changing from Safari to Firefox

[Mr Downtown]

OK, I'm fed up with the spinning beachball. I've imported my cookies, passwords, and bookmarks. Now how do I get mail.app to use Firefox rather than Safari? How do I get Firefox to open PDFs in a browser window rather than downloading the PDF and asking me about it?

[bryanus]

FF is 10x worse in terms of spinning beach balls, just so you know:

http://marbleofdoom.com/data.php

face it, all browsers suck on the mac.

[jdc]

its not safari thats your problem, its something else

ive got 3 safari windows open, each with 8+ tabs

no beachballs

[Jimmypoo]

I rarely have trouble with either, actually.

I REALLY REALLY like FireFox, but I REALLY REALLY REALLY like Safari, despite the lack of tool bars and other stuff.

I use them both, but I have been using Safari from the beginning, and I simply like it - AND I especially like the Web Archive (save as) option, instead of PDFing it - because the links are live, and all the jpgs, etc., are embedded in the file.

[beerman]

Safari is the least compatible web browser out there and is a total pain to use. I keep a firefox session open at the same time for all the web pages safari can't open. The only reason I stick with safari at all is for the bookmark sync'ing via .mac and ever since Leopard that has been pretty hit or miss anyway.

Ok, now I will answer your question. Go into your safari preferences and change your default browser. Stupid place for that option, yet there it is.

[deckeda]

> Now how do I get mail.app to use Firefox rather than Safari?

Firefox and Camino (ever try Camino? It actually LOOKS like it belongs on the Mac ...) both have a default browser setting preference. I just tested an HTML link I received in Mail and Camino opened the page.

> How do I get Firefox to open PDFs in a browser window rather than downloading the PDF and asking me about it?

Try this: http://www.schubert-it.com/pluginpdf/ .

jdc's right however. You've got some wonky third-party stuff happening that's hateful to Safari.

[jdc]

i guess i dont do that much browsing, cause i will be damned cause i NEVER have found a page that safari wont open...

[silvarios]

[quote bryanus]face it, all browsers suck on the mac.
Are you willing to offer proof? Examples of better browsers on other platforms?

I use Linux and OS X and I can't remember when I've felt my browsers were not up to snuff. Try Opera (multi-platform), iCab (OS X, a better Safari than Safari, except Safari has slicker RSS support), Camino (OS X), Firefox 3 beta (multi-platform), OmniWeb (OS X), or Shiira (OS X). I'm sure I've overlooked many other fine examples.


Nathan

[Jimmypoo]

Yahoo and the news videos are among the most annoying. They play the ads without fail. The play the news story... 90% fail.

FireFox always plays right.

Interesting note too.... Hotmail - where I still have an account started long before the Satan Gates bought them (1994?) doesn't even see Safari as a browser.

It says something like "You are attempting to reach this site using something organic. Please unplug that eggplant and use a computer."

[$tevie]

[quote Mr Downtown]How do I get Firefox to open PDFs in a browser window rather than downloading the PDF and asking me about it?
This add-on still asks you what to do, but it does it before downloading anything:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/636

I love Firefox and I love all the add-ons that are available.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

I use Firefox in Windows and Mac and I like feeling at home regardless of which computer I am using. I simply have never been able to work up any interest in going back to see what Safari can do since I switched back in the Firefox 1 days.