But why would I have to be patient, when the previous product (2.x) works just great for me, and enables me to be productive, while the new one hinders me?
Then use Firefox 2.x and STFU and leave the rest of us alone. It's not like 2.x stopped working the instant 3 was released, you know.
It will in December, and then there'll be complaints about why they stopped support Fx 2. And then the whingers will say that Fx 3 sucks and they shouldn't be forced to upgrade. And then... whoa, XP vs. Vista flashback.
That is actually incredibly incorrect. Every time I see a mention of the awesomebar online, it's in a geek forum or on/. where someone's bitching about it. In real life? People I know like it. They're used to it. I know people who have used the awesomebar and don't want to go back to Firefox 2 because the oldbar doesn't have the same functionality. I'm not talking about people who obsessively refresh/. to see if a new comment has come through, I'm talking about normal people who have lives and just want tech that works. And the awesomebar just works.
If anything, the ones who like the awesomebar are not talking about it on sites like/. because they don't know/. exists and wouldn't post here if they did. Maybe this 10% is just 10% of geeks who are stuck in their ways ("WTF do you use a GUI? Everyone knows the CLI is more efficient!") and assume that they're better than end users, therefore all end users must have their exact same feelings, only amplified because that's what end users are like, right?
Half the time, I see someone saying "Awesomebar is sh*t" and about ten other people come up saying that they like it. But the person doesn't listen despite the fact that he's only used it once because he knows everything and can speak for every other end user out there. (This comes from reading continual rants over the past week written by a select few people about how awesomebar sucks, etc. while others say they've had experiences to the contrary.)
As for my own experience, I've been using Firefox since 0.9 and been using nightlies and stables since 1.5 - the awesomebar is the best feature I've found in Fx 3. Why? I don't keep history. I'm a paranoid bastard. I don't keep history and I clear whatever history's left upon close. But when I find something I like, I bookmark it (another thing of Fx 3 is the quick-arse bookmarking star) - the awesomebar, unlike the oldbar, searches bookmarks. Before Fx 3, I turned the urlbar auto-complete functionality off. Now I actually use it.
And if keystroke efficiency is what you're after, try using keywords with your bookmarks. I've configed mine to have "/." take me here, "gm" to Gmail, "w" searches Wikipedia, "sg" searches the Stargate wiki, "p" takes me to Penny Arcade, etc. Now isn't that efficient?
(Yes, I know, I came late to the conversation. I also realise I'm ranting, so I offer my apologies in that respect.)
The last thing these companies want is to encourage leisurely reading or slow, concentrated thought. Itâ(TM)s in their economic interest to drive us to distraction. I keep getting distracted while I wait for the next page to load.
I managed to get a sidebar with favorites in it if that is what you mean. But I then got stuck because I didn't see a button to add a new favorite or an applicable looking option in the context menu when I right clicked inside of the favorites sidebar. Ah, my apologies for not clarifying. What I mean is what used to be the Bookmarks Organiser (so Bookmarks menu, Organise Bookmarks) - they've renamed it to the Places Library and I possibly gave you the wrong keyboard shortcut.:\
I will try your tip on IE the next time I'm confronted with it! Thanks for helpful reply No problem, but, uh... what IE tip?
Firefox 3 RC1 displays slashdot as the first result when I type 'sl'. Perhaps you should bookmark the sites you visit regularly? Bookmarks definitely have a higher priority to the awesomebar algorithm. Also, the awesomebar has its own history separate from browsing history that places the most visited places up top in the results (which is useful because I turn off browsing history). It's been that way since beta 3 or 4, I think.
Even if you don't bookmark the sites you visit regularly, if you leave browsing history on, the most visited sites should be at the top of the results list. Also been there at least since beta 3 or 4.
There is no damn way to bookmark a page by putting a address in manually in IE7 from what I saw. There is, but you need to go into the Places "Library" (Ctrl+Shift+B). It's in the context menu and also in the first of the three menu buttons in the toolbar.
Why are bookmarks now *stars* instead of bookmark icons btw? Possibly because stars scale better to small sizes. I haven't once seen a decent bookmark icon that scales down well. I don't often even seen one standardised bookmark icon 'style' used across more than two apps.
