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[Chyros]

I keep hearing that Firefox is a completely superior browser compared to IE. Some people are extremely zealous about it, too. Unfortunately, nobody seems to be able to tell me why exactly, other than that "it's not made by microsoft". So, can anybody here shed any light on why it's so much better?

[Warbz]

more secure, customisable,*I think* it requires less ram.
I wouldnt say it was FAR superior but i do think its better

[Slightly Wonky Robob]

it actually requires more (at least for me it does)

but the advantages balance that out; you can customise pretty much every aspect of it (skins/themes, toolbars, plugins, extensions, etc.) and the most important thing much safer than IE (in the fact is blocks pop-ups as well as unautorised downloads)

EDIT: here's a small list of some of the stuff you could be using ;0
http://forum.cncrene...showtopic=17748

Edited by Bob, 12 November 2007 - 23:44.

[Alias]

Extensions are the selling point. I can get torrents, download managers, sweet looking themes, an Australian dictionary and heaps of other useful things, all from within Firefox, all Spyware/Adware/Malware free.

Edited by Alias, 13 November 2007 - 05:15.

[Chyros]

Hmmm, that sounds worth the while. I should become a convert, then.

[Dauth]

I find it faster and more customisable, the bookmarks toolbar saves me hours during a week, and it password manager allows logging into low security things (which I dont mind being saved) a lot quicker.

[Felix Lockhart]

On a related note, perhaps y'all could explain something for me. I've heard that on sites that are built for it, Firefox has a menu to change the style sheet in use. I haven't been able to find such a menu or option, could anyone shed some light on this?

[Alias]

Felix Lockhart, on 17 Nov 2007, 8:27, said:

On a related note, perhaps y'all could explain something for me. I've heard that on sites that are built for it, Firefox has a menu to change the style sheet in use. I haven't been able to find such a menu or option, could anyone shed some light on this?

You need Greasemonkey.

[Felix Lockhart]

Alias, on 16 Nov 2007, 16:44, said:

Felix Lockhart, on 17 Nov 2007, 8:27, said:

On a related note, perhaps y'all could explain something for me. I've heard that on sites that are built for it, Firefox has a menu to change the style sheet in use. I haven't been able to find such a menu or option, could anyone shed some light on this?

You need Greasemonkey.

Actually, I found what I was looking for, and it was staring me in the face the whole time. Going to View>>Page Style gives me the choices I'm looking for. Thanks, though!

[Reaper94]

and with adblocker i cancut out ads (xept the Shockplayer thing ones) and pictures i dont like (including avattars) :cough: chris's dancing bear thing (sorry mate) :cough:





i have giot NOTHING but INFINITE praise for this FANTASTIC engine (FireFox)


btw warbs, i love ur sig, its nothing against urs

Edited by Rabid Dawg, 15 December 2007 - 01:54.

[Softix]

Less confusing and cluttered than IE’s Internet Options is another factor in Mozilla’s Firefox. You can easily navigate through each setting. Deleting saved passwords is a snap and clearing any saved history. The “Downloads” section of the options allows the user to choose which program will automatically open a downloaded file.

[Warbz]

dude, if no-one has replied to a thread for more than 2 weeks, consider it dead, and leave it alone. =)

[Prophet of the Pimps]

Warbz, on 31 Jan 2008, 1:38, said:

dude, if no-one has replied to a thread for more than 2 weeks, consider it dead, and leave it alone. =)

Being on the first page kind of makes it OK.