, I use Camino.
- for stuff I’m developing on, I use FireFox with Firebug.

Seems like a decent balance.

]]> By: PatrickQG http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/switching-to-firefox#comment-54459 PatrickQG Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:08:22 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/switching-to-firefox#comment-54459 The lack of the OS X input focus in firefox is yet another "Doesn't look right" thing. The lack of the OS X input focus in firefox is yet another “Doesn’t look right” thing.

]]> By: Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/switching-to-firefox#comment-54457 Alex Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:37:23 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/switching-to-firefox#comment-54457 Hmm, I think I didn't notice this in Camino or Safari because they show the field focus better than Firefox (so I didn't hit Backspace except while in fields). Hmm, I think I didn’t notice this in Camino or Safari because they show the field focus better than Firefox (so I didn’t hit Backspace except while in fields).

]]> By: PatrickQG http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/switching-to-firefox#comment-54455 PatrickQG Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:34:58 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/switching-to-firefox#comment-54455 <em>Another little thing I discovered in Firefox - by default the Backspace key acts as a back button.</em> That's true of all of the browsers on my machine: Safari, Camino, Firefox (both mac and windows), and IE7. Another little thing I discovered in Firefox - by default the Backspace key acts as a back button.

That’s true of all of the browsers on my machine: Safari, Camino, Firefox (both mac and windows), and IE7.

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