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shadybirdstan · Apr 14, 2004, 01:49 PM

I'm so close to switching to Firefox on my Mac being that I already use it on my PC and just like the idea of consistency but there is just one thing that its missing.

Scroll-Clicking links. On the PC scroll clicking links opens up the link in a new tab. In Safari it does the same. Firefox, nothing.

Is anybody aware of any extension that may activate this feature?

AKcrab · 08:56 PM

Must. Have. Spellcheck.

edit: Firefox opens new tabs with a scroll wheel click, but perhaps it is because i've programmed my wheel to be a cmd-click?

yukon · Apr 14, 2004, 10:22 PM

this delay in iCab development is getting to me. Firefox needs a full filtermanager (adblock can only block images and only by the URL), and a better download manager. I might switch before it gets these, if the next iCab release is a 'slight bugfix and expiration date' release.

[APi]TheMan · Apr 16, 2004, 12:27 PM

Originally posted by AKcrab:
Must. Have. Spellcheck.

edit: Firefox opens new tabs with a scroll wheel click, but perhaps it is because i've programmed my wheel to be a cmd-click?

...via third party drives for your mouse?

AKcrab · Apr 16, 2004, 03:24 PM

Yes. Logitech mouse, which comes with a pref pane to program the buttons.
One could use USB Overdrive to program almost any mouse. I was under the impression that most multi-button mice come with some way to program the buttons?

[APi]TheMan · Apr 16, 2004, 05:47 PM

Originally posted by AKcrab:
Yes. Logitech mouse, which comes with a pref pane to program the buttons.
One could use USB Overdrive to program almost any mouse. I was under the impression that most multi-button mice come with some way to program the buttons?

Whoa, check out this Logitech mouse I'm using... who knew? I should go get some drivers for this thing; one of my biggest gripes with Firefox is the lack of the scroll click open link in new tab feature... Sweet.

AKcrab · Apr 16, 2004, 09:17 PM

I've got the 'thumb' button on the side set for cmd-W, to close tabs/windows with a click.

k2director · Apr 17, 2004, 12:36 AM

Must have bookmark synching via .Mac or some other method.

I've got a desktop and laptop, and couldn't live without this feature. Until the Firefox guys come up with an alternative, it's Safari for me.

yukon · Apr 17, 2004, 08:58 PM

Just tried Firefox on OS X (I've used it on other systems as the main browser), and it's alright. It's a little slow for me, not as bad as Safari, but pages felt like they were loading slower. If anything, it's a problem with the OS X port, I haven't seen that on other systems, wasn't expecting it.

Cadaver · Apr 18, 2004, 03:40 PM

Originally posted by shadybirdstan:
I'm so close to switching to Firefox on my Mac being that I already use it on my PC and just like the idea of consistency but there is just one thing that its missing.

Scroll-Clicking links. On the PC scroll clicking links opens up the link in a new tab. In Safari it does the same. Firefox, nothing.

Is anybody aware of any extension that may activate this feature?

Hmm. Works for me.
Perhaps you should check the options under "about:config" and find the options that control middle-clicks.

DamnDJ · Apr 18, 2004, 06:34 PM

The only thing keeping me from using Firefox is on the fly spell checking like Safari. I use Firefox at work on my Windows machine full time where I can handle not having the spell check (since no other Windowws browser has it), but I'd love to see the feature in the OS X version.

brutal · Apr 22, 2004, 09:53 AM

Well, I'd like to see some native widgetry before I'll use it as my main browser..

swimp · Apr 22, 2004, 12:05 PM

anyone know how to import Safari bookmarks to Firefox?

brutal · Apr 22, 2004, 12:17 PM

Originally posted by swimp:
anyone know how to import Safari bookmarks to Firefox?

Safari Bookmark Exporter

bradoesch · Apr 22, 2004, 01:28 PM

I'm using FireFox on XP right now, and this sroll clicking is sweet. On my Mac, I have my Logitech mouse's wheel button setup for double clicking, but I command click in Safari anyway.

