Bhav Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 nope. just cos it's quite different to firefox, and firefox does everything i need already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galley Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 I've been using Opera for five years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ring0 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 been using it since the 6.x series and don't plan on switching any time soon. the extra, working key is nice to have, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Weed Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 [The Screenshot] 586462216[/snapback] What was the point of the screenshot? The one with the smallest used space from the bars at the top? If it was, Opera would still win seeing as There are no tabs in IE or firefox (in your screenshot..) and your using huge icons in opera - Shifty F12 and turn em down to about 60%, looks a lot nicer :) Nope. I couldn't stand the huge tabs and no X for the tabs on the right side of the window.. but the voice commands are fun.. I still hae it so I might convert at a later time. 586462339[/snapback] Again, Shift + 12, use the 'Windows native' skin, and you can have close buttons on each tab, having one at the end is just silly, did you actually use it? I thought everyone used the middle click button to close tabs anyways, much easier :happy: And no, i didn't switch from Firefox, i switched from IE the day i discovered opera 7 ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dekker Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Still on FF nothing really worth moving to Opera for as they are close enough performance wise to make the hassle of changing over more than its worth. Both are OK browsers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahhell Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 i would switch to Opera (got that free key like everyone else) but i need my adblocker. FF + adblocker = :yes: Opera - adblocker = :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altered State of Consciousness Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 (edited) Firefox's sole purpose is to sit in the shadows, waiting for Opera to implement some innovative feature so somebody can rip it off months later with an extension. Talk about embrace, extend, and extinguish. Edited September 1, 2005 by Altered State of Consciousness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponytail Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 I've been using it for some sites, but am going to stick with Safari and Firefox. I'm much to set in my ways. :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erftek Posted September 1, 2005 Author Share Posted September 1, 2005 Been using Opera since before there was a FireFox or even a Mozilla 1.0 release.Mozilla products have yet to offer anything that really tempts me away from Opera. In fact, the one thing I can think of which they do better is AdBlock - but I use proxomitron, and have for over 4 years, and so far I don't see AdBlock replacing that. The main reason I don't user firefox is that extensions and such would be a net pain in the ass compared to what I have now. My current solution is Opera + Proxomitron + Grypen's set. That's three downloads or installs to get set up on a new PC or reinstall. 2 things to maintain. For FireFox, I'd need FireFox + Adblock + Filterset G (or the same proxomitron setup) + more. For instance, TBE, Mouse Guestures, Greasemonky (if they ever get the security worked out - otherwise I just flat out *lose* Userjs). I currently cannot get Fast back and forward in FF (Unless I want an *alpha* build). Probably need more, just wouldn't realize it till I tried. So there I have to update, install, and maintain far more (and things tend to break between point releases STILL) than with Opera. It's simply an ease of use thing for me. But most of the ease of use is familiarity. I've had essentially this setup since 2001. It will take something that is clearly *better* than what I have, and either so much better that I'm willing to go through the large pain of migrating, or easier to switch than use some other method to emulate that. FireFox just isn't clearly better to most reasonable people in that way. OTOH, neither is Opera. Hence why neither side tends to convert the users of the other. Compared to IE so far, they both pull people - depending on a number of factors. 586463113[/snapback] Those are some very good points. I think I'll switch back to Opera. I miss the fast page loads and smooth scrolling of Opera. Seems to run faster than FF on my older systems too. Thanks for pointing these things out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etempest Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Yes - Kinda I've forced myself to only use oprea for a week at home so I can test it out and so far I like it a bit more then firefox. I do really miss adblock. The main thing it caused me to realize is how bad the memory leaks Firefox has (pc is powerful enough to not be bothered by it). I do prefer Firefox download system better then oprea. At work, the way we have stuff setup Firefox is better then oprea the way things are and use firefox at work. So far now, due to free Oprea at home is primary browser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchenutensils Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 i tried opera, and im keeping it but the page rendering is faulty. with firefox its just the odd browser code change and activex page that stops it being perfectly useable, because gecko seems so adaptable but with opera my ISPs homepage wouldnt let me log in, and that is a major page. it was good for lots of things but not compatible enough. i liked the speed though :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexcyn Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Still on Firefox. I don't think anything will make me want to switch to anything else. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevelMore Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Yes i did switch but it's just something about Opera that just doesn't appeal to me.. I mean the interface is nice.. but firefox just seems the fastest to me... so, so much for moving my bookmarks cause im going right back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaladis Veteran Posted September 1, 2005 Veteran Share Posted September 1, 2005 Nope. Downloaded it, tried it, uninstalled it. Nothing terrible about it, I just like Firefox more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syphonic Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Well I'd used Opera before after FF went crazy on my system. Dunno what it was but multiple uninstalls and installs couldn't fix it. When I finally got FF working again I did go back to it for a while, but now I'm back on Opera again. Opera just seems to load pages quicker for me, and I have yet to see a problem with ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 opera just feels odd for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanManIt Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 I'm still using Firefox, but since I got it for free I'm still going to play around with it some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daylene Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Nope, I just couldn't get used to operas UI. I'm gonna stick with Firefox. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee G. Veteran Posted September 1, 2005 Veteran Share Posted September 1, 2005 No - but it was better than I thought it would be. Mozilla Firefox for me still :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeydoo Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Same as every one else for me. There is nothing wrong with opera, just nothing better (except it feeling more polished, but that doesn't bother me too much). I am used to firefox so there is no incentive to go through the process of getting used to opera. I was pressing shortcuts and clicking, as you do, and nothing happening. That would happen for too long before I got used to everything, and getting on my nerves in the mean time. As for the page loading speed, I think opera is about the same as firefox, a tweaked one that is, so that doesn't matter too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy44512 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 nope, still staying with firefox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaffra Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 opera is really nice, but i really love the adblock extension on firefox. Im not to keen to read up the lenghty steps to do this in opera. So my backup browser is still firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Veteran Posted September 1, 2005 Veteran Share Posted September 1, 2005 nah the collapse white space taken from blocked ads doesnt work in opera so for this reason only, I'll keep firefox again :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krimzonskies Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 im currently using 7.54u :( i was away at the time they were giving out the free serials for it so i didnt get a chance to get one.. if anyone who isn't using the one they received could you possibly pm me :D and let me use yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThalSwe Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Yes. Got the free code and tried Opera for the first time. It got me hooked and for now I am and will remain a Opera user. Will buy/upgrade to the next version when its released aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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