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- nathan1313us, on 10/26/2007, -41/+242Well since OSX has a "flow" to it if you will why wouldn't they make it like safari. I know this is hard for apple fans to understand but there is more to a piece of software then how it looks. I'll pause for a moment and let that one sink in... sorry to burst your bubble
- DonCarcharo, on 10/24/2007, -1/+91Wait so you mean now the app will blend in with the rest of my OS when I use it? The horror! The horrorrrrr!
- Zero2aHero, on 10/21/2007, -1/+87I think it looks quite nice, it fits the look of newer OSX apps (ie, iTunes, Mail, etc..) and looks like it will blend in nicely with Leopard.
- OS2Guy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+80I like it! Safari or Firefox 3 - give me extensions!
- Fordi, on 11/11/2007, -0/+79"This is a tracking bug for the new Mac OS X Theme for Firefox 3."
In other words, they're trying to make the default theme for OS-X look like it's an OS-X app. Don't see the problem here. - WhereAmI, on 10/10/2007, -1/+53So if I made a theme that involved potato chips would you submit it saying "Proposed FF3 theme for OS X looks like potato chips?" My point is nobody is assigned to this and there are some submissions. If you don't like it, make a different one.
- dolske, on 10/10/2007, -0/+45Seems like Mac Firefox users have consistently complained that Firefox doesn't fit into the OS X theme/style, and have asked for something that looks more Safari like. How dare someone listen to their requests!
- KibibyteBrain, on 10/25/2007, -7/+41Can people please stop generalizing Mac users. I really don't go for the whole everything matches eyecandy mantra. I am just someone who loves Unix who wanted a Unix desktop system that felt less like a Linux server with a GUI duct taped to it. I love Linux, its still probably my favorite OS and most used OS, but I use it from my Mac. Maybe in a few years when I can plug a monitor into a linux box and have it actual plug and play extend my desktop onto it, I'll switch back to my wife of Linux. Buf for now, OSX makes a fine mistress.
- SgtBlue, on 10/25/2007, -7/+36I don't seem to see the part where this singular group containing everyone who likes Apple products unanimously said anything in relation to this article, much less that they were opposed to it. Your attitude that Apple fans are all unthinking fanboys went out of style a long time ago, give it up already.
- inkswamp, on 10/25/2007, -6/+32nathan1313us,
How about if you don't stereotype Mac users as know-nothings, and we won't stereotype non-Mac users as arrogant jerks who externalize their fear and lack of knowledge of other platforms by painting its users with a wide brush in an attempt to marginalize it and pretend it doesn't matter?
Deal? - Kazrog, on 10/10/2007, -3/+27I like it, looks much nicer than FireFox does today. It's consistent with the rest of OS X finally, and if anything it's nicer looking than Safari.
- Eriksson, on 10/10/2007, -4/+19Looks like the skins at http://www.takebacktheweb.org/
- iNunchuk, on 10/10/2007, -4/+18He's right - Although this new theme is a welcome change; it still may not address the issue (at least on PPC macs) that the system preferences look very crappy and feel utterly buggy.
- superal1394, on 10/31/2007, -2/+13I wouldn't call it unusable. Firefox is very utilitarian. Yes, it hiccups, but the benefits in my mind outweigh the glitches. With ABP installed, most pages load much faster simply due to less being loaded than the superior render time of, say, Safari.
I just think the uniformity of Firefox across platforms is an accomplishment in itself, and often overlooked. - Me1000, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10Wow, it looks beautiful!
I may switch back to FF if it looks like this (and it launches faster) - sunyata, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10as an interface designer i feel that what they are doing is smart. they say they're responding to user feedback and it should help promote greater adoption on the mac. most people don't realize that customization is something apple looked at seriously and ditched in favor of a unified experience. that's because users want to be productive and the more familiar the experience is the more productive people feel. boring i know, but that's human nature.
- curlyman500, on 10/22/2007, -2/+12Yay now it matchs, yeah I'm shallow so what
- ttfadia, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9Exactly. I'm not feeling the negative tone of the submitter's description, this is a dream come true!
- JonForTheWin, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10Your issue is with these bastards here: http://adobe.com
- manitoba98xp, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7It's a browser, not a different desktop environment. It makes sense that they'd want a Firefox theme for OS X that matches the OS X design. Same for Windows, and for Linux, though on the latter two, Firefox has historically seemed more integrated. This is part of a push to make Firefox seem more at home on a Mac than it had before.
