Firefox

[Mok]

hey, today's the first official day of release of this browser. i've been using it for a while and it is very good! NEWS STORY HERE (http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=6756632&section=news)

i almost use firefox exclusively now. anyone else use this browser?

[RidetoGolf]

I like fire fox too. But some of the pages that are designed for IE still not display correctly until firefox.

It would be great if there is a function that will do real-time bookmark sync between IE and firefox.

[Mok]

I like fire fox too. But some of the pages that are designed for IE still not display correctly until firefox.

It would be great if there is a function that will do real-time bookmark sync between IE and firefox.
yah, real-time would be good, no need to add to both browsers heh...maybe if firefox used the favourites dir to get it's favs from...

yah, you know on imagestation? the page looks really weird, same with some php pages for this webpage, it looks weird also on firefox...

[bogey]

Yeah...I use Firefox too and I've been quite impressed with it. I love the find function that allows you to find links in a page and to follow them all from the keyboard. Almost makes surfing with a mouse a thing in the past.

[babychai]

hey, today's the first official day of release of this browser. i've been using it for a while and it is very good! NEWS STORY HERE (http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=6756632&section=news)

i almost use firefox exclusively now. anyone else use this browser?
i use it... but then i get frustrated when the pages don't load correctly...
especially my company's intranet page (which is the homepage obviously)...
it goes all wonky and the data from it is STALE (like headlines from 6 months ago) go figure :rolleyes:

but go firefox! go mozilla! go open source!

[Mok]

i use it... but then i get frustrated when the pages don't load correctly...
especially my company's intranet page (which is the homepage obviously)...
it goes all wonky and the data from it is STALE (like headlines from 6 months ago) go figure :rolleyes:

but go firefox! go mozilla! go open source!
yah i'm sure they'll be fixing firefox page loading problem soon enough! then no more IE at all for me!

another function i like is when the searching through a webpage (CTRL-F) and of course tab browsing, perfect for browsing forums...!

[patlo]

I like tabbed browsing. Very usefull.

[patlo]

Yeah...I use Firefox too and I've been quite impressed with it. I love the find function that allows you to find links in a page and to follow them all from the keyboard. Almost makes surfing with a mouse a thing in the past.
How do you do this?

[bogey]

How do you do this?
If you hit the apostrophe key (') on your keyboard Firefox will bring up a Find toolbar at the bottom of your screen. Start typing the name of the link (or keywords in the link) and Firefox will immediately find and highlight the first link that matches the search parameter. You can find the Next instance of the search parameter by hitting F3. At this point, if its found the link you want, you can hit enter and follow the link. This only works for Text links. Images and buttons won't work.

[Mok]

If you hit the apostrophe key (') on your keyboard Firefox will bring up a Find toolbar at the bottom of your screen. Start typing the name of the link (or keywords in the link) and Firefox will immediately find and highlight the first link that matches the search parameter. You can find the Next instance of the search parameter by hitting F3. At this point, if its found the link you want, you can hit enter and follow the link. This only works for Text links. Images and buttons won't work.
sweet, firefox rules! heh...(once they fix those unviewable pages)

[patlo]

If you hit the apostrophe key (') on your keyboard Firefox will bring up a Find toolbar at the bottom of your screen. Start typing the name of the link (or keywords in the link) and Firefox will immediately find and highlight the first link that matches the search parameter. You can find the Next instance of the search parameter by hitting F3. At this point, if its found the link you want, you can hit enter and follow the link. This only works for Text links. Images and buttons won't work.

Thanks! Neat feature!

So do you guys use tabbed browsing? Very usefull if you want instant access to a whole bunch of sites at once. It also saves you from having a whole bunch of windows open because the sites are opened into one firefox window. I usually do this with my news sites. I have them all bookmarked in a folder. I go to bookmarks and then down to my news folder. Right click it and "open in tabs". All the sites load up at once but they are all individually tabbed. To move from one tab to the next you press ctrl+tab, or you can click the tab with your mouse.

[Mok]

Thanks! Neat feature!

So do you guys use tabbed browsing? Very usefull if you want instant access to a whole bunch of sites at once. It also saves you from having a whole bunch of windows open because the sites are opened into one firefox window. I usually do this with my news sites. I have them all bookmarked in a folder. I go to bookmarks and then down to my news folder. Right click it and "open in tabs". All the sites load up at once but they are all individually tabbed. To move from one tab to the next you press ctrl+tab, or you can click the tab with your mouse.
i am using the MS intellimouse 3.0, i used to have the large thumb button as the "shift" button, now i have changed it to "ctrl"...what i do is for example on this forum, i go to "get new posts", then i do a "(large thumb button) ctrl + left click" and open every thread in a new tab...and to close the tabs, i just middle click on the tab at the top...it's pretty fast once you get used to it...ctrl-w also closes tabs, and yes i use the ctrl-tab to switch tabs also! very nice features!

