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Which web browser do you use, and why?
- Thread starter EeveeTrainer
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i prefer w3m. javascript is bloat, images are bloat, choice of fonts is bloat, mouse support is bloat.
more seriously, i usually use firefox on *nix with vimperator and most of the gui removed and little mouse support. it's easy to use with vim keybindings and looks really nice. unfortunately, mozilla are shit and haven't implemented proper MSE support which means html5 video on youtube is shithouse and i have to use flash to get it to work properly.
at the moment, i'm using chrome on windows (fuck windows btw) because i like html5 video to actually work.
more seriously, i usually use firefox on *nix with vimperator and most of the gui removed and little mouse support. it's easy to use with vim keybindings and looks really nice. unfortunately, mozilla are shit and haven't implemented proper MSE support which means html5 video on youtube is shithouse and i have to use flash to get it to work properly.
at the moment, i'm using chrome on windows (fuck windows btw) because i like html5 video to actually work.
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Yeah, I use chrome
Yeah, I use chrome
Firefox
I literally just spent the last week using exclusively IE to determine that, yes, Firefox was a cancer to my computer causing it to fail often and more catastrophically as time went on from initial install. Of course, there are many problems with IE, the biggest one being that I cannot reply to anything on Smogon. It also has some problems where Imgur stops working well after I've been on it for a while, but that's less of a catastrophic problem than when I used Firefox for it.
I just switched to Opera within the last hour to give it a try to see if it will have the same problems Firefox caused . I liked several of the features of Opera back when it was the only main alternate for IE other than Firefox only to be disappointed that they removed them. I tried Chrome and know that that doesn't have the features I need so it's a wash between which one to use and I decided to be a hipster about it and repledge my allegiance to the Opera Master Race. At least Opera isn't a resource hog as of this moment (seriously, it's using less than 80 MB of memory for 9 tabs and less than 1% of my CPU).
I just switched to Opera within the last hour to give it a try to see if it will have the same problems Firefox caused . I liked several of the features of Opera back when it was the only main alternate for IE other than Firefox only to be disappointed that they removed them. I tried Chrome and know that that doesn't have the features I need so it's a wash between which one to use and I decided to be a hipster about it and repledge my allegiance to the Opera Master Race. At least Opera isn't a resource hog as of this moment (seriously, it's using less than 80 MB of memory for 9 tabs and less than 1% of my CPU).
I use Linux extensively and almost exclusively, both at work and at home, and I use Firefox on all my PCs. I've tried Chrome, but I find it a bit too bare for my tastes.
I've had RAM hogging problems a couple times, but most of the times I leave Firefox open for hours and the RAM usage stays within decent limits.
I've had RAM hogging problems a couple times, but most of the times I leave Firefox open for hours and the RAM usage stays within decent limits.
Chrome on computer and safari on iPad
Disclaimer: I really only use GNU/Linux or Android, but the major browsers are cross-platform so Firefox on Gentoo runs much the same for the end user as it would on Windows. Firefox (or IceWeasel on my Debian box) is generally my favorite. It's quite standards-compliant, FOSS is good, it's frequently updated, and it Just Works. I've used a few text-based browsers like Lynx and they're great for text-heavy stuff.
Nice to know I'm not the only
P.S. Links is infinitely more hardcore than Lynx.
When Firefox and its spins stop working, you have to find a good primary and/or secondary browser.
That's why I use Opera and IE.
I sometimes do wen I have to look up something really quick. Since IE isn't my standard browser it won't open all the tabs Chrome would do at startup.
Why not Chrome?
Chrome caused my last computer to crash because of resource hogging (not the one I'm using IE and Opera on now) and I feel there's still some bad blood. I'll admit it's kind of my fault with the amount of tabs I used but still.
i use opera, mainly because i like the design, the fact that it automatically reopens all tabs after being closed, and it's just been generally flawless. i also feel kinda groovy for not using a mainstream browser ^.^
My only problem with it was that they removed some of my favorite features. Remember tab stacking? I do and it was one of the features I was excited to see again only to be disappointed when it disappeared.
I'm currently using Firefox. My Internet Explorer must've been acting strange due to plugins or something, I dunno. It was blocking me from making forum posts. So then I downloaded Firefox! The fact that they ask for small donations once in a while doesn't bother me, either. They're usually cheap 3-5$, I can live with that.
I noticed that too. IE doesn't let me post on Smogon. It's LITERALLY the main reason I switched to Opera.
I'm more of a chrome person myself though if need be I know my way around Firefox and Internet Explorer. FF tends to be more versatile compared to Chrome but i find Chrome to work to my way of internet use