Mozilla Firefox is now Final

[Michael Morris]

What formatting problems are you having? The only formatting issue I have on ENWorld is the highlighted/flaming moderator usernames.

I can fix that. They work via a filter call, which is only supported in IE. However, Netscape, Mozilla and Safari all support moz- calls. During the upgrade I'll rewrite this function to send the call that is appropriate to the browser of the user. I'll also be correcting some bugs that have plagued the system for awhile.

The only time I find myself using IE is when in the admincp of vbulletin (both here and at WotC). The reason is that the panel uses several active X controls that make it easier to use. Since I know what they are and what they do they don't bother me there.

That said, Active X as a whole remains M$ biggest security hole in IE. They really out to scrap it and come up with something more secure and (preferably) integrated into javascript.

 

[The Other Librarian]

Like CL, I've used Firefox for a few months or more now, and I would not switch back. Every now and then you will run into a glitch, though much less frequently than with Opera, which I used before. I still have problems with the WYSIWYG editor here, but overall a very worthy browser.

 

[Eridanis]

I've been using Firefox on the MAc and PC for a few months (since the 0.7 release), and have never experienced any login problems here. Love this new browser; we're going to start including it on our standard builds here at work pretty soon.

 

[Marius Delphus]

Let me put it this way: It's been my primary browser for several months now (maybe over a year?). The only thing I use IE for is downloading critical updats for XP and Office.

Ditto. Once you've gotten used to tabbed browsing, it's hard to go back; and the Adblock plugin (seek it out, install it, learn it) is an absolute godsend.

 

[Knight Otu]

I do still see the "can't stay logged in" problem, now that I've upgraded to 1.0. Didn't happen on 0.9, so I'm not sure what's happening. Still researching, but theories are welcome.

I've upgraded from 0.9 to 1.0 shortly after seeing this thread, and I'm not having problems staying logged in, just as most others replying in this thread.

 

[Psionicist]

I've used Firefox since 0.5 (then Phoenix). Here are a couple of tips for 1.0:

Go to about:config (that is, write it in the address bar) Edit: (without the _, stupid forum)

Lots of settings here.

If you change browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs to true you will get more options for tabbed browsning in Tools->Options->Advanced, such as if you allow new windows etc. (New windows are totally unnecessary when you can open them in new tabs instead, or in the current tab). It's convienent to force all links to open in the current tab, that way you will never ever need another Firefox window.

There are a few different dom.disable_window_open_feature.***. If you change these, you specify what a website can do with your browser. Personally I disable everything that changes my settings, The user (I) should be in charge, not the website.

image.animation_mode can be set to disable GIF-animations. Change it to "none" to disable the animation altogheter, or "once" to animate once.

Here are a few others: http://kb.mozillazine.org/index.phtml?title=Firefox_:_FAQs_:_About:config_Entries

There are many nice things about Firefox. The feeling that you are in charge is one of the nicest, IMHO.

 

[Zoatebix]

Broken link!

Try: http://kb.mozillazine.org/index.phtml?title=About:config_Entries

And thank you, by the way! This is some great Firefoxy goodness that I did not know about, and would not have known about if you had not posted here.
-George

 

[barsoomcore]

Today went by without any Firefox issues -- I was logged in all day.

*shrug*

Computer voodoo, I guess.

Of course, I mean, "I would have been logged in all day if surfing the forums was what I did while I was at work, which of course it isn't since I would never do that."

Hope that's clear, boss.

 

[Zappo]

I've installed Direfox yesterday on both my desktop and laptop, and I can't see any reason to go back. It handles all my favorite sites fine and it has a whole bunch of better features when compared to my previous browser Netscape - which already is leaps and bounds above internet exploder.

 

[dravot]

I've been using Firefox for 8 months and love it. For some reason, though, my home machine refuses to let me stay logged in at ENWorld, even though the work machine does. I cannot find anything in my cookies or password management that is causing this, and it doesn't happen in any other website where my login is maintained between visits. Kinda frustrating. Any suggestions?

The ENWorld WYSIWYG editor in Firefox is definitely having problems. I cannot use any of the dropdown options (font, color, smilies, etc). I can bold things, but I get a javascript alert box/error telling me that the command is invalid or not implemented.

When I try to to use the editor in IE, I get a javascript error when the cursor hovers over any of the editor icons (Error in Line 96, istyles[...].0 is null or not an object)