firefox problems

[candle_86]

ok when im replying in firefox quite often my cursor reverts to the topic and then i end up typing a sentence or two in the topic before realizing it. Is this a firefox bug or a windows 2000 bug?

[Brett_Henderson]

It's one of those problems that pops up when you look for solutions to problems that don't exist. I gave up on "alternate" browsers because of the countless, silly issues like that.

I used Mozilla/Firefox a bunch when I was trying to prove to M$ that I didn't need their monopoly, trying to enjoy computing on a LINUX box. As much fun as LINUX was (I'm an old XENIX Sys-Adm), there's just no place for it if in the end-user/gamer world (you'd be surprised what percentage of internet servers run LINUX).

The only good argument I've heard for running alternate browsers is the security stuff. You'll hear that it's either that much more hole-free than IE.. or.. that that are so few users that hackers don't bother (which is ironic, because FF users seem to want to talk others into running it (I'd want it kept a good secret if that were the case))..

[candle_86]

Well I run it for the built in pop up blocker and ability to restart cacneled downloads

[Scorpiоn]

I run it because it's prettier.  At least with the Qute theme.

Of course none of this helps Candle's problem.  I find that trying to insert smilies and the like is annoying, as the smilies will pop up at the end of the message no matter where your cursor is, but by now I've memorized all the URL, image, list, smiles codes etc. so it doesn't bother me much.

[legoalex2000]

I run it because it's prettier.  At least with the Qute theme.

Of course none of this helps Candle's problem.  I find that trying to insert smilies and the like is annoying, as the smilies will pop up at the end of the message no matter where your cursor is, but by now I've memorized all the URL, image, list, smiles codes etc. so it doesn't bother me much.

i got the redshift thieme going, cool stuff.

what you need is if you want firefox, but still be able to open stuff with IE, use this firefox extension

IE tab

so right click on any web page and say view in IE. i was able to do windows update using the IE in FF.

Ramos

[Scorpiоn]

Actually, in those rare cases when I have to use IE, the solution that works for me is... using IE.  Go figure.