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onlykaria · Jun 22, 2006, 02:40 PM

what are some differences?

i know one says its got "mac style" but what all do they mean by that.

currently i am using safari, which inspite all the bad press i like it. but if i were to switch what would be the differences? i am on an intel mac.

TETENAL · Jun 22, 2006, 03:30 PM

Just try them out. You don't have to "switch" to anything. You can use all three browsers concurrently without any problem.

The difference between Camino and Firefox is that Camino uses the operating systems to handle dialogs and buttons etc. while Firefox does all that itself.

CharlesS · Jun 22, 2006, 04:35 PM

Indeed. It's okay to allow yourself to form your own opinions without asking other people to make them for you...

onlykaria · Jun 22, 2006, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by CharlesS

Indeed. It's okay to allow yourself to form your own opinions without asking other people to make them for you...

ummm thats not what i was asking, so maybe you failed to understand.

i was asking what the differences were between those browsers.

jaydon34 · Jun 22, 2006, 04:39 PM

Fugg them all get flock

www.flock.com its based on the mozilla engine + great features

onlykaria · Jun 22, 2006, 04:47 PM

uhhhhh flock loooks sooo cool.

can in import passwords and bookmarks?

does turn off apple spell like firefox (and maybe camino) does?

jaydon34 · Jun 22, 2006, 09:45 PM

passwords and bookmarks work and yes

LiquidGuy · Jun 22, 2006, 09:49 PM

does turn off apple spell like firefox (and maybe camino) does?

The latest Camino builds have spell check.

CharlesS · Jun 22, 2006, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by LiquidGuy

The latest Camino builds have spell check.

I just downloaded the latest nightly of Camino, and I don't see any spell check feature here...

onlykaria · Jun 22, 2006, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by LiquidGuy

The latest Camino builds have spell check.

mmm didnt see it.

but i have to say i like flock 100X better. its more of a real world thing, drag drop photo publishing is hotness.

the flock spellcheck is different than applespell but i can get used to it.

jaydon34 · Jun 22, 2006, 11:04 PM

try blogging with flock its amazing.

wataru · Jun 23, 2006, 12:07 AM

Firefox supports extensions. Camino doesn't.

TheoCryst · Jun 23, 2006, 01:08 AM

Camino tends to feel a little snappier than Ff. It definitely starts much more quickly, and is a bit more responsive overall. I much prefer Camino to Firefox, and occasionally prefer it to Safari as well.

CharlesS · Jun 23, 2006, 01:50 AM

Holy crap, the spell check does work if you download this build of Camino:

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.o...unk/Camino.dmg

It even seems to be using the same dictionary as AppleSpell. This is sweet! I've also noticed that they've even implemented the emacs shortcuts for text editing that I am dependent on. I could actually use this browser...

RedHerring · Jun 23, 2006, 02:22 AM

Originally Posted by CharlesS

Holy crap, the spell check does work if you download this build of Camino:

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.o...unk/Camino.dmg

It's been halfway implemented. They've got the dictionary hooked up, but all it does at the moment is notify you of words that are spelled incorrectly. As of yet there is no way to access the suggested corrections (like a context menu or something). But that's being addressed as we speak.

Pretty exciting stuff...