FYI: In 0.6, you can enter "about:config" in the address bar to get access to all Firebird's settings without having to mess about with or create user.js in your profile directory.
Some recommended tweaks: nglayout.initialpaint.delay - set this to "0" to speed up page rendering. browser.tabs.autoHide - set this to false to prevent the tab-bar hiding itself when there is only one tab. browser.tabs.loadFolderAndReplace - set this to false to force new tabs to be created (not replacing any open tabs) when you middle click on a bookmark folder to open all it's contents.
Plus, you can see which preferences you have changed from their default values by ordering config values by "Status" and checking the "user set" section (NB. non-default values are rendered in bold text as well).
I have to admit I fell for this one big time - it's nearly plausible, just like good April Fools jokes should be (hint, hint,/.), while it doesn't get too silly until the second page.
I may as well join in on a First Post thread as well.
But seriously, a gui should be fast! does not need to be configurable at runtime just fast fast fast!
Fast and functional, there's no point having a speedy GUI if it's difficult or plain awkward to use, or if it lacks useful features such as configureable menus or hotkeys.
The problem is that functional means different things to different people, while there are also lots of people who don't care what their GUI is like and will just get used to it - I can't see any other reason for Exploder being used on the majority of desktops where I work.
We need a GUI which monitors which websites you browse and opens up accordingly - locked up tight for people who browse only hotmail and news.whatevernewsorganisation.com, but rolls over to let you tickle it's tummy if your history is much more adventurous;-)
As the big Linux GUI's become more like Windows, Win32 shells are going in the opposite direction - Windows users now have two different shells based on Blackbox to choose from. Luckily, Blackbox's added functionality can be made to look similar to what it replaces due to it's flexibilty, just in case people get confused and explode (err...)
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I use the KeepResident plugin to force Eclipse to hold on to its memory.
I'll let the author do the talking for me on the subject of how nice it is and how well it works:
...it's a perfectly cromulent word.
No, you're not - that's exactly what I was thinking of when I read the parent post :-)
I wonder if they provide you with bags of bricks to throw at your fellow travellers in Paris?
FYI: In 0.6, you can enter "about:config" in the address bar to get access to all Firebird's settings without having to mess about with or create user.js in your profile directory.
Some recommended tweaks:
nglayout.initialpaint.delay - set this to "0" to speed up page rendering.
browser.tabs.autoHide - set this to false to prevent the tab-bar hiding itself when there is only one tab.
browser.tabs.loadFolderAndReplace - set this to false to force new tabs to be created (not replacing any open tabs) when you middle click on a bookmark folder to open all it's contents.
Plus, you can see which preferences you have changed from their default values by ordering config values by "Status" and checking the "user set" section (NB. non-default values are rendered in bold text as well).
How about an example of "why HTML could be considered to be art" which actually uses some HTML?
zomba.com only uses it to embed a flash movie - "Click here to get the plugin". This one belongs in the "post-html" gallery.
How does it perform with smilies?
The slight offset of the monospaced closing round bracket gives your smiles a new and cheeky character of their own.
Check out some smilies
I've made it my default font in Phoenix and it's a lot smoother than Verdana. I find it to be much easier on the eye and more pleasant to read.
Here's a comparison (Verdana above, Vera below):
Verdana and Vera
Is there a large panicky or extremely nervous element to the Mozilla userbase?
Quote (their formatting):
"If the build you're looking for isn't here yet, DON'T PANIC."
Hmmm, can't seem to find the build I need...
OMGWHATAMIGOINGTODOISITALLENDING? HELPMESUPERMAN!!!11
I've mirrored it at http://www.dti.barrysworld.net/styles/3dcc/
/.), while it doesn't get too silly until the second page.
I have to admit I fell for this one big time - it's nearly plausible, just like good April Fools jokes should be (hint, hint,
1996 - A man walks into a school playground and massacres a bunch of children and their teacher. That's 16 people. Dead.
1997 - Ownership of handguns is banned.
When was the last time we had such a horrific school shooting in the UK?
Do you see?
I may as well join in on a First Post thread as well.
;-)
But seriously, a gui should be fast! does not need to be configurable at runtime just fast fast fast!
Fast and functional, there's no point having a speedy GUI if it's difficult or plain awkward to use, or if it lacks useful features such as configureable menus or hotkeys.
The problem is that functional means different things to different people, while there are also lots of people who don't care what their GUI is like and will just get used to it - I can't see any other reason for Exploder being used on the majority of desktops where I work.
We need a GUI which monitors which websites you browse and opens up accordingly - locked up tight for people who browse only hotmail and news.whatevernewsorganisation.com, but rolls over to let you tickle it's tummy if your history is much more adventurous
As the big Linux GUI's become more like Windows, Win32 shells are going in the opposite direction - Windows users now have two different shells based on Blackbox to choose from. Luckily, Blackbox's added functionality can be made to look similar to what it replaces due to it's flexibilty, just in case people get confused and explode (err...)