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From: Gary Smith (bitbucket_at_example.com)
Date: 01/08/05 

Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 20:09:35 -0800

Jan Il <abuse@localhost.com> wrote:
> <larry> wrote in message news:O2qDTfQ9EHA.2788@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> IMHO the tabs used in FireFox (and MSIE-Maxthon) to view multiple pages
>> within one window are HUGE improvement over MSIE.

> Only.... if a person needs that type of feature....not everyone does. I
> don't. It's a bit unreasonable to assume everyone else has the same need,
> or appreciation, of that particular feature. But, for those of you who do,
> then.... use it. I had FireFox for over a year, and I found it no better
> for my needs, which are extensive. I no longer use it, but, keep as a
> backup.

I like the tab feature, especially the ability to open clicked lnks in a
new tab, but I don't think FireFox is all the way there yet. Some
features are an improvement over IE, but others are not as good. The
program takes a painfully long time to load compared to IE, and it has
trouble rendering some pages properly. I'll grant that those pages might
be bad HTML, but frankly, I don't care. I want to view the page, not
admire the validity of its coding.

I also find the administrative functions lacking. Bookmark management is
unusable without a plug-in, and with the plug-in it's just adaquate.Pop-up
management is awkward. I haven't found any built-in way to clear the
cache. Many options that should be available for configuration are not.
Eventually Firefox will be a great browser, but it's got a way to go. 

-- 
Gary L. Smith                gls432@yahoo.com
Columbus, Ohio

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