Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 21:24:54 +0100 From: James Greenhalgh <james-list@ntlworld.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ARRGH Netscape stinks! Message-ID: <20010717212454.621f41f2.james-list@ntlworld.com> In-Reply-To: <20010716112845.D19358@acadia.ne.mediaone.net> References: <911D8F660DF6D411B61F00500462BA01C58B7B@exchange.twowaytv.co.uk> <20010716162332.57676ab4.james@bloodflowers.org> <20010716112845.D19358@acadia.ne.mediaone.net>
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It might have been in the past - now it just has a small area of the toolbar showing adverts changing every now and again. I can live with that for a browser that runs javascript but only resizes the logical window rather than the one on my desktop, and opens popups within its own workspace. That's where I think it scores - multiple windows don't have to use multiple windows on your desktop, they can just be tab switched a bit like fvwm2-95 or that other OS I'm not going to mention. It's not perfect though, no java or flash, which some sites dumbly rely on, and saving link documents requires a keyboard shortcut many window managers intercept. I've seen one or two pages misrender due to bad HTML that netscape is a bit more intelligent about the display of. Doesn't crash anywhere near as often, though - not even slightly close. james On Mon, 16 Jul 2001 11:28:45 -0400 Louis LeBlanc <leblanc+freebsd@acadia.ne.mediaone.net> wrote: > Isn't Opera a nagware item? IIRC you can only use it as long as you > are willing to deal with the shareware nag popups or else pay for it. > I'd rather use Nutscrape and deal with the hassles there - IMHO, its > just as good as Opera in the long run. > > L > On 07/16/01 04:23 PM, James Greenhalgh sat at the `puter and typed: > > On Mon, 16 Jul 2001 15:07:51 +0100 > > Alex Dyas <ADyas@twowaytv.com> wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 16, 2001 at 09:01:54AM -0400, Steve Tremblett wrote: > > > > > Is there ANY alternative to Netscape? I'm running Linux > > > > Netscape 4.77 > > > > > and I'm fed up with having it freeze or crash every hour. Is the > > > > > native Netscape any better? Is there another alternative? > > > > I've tried > > > > > Mozilla, but it crashed on the first site I went to, so I > > > > deinstalled > > > > > it. > > > > > > > > > > Any suggestions? (please no jokers suggesting lynx! :) > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Steve Tremblett > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've been using Mozilla since 0.9 release and have very few problems. > > > > Currently they're at 0.9.2. I build from ports collection (rather > > > > than Mozilla's binary) > > > > > > The current Mozilla 0.9.2 has been steady as a rock for me. Earlier .8.x > > > versions were admitidly shakey but this one has renewed my faith in the > > > project. Renders like lightning too. Give it a go (got my port from the > > > dutch mirror which tends to be more up to date ftp.nl.freebsd.org ). > > > > > > alex.. > > > > My personal choice currently is Opera - which rules out looking at flash sites > > but I'm willing to live without that. Mozilla renders quickly, but I find the > > UI itself to be astonishingly slow (on a dual p2-400..) > > > > james > > > > -- > > > > find great crazy-mad out-of-head experience from japan. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > -- > Louis LeBlanc leblanc@acadia.ne.mediaone.net > Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) > http://acadia.ne.mediaone.net ԿԬ > > QOTD: > "Even the Statue of Liberty shaves her pits." > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- find great crazy-mad out-of-head experience from japan. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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