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**TOPERink** · 06-30-2009, 05:56 PM

I'm downloading it as soon as I get home from work.

**Vobomei** · 06-30-2009, 06:03 PM

Are the favorites and history more accessible than they are in 3? That's one thing I liked about IE7+ is that favs and history were much more manageable in that little star menu on the side.

I don't understand.

View->Sidebar, then choose Bookmarks or History

Or press CTRL-B, CTRL-H

**sposteTipsKage** · 06-30-2009, 06:42 PM

**moopierof** · 06-30-2009, 06:46 PM

All right, let's take a look at the video...
1. Negligible speed improvements, feh.

Negligible? Are you kidding?
It's 250-300%.

3. Reopening closed tabs. What, Firefox 3 didn't have that feature? Pfft. Tabs, yes. Windows, no. Opera 10 still doesn't have it, nor do (IIRC) Chrome, Safari, or IE.

4. HTML 5 support is good, but it's not like no one supports Flash video anymore. I'm still an XHTML 2.0 fanboy, anyway. That's not the point. The point is that Flash is a massive resource hog and proprietary.

5. Location aware browsing is useless on desktop computers, and Fennec lags like hell on my Nokia N810 because XULrunner is slooooow. Nokia N810 is slowww...actually.

I'll stay with Opera. Good. You deserve it.

Let me know when Opera figures out how to make a competent GUI. They can't even get the basics right. It's unbelievable.

**poulaMahmah** · 06-30-2009, 07:20 PM

I don't understand.

View->Sidebar, then choose Bookmarks or History

Or press CTRL-B, CTRL-H

Exactly, that's two clicks through drop down menus, which is not fun on a netbook with a overreactive touchpad.

You can use the shortcut keys in IE too. However, ctrl-b is more annoying in IE.

**Pjayjukr** · 06-30-2009, 07:32 PM

Exactly, that's two clicks through drop down menus, which is not fun on a netbook with a overreactive touchpad.

You can use the shortcut keys in IE too. However, ctrl-b is more annoying in IE.

If you're on a netbook with low res already, WTF are you using sidebars? I hate the things.

If you want it on the toolbar like IE, then just go add it. Right click on your toolbar, go to Customize...drag Bookmarks and History wherever you want them. Done...now it'll open in the annoying sidebar.

FF3 and earlier all had this.

**Trotoleterm** · 06-30-2009, 07:33 PM

Testing

**Druspills** · 06-30-2009, 07:38 PM

I'm seeing the smilies fine.

**Diondra** · 06-30-2009, 07:40 PM

Maybe KH needs to learn 3.5 first

**Yarikoff** · 06-30-2009, 07:41 PM

3.0 displayed fine at all levels of zoom

:croppedangry:

**Vznvtthq** · 06-30-2009, 07:44 PM

I'm zooming DOWN from regular display size.

I'm on a netbook, dude. Need more real estate.

**legal-advicer** · 06-30-2009, 07:47 PM

(poor image quality due to paint jpeg compression)

That's why God invented PNG.

**GueseVekdet** · 06-30-2009, 07:51 PM

Dude, when I saw that isocube picture I thought they were heralding in a new era of VRML... :disappointed:

**nasdfrdg** · 06-30-2009, 07:59 PM

You should have picked a Wiglaf thread to promote via the bug report

**Kliopeion** · 06-30-2009, 08:07 PM

Zooming down one level further. Still easy enough to read. Smilies display properly at this level.

Bugzilla

**budumol** · 06-30-2009, 08:11 PM

I actually had to try several threads to find one people would not be offended by.

Yah, it's a pretty safe bet that slutty emo *****es and ****ing hipsters won't check Firefox bug reports.

**arrasleds** · 07-01-2009, 12:40 AM

I got fed up with Firefox 3 and switched to Chrome, which has worked flawlessly. Should I switch back?

