a) i can get it to look how i want quite easily b) it uses little resources (as far as programs go) c) i know the shortcuts for i d) it came with xp e) it's fast f) i've tried firebird/opera/etc and didn't like them
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FB is slower to start up at first. if you get some of the advanced preferences plugins (or feel like tweaking around in about:plugins), you can make it start up as fast (or faster, like my machine) than IE.
and once you get the tabbed browsing, you'll never go back.
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Firebird all the way. Mojo, perhaps you need to try one of the newer versions. Yes, the first time start up is a bit slower than IE, but after that, it's every bit as fast on load times, and it's page render times are FAR faster than IE.
I use Firebird, have since before it's first release. I just made a post on it in another thread, but here it is again:
Here are just some reasons:
1. Correct CSS support. 2. Currently Being Worked on, IE is now dead software that will receive no more updates. 3. Tabbed Browsing 4. Popup blocker 5. Javascript control (turn off the ability to move around and rezie your window) 6. It was named Browser of the Year by PC World
Yes, ive had problems with IE too, it got really slow and just like died one day...so ive been using opera ever since i really didn't feal like uninstalling and installing IE back into play.
i became addicted to opera. IE sucks for various reasons, such as no tabbed browsing, no transfers window, and adware wanting to install all the time. (and if you disable activex, flash wont work)
To fix the problem with your internet explorer not working go into add/remove programs in control panel and select your version of internet explorer. then select add/remove and select repair and it will correct any problems that is causing your IE not to work. FB runs slow for me too
Everyone has to download MyIE2. It's essentially IE at the core but it includes tabbed browsing and other plugins. I would seriously recommend this browser to anyone who likes IE but wants more advanced features.
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I suppose that's reasonable...but if you look at my first post, you can see there are many reasons to switch from IE that don't involve the features of the browser so much as the functionality (ex. proper CSS support).
My theory is, if you're looking for better features, get a better browser, don't just add features to a crappy one. :)
firebird. why? it's standards-compliant, has tabbed browsing, and far more customizable than opera or ie. i added mouse gestures to my setup, and im never going to switch to anything else.
It's at the forefront of development It's seperated from the shell in a intuite way It's still has the email/news agent that I prefer without having to double install same files as I will if I choose to go FireBird+ThunderBird
The only point is the overly modular installation and the fact that browser specific runtimes are installed seperated from the gecko engine if I use the installer, but then again who has time to rememer which runtimes are specific to my own need if I used the zip package which holds every things.
But here's the big bonus why I like: It has the brave soul to go ahead and broke your XP/Pro's control panel applet! sweeeeeeeeeeeeet ///// If you want to know what I mean by this read here: http://www.customize.org/forum/6487
Oh about the tab interface, actually only Opera has been doing it right. A tab interface should one that lets you click a link, that normally will sprout a new window on its own, and turn that into a new tab without having the user knowing the fact that link is going to do that and thus has to manually middle-click or ctrl-click or whatever. It's my only disappointment with all mozilla/firebird browsers.
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Oh about the tab interface, actually only Opera has been doing it right. A tab interface should one that lets you click a link, that normally will sprout a new window on its own, and turn that into a new tab without having the user knowing the fact that link is going to do that and thus has to manually middle-click or ctrl-click or whatever. It's my only disappointment with all mozilla/firebird browsers.
um, you do know that if you use the tabbrowser extension for firebird, you can do exactly that, right? it's a handy little feature called single-window browsing. :)
