longdi
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I think Chrome is cool but wow at its growth!
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/43656/chrome-to-be-no1-2012
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/43656/chrome-to-be-no1-2012
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Chrome to over IE this year!
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Why isn't there chrome for android phones yet.
But yeah chrome is the best browser by far for me.
But yeah chrome is the best browser by far for me.
J. M. Romeo
Banned
Whoa. That's amazing.
I used Opera, and really liked the mouse gestures and all, but kinda forgot about those soon after Chrome.
There's probably a plugin for that but anyway, good show, Google.
I used Opera, and really liked the mouse gestures and all, but kinda forgot about those soon after Chrome.
There's probably a plugin for that but anyway, good show, Google.
Souldriver
Member
I guess that's good news.
Still prefer FF though.
Still prefer FF though.
Damon Bennet
Member
noo internet explorer. keep hanging in there!
longdi
Banned
I remember it was like yesterday that IE crushed all browsers before it. How did microsoft allowed IE to decay and declined, crazy turn of events. Chrome is indeed very snappy, shame on windows team that even with integrated knowledge, IE9 still can lag on some heavy java/flash sites.
Obviously not IE.... such a POS software.
06nbarnhill
Member
I just switched from firefox the other day because of how buggy it is with google webpages/gmail/blogger/etc......I feel dirty (both are better than IE but I really like Mozillas model)
Fucking this. Why hasn't Google made a browser for it's own mobile OS?
Souldriver
Member
Isn't there mouse gestures in every browser by now?
I mean, in FF and Chrome you have to add an add-on, but in Opera I mess with the settings of Mouse Gestures as well before I can use it, so it's not like downloading an add-on is the deal breaker for me.
Since they're not part of chrome they don't work on chrome pages (like home, settings, etc).
Totally kills it for me.
The problem is Flash/Java. Get this shit out of my web. IIRC IE9 still holds a lot of the HTML 5 performance benchmarks. IE10 is also quite a beast.
Actually the safest browser is Internet explorer 9. Mind blown? If microsoft would fix or at least let you choose the way fonts are rendered it would be a great browser.
I would use chrome if you could customize it better. Give me a go/refresh button and a star icon for a drop down list for favorites.
Souldriver
Member
Oh right! I remember this when I worked with Chrome. All Chrome related windows have mouse gestures disabled. It annoyed me as well.
strikeselect
You like me, you really really like me!
Until Chrome has NoScript I'll stick with Firefox.
Even then, I may still not switch. I really hate how Google has it's paws on almost everything nowadays. Really turns me off.
Even then, I may still not switch. I really hate how Google has it's paws on almost everything nowadays. Really turns me off.
sixteen-bit
Member
Chrome lags for me in threads with lots of photos. Great browser otherwise.
Options > Under the hood > Content Settings > Do not allow any site to run JavaScript
It also had built in options for blocking plugins and a white list feature for sites you trust.
My problem with chrome is mouse gestures. They don't work in menu tabs. In Firefox thats not really a problem because there aren't many. But in Chrome, mouse gestures stop working when you open a new tab, pretty much any menu, etc. When they don't work 100% of the time, its very annoying.
Also, Firefox has live bookmarks. Why the other browsers haven't copied that idea, I'll never know.
Also, Firefox has live bookmarks. Why the other browsers haven't copied that idea, I'll never know.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I used to be cool with Firefox, but then it just stopped being....good. I can't really explain it. Now I use Chrome on all my machines.
Insane Metal
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I used FF for years, but when FF4 came out I simply hated it. Changed to Chrome and I'm still using it. It's just SO MUCH better.
I used newer versions of FF, but there's no contest. Chrome loads and opens in 2 seconds here, FF takes forever to open, among other things. Chrome ftw.
I used newer versions of FF, but there's no contest. Chrome loads and opens in 2 seconds here, FF takes forever to open, among other things. Chrome ftw.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ffmdedmghpoipeldijkdlcckdpempkdi <-- star icon for drop down list of for favorites.
