Re: CHAT: browsers

On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 06:05:41AM -0500, John Cowan wrote:
> Christophe Grandsire scripsit:
>
> > Well, an advantage of having Linux is the proliferation of web browsers there.
> > I don't have that much choice :(( .
>
> Actually, there is also Phoenix (for Windows and Linux) and K-Meleon (for
> Windows only).  Both are Mozilla-technology, but considerably faster and
> cleaner.  Phoenix is XUL-based and builds right on top of current Mozilla
> code (it's not a branch), smaller, faster, more features than Moz.
> (Of course, it's a browser, not a suite, which helps.)  Phoenix development
> has been fairly rapid but is now moving into hibernation for a while.
[snip]

I use Opera on both Windows (at work) and Linux (at home). Ever since I
started using it, I've not gone back to Mozilla and I've completely
replaced all browser functions on the office Windows desktop with Opera.
On Linux, I find Mozilla too heavy: it seems to be painfully slow unless
you're running the latest, greatest hardware. I've not been able to
successfully run Konqueror or Galeon -- they seem to be overly tied to the
KDE/GNOME desktop, and just don't work with VTWM. Opera is both
lightweight, fast, and supports almost every site that MSIE supports.
Except those that insist on using IE-specific features, of course; but
Opera even supports IE's JScript extensions when in IE-compatibility mode.

I know a lot of Linux people complain about Opera 'cos it's proprietary,
but I think if there's one piece of software worth paying for, Opera is
it. It has a very nice, clean interface, and clean, lightweight design.
Just such a pleasure to use. _K0'romin Pe_. :-)  Even if you don't buy it,
the free version is fully functional and is supported by a non-intrusive
ad. (And I think Opera 7 comes ad-less for 14 days or something.)


T

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