Comments on: Dear Firefox 3 Lazy Web http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:39:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: allbluedream http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web/comment-page-1#comment-151685 allbluedream Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:20:03 +0000 http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web/#comment-151685 Quote: 'Compiz has workarounds…' It seems that the workaround does not work (in the way I expect it to). It doesn't matter if the FF workaround checkbox is checked or not, menus in FF always behave like windows with regard to animation--and that looks funny and annoying. As a side note, is this window-like behavior introduced in beta 5? I never noticed this issue before that... Quote:
‘Compiz has workarounds…’

It seems that the workaround does not work (in the way I expect it to).
It doesn’t matter if the FF workaround checkbox is checked or not, menus in FF always behave like windows with regard to animation–and that looks funny and annoying.

As a side note, is this window-like behavior introduced in beta 5? I never noticed this issue before that…

]]> By: Livio http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web/comment-page-1#comment-140296 Livio Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:21:06 +0000 http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web/#comment-140296 I've filled a bug about window hints in Firefox. If it would get fixed, we'll be happy :) . I’ve filled a bug about window hints in Firefox.
If it would get fixed, we’ll be happy :) .

]]> By: Robert O'Callahan http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web/comment-page-1#comment-132750 Robert O'Callahan Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:08:08 +0000 http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web/#comment-132750 Asbjørn: Firefox acts much more like Opera than IE7 when zooming. When you zoom in, we reflow the content to the narrower window width. I'm not sure which pages Aaron is seeing horizontal scrollbars on, but it's probably some page that lays out to a fixed px width. A genuine fluid CSS layout should have no problems. Asbjørn: Firefox acts much more like Opera than IE7 when zooming. When you zoom in, we reflow the content to the narrower window width.

I’m not sure which pages Aaron is seeing horizontal scrollbars on, but it’s probably some page that lays out to a fixed px width. A genuine fluid CSS layout should have no problems.

]]> By: Livio http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web/comment-page-1#comment-129412 Livio Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:31:59 +0000 http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web/#comment-129412 [[ *Menus don’t act as menus. IANAH but I’m guessing Firefox doesn’t give them the right GTK class. Try using Compiz - they’ll act as windows most of the time. ]] Compiz has workarounds... [[ *Menus don’t act as menus. IANAH but I’m guessing Firefox doesn’t give them the right GTK class. Try using Compiz - they’ll act as windows most of the time. ]]

Compiz has workarounds…

]]> By: Kelly http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web/comment-page-1#comment-127941 Kelly Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:21:21 +0000 http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web/#comment-127941 <blockquote>*Menus don’t act as menus. IANAH but I’m guessing Firefox doesn’t give them the right GTK class. Try using Compiz - they’ll act as windows most of the time.</blockquote> I am not a programmer, but is it even possible to give FF menus a GTK class? They are implemented in XUL, and I don't know if it is possible to map across to GTK like that. I can't understand why anyone would dislike the awesomebar. I think it is one of the greatest browser features I have ever seen. Now if only it would hurry up and get to SeaMonkey.

*Menus don’t act as menus. IANAH but I’m guessing Firefox doesn’t give them the right GTK class. Try using Compiz – they’ll act as windows most of the time.

I am not a programmer, but is it even possible to give FF menus a GTK class? They are implemented in XUL, and I don’t know if it is possible to map across to GTK like that.

I can’t understand why anyone would dislike the awesomebar. I think it is one of the greatest browser features I have ever seen. Now if only it would hurry up and get to SeaMonkey.

]]> By: Mm http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web/comment-page-1#comment-127873 Mm Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:57:18 +0000 http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web/#comment-127873 You missed that ... it compiles with GCC 4.3! Overall I'm very pleased with the progress so far, though I'm using Gentoo's mozilla overlay so I'm not rebuilding it every day. Three things that I'm disappointed with from the top of my head: *The tab bar. Yes, it's nice and integrated now, but mouse behaviour doesn't match Gnome's. The scroll button doesn't switch tabs, it triggers this horridly slow animation. *Menu icons. I have icons disabled for Gnome. Firefox should follow suit. I find icons in menus incredibly distracting and very tacky. That being said, if menu icons are used in Gnome, Firefox should do the same; and *Menus don't act as menus. IANAH but I'm guessing Firefox doesn't give them the right GTK class. Try using Compiz - they'll act as windows most of the time. But it is a /very/ much an improvement over 2.0. You missed that … it compiles with GCC 4.3!

Overall I’m very pleased with the progress so far, though I’m using Gentoo’s mozilla overlay so I’m not rebuilding it every day.

Three things that I’m disappointed with from the top of my head:
*The tab bar. Yes, it’s nice and integrated now, but mouse behaviour doesn’t match Gnome’s. The scroll button doesn’t switch tabs, it triggers this horridly slow animation.
*Menu icons. I have icons disabled for Gnome. Firefox should follow suit. I find icons in menus incredibly distracting and very tacky. That being said, if menu icons are used in Gnome, Firefox should do the same; and
*Menus don’t act as menus. IANAH but I’m guessing Firefox doesn’t give them the right GTK class. Try using Compiz – they’ll act as windows most of the time.

But it is a /very/ much an improvement over 2.0.

]]> By: Lee Willis http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web/comment-page-1#comment-127868 Lee Willis Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:18:42 +0000 http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web/#comment-127868 @Kalle: Try setting browser.urlbar.richResults to false in about:config to get rid of all that crap :) @Kalle: Try setting browser.urlbar.richResults to false in about:config to get rid of all that crap :)

]]> By: Andrew Conkling http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web/comment-page-1#comment-127867 Andrew Conkling Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:06:06 +0000 http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web/#comment-127867 "There are subtle attempts of humor." Could you describe? I hadn't come across these yet. “There are subtle attempts of humor.”
Could you describe? I hadn’t come across these yet.

]]> By: Tack http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web/comment-page-1#comment-127865 Tack Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:40:25 +0000 http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web/#comment-127865 Use <a href="http://urandom.ca/nosquint/" rel="nofollow">NoSquint</a> when I get around to porting it to ff 3. It will do exactly what you want. :) (Sorry I can't offer any advice that will work immediately. But do keep your eye on NoSquint.) Use NoSquint when I get around to porting it to ff 3. It will do exactly what you want. :)

(Sorry I can’t offer any advice that will work immediately. But do keep your eye on NoSquint.)

]]> By: Sandy http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web/comment-page-1#comment-127840 Sandy Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:42:29 +0000 http://abock.org/2008/01/15/dear-firefox-3-lazy-web/#comment-127840 Gah, I didn't know that they had sacrificed my precious text zooming at the altar of full-page zoom. There will be blood tonight! Gah, I didn’t know that they had sacrificed my precious text zooming at the altar of full-page zoom. There will be blood tonight!

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