- ChillyWilly5280, on 10/10/2007, -4/+11I'd rather see the effort go into Camino. It already has a nice UI, just needs more of the functionality that Firefox has.
- dcconz, on 10/10/2007, -10/+17*Edit* tried to post a direct link but didn't work
- wootmacs, on 10/10/2007, -4/+11so?
- hotdamn, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7I don't know why, but I love this.
- thunkedup, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Firefox is great for development, but why do their form elements look like remnants of Mosaic?
- inkswamp, on 10/21/2007, -5/+12Not really. Safari is faster on OS X compared to FF (the difference, btw, is far more pronounced on older Macs, than on newer.) FF lacks support for a lot of essential system-wide OS X features like keychain and dictionary. FF tends to crash more often. FF takes for friggin' ever to launch the first time after you've logged in. Also, if you're a stickler for standards, Safari is the only one of the two that passes the ACID2 test.
Not saying FF is bad. I do use it from time-to-time, but to say that it defeats Safari in "all other areas" is a gross overstatement. - omnis, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Do we too easily forget that we're on Digg. We have to whine about everything here.
- EricVKX, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6This is looking great. The current firefox mac theme is a trainwreck.
- ilgaz, on 10/10/2007, -5/+11It won't work because it is bug database server of developers and concerned users, not some god damn theme contest page which you can DOS on Digg.
- MacParrot, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Yes, but would a potato chip theme get you Layd?
For those that get that, I apologize yet again - antitab, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6"In all other areas, it surely defeats Safari."
Surely, if we are using the definition of "defeat" as "is better than", and the definition of "better" as "exceeds", then it defeats Safari in the area of memory and CPU usage. - Urusai, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8FF on Linux isn't so hot, either, but maybe that's just Linux and X windows.
- genericface, on 10/10/2007, -2/+7It's funny because none of what you said has anything to do with the article. Well, you did say Firefox...so half a point.
- dawesdust12, on 10/10/2007, -2/+7That first screenshot looks absolutely gorgeous
- Rice, on 10/10/2007, -8/+13Copy. Camino.
- Firehed, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6Exactly! Firefox looks like ***** on the Mac, and often performs about the same. I like the look, feel, and speed of Safari much more. But no extensions is a deal-breaker for me. Firefox for Windows (and I'd assume Linux) is fantastic, but it's just the best of all evils on the Mac.
- manitoba98xp, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5While Camino's a great product, I see why there's a need to divert this to Firefox. Camino can never run Firefox extensions due to the fact that its UI is Cocoa, not XUL (this also makes it seem more integrated by default, but I digress). So you'd have to switch Camino to XUL (which would basically make it exactly like Firefox/Mac is now) or create a separate extension system for Camino (which wouldn't have the automatic vast set of extensions that Firefox already has).
- kday, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Maybe it's just me, but I never thought Safari's theme was good looking. I always thought the icons were plain and boring. Even though the current Firefox doesn't have a true aqua interface, I still think it looks better than Safari. Also there are browsers out there for OS X that look better than both Safari and Firefox. If I were choosing a browser just for the sake of looks, I would probably go with Camino or OmniWeb.
That being said, I still use Firefox because several extensions I frequently use just aren't available for Safari/Camino/etc. The "slowness" of Firefox doesn't really bother me either since I have a fast processor and lots of ram. - Firehed, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5Firefox 3 will pass ACID2, as far as I'm aware. Though I'm not sure if it'll respect image color profiles, not that I especially care as I save my web images in a way that it doesn't matter.
- inactive, on 10/17/2007, -1/+5I think it looks awesome.
- P373Y, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4i have that on both windows and mac
- keyo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Benchmarks show Firefox runs slow on macs, I would use something QT based like opera, safari/webkit. GTK+ browsers are slow.
- DonCarcharo, on 10/10/2007, -2/+6I agree on both accounts. However the Windows version sure is sweet. Clearly the best browser out there on any platform.
- jbaez, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4i think it looks great and i hope they implement it with FF3. im not sure what eveyone is going crazy over its just a theme, its firefox, and you can change it. done. digg me down now.
- iofthestorm, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4Firefox 3 nightlies passed Acid2 a while ago.
- dcingraham, on 10/10/2007, -3/+6Take your meds. It's gonna be alright.
- Seph7, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox3/Theme/MacOSX This looks like an easier more visual way to view the progress of the theme to me, It's looking good!
- dragazis, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3It certainly looks Leopard ready. I hope this ticket pulls through before release.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5If it was a flash problem it would happen in Safari.
- mvent2, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4Firefox 3 has passed Acid2 since Alpha 2.
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