Another way apart from Nightly Tester Tools is to just download and open up the extension XPI (or theme JAR) in an archive manager, open install.rdf and then, under , change the number to 3.0.* - it'll see you through the rest of Firefox 3.
I think I speak for all my fellow/.ers when I say that we need to replace the current moderation system with peer review. In addition to this, I propose the Firehose add an arXiv for/. comments.
Contrary to recent press reports, NASA offices involved in near-Earth object research were not contacted and have had no correspondence with a young German student, who claims the Apophis impact probability is far higher than the current estimate.
This student's conclusion reportedly is based on the possibility of a collision with an artificial satellite during the asteroid's close approach in April 2029. However, the asteroid will not pass near the main belt of geosynchronous satellites in 2029, and the chance of a collision with a satellite is exceedingly remote.
I think that, if anything, the SBS would be the closest we have to PBS, although it still falls in with the ABC as a public, government-funded, national broadcaster.
I agree with this in principle, as any encyclopedia is a tertiary source. But if a student wants to read and cite a primary source that the institution's library doesn't have an annual subscription to, what should the student do?
I'm often faced by a problem like this (I'm entering my fourth year at Uni and I've done at least one History unit per year 'til now), but there are always ways around it. For instance, my Mum is at another Uni and so we use each other's library cards and library subscriptions to go through journal databases. There are online databases of journals which we can access through even the public libraries.
There's also a scheme (I'm not sure if it's just in Victoria and Australia or not) where we can get these cards which allow students to borrow from any tertiary library in the state and, if you so wish, also in the whole country.
No matter what, there's always a solution.
And to the article itself - I think that this move should be much more widespread and shouldn't only be happening now. At the La Trobe University History department (where I study), websites (including Wikipedia) can only be 'freely' cited in first year, first semester units.
From second semester of first year, all History students are required to get permission from the unit lecturer and/or tutor to use a specific online source (journals and books published online don't need to go through this) and to also attach a copy of the webpage(s) used to the essay.
Sometimes this can really get on my nerves (if I can't get hold of a lecturer or tutor, for instance), but I think it's a good system. To be honest, I thought most Unis would have a similar system in place already - LTU's had it for five, six years now.
I still have a couple of the old Doctor Who Choose Your Own Adventure books from the '80s - good stuff. Like text adventure games, only more... portable.
I really miss these books and it's great to have them republished!
Well, I think Slashdot should - it might be a minor update, but it is important. Mind you, I haven't seen any mention of Firefox 2 alpha 3, which was released a week ago.
I'm sure someone out there realises why I mentioned this.
I agree with you on this. I prefer the runner-up - a much better and cleaner interface. The current Slashdot CSS is a bit... not dull, but flat.
However, there are collapsible sections with the winning design - you just have to click on the gray fade bars. However, this only works on the left sidebars - I'd like it to work with not just the sidebars, but also with the posts themselves to reduce scrolling times.
It's still a very nice design and I look forward to it going live.
I can't see any bugs with it at the moment, but I'm stuck with IE at the Uni computer rooms. Buggery.
I know. Has the guy not heard of the Print Screen button?
And yes, this is complete BS. The guy's hand moving over the screen? It doesn't make any sense. I'm also surprised that he wasn't noticed more than once. Even if he was careful about the hours, he had been at it for what, two years?
Another thing, too - free energy? Come on, Mythbusters debunked that one ages ago.;) But seriously, anti-grav and free energy are blatant clues that he's either lost his marbles or he's a bit low on cash. Maybe his reliance on 56k was making him turn delusional that there would be a better connection in the future...
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Exactly. This was a very well-coordinated and well-conceived plan, not something down in the backyard. This was done in the open with, as the article noted, "official-looking documents", passes, ID cards, etcetera.
This is just taking piracy to new levels. This would have taken a lot of effort, but I'm sure that it would be increasingly commonplace in years and decades to come.
As a few people have said, slapping a bodge label on a bodge product in a bodge market is something, but producing decent-quality products, as the article infers, in proper factories and sold in proper shops and retail outlets is another.
Good points. Wikipedia is a very good resource (I contribute to it myself), although there are many grammatical and factual errors, just compare that to the sheer size of the place and how many articles and entries are available there. I wouldn't ever consider using it as a referenced resource for an article or an essay, but it's still a good place for background knowledge.
