Using Firefox? Get this...

FN · Post by FN » Mon Apr 11, 2005 5:27 pm

http://jedbrown.net/1.0/mozilla/extensions/#BBCode

http://jedbrown.net/1.0/mozilla/extensi ... xtmenu.png

This makes Firefox and phpBB work like a sexy, sexy steak slathered in A1 and mashed potatoes loaded with Sour Cream and Cream Cheese....

(that's supposed to be good)

Zhut · Post by **Zhut** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 5:41 pm

*cough*alreadybuiltintoOpera*cough*

FN · Post by FN » Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:00 pm

Not counting IE because it's a security nightmare and the only time anyone should use it is to use WindowsUpdate, Firefox vs Opera:

#1) $40 vs Free (Legally, and for Full Features) :: Firefox wins.

#2) OpenSource > Proprietary :: Firefos wins.

#3) W3 & CSS Compliance for Web Designers :: Firefox (But there is no 100% Winner)

- What a 100% W3 Compliant Page should look like
- Firefox: Pretty Close...
- Opera: Not really close... nice "ERRO" message.
- Internet Explorer: Wait, wtf were we trying to draw again?

#4) Resource Usage & Launch Time :: Opera
- It launches faster, has a smaller footprint... but as it was put in another review: <i>The main advantage of opera.. that being that it is fast... has become negligible cause my computer could launch a 400mb gorilla just as fast as two web browsers who are both light on system resources.</i>

#5) Cross-Platform Compatibility :: Opera
- Opera has a version for Windows, Linux, MacOS9, OS X, FreeBSD, Solaris, OS/2, QNX, and Mobile. If you need all those, Opera wins here.
- Firefox exists for Windows, Linus (non-Alpha), and OS X.

#6) Known Vulnerablilites :: Firefox
- IE: 79 (http://secunia.com/product/11/)
- Opera: 35 (http://secunia.com/product/11/)
- Firefox: 14 (http://secunia.com/product/4227/)

But it's really personal preference... there are 1,000,000 Opera vs Firefox vs IE threads and pages out there...

http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum21/9803.htm
http://www.lintacious.com/opera/compare.php
http://my.opera.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=633465
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview ... erthread=y

Zhut · Post by **Zhut** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:06 pm

*nods*

admittedly, I use Firefox just as much as Opera at this point anyway..

Buck · Post by **Buck** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 9:17 pm

#6) Known Vulnerablilites :: Firefox
- IE: 79 (http://secunia.com/product/11/)
- Opera: 35 (http://secunia.com/product/11/)
- Firefox: 14 (http://secunia.com/product/4227/)

- Slimbrowser: 1 (http://secunia.com/product/4148/)

Although Slimbrower is based off of IE i think, so i guess that doesnt really mean much, lol.
I've been using SB too long, it would be a pain to switch now :\
My wife uses Maxthon, not sure if thats any better though

NoNo · Post by **NoNo** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:06 am

theres only one thing i dont like about firefox, and that is that u cannot change the appearance of scroll bars, which isnt really that big a deal but custom scrollbars just look fookin nice.l