Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 12:03:37 -0400 From: epilogue <epilogue@allstream.net> To: Aaron Walker <ka0ttic@butsugenjitemple.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Gnome installing Mozilla by default Message-ID: <20040701120337.07a0b8d7@localhost> In-Reply-To: <40E3EFCF.9040507@butsugenjitemple.org> References: <1088645947.32566.8.camel@solid.solisixoffice.com> <20040630234845.2f8002b0@localhost> <75f3f705040630211863661ddc@mail.gmail.com> <40E3EFCF.9040507@butsugenjitemple.org>
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On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 07:04:47 -0400 Aaron Walker <ka0ttic@butsugenjitemple.org> wrote: > Roop Nanuwa wrote: > > > I'll join in on the praise for Opera. It really is the best web browser > > that's extremely light but still has all the "modern day" features > > one would expect from a web browser and then some. I will warn you > > about a couple of things, though. > > > > 1] The native FreeBSD version is not going to run Flash. I've pulled > > out many, many hairs about this but have never gotten the two to > > work together. If you want to view Flash, then install the linux-opera > > port. > > 2] You'll be spoiled after using Opera for any length of time. I've > > been using Opera for a long time and I simply can't tolerate any other > > browsers. The feature set it provides is so expansive that other > > browsers will seem utterly gutted in comparison. Ever use vi for a > > while and then notice that random ':w' or ':wq' start appearing in > > places where they shouldn't because you've gotten so used to the > > commands? Same idea here. 3] The default interface is not for everyone. > > Just realize that the interface is highly configurable so don't let it > > turn you off if it's not to your liking. > > > > --roop > > Just curious, but which version of flash are you using with Opera? I > did a search of the ports tree and found quite a few flash ports and was > confused on which one to install. > um, this one... ~> pkg_info | grep -i flash linux-flashplugin-7.0r25 The official Macromedia Flash Player for Linux Mozilla and hth, epi > Thanks > -- > Save energy: Drive a smaller shell. > > /* Aaron Walker > * http://butsugenjitemple.org/~ka0ttic/ > */ > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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