Just started using it myself. I thought that candy blue would annoy me, but the minimalist ui is brilliant. Full screen on win vista, it doesn't even look like a browser at first glance.
No menu toolbar.
No title bar.
Thumb nailed favorites.
Web-app shortcuts (tried with gmail pretty nifty, but not much use yet)
Oh and like its been mentioned, its running javascript like a champ...aka its f*kin' fast!
If they can get some sort of Firefox like extension support going, I can see quite a few people moving over.
Javascript benchmark results: Chrome is 1.75 times faster than firefox.
For non-geeks: Almost all your favorite websites extensively use javascript.
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Sep-02-2008 22:01
Porky
State of Halcyon....
Registered: Sep 2001
Location: GU13
quote:
Originally posted by Anas Attia
im all for it!!
firefox aint perfect
it's closer to perfection that that pile of sluggard shite called IE...
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Originally posted by spolitta
FF is so perfect, words can't describe.
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Originally posted by KaiLee
I like the old version better....this new one is getting on my nerves!
the only thing i hate about firefox3 is that there's a memory leak with the program. after browsing for an hour i look in task manager (xp) and it's eating up almost 400mb. i have to manually close the program and end the firefox.exe process to bring my system back to normal. anybody else notice this?
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Sep-03-2008 01:49
Abercrombie
myspace.com/ashesband
Registered: Sep 2005
Location: Aurora Borealis
just DL'd it and taking it for a spin...
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Sep-03-2008 02:18
VDub
Scoundrel
Registered: Feb 2008
Location: Toronto
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Originally posted by Abercrombie
just DL'd it and taking it for a spin...
Me too...
Its a hell of alot faster than FF...
Even the page scrolling on the touch pad is fast...too fast...
I'll give it a week...
It's kinda weird...
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Sep-03-2008 02:23
Anas Attia
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Nov 2006
Location: Toronto, Canada
I don't want to jump the gun on this one... but i think im in love!!!
Browsers should be completely different than what the are now, this is def the right progression. Some technical work is still needed and i guess... MORE personalization/extensions like on Firefox would be nice too
Sep-03-2008 03:31
Anas Attia
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Nov 2006
Location: Toronto, Canada
OMG THIS SHIT IS SO FAST!
Sep-03-2008 03:33
malek
drinks your milkshake!
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Montréal
ok most stuff don't work proprely in facebook... uhg.
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: no longer Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
I how the name is a bit of a jab toward Firefox.
Sep-03-2008 03:46
Anas Attia
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Nov 2006
Location: Toronto, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by VERTiG0
I how the name is a bit of a jab toward Firefox.
ha ha oh yea
Sep-03-2008 04:05
Search&Rescue
low motion disco
Registered: Nov 2007
Location: Toronto / Dubai
I like how you can set the browser options/preferences to opening multiple pages on start-up.
I open my browser and whoosh! My university portal, hotmail, TA, facebook, etc. all open up as separate tabs.
Sep-03-2008 04:24
kotsy
Avatar Superstar
Registered: Jul 2006
Location: Underground
quote:
Originally posted by Search&Rescue
I like how you can set the browser options/preferences to opening multiple pages on start-up.
I open my browser and whoosh! My university portal, hotmail, TA, facebook, etc. all open up as separate tabs.
i love how the browser completely maximizes your desktop space
1. useless 'windows' title bar..replaced with tab bar
2. status bar only shows up when 'thinking'
3. all my firefox icon hotbuttons easily transferred over