But I'm going off-topic here. SketchUp sounds great. I've been looking for something like this (free 3D designer) for some time and I hope it's as easy to use as it comes across as being.
After a lot of practice, it's sort of second nature, really, but imagine the amount of time you would save. Instead of grabbing all of your stuff (bags, dog, iPod, etc.) after you've manually parked, you can do that while the car parks for you. It could save a good 10 seconds.
And just imagine the developments in the future. One day, we could all have cars that can drop people off and find available parking spaces in which they can automatically park. Just going to a shopping centre would be a whole lot easier - you don't have to worry about finding parking, just where the car actually is.
But getting back to the article, this is just cool. I can't wait until they:
Slashdot Mirror
Oldbar only changes the appearance of the urlbar auto-complete; it doesn't actually change the behaviour.
I probably also shouldn't have started with that sentence. My further apologies for that.
But why would I have to be patient, when the previous product (2.x) works just great for me, and enables me to be productive, while the new one hinders me?
Then use Firefox 2.x and STFU and leave the rest of us alone. It's not like 2.x stopped working the instant 3 was released, you know.
It will in December, and then there'll be complaints about why they stopped support Fx 2. And then the whingers will say that Fx 3 sucks and they shouldn't be forced to upgrade. And then... whoa, XP vs. Vista flashback.That is actually incredibly incorrect. Every time I see a mention of the awesomebar online, it's in a geek forum or on /. where someone's bitching about it. In real life? People I know like it. They're used to it. I know people who have used the awesomebar and don't want to go back to Firefox 2 because the oldbar doesn't have the same functionality. I'm not talking about people who obsessively refresh /. to see if a new comment has come through, I'm talking about normal people who have lives and just want tech that works. And the awesomebar just works.
/. because they don't know /. exists and wouldn't post here if they did. Maybe this 10% is just 10% of geeks who are stuck in their ways ("WTF do you use a GUI? Everyone knows the CLI is more efficient!") and assume that they're better than end users, therefore all end users must have their exact same feelings, only amplified because that's what end users are like, right?
If anything, the ones who like the awesomebar are not talking about it on sites like
Half the time, I see someone saying "Awesomebar is sh*t" and about ten other people come up saying that they like it. But the person doesn't listen despite the fact that he's only used it once because he knows everything and can speak for every other end user out there. (This comes from reading continual rants over the past week written by a select few people about how awesomebar sucks, etc. while others say they've had experiences to the contrary.)
As for my own experience, I've been using Firefox since 0.9 and been using nightlies and stables since 1.5 - the awesomebar is the best feature I've found in Fx 3. Why? I don't keep history. I'm a paranoid bastard. I don't keep history and I clear whatever history's left upon close. But when I find something I like, I bookmark it (another thing of Fx 3 is the quick-arse bookmarking star) - the awesomebar, unlike the oldbar, searches bookmarks. Before Fx 3, I turned the urlbar auto-complete functionality off. Now I actually use it.
And if keystroke efficiency is what you're after, try using keywords with your bookmarks. I've configed mine to have "/." take me here, "gm" to Gmail, "w" searches Wikipedia, "sg" searches the Stargate wiki, "p" takes me to Penny Arcade, etc. Now isn't that efficient?
(Yes, I know, I came late to the conversation. I also realise I'm ranting, so I offer my apologies in that respect.)
Even if you don't bookmark the sites you visit regularly, if you leave browsing history on, the most visited sites should be at the top of the results list. Also been there at least since beta 3 or 4.
There's a beta version of Foxmarks for Firefox 3 that's now been opened.
Another way apart from Nightly Tester Tools is to just download and open up the extension XPI (or theme JAR) in an archive manager, open install.rdf and then, under , change the number to 3.0.* - it'll see you through the rest of Firefox 3.
I think I speak for all my fellow /.ers when I say that we need to replace the current moderation system with peer review. In addition to this, I propose the Firehose add an arXiv for /. comments.
True, and there is proof that it doesn't extend to OSes: Bill Gates. Mind you, the original dude behind DOS, Tim Paterson, has quite a beard.
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Also doesn't work with FOSS OSes - RMS has GNU (and Hurd) and beardless Torvalds has Linux.
Possibly redundant, but I would like to note that I got the man's name wrong - it should be Scott Johnston, not Scott Johnson.
