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I use a MacTEL optimized build of Firefox. I would use Safari if it had AdBlock plus, I know there are alternatives but nothing can beat AdblockPlus. This is the same reason I don't use Camino. Stay tuned, once I get my MacBook back from Apple I am going to see what i can do about this. I am devising a way to write an extension that uses the Adblock list is Safari/Camino.

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I've been all over the place with browsers. IE6, IE7, Firefox on Windows; Safari, Firefox, Camino, Shiira, OmniWeb, soon to try Opera.

 

I used Camino for the longest time until I found several RSS feeds that would make me a bit more productive... then I realized Camino has absolutely no RSS support yet. It recognizes the feeds, but can't display them in the browser. :) So back to Firefox.

 

I'm trying to decide which format of RSS feeds I like best: the Live Bookmark way in Firefox, or the WebKit-based way Shiira and Safari do it. *shrug*

 

EDIT: Firefox just owned Opera in every way imaginable. It will stay my primary browser for the near future; if it goes fully Cocoa that will be amazing. If Camino can implement RSS in the style Firefox does so I'll switch back in a second.

 

Try this one:

 

http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/josh/archiv...y_builds_o.html

 

I'm still testing it but so far it seems as fast as safari.

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Windows : Firefox (used it for ages)

 

Mac : Safari.

 

I am still looking for a browser that has all the features FF has. Unfortunately, FF works rather slow on my machine under OS X , so i'm stuck with Safari, which offers (for me) the best functionality, and has no speed problems.

 

If anyone could help, i'm looking for these features present in FF, but not in other browsers :

- double-clicking on an empty space in the tab area opens a new tab (Safari doesn't have it - you have to right-click and select "new tab")

- double/middle-clicking on a tab closes it (for Safari you have to click the small "x")

- middle-clicking on the home button opens the homepage in a new tab (for Safari you have to create a new tab, and then click the home button).

I used FF under Windows for ages, and got very used to browsing this way. Tried most popular browsers, and while some of them had one(or even two) of the above mentioned features, it lacked another. So far, Safari is the best "compromise" option for me, but why settle for a compromise?

Please tell me if there is a browser that has those features.

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  • 2 months later...

Mac: Camino, Shiira

Windows: Firefox

 

I'd like to point out that Shiira runs insanely fast on my Macbook Pro...but not yet fully stable (the new 2.0 version), like it has issues rendering YouTube, and the webpage just flickers, thats why I use Camino too. In windows, nothing beats Firefox. Opera is good too, but way to advanced for the non-power user.

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Windows : Firefox (used it for ages)

 

Mac : Safari.

 

I am still looking for a browser that has all the features FF has. Unfortunately, FF works rather slow on my machine under OS X , so i'm stuck with Safari, which offers (for me) the best functionality, and has no speed problems.

 

If anyone could help, i'm looking for these features present in FF, but not in other browsers :

- double-clicking on an empty space in the tab area opens a new tab (Safari doesn't have it - you have to right-click and select "new tab")

- double/middle-clicking on a tab closes it (for Safari you have to click the small "x")

- middle-clicking on the home button opens the homepage in a new tab (for Safari you have to create a new tab, and then click the home button).

I used FF under Windows for ages, and got very used to browsing this way. Tried most popular browsers, and while some of them had one(or even two) of the above mentioned features, it lacked another. So far, Safari is the best "compromise" option for me, but why settle for a compromise?

Please tell me if there is a browser that has those features.

cmd+t=new tab

cmd+w=close tab

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I am a firefox fan. I dont really hate any brwoser but for me firefox is great. The tabs are great and allow me to work faster. I hate that on IE in my work comp its constantly asking for an upgrade. he pop up blocker is amazing on the net even though it doesnt work entirely.

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No need for any ad blocking add ons that take up resources.. 127.0.0.1 is your best friend..

 

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

 

 

Opera all platforms..

 

looked interesting until i noticed that using a large hosts file causes slowdowns on 2000/XP/Vista and the only workaround is to dissable the windows DNS daemon. for laptop users that's completely unaceptable.

 

i'll stick with firefox and adblock on XP, and safari on OSX since i can't get the blasted wireless working on my hackbook anyways.

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I used to use Safari all the time until yesterday. The fact that it would crash whenever there were lots of flash adverts on a website is enough to drive you crazy. Firefox is a much stabler browser in my opinion. I just wish it had the look and feel of Safari. :D

 

- Sb.

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I used to use Safari all the time until yesterday. The fact that it would crash whenever there were lots of flash adverts on a website is enough to drive you crazy. Firefox is a much stabler browser in my opinion. I just wish it had the look and feel of Safari. :(

 

- Sb.

 

 

Poke through the themes on Mozilla Addons. There probably is a suitable one.

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I use:

 

OS X - Safari for day-to-day browsing, Firefox for debugging websites, Opera for further browser testing

Windows - Firefox day-to-day, IE and Opera for browser testing

Linux - Firefox and Konqueror for browser testing

 

My ideal browser would be Safari/WebKit with Firefox's Greasemonkey, Stylish, Firebug, and Web Dev toolbar extensions available somehow. It would make my life a whole lot easier :pirate2:

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I use:

 

OS X - Safari for day-to-day browsing, Firefox for debugging websites, Opera for further browser testing

Windows - Firefox day-to-day, IE and Opera for browser testing

Linux - Firefox and Konqueror for browser testing

 

My ideal browser would be Safari/WebKit with Firefox's Greasemonkey, Stylish, Firebug, and Web Dev toolbar extensions available somehow. It would make my life a whole lot easier :)

I agree except I don't use opera because of its unstability, and I don't have OS/X.

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