Firefox 0.9.1 (New Release)

Happydude · 07-01-2004, 09:20 AM

anybody wanna help me get familiarized with firefox? because right now it seems identical to IE...and i don't understand this tabbed browsing thingy...

Null · 07-01-2004, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by happydude666

anybody wanna help me get familiarized with firefox? because right now it seems identical to IE...and i don't understand this tabbed browsing thingy...

file new tab will open a new tab.

after that goto the options and turn off hide tab bar when only 1 tab is open
that'll make the tab bar stay opened and you can just double click that bar to open a new window.

as i said. it comes bare. you download the options you want. it doesnt come loaded with them. Opera does.

and i recommend customizing the toolbars and adding the icons you want. i tend to make a new tool bar just for the address line.

then download a new theme and the new options. it takes some getting used to. thats why many download it, try it once and say its nothing special and they like IE just as much.... its because they dont take the time to actually learn whats differnt.

personally my fav theme is Qute, looks like firefox 0.8 instead of the new 0.9 look

Happydude · 07-01-2004, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Null

file new tab will open a new tab.

after that goto the options and turn off hide tab bar when only 1 tab is open
that'll make the tab bar stay opened and you can just double click that bar to open a new window.

as i said. it comes bare. you download the options you want. it doesnt come loaded with them. Opera does.

and i recommend customizing the toolbars and adding the icons you want. i tend to make a new tool bar just for the address line.

then download a new theme and the new options. it takes some getting used to. thats why many download it, try it once and say its nothing special and they like IE just as much.... its because they dont take the time to actually learn whats differnt.

personally my fav theme is Qute, looks like firefox 0.8 instead of the new 0.9 look

wanna gimme some sites for skins/options/plug-ins/whatever else?

Seven7 · 07-01-2004, 03:51 PM

http://update.mozilla.org/

This Is the main site for Firefox 0.9 and 0.9.1 along with some for Mozilla and Thunderbird. It was abit rushed up for Firefox 0.9 release at last and is a bit of a hassle for themers/extension authors to get there stuff listed and updated as alot of that is done in bugzilla.mozilla.org. They do plan on allowing authors to have abillity to upload and manage their stuff in future.

http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/ is my favorite site for Extensions. Not all are for recent Firefox version(s) though they may still work along with the use of "Show Old Extensions" extension, or they may break firefox instead.

Firefox Help at http://texturizer.net/firefox/ now links to update.mozilla.org for extensions and themes.

http://texturizer.net/firefox/keyboard.html
http://texturizer.net/firefox/mouse.html

For plugins like flash: http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/windows.html

Happydude · 07-01-2004, 04:13 PM

what are the extensions? like add-ons?

Seven7 · 07-01-2004, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by happydude666

what are the extensions? like add-ons?

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Originally Posted by update.mozilla.org

What is an Extension?
Extensions are small add-ons that add new functionality to Firefox. They can add anything from a toolbar button to a completely new feature. They allow the browser to be customized to fit the personal needs of each user if they need addtional features, while keeping Firefox small to download.

Not everybody uses/wants this or that feature in Firefox and there is often debates of whether certain things should be in core code instead. A few did get put in like "Copy image" for win/mac and also smooth scroll over time. Single window tabbed browsing is a tricky thing to have working properly as to why there are extensions for this still at moment.

Happydude · 07-01-2004, 06:50 PM

is there anyway to have tabs working ONLY, for example: when i click on a link that opens a new page, it opens a new window, but i would like it to just open a tab, is that posible to do?

also, in IE there is an option called "Auto in-line complete" where you just type in like 'www.ga' and it would fill the rest in in blue 'www.gametavern.net', is it posible to do with firefox?