Refresh button is there, go isn't. But you're either using the keyboard already when typing a url or you can do paste & go or paste & search anyway.
I'd make the switch the chrome, if I could actually figure out the hotkeys for basic stuff like next tab, previous tab, close tab... and if there was a good replacement for Opera's speed dial new tab home page dealy.
To put it another way... there's way more stuff I love about Opera then Chrome; where chrome has its edge is in process stability. I find that Opera crashes too often because of some buggy website; if only that tab crashed, it would reduce the problems I have with Opera by 90%
To put it another way... there's way more stuff I love about Opera then Chrome; where chrome has its edge is in process stability. I find that Opera crashes too often because of some buggy website; if only that tab crashed, it would reduce the problems I have with Opera by 90%
Subliminal
Member
Have any of the people who still think IE is shitty tried IE 9?
It's like people saying Firefox is good. Some of us are stuck in a vortex of 2 years ago.
runningjoke
Member
PS3 browser is probably safest. IE6 is very unsafe, IE9 probably tied with Chrome*
*stats pulled out of nowhere
I downloaded Chrome with it. Does that count?
IE 9 is good... but Chrome is just alot better. Chrome is better than everything for me though.
Souldriver
Member
Firefox is good. Deal with it.
It's always the same old story. People give critiques against a browser based on old memories, or bitch that "as long as this is not how I want it, I won't use it".
But the truth is, that you can make practically all of the browsers have the exact same features, options and appearances as you want, thanks to option menu's, scripts and add-ons. It's only in rare cases that a browser simply doesn't provide a feature, not even via an add-on.
Then, once you've made all the browser look and act the way you want them to, and they're all looking and acting the same, you should work with each of them for a week or so. In the end, it often comes down to really little personal irks, glitches and the stability of your own Windows/computer that end up deciding which browser you like the most.
I've come to realize that claims like "browser x is clearly the best" or "browser y simply sucks ass" are bullshit. We're not 5 years ago anymore, when IE was trash and the niche browsers were paving the way. Which one sucks or is clearly the best has become totally dependent on your own preference and set-up.
I use it when I have to, it still feels horribly clunky to me (and I will never trust IE again for security).
Up until recently I just couldn't imagine giving up FF, but the ridiculous release schedule that appears to have been designed to make it go slower and slower each time* killed it for me.
* - disclaimer, I stopped at version 7 I think so I don't know how good version 68 is.
IE9 is good, but something I noticed, it doesn't render the thick black line between post. Oddly enough, I like that.
IE9:
FF:
Also buttons:
The way I dealt with it was remove CSS animations for Firefox users because of FF's messed Anti-aliasing code causes the colors to change in the middle of an animation. To be fair chrome also had a z-index issue with it but that was just a bit of flicker, not a big deal (IE9 behaved appropriately much to my surprise).
Hardly the first FF related issue I've had to deal with, just the most recent.
Jayayess1190
Member
that's a problem with/choice of gaf. For some reason it falls back to IE7 rendering.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
I cant see a world in which im not using Firefox.
Someone tell Evilore to remove this:
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7" />
Broder Salsa
Banned
Yes. It's not close to as bad as it used to be, but still very much prefer both Opera and Chrome over it. Haven't really touched firefox since that piece of shit firefox 3.
It was like IE wasn't even touched outside of security updates for years and then MS started investing in it a couple of years ago. By then Google probably had software developers with experience in developing stuff like browsers and I don't think MS could keep up.
IE has gotten much better but things like google maps are way faster on chrome (maybe due to malicious reasons).
Google maps uses WebGL in chrome.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
Chrome is amazing. I have not used IE since 2002.
Yeah, but the thing that annoys me about it is that i can´t use the arrows on my keyboard to go and up on a page. That´s how i usually brows GAF. I use the arrows not mouse to read GAF.
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