Firefox Dilemma

[Jan Claeys]

On do, 2007-03-08 at 11:48 -0600, Alex Mauer wrote:
> Jan Claeys wrote:
> > 
> > The problem with Epiphany is that it lacks _internal_ consistency,
> > having multiple user interfaces and configuration interfaces inside the
> > same program, which IMNSHO sucks more than having a different user
> > interface between different programs...
> 
> Compared to firefox, with about:config, userprefs,js, *and* duplication
> of the system proxy configuration and file handler preferences?
> 
> I think firefox wins (or loses...anyway has the larger number) on the
> "multiple configuration interfaces inside the same program" count...
> 
> Unless I'm missing some additional configuration interfaces for epiphany... 

Using about:config & some extensions, Firefox is actually usable.
(And yes, it would be nice if it would use the system default proxy, but
that's something that annoys a user only once.)

To make & keep(!) Epiphany more or less usable you have to edit plain
text configuration files all day (yes, I mean _every_ day, maybe several
times a day).  I have tried it for almost a year, filed bugs, and
discussed with some of their developers ("it's impossible to implement
this" blah).  I see no hope for it getting usable in the near future...

(And contrary to popular belief, Epiphany doesn't use significantly less
memory than Firefox, which was actually the reason I tried it.)


-- 
Jan Claeys