suggestions for alternative to firefox
CJ
debiani386 at gmail.com
Fri Jun 22 02:44:17 UTC 2007
Brandon Blackwell wrote:
> I've just been getting slowly annoyed with Firefox over that last
> several weeks and have finally decided to look for an alternative. The
> problem is I've become dependent on some extensions and a few other
> things in Firefox. I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions
> for browsers that can do all in the list I created below.
>
> 1.
> spell check
> 2.
> tabs. Even IE has them now so surely there aren't many browsers
> that don't unless they are really light weight.
> 3.
> ad blocking capabilities as easy and good as the adblock plus
> extension
> 4.
> a good download manager. I use the DownThemAll! extension. I
> don't need one just like it but one that works at least better
> than the default Firefox has with no extensions.
> 5.
> open source preferably
> 6.
> A bookmarking system at least as good as what Firefox has and
> the ability to put bookmarks in a toolbar.
> 7.
> something that works like that showcase extension. This one
> isn't a must but it would be nice.
> 8.
> good JavaScript control. I don't know if there is anything like
> the noscript extension for anything else but that's what I'm
> looking for. So JavaScript isn't just on or off for everything
> but where I can choose which sites can use it.
> 9.
> A spot for me to search Google with. A figure most everything
> has this anyway. But I do know I don't like how seamonkey does
> this so I don't won't something that handles Google searching
> like that.
> 10.
> flash support(basically youtube and homestarrunner support)
> 11.
> still actively developed
> 12.
> Not a must but an undo closed tab feature. And just having
> history won't work because I often don't remember the name of
> what I was just looking at when I want to undo.
> 13.
> As fast or faster than firefox.
>
> Thanks in advance for any feedback,
> oracle5
>
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Im on kubuntu, and sometimes ill use Konqueror.
--cj
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