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[lbd_nytetrayn]

Three reasons Firefox pisses me off(besides the fixed addresses in the drop-down address bar):

1) Ads still pop up, just not as frequently.

2) Sometimes when I close one window(such as on an image board), and click to the window I want to use while the new window is closing, it closes the original instead. I HATE that.

3) Sometimes, for no reason at all whatsoever, pressing some keys, like ' or / will bring up the "Find" option at the bottom, and I basically have to close Firefox and reopen to type what I was going to.

Sheesh.

Not that it doesn't have it's good points, but sakes...

LBD "Nytetrayn"

Comments

[kandyneko.livejournal.com]

If you push / you can usually push Esc key to get out of that.

I recommend Noscript if you want to get rid of the popups.

I've never run into #2 problem before. I wonder what it is you do that is making Firefox confused.

[emerald084.livejournal.com]

Try the keyboard shortcut for find again. Also, control-alt-delete and try again. Just opening the force shutdown window knocks it back into alignment for me. Though that is mac...

[lbd-nytetrayn.livejournal.com]

Eh, still problematic... about as much trouble as closing/reopening...

LBD "Nytetrayn"

With all due respect, sir...

[(Anonymous)]

I don't understand your third reason. How exactly does that force you to close and reopen Firefox?

Re: With all due respect, sir...

[lbd-nytetrayn.livejournal.com]

Because it prevents me from typing apostrophes or slashes at all. It opens the "Find" bar at the bottom, and if I click in the field I'm trying to type in, it disappears. But if I type the offending key again, it comes right back up.

LBD "Nytetrayn"

[gamefreak-zero.livejournal.com]

I had number 3 sometimes too. Stopped after it updated a few times. I never figured out what was wrong with it.

[shinkuu.livejournal.com]

Firefox can at least open pages on 1up.com. I don't know why, but Internet Explorer ALWAYS fails...

I've got nothing against Firefox, but I've just gotten used to the interface of Internet Explorer. Guess there's just no such thing as a perfect browser, though...

[lbd-nytetrayn.livejournal.com]

I've not really had any more problem with IE than FF for 1UP.

And yeah, seems they all have their faults.

LBD "Nytetrayn"

[makzu.livejournal.com]

While I find that feature (called "find as you type") to be immesurably useful, it is possible to turn it off. If you type 'about:config' into the address bar, then type 'find' into the search bar (it appears just under your tabs) you'll see an option called "accessibility.typeaheadfind." If it's set to true, just double-click on it to turn it off.

There's also a close button on the find bar on the left side.

I can type / and ' in textboxes in websites with no trouble. I wonder why yours screws up like that.

[lbd-nytetrayn.livejournal.com]

I don't know, either. It's completely random.

LBD "Nytetrayn"

Re: With all due respect, sir...

[gelgameth.livejournal.com]

He's not the only one. It does that to me sometimes too. But rarely.