Firefox 2.0 better?

[Gorky]

The tabs in FF2.0 is rather weird and difficult to navigate to. In earlier versions all the tabs were on screen while now it 'rolls' over making it difficult to navigate through. :no:

i have moved back to FF 1.5.

Are you happy with the new tab set up in FF 2.0?

[moogoat]

I think it's fine, since I usually don't have that many tabs open anyway. And I use the mouse gestures extension to navigate between them.

[primexx]

Tab Mix Plus. You can change EVERYTHING about tabs.

[Salgoth]

Tab Mix Plus. You can change EVERYTHING about tabs.

Concur. Most functional FF extension of them all!

[agt]

I've had more problems with FF2 than the previous 1.5x releases... still, good browser.

[LunarFalcon]

Thankfully, I haven't really had any problems with 2.0. I'm glad, because I like the spellcheck feature so much, I'd hate to switch back.

[Lighthalzen]

I use FireFox 2.0 and Internet Explorer 7, but I kinda start favoring more to IE, it did improve a lot since IE 6. :pinch:

*If only IE7 have Adblock and that extension where it can save all my bookmarks, I am happy!

[corey1138]

Tab Mix Plus extension makes tabbed browsing allot more functional. Its them main reason i don't use IE7

[AMDMEFX-55]

I loved Firefox 1.5. FF 2.0 is ok but IE 7 did improve alot and I use it more.

[Gorky]

Thanks guys for the replies. Did not know of TMP. Had it installed and yeah it's a great thing to have. I am using it with FF 1.5 and I'll soon have it installed on FF2.0.

I must say that add ons like Avant Browser for IE 6.0 and below have tabs and lots of functionality and things like restoring sections (for which many people now are using FF with TMP) for many years.

TMP is very nice to have. Great find.

[andrew_f]

I think FF 2 is a poor release, I found IE7 to be a much nicer browser - although I know I shouldn't use it because of CSS standards etc. I have ditched FF for now :( Hope it improves enough for me to go back in the future.

[Toology]

I only have 5 tabs open at the most and that is rare. 2-3 tabs is the norm for me so I have no complaints there. Firefox 2.0 is better but not by much. I really do think people were expecting entirely too much and had their hopes crushed.

[Gorky]

I am still on dial up and when I am online I open lots of pages (10-30 at a time) then I disconnect and spend the next hour reading them. Therefore I really need a browser which can handle tabs well. I think FF 1.5 is the perfect version of FF so far.

I also think that the FF team rushed FF2.0 just because MS was about to release IE 7.0 and the FF team needed a version which ended with a rounded figure (thus FF 2.0). In fact it should have been 1.5.x.x or 1.6.

We wait for the next version of FF which shall come out sometime in March / April 2007 and hopefully it will be a worthwhile upgrade.

[Digitalx]

im happy with way bon echo came out however im running minefield now (firefox 3.0a1) so im happy with end result like with 1.5 you just have to get used to the new functionality then it flows easy.

[APH-Alex]

The tabs in FF2.0 is rather weird and difficult to navigate to. In earlier versions all the tabs were on screen while now it 'rolls' over making it difficult to navigate through. :no:

i have moved back to FF 1.5.

Are you happy with the new tab set up in FF 2.0?

Erm... what 'roll'? Post a screenie please.

[Gorky]

>Erm... what 'roll'? Post a screenie please.

what I meant is that in all versions of FF (before 2.0) all the tabs opened just filled one line in the browser. But as from version 2.0 less than 10 tabs fills the space and then you get a button in the extreme right and you have to press it to see the other tabs that you have opened.

This make it quite difficult to navigate through the pages as you cannot see instantly what pages you have opened and you have to constantly press the button to come to the pages you want. I find it a real chore as I open lots of pages at a time.

This is the reason why I reverted to version 1.5. But I am using TMP now and it's fine so far.

[CrimsonKnight13]

FF2 (w/ Tab Mix Plus + IE Tabs + NoScript + AdBlock Plus) > *

[Quillz]

The tabs in FF2.0 is rather weird and difficult to navigate to. In earlier versions all the tabs were on screen while now it 'rolls' over making it difficult to navigate through. :no:

i have moved back to FF 1.5.

Are you happy with the new tab set up in FF 2.0?

Why did you downgrade to 1.5 when it's very easy to change the default tab behavior in Firefox 2.0?

[Budious]

I tried FF 2.0 when I put together my new dual core system last month but found the behavioral changes rather unfamiliar when compared to FF 1.5 so I went back to using 1.5.0.8

[Quillz]

I tried FF 2.0 when I put together my new dual core system last month but found the behavioral changes rather unfamiliar when compared to FF 1.5 so I went back to using 1.5.0.8

Almost all of the behavioral changes in 2.0 can be changed to act more like 1.5.x if you so desire.

[CrimsonKnight13]

Ah yes, the power of customization. A fact that so few seem to conceptualize. Firefox 2.0 has this key element and I think people would rather take the easy route and downgrade. Where's the personal ingeniuty that allow people understand the tools they're using?

[Quillz]

Ah yes, the power of customization. A fact that so few seem to conceptualize. Firefox 2.0 has this key element and I think people would rather take the easy route and downgrade. Where's the personal ingeniuty that allow people understand the tools they're using?

To be fair, most people aren't aware of the about:config menu, because it's not mentioned very often in the standard documentation.

[Gorky]

>Why did you downgrade to 1.5 when it's very easy to change the default tab behavior in Firefox 2.0?

Frankly I have been trying to look for ways to revert the new tab layout in FF2.0 back to the style in FF 1.5 but could not find how to do it! So, kindly explain how it can be done.

Also can someone explain how the about:config is used.

Thanks for the input.

[IceDogg]

Also can someone explain how the about:config is used.

Thanks for the input.

This page should help you.

how to use about:config

[Raa]

I much prefer Maxthon, and I think you would too

Try it, www.maxthon.com, you wont be disappointed! :)