Posted by BootNic on 11/22/07 17:36

"Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@centralva.net> wrote:
news:22de4$474591f9$40cba7b0$29122@NAXS.COM:

> Bone Ur wrote:
>
>> Firefox is my default browser, and I like it best. It does have some
>> flaws - they all do - but for me, the "user experience" <grin> is the
>> most pleasing of the lot. Furthermore, get this. I tried ie7 a bit
>> after it came out. True, it supports "the standards" considerably
>> better than does ie6, but I still switched right back to 6 because of
>> the other stuff they "neglected" (-like the crappy toolbar,
>
> "crappy toolbar"? What do you mean, vs IE6? II personally don't like
> the FF default and the first thing I do is drag off the Google Search
> box to clear some space for the Webdeveloper's Bar toggle button and
> at the Enhanced History Manager and Enhanced Bookmark Search buttons.
> Not sure what IE6 has that was so handy.
>
>> no ftp, and more minor but irritating imperfections.)
>
> No FTP? Of course because most folks won't need it and FF basic
> strategy is an "a-la-cart" browser and you are suppose to add what you
> wish via extensions:
>
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=FTP&status=4
> Search Add-ons :: Firefox Add-ons
>
> I think FireFTP the better extension, there is even an extension to
> add a toolbar button for it.
>
>> Between the two, I will and do stick with ie6.
>> Happily, Opera seems to be making key improvements with each update.
>> It still has a few operational quirks, but I think eventually it will
>> be a top-flight browser. On the down side, I doubt if any browser
>> will _ever_ be perfect so we'll just have to keep on making hacks for
>> inter-operational accordance.
>>
>
> Funny, I never felt IE6 very customizable and I never like the idea
> that it intensionally blurred the lines between what is local to my
> system and what is not.
>
> SeaMonkey is my default because I like the suite concept, but I
> develop on Firefox.
>
> Opera, which I have 3 versions 7-9 for testing has minor but really
> annoying "features" that keep if from my default. The most irritating
> is the inability to drag a URL to another browser, nor receive one
> from another browser. Even as uncooperative as MS can be I can drag a
> URL from Firefox to IE from IE to SeaMonkey or to Netscape and back.
> While developing I will have several browsers open and Opera just
> refuses to play ball. Yes, I can select and copy the address and paste
> it into the address bar, or drag the URL to the desktop and then drag
> the shortcut to Opera, but not browser to browser. Dang it all other
> browser can do it, what's up with Opera?

My Opera has a few buttons for such things.

One for each of the following: FireFox,IE 7,IE 6, Safari, SeaMonkey

[url] http://operawatch.com/news/2007/07/tip-open-pages-in-firefox-and-
internet-explorer-directly-from-opera.html [/url]

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BootNic Thursday November 22, 2007 12:36 PM
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and
courageously. This is how character is built.
*Eleanor Roosevelt*

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