They're supposed to make tabs work more like Opera: Close tab returns to previous tab
Both have advantages and disadvantages. How about close to activate the next tab with the same referrer and return to original tab if there's no more of such tabs?
Imagine you have/. as the first tab and several other tabs. On/. frontpage you open several stories and once you're done with them you'll see what I mean.
Of course I'm skipping some details here but that should meet most people's browsing habits.
I kinda agree. One of the reasons I don't like Opera and other Firefox mouse gesture extensions is that they preload tons of gestures that they think are useful, but I can only remember so much to use regularly. So the first thing I do (yes I have Opera and Firefox All-in-one gesture) is to go to preference and remove ALL of them (except 1 or 2) and redefine my own (about 5).
(And a side note is, I actually like Mouse Gesture more than AIO Gesture, because the prior allows you to define custom javascript functions and more wheel rocker options; I use latter because it has the Acrobat-like drag page function)
(note 2: it would be great if someone can integrate mouse gesture + keyconfig + menu editor and provide an interface to define custom actions (built-in or js) on various mouse/key/menu combination. I try to write my own by was stopped by the lack of documentation... xulplanet and google and RTFS aren't that helpful (enough)... I was expecting something like msdn...)
I use inline find in page, have the View bar open and Ctrl+F to get to the view bar find box.
Ok good to learn one more option today. Yet even in Firefox I never remember to use / or ' to activate FAYT. Well, anyway, there will probably be some way I can change the / shortcut to Ctrl+F in Opera...... yea there is!
btw, I haven't used Opera much, so nice to hear that custom adblock solutions have right click option. Any of them can show what's being (accidentally) blocked?
Drag text to form's text area (sadly Windows doesn't have Linux's middle paste luxury) or to another application like download manager or text editor?
Ah! FAYT actually pops up a "not found" dialog after I hit Enter. Not exactly how I wish it but I guess I just too get used to Firefox's immediate feedback (and the find bar can be hidden easily).
Opera's transfer tab title has useful info, but would be better if it can be changed to a status bar form where it doesn't occupy much screen estate and show me how all my downloads are going.
I wouldn't argue further on the undoclosetab thing. It's (as well as others) more about personal preferences. I myself find middle clicking the tab bar to reopen closed tab (not sure how you got new window) easier than remembering yet another gesture or being thrown a long list of history. Well, just me.
We have AT&T Natural voice and found it better than whatever comes with Opera. Wouldn't it be great if Opera has option to use the speech engine as specified in Windows?
(OMG PREVIEW! PREVIEW! PREVIEW! Why don't you make the lovely plain text default???)
Opera has features available to Firefox through extensions; and certain Firefox extensions can also be emulated in Opera. But here's a non-exclusive out-of-order list of things I never get used to/missed in Opera:
1) drag & drop
Why can't I drag text in webpages around? Yea double clicking gives me a menu to copy, but drag & drop is more convenient.
And what about images? Yea it works within Opera, but you can't, say, select a bunch of images and drag and drop to Flashget to download!
2) Adblock
Yes it can be done through user.js or custom filters, or even 3rd party apps. But it's much more intuitive and convenient with the adblock select-and-block interface. And I thought Opera's more customizable through GUI?
3) Find-as-you-type
Not much to say here, but the visual feedback in Opera is never enough (if any?) to hint that it doesn't find my search string.
4) download status bar
Need me to say more on this wonderful extension?
5) undoclosetab
Again can be done with keyboard shortcut or the trash can in Opera. But are 3 keystrokes or several clicks faster than *1* middle click?
6) Text-to-speech
Ok it's free & built-in. But what if I don't like the quality and have a better speech engine? In Firefox, I can use FoxyVoice. May be Opera has a way to let me switch engine and I just haven't found out?
Opera has features available to Firefox through extensions; and certain Firefox extensions can also be emulated in Opera. But here's a non-exclusive out-of-order list of things I never get used to/missed in Opera:
1) drag & drop
Why can't I drag text in webpages around? Yea double clicking gives me a menu to copy, but drag & drop is more convenient.
And what about images? Yea it works within Opera, but you can't, say, select a bunch of images and drag and drop to Flashget to download!
2) Adblock
Yes it can be done through user.js or custom filters, or even 3rd party apps. But it's much more intuitive and convenient with the adblock select-and-block interface. And I thought Opera's more customizable through GUI?
3) Find-as-you-type
Not much to say here, but the visual feedback in Opera is never enough (if any?) to hint that it doesn't find my search string.
4) download status bar
Need me to say more on this wonderful extension?
5) undoclosetab
Again can be done with keyboard shortcut or the trash can in Opera. But are 3 keystrokes or several clicks faster than *1* middle click?
6) Text-to-speech
Ok it's free & built-in. But what if I don't like the quality and have a better speech engine? In Firefox, I can use FoxyVoice. May be Opera has a way to let me switch engine and I just haven't found out?
In our library we can check out any (reasonable) number of materials. And I have seen a lot of parents borrow 20-30 books/taps/cds at a time for their children, or college students ~5 hardcovers for their projects once a while. A low deposit encourages stealing, while a high deposit discourages checkouts...
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Both have advantages and disadvantages. How about close to activate the next tab with the same referrer and return to original tab if there's no more of such tabs?
Imagine you have
Of course I'm skipping some details here but that should meet most people's browsing habits.
put your firefox profile and a custom shortcut to use that profile in usb key?
I kinda agree. One of the reasons I don't like Opera and other Firefox mouse gesture extensions is that they preload tons of gestures that they think are useful, but I can only remember so much to use regularly. So the first thing I do (yes I have Opera and Firefox All-in-one gesture) is to go to preference and remove ALL of them (except 1 or 2) and redefine my own (about 5).