I think that, if anything, the SBS would be the closest we have to PBS, although it still falls in with the ABC as a public, government-funded, national broadcaster.
I'm often faced by a problem like this (I'm entering my fourth year at Uni and I've done at least one History unit per year 'til now), but there are always ways around it. For instance, my Mum is at another Uni and so we use each other's library cards and library subscriptions to go through journal databases. There are online databases of journals which we can access through even the public libraries.
There's also a scheme (I'm not sure if it's just in Victoria and Australia or not) where we can get these cards which allow students to borrow from any tertiary library in the state and, if you so wish, also in the whole country.
No matter what, there's always a solution.
And to the article itself - I think that this move should be much more widespread and shouldn't only be happening now. At the La Trobe University History department (where I study), websites (including Wikipedia) can only be 'freely' cited in first year, first semester units.
From second semester of first year, all History students are required to get permission from the unit lecturer and/or tutor to use a specific online source (journals and books published online don't need to go through this) and to also attach a copy of the webpage(s) used to the essay.
Sometimes this can really get on my nerves (if I can't get hold of a lecturer or tutor, for instance), but I think it's a good system. To be honest, I thought most Unis would have a similar system in place already - LTU's had it for five, six years now.
Just my thoughts, anyway.
Hehehe... possibly a troll comment, but I'll just slightly concur here in the interests of preserving national identity.
I still have a couple of the old Doctor Who Choose Your Own Adventure books from the '80s - good stuff. Like text adventure games, only more... portable.
I really miss these books and it's great to have them republished!
Well, I think Slashdot should - it might be a minor update, but it is important. Mind you, I haven't seen any mention of Firefox 2 alpha 3, which was released a week ago.
I'm sure someone out there realises why I mentioned this.
I agree with you on this. I prefer the runner-up - a much better and cleaner interface. The current Slashdot CSS is a bit... not dull, but flat.
However, there are collapsible sections with the winning design - you just have to click on the gray fade bars. However, this only works on the left sidebars - I'd like it to work with not just the sidebars, but also with the posts themselves to reduce scrolling times.
It's still a very nice design and I look forward to it going live.
I can't see any bugs with it at the moment, but I'm stuck with IE at the Uni computer rooms. Buggery.
I know. Has the guy not heard of the Print Screen button?
;) But seriously, anti-grav and free energy are blatant clues that he's either lost his marbles or he's a bit low on cash. Maybe his reliance on 56k was making him turn delusional that there would be a better connection in the future...
And yes, this is complete BS. The guy's hand moving over the screen? It doesn't make any sense. I'm also surprised that he wasn't noticed more than once. Even if he was careful about the hours, he had been at it for what, two years?
Another thing, too - free energy? Come on, Mythbusters debunked that one ages ago.
Exactly. This was a very well-coordinated and well-conceived plan, not something down in the backyard. This was done in the open with, as the article noted, "official-looking documents", passes, ID cards, etcetera.
This is just taking piracy to new levels. This would have taken a lot of effort, but I'm sure that it would be increasingly commonplace in years and decades to come.
As a few people have said, slapping a bodge label on a bodge product in a bodge market is something, but producing decent-quality products, as the article infers, in proper factories and sold in proper shops and retail outlets is another.
Good points. Wikipedia is a very good resource (I contribute to it myself), although there are many grammatical and factual errors, just compare that to the sheer size of the place and how many articles and entries are available there. I wouldn't ever consider using it as a referenced resource for an article or an essay, but it's still a good place for background knowledge.
But I'm going off-topic here. SketchUp sounds great. I've been looking for something like this (free 3D designer) for some time and I hope it's as easy to use as it comes across as being.
After a lot of practice, it's sort of second nature, really, but imagine the amount of time you would save. Instead of grabbing all of your stuff (bags, dog, iPod, etc.) after you've manually parked, you can do that while the car parks for you. It could save a good 10 seconds.
And just imagine the developments in the future. One day, we could all have cars that can drop people off and find available parking spaces in which they can automatically park. Just going to a shopping centre would be a whole lot easier - you don't have to worry about finding parking, just where the car actually is.
But getting back to the article, this is just cool. I can't wait until they:
A) get out to Australia; and
B) get a lot (and I mean a lot) cheaper.