Comments on: Mac addicts and Firefox http://www.allenpike.com/2008/mac-addicts-and-firefox/ Allen Pike on gidgets and gazmos. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:30:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Steven Fisher http://www.allenpike.com/2008/mac-addicts-and-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-1171 Steven Fisher Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:47:47 +0000 http://www.antipode.ca/?p=298#comment-1171 Actually, Firefox has introduced butt-ugly rounded buttons to the toolbar in their new theme. Those haven't been fixed. So "fix the rounded buttons!" is ambiguous at the moment. Actually, Firefox has introduced butt-ugly rounded buttons to the toolbar in their new theme. Those haven’t been fixed. So “fix the rounded buttons!” is ambiguous at the moment.

]]> By: tewha.net » Blog Archive » Arguable, subjective. http://www.allenpike.com/2008/mac-addicts-and-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-1154 tewha.net » Blog Archive » Arguable, subjective. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:11:09 +0000 http://www.antipode.ca/?p=298#comment-1154 [...] coworker posted on Firefox 3 and Mac addicts, and mentioned: Other than background windows looking like foreground windows, all of his issues [...] [...] coworker posted on Firefox 3 and Mac addicts, and mentioned: Other than background windows looking like foreground windows, all of his issues [...]

]]> By: Steven Fisher http://www.allenpike.com/2008/mac-addicts-and-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-1152 Steven Fisher Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:43:15 +0000 http://www.antipode.ca/?p=298#comment-1152 No, actually, I was saying a lot of the things that are supposedly arguable aren't. "Arguable" or "subjective" in UI design means "not thought out" or "not measured." No, actually, I was saying a lot of the things that are supposedly arguable aren’t. “Arguable” or “subjective” in UI design means “not thought out” or “not measured.”

]]> By: Allen http://www.allenpike.com/2008/mac-addicts-and-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-1054 Allen Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:11:16 +0000 http://www.antipode.ca/?p=298#comment-1054 The rounded, Mac-like buttons, and a lot of other Mac UI things, have been fixed in Firefox 3 (which is what John was reviewing.) The rounded, Mac-like buttons, and a lot of other Mac UI things, have been fixed in Firefox 3 (which is what John was reviewing.)

]]> By: Dazmax http://www.allenpike.com/2008/mac-addicts-and-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-1053 Dazmax Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:25:08 +0000 http://www.antipode.ca/?p=298#comment-1053 Some other UI things I'd miss: The familiar spell check in text entry (with all the words I've added to AppleSpell). I have a lot of text entry keyboard shortcuts that work in all native cocoa text entry boxes (like the built in emacsy ctrl-e etc. but I changed them to suit my keyboard layout.) Conventions for tabbing between form elements and such consistent with the other system UI. Rounded buttons. I like the consistency of having cocoa text entry so much that I've switched from Word to a cocoa word processor. Firefox has been tempting me lately, however, because I have a weird bug with Safari not uploading files. Also, I probably would not use Safari if it weren't for Saft, which is not free, so I guess I'm not a pure Safari supporter. Some other UI things I’d miss:
The familiar spell check in text entry (with all the words I’ve added to AppleSpell).
I have a lot of text entry keyboard shortcuts that work in all native cocoa text entry boxes (like the built in emacsy ctrl-e etc. but I changed them to suit my keyboard layout.)
Conventions for tabbing between form elements and such consistent with the other system UI.
Rounded buttons.

I like the consistency of having cocoa text entry so much that I’ve switched from Word to a cocoa word processor.
Firefox has been tempting me lately, however, because I have a weird bug with Safari not uploading files. Also, I probably would not use Safari if it weren’t for Saft, which is not free, so I guess I’m not a pure Safari supporter.

]]> By: Allen http://www.allenpike.com/2008/mac-addicts-and-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-1049 Allen Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:48:26 +0000 http://www.antipode.ca/?p=298#comment-1049 Webkit and Gecko are both feature-complete enough rendering engines that I think the UI layer is more the differentiating factor between them. I'd rather use Firefox backed on Webkit than Safari backed on Gecko. Webkit and Gecko are both feature-complete enough rendering engines that I think the UI layer is more the differentiating factor between them. I’d rather use Firefox backed on Webkit than Safari backed on Gecko.

]]> By: Dan http://www.allenpike.com/2008/mac-addicts-and-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-1048 Dan Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:44:09 +0000 http://www.antipode.ca/?p=298#comment-1048 Webkit rocks my world. Apparently it rocks Epiphany's as well. Webkit rocks my world. Apparently it rocks Epiphany’s as well.

]]> By: Allen http://www.allenpike.com/2008/mac-addicts-and-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-1046 Allen Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:23:18 +0000 http://www.antipode.ca/?p=298#comment-1046 I'm going to assume you mean that "arguable" isn't a useful term. You're probably right, along with "questionable". I guess I could have said "subjective". I’m going to assume you mean that “arguable” isn’t a useful term. You’re probably right, along with “questionable”. I guess I could have said “subjective”.

]]> By: Steven Fisher http://www.allenpike.com/2008/mac-addicts-and-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-1045 Steven Fisher Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:02:46 +0000 http://www.antipode.ca/?p=298#comment-1045 "Arguable" isn't. “Arguable” isn’t.

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