[patlo]

i am using the MS intellimouse 3.0, i used to have the large thumb button as the "shift" button, now i have changed it to "ctrl"...what i do is for example on this forum, i go to "get new posts", then i do a "(large thumb button) ctrl + left click" and open every thread in a new tab...and to close the tabs, i just middle click on the tab at the top...it's pretty fast once you get used to it...ctrl-w also closes tabs, and yes i use the ctrl-tab to switch tabs also! very nice features!

haha... i just find it funny that you have a hot key that enables you to read every single new post on here. haha! now that's dedication. What are you gonna do when this site gets huge? you gonna be on here all day.

[Mok]

haha... i just find it funny that you have a hot key that enables you to read every single new post on here. haha! now that's dedication. What are you gonna do when this site gets huge? you gonna be on here all day.

it's not a hot key, it's just a link on the home page: it says New Post - http://www.torontogolfnuts.com/search.php?do=getnew

if the site gets huge i'll still try to read as many posts as possible :p you know me and how much time i'm on the internet hahaha.

[Ems]

I'm too lazy to download it just yet. Maybe when I hear that it can load all pages like IE, I'll definitely try it. Thanks for the reviews.

I'm all for open source!

[Kerudo]

Yeah...I use Firefox too and I've been quite impressed with it. I love the find function that allows you to find links in a page and to follow them all from the keyboard. Almost makes surfing with a mouse a thing in the past.Hmm, if i'm not mistaken, IE, can do it. Hold ctrl and press f, that'll bring up a find prompt, then you type in the word you want to find in the browser.

General post:
Also, you can't uninstall IE if you wanted to, because the windows user interface is based on it. That's why you can open up any folder and type in a url and it will open up the website. So I'm pretty sure you have to keep it on your PC, I don't think windows will even let you uninstall. So you can use any browser you like, but you still have to have IE on your computer. :D

[Mok]

Hmm, if i'm not mistaken, IE, can do it. Hold ctrl and press f, that'll bring up a find prompt, then you type in the word you want to find in the browser.
it doesn't allow you to find like this:

if you wanted to find "superman"
if you type any letters such as "super", it'd go to the first occurance of super, and if you type "superm" then it will continue highlighting the rest of the word...

[Kerudo]

it doesn't allow you to find like this:

if you wanted to find "superman"
if you type any letters such as "super", it'd go to the first occurance of super, and if you type "superm" then it will continue highlighting the rest of the word...
Did you try "match whole word only"?

[Mok]

yah...i know what you are talking about Kerudo...try firefox and you'll know what the rest of us are talking about...i'm sorry if i'm not describing it properly.

[bogey]

Kerudo, I guess another way of describing the find feature in Firefox is that it finds as you type. In IE, you have to type what you're searching for then hit "Find". In Firefox, all you have to do is start typing, and it will start searching the entire page for matches by highlighting them. As you type more, it will refine the search and highlight a different match. No need to click "Search" or "Find".

Not only that, but you can specify the search to search for keywords in Links only. That way you're not searching the entire text within a page.

Not sure if this makes it any more clearer, but yeah as Mok suggested, you'll have to try Firefox for yourself.

[Kerudo]

Yup that definitely cleared things up. Well I understood both answers haha. I just never tried firefox yet, though I hear from my friends and people on this forum, obviously, that it is great and better than IE. I just never found too much problems with IE, so I guess I'm satisfied and have no reason to switch. MAybe when I format my computer I'll try it out, and who knows, I may be hooked. :)

[Mok]

Yup that definitely cleared things up. Well I understood both answers haha. I just never tried firefox yet, though I hear from my friends and people on this forum, obviously, that it is great and better than IE. I just never found too much problems with IE, so I guess I'm satisfied and have no reason to switch. MAybe when I format my computer I'll try it out, and who knows, I may be hooked. :)
Kerudo: you should just install it over IE, it won't do anything that screws up your system. :fingersx:

[bogey]

Yup that definitely cleared things up. Well I understood both answers haha. I just never tried firefox yet, though I hear from my friends and people on this forum, obviously, that it is great and better than IE. I just never found too much problems with IE, so I guess I'm satisfied and have no reason to switch. MAybe when I format my computer I'll try it out, and who knows, I may be hooked. :)
The real problems with IE is its security. Owning about 95% of the internet browser market, you can bet that the hackers and spammers will be gearing all their exploits towards IE. Simply said, Firefox is probably the more "secure" browser.

[Mok]

The real problems with IE is its security. Owning about 95% of the internet browser market, you can bet that the hackers and spammers will be gearing all their exploits towards IE. Simply said, Firefox is probably the more "secure" browser.
IE has to release security updates every 2 week just to keep it's browser safe haha...

[iyell4]

yo!
did something happen to TGN yesterday?
It no longer displays properly when I use Firefox (version 1.5.0.1).

problem:
when I go to www.torontogolfnuts.com (http://www.torontogolfnuts.com) the only content displayed is (in order top to bottom) ...

