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Anyone getting annoyed with Mozilla Firefox?

 
Anonymous Coward
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06/04/2007 11:52 AM
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Anyone getting annoyed with Mozilla Firefox?
I find it annoying that Mozilla Firefox these days installs new software into my computer without ever asking my permission to do so. The first you hear of it is when you get a message telling you that the new software has already been installed and you need to restart Mozilla. In the last week this has been done at least twice. Today I opened Mozilla and ALL of my bookmarks, THOUSANDS of them, all neatly filed, have disappeared.

Does anyone know a better alternative to Mozilla where this bullshit doesn't go on?
Anonymous Coward
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06/04/2007 11:58 AM
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Re: Anyone getting annoyed with Mozilla Firefox?
Avant or Maxthon ...
mercury2

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06/04/2007 12:17 PM

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Re: Anyone getting annoyed with Mozilla Firefox?
One thing you can do to prevent the loss of your bookmarks like that (it can happen in any browser, I think?) is to export them to their own file, you can make them be a link on your desktop, and actually with mozilla the way the bookmarks come out in that file is great, they include a big description of each one, and they are all clickable. I don't use that file as much as I probably should. It's a lot easier to see what you have than the abbreviated list that opens up when you click bookmarks in your browser.

Anyway that file saved seperately (I don't remember exactly how you do it but if you go to manage bookmarks and click export it will walk you through it) is a back up for your browser in case you lose them in an upgrade like you did.

I am pretty sure I learned about that from someone here on GLP so just trying to pass the favor on.
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06/04/2007 12:24 PM
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Re: Anyone getting annoyed with Mozilla Firefox?
I like the smaller & faster firefox called seamonkey
Midnight

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06/04/2007 12:25 PM
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Re: Anyone getting annoyed with Mozilla Firefox?
You have to set it yourself, that is what I have done, I copied it for you:

Updating Add-ons


By default, Firefox will periodically check when a new version for
one of your installed add-ons is available. If any are available, it will
prompt you at the next start to install any updates. You can change this
behavior in the Update tab
of the Advanced panel of OptionsPreferences.



You can check for updates manually by selecting the Extensions or
Themes panel and clicking the Find Updates button. If
updates are available, the Add-ons manager displays an Updates
panel, where you can choose the updates you want to install. Click the
Install Updates button to update those add-ons.
You need to restart Firefox for changes to take effect.


Disabling, Enabling, and Uninstalling Add-ons


If you want to get rid of an extension, you can either disable it temporarily,
so it is easily available should you want to enable it again in the future,
or uninstall it. Themes can only be uninstalled since all themes except the
current one are disabled automatically.



To disable or enable an extension, select the extension of your choice and
click its Disable or Enable button. To remove an add-on from
Firefox, select the add-on you wish to remove and click its
Uninstall button. You need to restart Firefox for changes to
take effect.


Further functionality


Further functionality such as Visit Home Page and About is
available by selecting the add-on of your choice, pressing
Ctrl and clicking onright-clicking the
add-on and selecting the respective item from the context menu.


Tasks specific to extensions or themes

Configuring Extensions


Extensions often provide a dialog to configure their functionality. To open
the optionspreferences dialog of an extension, select the Extensions panel, select
the extension of your choice, and click its OptionsPreferences button,
or simply double-click the extension.
Hey, is it getting hot in here to you guys? And why am I in this basket?
Anonymous Coward
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Netherlands
06/04/2007 12:30 PM
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Re: Anyone getting annoyed with Mozilla Firefox?
your bookmarks are in 'bookmarks.html'
do a search on c:
they can be 'imported' again
Anonymous Coward
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06/04/2007 12:54 PM
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Re: Anyone getting annoyed with Mozilla Firefox?
Opera
monadnock

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06/04/2007 12:58 PM
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Re: Anyone getting annoyed with Mozilla Firefox?
Mozilla Firefox is much better than either IE 7 or Netscape 8.

I use it all the time. Only problem is that I must fax and watch live movies on IE 7. Otherwise, it's great.
Captain Marjorie, US Army
watching
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Netherlands
06/04/2007 01:00 PM
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Re: Anyone getting annoyed with Mozilla Firefox?
definetely opera





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