TSGL: Firefox annoyances--is there an answer?

[Tilman Brandl]

Don,

> I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has switched from Maxthon or
> Avast to FF

No, sofar I haven't switched. I'm regularly checking FF about once a year, 
but have never felt a desire to change browsers, even if I'm told that FF is 
much more secure etc.

OTOH, even with Maxthon (1.5.6) my impression is that there are webpages out 
there that'll deny me a new tab, and insist on replacing the existing tab. 
Have no idea how this comes about, it may be something e.g. javascript 
driven?

My trick in such cases is to hold the shift key pressed when opening the new 
window. This generally does the trick. Maybe it's a personalized setting 
with my Maxthon...

Tilman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Penlington" <deepend at tpg.com.au>
To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: TSGL: Firefox annoyances--is there an answer?


> Justin wrote:
>>middle click will open the hyperlink in a new tab>>
>
>
> I think I must be having a thick week (not unusual).
>
> Are you guys telling me that there's no way to turn FF into a true tabbed
> browser?  Right-clicking is not a viable option, as my scroll wheel does
> not right-click very easily.  And I dislike having to move my fingers any
> more than absolutely necessary, as I'm saving my energy for old age.
>
> A browser which depends on the coding of each website to decide whether or
> not it's going to tab would drive me even more stark staring bonkers than 
> I
> already am. Doesn't the unpredictability of that drive you all nuts? To 
> me,
> that's only a tab-capable browser, not a true tabbed browser.
>
> Take googling for example. Let's say I have a page showing 10 links I want
> to have a look at. Do you all really have to middle-click each one? To-ing
> and fro-ing between the Back Button would be horrible.
>
> I must surely be missing something---do all FireFoxers users middle-click
> by choice? That adds to the risks of RSI. Surely I'm missing something
> obvious here. Using one button to open a link, and another button to close
> it doesn't make much sense to me. Half the time I'm pressing the wrong
> button. I suppose there's a strange logic to it though.
>
> The Tab-it addon doesn't make any difference.
>
> I thought of reversing the mouse button functions, but that would only 
> make
> things worse.
>
> I like FF otherwise, and must assume that my experience is unique.  I've
> been using Maxthon in its various iterations for years, and it's never had
> any problem tabbing to EVERY link with normal clicks.
>
> In actual fact, I see very little difference otherwise between Maxthon and
> FF, though I have the impression that FF might load images marginally
> faster.  Both have a great variety of add-ons, and both have excellent
> security features and filters.
>
> I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has switched from Maxthon or
> Avast to FF, and what their impression has been.
>
> I'm trying to keep an open mind about FF, but at the moment it's running a
> distant second to Maxthon. If I can't fix its tabbing limitations, it 
> won't
> even be in the same race.
>
> Don Penlington
>
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