A lot of work is under way in designing the user interface for the next two releases of Firefox - 3.7 and 4.0 - and both of the currently proposed themes (Windows-specific) look interesting. These interface refreshes were needed as well, as the current Firefox interface is showing its age. Looking at the mockup for Firefox 4.0, it all becomes clear: This is Firefox - Chromified.
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Member since:2008-11-14
While I agree Firefox is really good on Windows, it is still slow as hell in Linux.
Try it both on Windows and Linux:
-Open 10 tabs at once.
-Change tabs while having 20 opened.
-Press Ctrl and make a few full turns on your mousewheel.
-Include Flash, Java, whatever plugins in the previous experiments for 100x effect increase.
Linux is unimportant for the Mozilla foundation, that's why I stick with Opera.
Member since:2009-07-22
I ABSOLUTELY agree with you. Mozilla doesn't care a ***** about Linux, and even less about KDE. They won't do anything about artwork neither performance.
From my personal experience with Mozilla foundations, they're far too bureaucratic and self-centric.
Member since:2006-02-15
While I agree Firefox is really good on Windows, it is still slow as hell in Linux.
I've been saying that for ages and ages: I use Windows and Linux on the same machine, FireFox on both OSes is the same version, but still the Linux one runs noticeably slower. It's not even a graphics card driver issue since I've had to change graphics cards several times, both nVidia and ATI, and still the same behaviour occurs. Why? I have no idea, do they even try to optimize the Linux version? Or is it some deeper issue, maybe not even related to FireFox at all itself? Every time I ask some developer about it they either change the subject or just completely avoid talking to me.
Member since:2005-07-07
I absolutely agree with you.
As soon as distro dvd is out, first thing on my list is removing firefox in favor of any GtkWebKit browser.
I don't like the feeling of being 3rd rate citizen and the more time passes, the more obvious this is from firefox side. I say... let them have it, there is now enough native browsers in linux which work decent.
Maybe they can count me as download since it came with my distribution, but as user they sure won't.
Member since:2006-02-05
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2008-03-08
A lot has changed since then - Firefox 3 was faster than firefox 2. Firefox 3.5 is faster than Firefox 3.
As for Google Chrome (that someone else mentioned) - I may consider using it after they add the ability to automatically delete cookies etc upon closing the browser. Until then, I dislike the feeling that my privacy is not important that the lack of such a setting gives me.