(And a side note is, I actually like Mouse Gesture more than AIO Gesture, because the prior allows you to define custom javascript functions and more wheel rocker options; I use latter because it has the Acrobat-like drag page function)
(note 2: it would be great if someone can integrate mouse gesture + keyconfig + menu editor and provide an interface to define custom actions (built-in or js) on various mouse/key/menu combination. I try to write my own by was stopped by the lack of documentation... xulplanet and google and RTFS aren't that helpful (enough)... I was expecting something like msdn...)
and yes i was talking about TBE and TBP and the like.
not that no one needs them, just not "unusable"
unusable? try firefox 1.5 (beta).
since 1.4 i don't need TBP (unless you want to put tabbar on bottom and don't want to edit css file or something)
why would you need flashblock when noscript already can block flash/java applet/etc?
Mantel's departure also comes less than a week after Novell announced a major restructuring that would result in 600 layoffs. ... and 599 more to come
"To create implies that it didn't exist before"
That is to say, the Universe didn't exist before?
in a few days this this will be back
I use inline find in page, have the View bar open and Ctrl+F to get to the view bar find box.
Ok good to learn one more option today. Yet even in Firefox I never remember to use / or ' to activate FAYT. Well, anyway, there will probably be some way I can change the / shortcut to Ctrl+F in Opera...... yea there is!
btw, I haven't used Opera much, so nice to hear that custom adblock solutions have right click option. Any of them can show what's being (accidentally) blocked?
Drag text to form's text area (sadly Windows doesn't have Linux's middle paste luxury) or to another application like download manager or text editor?
Ah! FAYT actually pops up a "not found" dialog after I hit Enter. Not exactly how I wish it but I guess I just too get used to Firefox's immediate feedback (and the find bar can be hidden easily).
Opera's transfer tab title has useful info, but would be better if it can be changed to a status bar form where it doesn't occupy much screen estate and show me how all my downloads are going.
I wouldn't argue further on the undoclosetab thing. It's (as well as others) more about personal preferences. I myself find middle clicking the tab bar to reopen closed tab (not sure how you got new window) easier than remembering yet another gesture or being thrown a long list of history. Well, just me.
We have AT&T Natural voice and found it better than whatever comes with Opera. Wouldn't it be great if Opera has option to use the speech engine as specified in Windows?
(OMG PREVIEW! PREVIEW! PREVIEW! Why don't you make the lovely plain text default???)
Opera has features available to Firefox through extensions; and certain Firefox extensions can also be emulated in Opera. But here's a non-exclusive out-of-order list of things I never get used to/missed in Opera:
1) drag & drop
Why can't I drag text in webpages around? Yea double clicking gives me a menu to copy, but drag & drop is more convenient.
And what about images? Yea it works within Opera, but you can't, say, select a bunch of images and drag and drop to Flashget to download!
2) Adblock
Yes it can be done through user.js or custom filters, or even 3rd party apps. But it's much more intuitive and convenient with the adblock select-and-block interface. And I thought Opera's more customizable through GUI?
3) Find-as-you-type
Not much to say here, but the visual feedback in Opera is never enough (if any?) to hint that it doesn't find my search string.
4) download status bar
Need me to say more on this wonderful extension?
5) undoclosetab
Again can be done with keyboard shortcut or the trash can in Opera. But are 3 keystrokes or several clicks faster than *1* middle click?
6) Text-to-speech
Ok it's free & built-in. But what if I don't like the quality and have a better speech engine? In Firefox, I can use FoxyVoice. May be Opera has a way to let me switch engine and I just haven't found out?
Opera has features available to Firefox through extensions; and certain Firefox extensions can also be emulated in Opera. But here's a non-exclusive out-of-order list of things I never get used to/missed in Opera: 1) drag & drop Why can't I drag text in webpages around? Yea double clicking gives me a menu to copy, but drag & drop is more convenient. And what about images? Yea it works within Opera, but you can't, say, select a bunch of images and drag and drop to Flashget to download! 2) Adblock Yes it can be done through user.js or custom filters, or even 3rd party apps. But it's much more intuitive and convenient with the adblock select-and-block interface. And I thought Opera's more customizable through GUI? 3) Find-as-you-type Not much to say here, but the visual feedback in Opera is never enough (if any?) to hint that it doesn't find my search string. 4) download status bar Need me to say more on this wonderful extension? 5) undoclosetab Again can be done with keyboard shortcut or the trash can in Opera. But are 3 keystrokes or several clicks faster than *1* middle click? 6) Text-to-speech Ok it's free & built-in. But what if I don't like the quality and have a better speech engine? In Firefox, I can use FoxyVoice. May be Opera has a way to let me switch engine and I just haven't found out?
i can already see this joke coming...
dups at slashdot are too well known. so no, that doesn't answer the question
but you can't install windows updates running internet explorer as admin
In our library we can check out any (reasonable) number of materials. And I have seen a lot of parents borrow 20-30 books/taps/cds at a time for their children, or college students ~5 hardcovers for their projects once a while. A low deposit encourages stealing, while a high deposit discourages checkouts...
7 more reminders on slashdot's frontpage
cease to run on Pentium 4 or Athlon XP?
Anyone use it to play fps? How long do they last?
of what i saw on slashdot last year, "IE's share below 90%..." yeah, statistics...
2 more security problems and we will get mozilla 1.8! yeah!
ah! loss of productivity arrives earlier
who's gonna swim now?