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#329363 - 27/01/2010 23:02 Firefox 3.6
Robotic
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Registered: 06/04/2005
Posts: 2026
Loc: Seattle transplant
New release just a week ago or so. I didn't see anyone here talking about it.

Anyone using it?

One new feature that I really disagree with is using the 'awesome bar' logic for form complete tasks.

I rely on the 'form complete' function for Craigslist searches and I maintain that list by pruning the items I'm no longer interested in searching for. But now my list has gone from nice, alpha-numeric organization to... shit. Some sort of 'we know best what you should be looking for' logic has taken over my formfill list.
Honestly, I don't need my browser to think for me.
I don't need my browser to suggest things for me.
I just need my browser to surf with. Leave the searching, suggesting, and organizing to me!
I can't turn it off. I've looked in about:config and googled for an answer for how to get back to an alphabetized list, but alas, no luck.

I don't use the 'awesome bar'. Whatever site I want to find again I bookmark. Isn't that what the bookmarks are for?
If I forget to bookmark a site I look in the history. Isn't that what the history is for?
If I want to find a new site I google for it. Isn't that what a search engine is for?
I set up keyword searches for google, google image, imdb, dictionary, and wikipedia. Awesome bar? bah.

Outside of that one niggle with form complete, 3.6 seems to at least wake up faster. No other complaints from me.

Edit:
My google-fu warmed up a bit.
browser.formfill.timeGroupingSize to 0


Edited by Robotic (28/01/2010 00:28)
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#329371 - 28/01/2010 00:33 Re: Firefox 3.6 [Re: Robotic]
tman
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Registered: 24/12/2001
Posts: 5528
Using it here. About the same as the last version from my POV. Nothing really different so didn't post about it.

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#329373 - 28/01/2010 01:00 Re: Firefox 3.6 [Re: tman]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14486
Loc: Canada
No Tab History or Dictionary Tooltip plugins yet. I'll wait.

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#329375 - 28/01/2010 02:17 Re: Firefox 3.6 [Re: Robotic]
Dignan
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Registered: 08/03/2000
Posts: 12320
Loc: Sterling, VA
I'm not sure what would have been said here about a .1 update. There's really not much to it, is there?

I think the major differences are things like one-click themes (I hate almost all the themes, there really aren't any subtle ones). I thought I also heard that 3.6 also formally enabled flash video. I'd be a HUGE fan of that, as I'm perfectly happy to see Flash go to hell.

The only other surface change I can see is that now by default new tabs open to the right of the tab you're currently in, instead of the previous behavior which was to open to the far right. Many are upset about this, but as with pretty much anything in Firefox (including your Awesome bar issue), it's configurable in about:config. It took me a few instances to get used to it, but I actually prefer the new behavior.


Edited by Dignan (28/01/2010 02:18)
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#329385 - 28/01/2010 12:14 Re: Firefox 3.6 [Re: mlord]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
Originally Posted By: mlord
Tab History

Ooh. That's a good one.
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#329386 - 28/01/2010 12:17 Re: Firefox 3.6 [Re: Robotic]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
Originally Posted By: Robotic
I rely on the 'form complete' function

Honestly, I don't need my browser to think for me.
I don't need my browser to suggest things for me.

Apparently you do. wink

I hadn't noticed that difference because I don't use that feature. Oh, and, as it turns out, I haven't upgraded yet. crazy
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#329390 - 28/01/2010 12:49 Re: Firefox 3.6 [Re: wfaulk]
peter
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Registered: 13/07/2000
Posts: 4174
Loc: Cambridge, England
Originally Posted By: wfaulk
Originally Posted By: mlord
Tab History

Ooh. That's a good one.

Yes, I reluctantly installed that the other day ("reluctantly" because I usually hate changing applications from their default, 'cos that just means more time and effort the next time I come across a default install), after getting cross that it wasn't the default. It was the default in galeon.

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#329395 - 28/01/2010 15:34 Re: Firefox 3.6 [Re: wfaulk]
Robotic
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Registered: 06/04/2005
Posts: 2026
Loc: Seattle transplant
Originally Posted By: wfaulk
Originally Posted By: Robotic
I rely on the 'form complete' function

Honestly, I don't need my browser to think for me.
I don't need my browser to suggest things for me.

Apparently you do. wink
Ha! Ya got me.
Ok- insofar as the browser can hold form information for me and present it in a standard fashion of alphanumeric order, I need my browser to 'suggest' things.
I think you get my point, though. wink
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