Comments on: Firefox 4 nightlies get Aero Glass http://mozillalinks.org/2010/05/firefox-4-nightlies-get-aero-glass/ Your source for Mozilla news, tips, reviews, and more. Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:31:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Magne Andersson http://mozillalinks.org/2010/05/firefox-4-nightlies-get-aero-glass/comment-page-1/#comment-78547 Magne Andersson Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:41:20 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=4621#comment-78547 Opera for Windows is a great product, but it appears as if the Mac version get much less attention. I have a list of 11 issues/bugs I found after just 10 minutes of use, that needs to be resolved before I can use Opera (all this works in Firefox for Mac). That aside, I agree with a few of your points. Opera invents a lot these days and their standards support is good too. They still have some catching up to do in general (see http://caniuse.com/) but they are also leading in some areas. Now, you write that "One thing unites us – the war against M$ and IE monopoly." How the hell can you call the browser that freed us from IE6 rotten, in the case? Even if it was light years behind all other browsers (which it isn't), it deserves respect for that. So, to conclude: I've made several attempts to use Opera, but since it's too buggy and lacks some features I need, I always go back to Firefox. Hopefully Opera fixes these issues one day and I will be able to use it. Opera for Windows is a great product, but it appears as if the Mac version get much less attention. I have a list of 11 issues/bugs I found after just 10 minutes of use, that needs to be resolved before I can use Opera (all this works in Firefox for Mac).

That aside, I agree with a few of your points. Opera invents a lot these days and their standards support is good too. They still have some catching up to do in general (see http://caniuse.com/) but they are also leading in some areas.

Now, you write that “One thing unites us – the war against M$ and IE monopoly.”

How the hell can you call the browser that freed us from IE6 rotten, in the case? Even if it was light years behind all other browsers (which it isn’t), it deserves respect for that.

So, to conclude:

I’ve made several attempts to use Opera, but since it’s too buggy and lacks some features I need, I always go back to Firefox. Hopefully Opera fixes these issues one day and I will be able to use it.

]]> By: dredted http://mozillalinks.org/2010/05/firefox-4-nightlies-get-aero-glass/comment-page-1/#comment-78527 dredted Mon, 31 May 2010 10:34:12 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=4621#comment-78527 hey Rotten-fox, always running after Opera, never able to catch up ;) since ages that feature is available in Opera, and looks waaaaay better :) I never get this phenomenon of how that badly developed, ugly, stealing others ideas and Need-to-install-all-add-on's-before-i'll-be-able-to-use-it-browser is so popular? XD just great marketing. nothing more :) Please honestly guys, install both of those browser, give them a proper hard month test and you will see by yourself :) One thing unites us - the war against M$ and IE monopoly. Oh did a mention Opera's great feature - UNITE? well when FOX will steal it like everything else? we shall see x) hey Rotten-fox, always running after Opera, never able to catch up ;)
since ages that feature is available in Opera, and looks waaaaay better :)
I never get this phenomenon of how that badly developed, ugly, stealing others ideas and Need-to-install-all-add-on’s-before-i’ll-be-able-to-use-it-browser is so popular? XD
just great marketing. nothing more :)
Please honestly guys, install both of those browser, give them a proper hard month test and you will see by yourself :)
One thing unites us – the war against M$ and IE monopoly.
Oh did a mention Opera’s great feature – UNITE? well when FOX will steal it like everything else? we shall see x)

]]> By: Anonymous http://mozillalinks.org/2010/05/firefox-4-nightlies-get-aero-glass/comment-page-1/#comment-78488 Anonymous Tue, 25 May 2010 09:23:35 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=4621#comment-78488 Yeah that's why it's still a nightly. There are mockups w/ tabs on top and they look fine, so this is only temporary. Yeah that’s why it’s still a nightly. There are mockups w/ tabs on top and they look fine, so this is only temporary.

]]> By: Ferdinand http://mozillalinks.org/2010/05/firefox-4-nightlies-get-aero-glass/comment-page-1/#comment-78487 Ferdinand Tue, 25 May 2010 08:00:36 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=4621#comment-78487 Direct2d distorting with aero glass is bug 554874. I enabled direct2d rendering with: http://www.basschouten.com/blog1.php/2010/03/02/presenting-direct2d-hardware-acceleratio If you just change gfx.font_rendering.directwrite.enabled to false it disables direct2d and the distortion disappears. Direct2d distorting with aero glass is bug 554874. I enabled direct2d rendering with: http://www.basschouten.com/blog1.php/2010/03/02/presenting-direct2d-hardware-acceleratio
If you just change gfx.font_rendering.directwrite.enabled to false it disables direct2d and the distortion disappears.

]]> By: Ferdinand http://mozillalinks.org/2010/05/firefox-4-nightlies-get-aero-glass/comment-page-1/#comment-78486 Ferdinand Tue, 25 May 2010 07:35:34 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=4621#comment-78486 I use the direct2d rendering and the Aero Glass feature distorts the whole interface. I use the direct2d rendering and the Aero Glass feature distorts the whole interface.

]]> By: Alberich http://mozillalinks.org/2010/05/firefox-4-nightlies-get-aero-glass/comment-page-1/#comment-78485 Alberich Tue, 25 May 2010 04:40:12 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=4621#comment-78485 It would look better if the tabs were below the buttons, resting on top of the content window. They will need to adjust it for the tabs-on-top style. Just rounding the bottom edge might be good enough. It would look better if the tabs were below the buttons, resting on top of the content window. They will need to adjust it for the tabs-on-top style. Just rounding the bottom edge might be good enough.

]]> By: Timóteo http://mozillalinks.org/2010/05/firefox-4-nightlies-get-aero-glass/comment-page-1/#comment-78483 Timóteo Tue, 25 May 2010 02:38:47 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/?p=4621#comment-78483 Kinda cool, but it only makes it uglier if the tabs are going to be like that. It has to blend and be one with the theme. Kinda cool, but it only makes it uglier if the tabs are going to be like that. It has to blend and be one with the theme.

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