[APi]TheMan · Apr 22, 2004, 06:56 PM

Originally posted by [APi]TheMan:
Whoa, check out this Logitech mouse I'm using... who knew? I should go get some drivers for this thing; one of my biggest gripes with Firefox is the lack of the scroll click open link in new tab feature... Sweet.

So I think I've said before that I liked Firefox over Camino... well I hadn't tried a Camino nightly in a few months... Hot damn I like Camino. Plus, Camino's scroll-click savvy

Millennium · Apr 23, 2004, 04:43 AM

Originally posted by brutal:
Well, I'd like to see some native widgetry before I'll use it as my main browser..

Why? There's no advantage whatsoever to it.

brutal · Apr 23, 2004, 08:13 AM

Originally posted by Millennium:
Why? There's no advantage whatsoever to it.

That might be. But it will certainly make it look better.

Krypton · Apr 23, 2004, 09:32 AM

Originally posted by brutal:
That might be. But it will certainly make it look better.

The disadvantage being you won't see CSS styles applied to widgets. However, it would be nice to see a pref in browsers to toggle between the two.

yukon · Apr 23, 2004, 01:02 PM

http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/roadmap.html

Looks like Aquification is happening to v.1b, slated for ###, 2004 (probably after August).

I got a .9 nightly, was surprised, didn't notice many new features. I'll grab a nightly for Windows, the changes seem more obvious on the windows releases, it's much more polished for that system unfortunatly.

Krypton · Apr 24, 2004, 04:02 AM

Originally posted by yukon:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/roadmap.html

Looks like Aquification is happening to v.1b, slated for ###, 2004 (probably after August).

I got a .9 nightly, was surprised, didn't notice many new features. I'll grab a nightly for Windows, the changes seem more obvious on the windows releases, it's much more polished for that system unfortunatly.

Well admittedly for a project with one full time developer (Ben Goodger), supporting 5-10% of your user base is maybe less of a priority. However, Ben does have a G5 and so the Mac version shouldn't slip too far behind.

There's the beginning of an extension manager in the current nightlies - which will eventually be like Software update for extensions.

brutal · Apr 24, 2004, 07:11 AM

Until recently, the date for the Aquafication-release was set to june/july. The fact that the date has been replaced with a ### can't be good..?

shadybirdstan · May 17, 2004, 08:23 AM

Originally posted by Cadaver:
Hmm. Works for me.
Perhaps you should check the options under "about:config" and find the options that control middle-clicks.

Strange my settings look like it should be working for me as well.

Code:
browser.tabs.opentabfor.middleclick      default      boolean      true

I have a Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer, though I never did install the drivers for the mouse specifically wonder if that's the problem.

tae667 · May 17, 2004, 01:04 PM

Originally posted by shadybirdstan:
Strange my settings look like it should be working for me as well.

Code:
browser.tabs.opentabfor.middleclick default boolean true

I have a Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer, though I never did install the drivers for the mouse specifically wonder if that's the problem.

I have the same mouse and problem as you. Only way to solve this is to install Microsoft's drivers or USB Overdrive and set scroll-click to command-click but I'm not going to install drivers for one program. This is a bug in FireFox and until this is solved, I'll stay with Camino and Safari

shadybirdstan · May 23, 2004, 12:42 PM

Originally posted by tae667:
I have the same mouse and problem as you. Only way to solve this is to install Microsoft's drivers or USB Overdrive and set scroll-click to command-click but I'm not going to install drivers for one program. This is a bug in FireFox and until this is solved, I'll stay with Camino and Safari

Agreed.

mpmchugh · May 23, 2004, 01:55 PM

Originally posted by Krypton:
The disadvantage being you won't see CSS styles applied to widgets. However, it would be nice to see a pref in browsers to toggle between the two.

Exactly... I'd actually like to see an option for non-native widgets in Safari.

This should be a user option for those of us who care.

-mpm

superfula · May 23, 2004, 05:35 PM

Somewhat on topic....I've been using Camino now for a couple weeks. Just couldn't stand Safari anymore. But why do some of you use Firefox over Camino?