FireFox

04-12-2005

I have been using Firefox for about a month now and have found a few quirks with it and wanted to compare notes with the rest of you. For instance I have phantom tabs that open up on there own while browsing websites (this one included) I also have trouble doing copy/paste with FF. Has anyone else discovered "undocumented features"

with Firefox?

Bumper · 04-12-2005

Been using Mozilla Firefox for several months without any difficulties. Of course, I don't do a lot, so maybe I'm not putting much pressure on it. Seems to do what I want it to without any trouble.

_nick_ · 04-12-2005

I use Firefox, and yesterday infact, I lost all of my bookmarks. All of 'em.

And I used to have the latest headlines on my nav bar, but those left when I installed the newer version about a month ago.

Evenstill, Firefox > IE.

**james** · 04-12-2005

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Originally Posted by Cerveza_dude

I also have trouble doing copy/paste with FF.

I did with the beta but not with the official release.

for the tabs, check your advanced options under the tabbed browsing heading. There's something about: "open links from other applications in:"

Maybe you have that set to a new tab in the current window, which might explain what you describe.

Andiline · 04-12-2005

I've been using Firefox since December now (even updated it) and no problems to talk about. I've noticed though that a few pages won't open with Firefox. When I try with Internet Explorere it works... (don't like that though).

Andrea

04-12-2005

I have a ftp site that I use that doesn't work with Firefox. That forces me to use IE. I have another site that i use for my electronic timecard at work that refuses to allow me to access using Firefox. That drives me crazy having to switch between browsers.

04-12-2005

I have a few glitches now and then- a few ftp sites and internal work sites don't work with FF so I have to flip to IE- can't stand that. And the webcam for PDC doesn't work very well either on FF!

04-12-2005

Nick,

I lose my bookmarks in IE every know and then but think that it is due to logging to many different operationg systems on many different comptuters throughout my company and the policys hose my profile. I keep a backup of my bookmarks just in case.

Andiline · 04-12-2005

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Originally Posted by flt72

And the webcam for PDC doesn't work very well either on FF!

I had the same problem a few weeks ago, it just didn't load. Right now it works although I didn't change anything...

_nick_ · 04-12-2005

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Originally Posted by Cerveza_dude

Nick,

I lose my bookmarks in IE every know and then but think that it is due to logging to many different operationg systems on many different comptuters throughout my company and the policys hose my profile. I keep a backup of my bookmarks just in case.

Good idea. I'm going to do that with the new one's I've got now. I never knew how much I relied on them until they disappeared. Thanks.

04-13-2005

You never realize how much you use something until it's gone. My phone wacked out last week and i lost all of my phone numbers and after using the index on the phone so long, I don't know any of the phone numbers that I need daily. Technology is melting my brain!!!

Beachnutt · 04-13-2005

I have been noticing the difficulty with the cut/paste function. And I cannot get smiley's into posts from firefox (I use cut & past from smiley central). I've also had it just quit for no apparent reason. I do like it alot though because of the tabbed browsing and I've not had any trouble with that function.

04-13-2005

Beachnutt719, I have found that if you go where you want to paste and then click on edit/past at the top of the window it will work. Right mouse click paste does not work for me. Supposidly mozilla says that you can edit a configuration file to make that work but the do not give any syntax or show where the file resides so I have not been able to figure that out yet. Oh well what do you want for nothing?

Andiline · 04-13-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beachnutt719

I have been noticing the difficulty with the cut/paste function. And I cannot get smiley's into posts from firefox (I use cut & past from smiley central). I've also had it just quit for no apparent reason. I do like it alot though because of the tabbed browsing and I've not had any trouble with that function.

Beachnutt, I have the same problem. But I only have it since I started using Firefox with WinXP when I bought a new computer. Before that (Firefox on Win98) I never had problems with the smilies. And in the 5 months I've been having that problem, I haven't found the time to investigate further how I can solve it... and it's only here on the board on other boards itworks.