1. TorontoGolfNuts.com banner
2. This text box: " Welcome to TorontoGolfNuts.com (http://www.torontogolfnuts.com/), Toronto's premier online golf forum community!

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to our site. Join for free (http://www.torontogolfnuts.com/register.php?) to post topics, message other golfers directly, conduct polls and access many other features. Registration only takes 1 minute!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact support (http://www.torontogolfnuts.com/sendmessage.php)."

3. A thread header that sez "Toronto Golf Nuts - Greater Toronto Area Golf Forum:
Register Forum Rules/FAQ MembersList Calendar

4. GRASS ROOTS TOUR.ca banner
5. "TorontoGolfNuts is HIRING!" image
6. Current Poll .. summary of results.
7. Footer : "
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Has something changed? I was browsing with Firefox with no problems on Friday evening and noticed it now longer browses TGN properly.

also I've had no problems browsing with Opera 8.5.

[akrus]

yo!
did something happen to TGN yesterday?
It no longer displays properly when I use Firefox (version 1.5.0.1).

problem:
when I go to www.torontogolfnuts.com (http://www.torontogolfnuts.com) the only content displayed is (in order top to bottom) ...

1. TorontoGolfNuts.com banner
2. This text box: " Welcome to TorontoGolfNuts.com (http://www.torontogolfnuts.com/), Toronto's premier online golf forum community!

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to our site. Join for free (http://www.torontogolfnuts.com/register.php?) to post topics, message other golfers directly, conduct polls and access many other features. Registration only takes 1 minute!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact support (http://www.torontogolfnuts.com/sendmessage.php)."

3. A thread header that sez "Toronto Golf Nuts - Greater Toronto Area Golf Forum:
Register Forum Rules/FAQ MembersList Calendar

4. GRASS ROOTS TOUR.ca banner
5. "TorontoGolfNuts is HIRING!" image
6. Current Poll .. summary of results.
7. Footer : "
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Has something changed? I was browsing with Firefox with no problems on Friday evening and noticed it now longer browses TGN properly.

also I've had no problems browsing with Opera 8.5. Just sounds to me like you have to login again. Did you clear your cookies or the password memory of Firefox (assuming you were using that feature)

[Mok]

yo!
did something happen to TGN yesterday?
It no longer displays properly when I use Firefox (version 1.5.0.1).

problem:
when I go to www.torontogolfnuts.com (http://www.torontogolfnuts.com) the only content displayed is (in order top to bottom) ...

1. TorontoGolfNuts.com banner
2. This text box: " Welcome to TorontoGolfNuts.com (http://www.torontogolfnuts.com/), Toronto's premier online golf forum community!

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to our site. Join for free (http://www.torontogolfnuts.com/register.php?) to post topics, message other golfers directly, conduct polls and access many other features. Registration only takes 1 minute!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact support (http://www.torontogolfnuts.com/sendmessage.php)."

3. A thread header that sez "Toronto Golf Nuts - Greater Toronto Area Golf Forum:
Register Forum Rules/FAQ MembersList Calendar

4. GRASS ROOTS TOUR.ca banner
5. "TorontoGolfNuts is HIRING!" image
6. Current Poll .. summary of results.
7. Footer : "
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Has something changed? I was browsing with Firefox with no problems on Friday evening and noticed it now longer browses TGN properly.

also I've had no problems browsing with Opera 8.5.
I'm using firefox now and it's okay, let me know if there are still problems.

[Rocknronny]

Just sounds to me like you have to login again. Did you clear your cookies or the password memory of Firefox (assuming you were using that feature)Thats what I was thinking but then again Im no teky.:rolleyes:

[Greywolf]

I love Firefox, been using it for about 18 months, really no bad issues with it, highly recommended.

I had an issue this morning getting on TGN, all I got was the most recent poll and no log in screen or anything like usual. I manually cleared cookies for this site and got back in, makes no sense but here I am.

[ForeontheFloor]

that's wierd I have used firefox for over a year and never had a page load problem. the best part is no popups

[iyell4]

I love Firefox, been using it for about 18 months, really no bad issues with it, highly recommended.

I had an issue this morning getting on TGN, all I got was the most recent poll and no log in screen or anything like usual. I manually cleared cookies for this site and got back in, makes no sense but here I am.

exactly what i got .. i'll clear the cookies and see. thanks for the advice.

it's workin' again ... thanks all for the tech support .. best of all response time was FAST and I didn't have to dial over to IBM India for tech support.:)

[Big Shooter]

and I didn't have to dial over to IBM India for tech support.:)

Hey, don't 'knock' IBM India, they know what they're doing, at least some of the time!?:p

[iyell4]

Hey, don't 'knock' IBM India, they know what they're doing, at least some of the time!?:p

wasn't knockin' anybody .. just glad i didn't have to dial long-distance to get my little problem resolved. (esp. since i pay so much for my monthly TGN subscription.:))