On 26/03/11 08:40, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 03/24/2011 08:41 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 25/03/11 03:10, Ron Johnson wrote: >>> On 03/24/2011 10:21 AM, Tony van der Hoff wrote: >>>> On 24/03/11 14:52, Ron Johnson wrote: >>>>>> >>>>> Because of the radical changes in v4.0, I *strongly* urge that you >>>>> install FF 4.0 to /usr/local/bin or ~/bin, since you or your wife >>>>> might >>>>> (as I do) dislike the way that v4 works.
I installed Firefox4 to ~/.firefox and Iceweasel4 to ~/.iceweasel4 I've no idea if that is correct, I just did it to keep multiple browsers and versions available for my profile. Alternative solutions welcomed. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Care to elaborate on what you dislike about it? >>>> >>> >>> A bunch of small stuff: >>> - right clicking on a tab doesn't have "New Tab" anymore. >> >> True. See the blue cross on the right-hand side of the tab? Clicking on >> that will open a new tab. One click instead of two! :-) >> > > Muscle memory and habit. I also wondered where the "open in new tab" went - till I watched a small child do it! :-/ > > Tabs and the search bar were the big UI advances in the history of > Netscape & Mozilla. The original (derived from Mosaic?) UI was darned > good as it was. Hang in there - I'm sure you're not the only one. It's just a matter of time before someone comes up with a theme that makes the 4 ui look like 3.x. My main motivation for moving to 4 was freedom from ffflash, and the ability to build lighter netbooks. > > The Win98/2K (originally from Win95???) Start button is still a good > motif. Panels (originally from OSX?) and applets when *combined* with > the Start menu make it even more useful. > I seem to remember a Start style button on my first PS/2 - long before Windoof 3.... (IBM OS2/Win32) Cheers -- > A: Yes. > >Q: Are you sure? > >>A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. > >>>Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4d8d22f7.9050...@gmail.com
