Web browsers

[Greg]

Just curious. I already have a good feel for this based on my logs, but geek talk is always fun. I use IE 6 and Firefox about equally. I like some of the functionalilty that both offer, but I find myself using FF more and more.

 

[Stephen]

I use Firefox. I rarely fall back to IE. There are certain sites that I've been on that lock out anything BUT IE. (lame)

-Stephen

 

[TenPeaks]

Since Firefox came out that has been all I use. However, like Stephen, there are a few sites I need to open up in IE.

 

[Joshua B]

Same browsing habits as Stephen for me too.

 

[bigbog]

100% Firefox 8)

 

[riverc0il]

firefox, baby! in action, YEA!

 

[Stephen]

Except your Get the BBCode Extension is a mailto: :-?

-Stephen

 

[ChileMass]

Wow - I am soooo out of the loop, I guess - what's Firefox and why should I consider it? :dunce:

 

[bvibert]

Firefox is a browser that is much more secure and stable than IE. Its also highly customizable. I haven't gone back to IE since I started using it (except for those rare sites that are poorly coded to only work with IE)

 

[Greg]

firefox, baby! in action, YEA!

Question for you, riv. The only gripe I have with FF is when editing text in the post text field to add formatting (bold, URLs, etc...), the cursor will scroll up to the top of the window. In IE, if I add formatting to selected text, the cursor stays that the point of the edit. I usually need to add a fair amount of formatting for articles posted to the News section here, and it's cumbersome to have the cursor scroll the window up. Does the BBCode extension alleviate that?

 

[bvibert]

firefox, baby! in action, YEA!

Question for you, riv. The only gripe I have with FF is when editing text in the post text field to add formatting (bold, URLs, etc...), the cursor will scroll up to the top of the window. In IE, if I add formatting to selected text, the cursor stays that the point of the edit. I usually need to add a fair amount of formatting for articles posted to the News section here, and it's cumbersome to have the cursor scroll the window up. Does the BBCode extension alleviate that?

Yes it stops the cursor from moving up. I just installed the extension and tried it out while replying to this post

 

[Greg]

Thanks bvibert. I'm so lazy. This will possibly convert me to FF for good. I also just discovered Sage which is an RSS reader extension for Firefox. Once installed, you can go to Tools --> Sage (or Alt-S) to open the pane. Then visit any AZ page with an XML link (e.g., the News portal) and click the "Discover Feeds" button (magnifying glass). It will then autmatically detect and prompt you to add the feed. Once added, it provides a really nice layout to browse the articles. 8)

 

[bvibert]

No problem, I wasn't going to install it until you reminded me of that annoying quirk so I gave it a shot. It would be nice if it did the tags too though. I ussually just type out the tags anyway so I guess it doesn't matter to me too much.. :)

I'll have to give Sage a shot, sounds pretty good...

 

[riverc0il]

Except your Get the BBCode Extension is a mailto

i posted a corrected link in my blog prior to posting here, couldn't edit the post.

greg, i'm not sure what type of scrolling problem you are having but i haven't noticed any issues with functionality within text fields. certainly nothing different than IE from what i remember (it has been a while though). then again, i do all my formatting with the extension which is as simple as highlight and right click, very similar to editing in a word program. so i believe the answer is yes, it will fix it. i use lots of markup but only reply using the quick reply field since the extension has all the markup i could ever need.

 

[Greg]

I'm loving the BBCode Extension riverc0il.

It would be nice if it did the tags too though.[/quote]
I was thinking this too, and then I found it! Copy the image URL into the clipboard and then select BBCode --> Clipboard --> Image 8)

 

[bvibert]

I'm loving the BBCode Extension riverc0il.

It would be nice if it did the tags too though.[/quote]
I was thinking this too, and then I found it! Copy the image URL into the clipboard and then select BBCode --> Clipboard --> Image 8)[/quote]

Cool! I guess I should have looked a little harder! :beer:

 

[Greg]

I did it! I set Firefox as my default browser today! So far so good.

 

[hammer]

I did it! I set Firefox as my default browser today! So far so good.

I didn't see it mentioned here, but I'd suggest that you get the extension that allows you to open up the current page in IE. It's a good extension to have for those sites that don't (yet) work with Firefox.

 

[bvibert]

I did it! I set Firefox as my default browser today! So far so good.

I didn't see it mentioned here, but I'd suggest that you get the extension that allows you to open up the current page in IE. It's a good extension to have for those sites that don't (yet) work with Firefox.

Congrats on making the switch Greg! :beer:

Yes, IE View does come in handy from time to time...

 

[hammer]

Thanks for including the link, bvibert! Next time I'll try to remember to do so...