**Ecurrexchangess** · 07-01-2009, 12:56 AM

I got fed up with Firefox 3 and switched to Chrome, which has worked flawlessly. Should I switch back?

Yes.

**dmoiknlasd** · 07-01-2009, 01:32 AM

Startup time is very slow

**GoodLover** · 07-01-2009, 02:57 AM

It used to be faster on my system. Now, it takes 10 seconds or so.

06-30-2009, 05:56 PM	#1
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06-30-2009, 06:03 PM	#2
Vobomei Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 489 Senior Member	Are the favorites and history more accessible than they are in 3? That's one thing I liked about IE7+ is that favs and history were much more manageable in that little star menu on the side. I don't understand. View->Sidebar, then choose Bookmarks or History Or press CTRL-B, CTRL-H Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-30-2009, 06:46 PM	#4
moopierof Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 519 Senior Member	All right, let's take a look at the video... 1. Negligible speed improvements, feh. Negligible? Are you kidding? It's 250-300%. 3. Reopening closed tabs. What, Firefox 3 didn't have that feature? Pfft. Tabs, yes. Windows, no. Opera 10 still doesn't have it, nor do (IIRC) Chrome, Safari, or IE. 4. HTML 5 support is good, but it's not like no one supports Flash video anymore. I'm still an XHTML 2.0 fanboy, anyway. That's not the point. The point is that Flash is a massive resource hog and proprietary. 5. Location aware browsing is useless on desktop computers, and Fennec lags like hell on my Nokia N810 because XULrunner is slooooow. Nokia N810 is slowww...actually. I'll stay with Opera. Good. You deserve it. Let me know when Opera figures out how to make a competent GUI. They can't even get the basics right. It's unbelievable. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-30-2009, 07:20 PM	#5
poulaMahmah Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 478 Senior Member	I don't understand. View->Sidebar, then choose Bookmarks or History Or press CTRL-B, CTRL-H Exactly, that's two clicks through drop down menus, which is not fun on a netbook with a overreactive touchpad. You can use the shortcut keys in IE too. However, ctrl-b is more annoying in IE. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-30-2009, 07:32 PM	#6
Pjayjukr Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 502 Senior Member	Exactly, that's two clicks through drop down menus, which is not fun on a netbook with a overreactive touchpad. You can use the shortcut keys in IE too. However, ctrl-b is more annoying in IE. If you're on a netbook with low res already, WTF are you using sidebars? I hate the things. If you want it on the toolbar like IE, then just go add it. Right click on your toolbar, go to Customize...drag Bookmarks and History wherever you want them. Done...now it'll open in the annoying sidebar. FF3 and earlier all had this. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Druspills Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 353 Senior Member	I'm seeing the smilies fine. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Diondra Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 375 Senior Member	Maybe KH needs to learn 3.5 first Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Yarikoff Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 415 Senior Member	3.0 displayed fine at all levels of zoom :croppedangry: Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Vznvtthq Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 294 Senior Member	I'm zooming DOWN from regular display size. I'm on a netbook, dude. Need more real estate. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-30-2009, 07:51 PM	#13
GueseVekdet Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 480 Senior Member	Dude, when I saw that isocube picture I thought they were heralding in a new era of VRML... :disappointed: Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Kliopeion Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 400 Senior Member	Zooming down one level further. Still easy enough to read. Smilies display properly at this level. Bugzilla Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-30-2009, 08:11 PM	#16
budumol Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 299 Senior Member	I actually had to try several threads to find one people would not be offended by. Yah, it's a pretty safe bet that slutty emo ***es and **ing hipsters won't check Firefox bug reports. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-01-2009, 12:40 AM	#17
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07-01-2009, 12:56 AM	#18
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dmoiknlasd Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 516 Senior Member	Startup time is very slow Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-01-2009, 02:57 AM	#20
GoodLover Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 362 Senior Member	It used to be faster on my system. Now, it takes 10 seconds or so. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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