Life_N_Cancun · 04-13-2005

I have been using FireFox since the first beta...the beta had problems but I have found the 1.0 and up to be pretty solid. Yes, some pages with XML and active script wont work with FireFox, but the majority of the time I don't go anywhere that has such specific demands. FireFox was originally such a popular alternative for the lack of security problems...now however, that it’s becoming so widely used, there are people starting to find exploits in the code, and there have already been a number of security updates. The only thing I find annoying about Firefox is the loading time it much longer than for IE, but the features more than make up for the wait.

04-12-2005	#1 (permalink)
Cerveza_dude Guest Posts: n/a	FireFox I have been using Firefox for about a month now and have found a few quirks with it and wanted to compare notes with the rest of you. For instance I have phantom tabs that open up on there own while browsing websites (this one included) I also have trouble doing copy/paste with FF. Has anyone else discovered "undocumented features" with Firefox?

04-12-2005	#2 (permalink)
Bumper Class Clown Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 14,212	Been using Mozilla Firefox for several months without any difficulties. Of course, I don't do a lot, so maybe I'm not putting much pressure on it. Seems to do what I want it to without any trouble.

04-12-2005	#3 (permalink)
_nick_ beachaholic Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: graceland or germany Posts: 469	I use Firefox, and yesterday infact, I lost all of my bookmarks. All of 'em. And I used to have the latest headlines on my nav bar, but those left when I installed the newer version about a month ago. Evenstill, Firefox > IE.

04-12-2005	#5 (permalink)
Andiline añejo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 9,870	I've been using Firefox since December now (even updated it) and no problems to talk about. I've noticed though that a few pages won't open with Firefox. When I try with Internet Explorere it works... (don't like that though). Andrea

04-12-2005	#6 (permalink)
Cerveza_dude Guest Posts: n/a	I have a ftp site that I use that doesn't work with Firefox. That forces me to use IE. I have another site that i use for my electronic timecard at work that refuses to allow me to access using Firefox. That drives me crazy having to switch between browsers.

04-12-2005	#7 (permalink)
flt72 Guest Posts: n/a	I have a few glitches now and then- a few ftp sites and internal work sites don't work with FF so I have to flip to IE- can't stand that. And the webcam for PDC doesn't work very well either on FF!

04-12-2005	#8 (permalink)
Cerveza_dude Guest Posts: n/a	Nick, I lose my bookmarks in IE every know and then but think that it is due to logging to many different operationg systems on many different comptuters throughout my company and the policys hose my profile. I keep a backup of my bookmarks just in case.

04-13-2005	#11 (permalink)
Cerveza_dude Guest Posts: n/a	You never realize how much you use something until it's gone. My phone wacked out last week and i lost all of my phone numbers and after using the index on the phone so long, I don't know any of the phone numbers that I need daily. Technology is melting my brain!!!

04-13-2005	#12 (permalink)
Beachnutt añejo Join Date: May 2004 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 4,584	I have been noticing the difficulty with the cut/paste function. And I cannot get smiley's into posts from firefox (I use cut & past from smiley central). I've also had it just quit for no apparent reason. I do like it alot though because of the tabbed browsing and I've not had any trouble with that function.

04-13-2005	#13 (permalink)
Cerveza_dude Guest Posts: n/a	Beachnutt719, I have found that if you go where you want to paste and then click on edit/past at the top of the window it will work. Right mouse click paste does not work for me. Supposidly mozilla says that you can edit a configuration file to make that work but the do not give any syntax or show where the file resides so I have not been able to figure that out yet. Oh well what do you want for nothing?

04-13-2005	#15 (permalink)
Life_N_Cancun life=playa Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cancún, Mexico Posts: 535	I have been using FireFox since the first beta...the beta had problems but I have found the 1.0 and up to be pretty solid. Yes, some pages with XML and active script wont work with FireFox, but the majority of the time I don't go anywhere that has such specific demands. FireFox was originally such a popular alternative for the lack of security problems...now however, that it’s becoming so widely used, there are people starting to find exploits in the code, and there have already been a number of security updates. The only thing I find annoying about Firefox is the loading time it much longer than for IE, but the features more than make up for the wait.

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