Comments on: CyberNotes: K-Meleon Browser is Lightweight and Fast http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-k-meleon-browser-is-lightweight-and-fast/ Technology News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:19:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-k-meleon-browser-is-lightweight-and-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-113508 Ryan Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:15:39 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/08/15/cybernotes-k-meleon-browser-is-lightweight-and-fast/#comment-113508 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-113447" rel="nofollow">DKong wrote:</a><blockquote>But um…if you want colored tabs, weather updates, greasemonkey, and stuff like that, you’re SOL.</blockquote></div> Yeah, I definitely missed the Greasemonkey support because I use those scripts in both Opera and Firefox. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-113441" rel="nofollow">Thilak wrote:</a><blockquote>I think Firefox is more of a culture than a web browser. Like: If you gotta be cool, then you gotta be using Firefox. However, I expect this to change with the release of IE 8 (hopefully)</blockquote></div> I actually think you're right. People that I know using Firefox have had a hard time switching from it because all their friends are using it. I really wonder if IE 8 will be able to bring enough to the table to pull people back away from Firefox? DKong wrote:
But um…if you want colored tabs, weather updates, greasemonkey, and stuff like that, you’re SOL.

Yeah, I definitely missed the Greasemonkey support because I use those scripts in both Opera and Firefox.

Thilak wrote:
I think Firefox is more of a culture than a web browser. Like: If you gotta be cool, then you gotta be using Firefox. However, I expect this to change with the release of IE 8 (hopefully)

I actually think you’re right. People that I know using Firefox have had a hard time switching from it because all their friends are using it. I really wonder if IE 8 will be able to bring enough to the table to pull people back away from Firefox?

]]> By: lars http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-k-meleon-browser-is-lightweight-and-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-113450 lars Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:11:37 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/08/15/cybernotes-k-meleon-browser-is-lightweight-and-fast/#comment-113450 different browsers for different things :)...i like k-melon for fast startup & surfing "I think Firefox is more of a culture than a web browser" 8O different browsers for different things :) …i like k-melon for fast startup & surfing

“I think Firefox is more of a culture than a web browser” 8O

]]> By: xpgeek http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-k-meleon-browser-is-lightweight-and-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-113449 xpgeek Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:05:26 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/08/15/cybernotes-k-meleon-browser-is-lightweight-and-fast/#comment-113449 While I'd agree its memory usage is definitely better, its not really any faster then a well configured Firefox for me, maybe thats just my super fast net connection anyway. But I too everytime I give K-Melon a try, I just play with it for a few hours then ditch it. It has a few cool options and stuff Firefox doesn't have, but it also has a lot less. One of the things I love about Firefox too is the ability to middle click pretty much everything. I don't need a new tab button because I can just middle click my home page button. Also, there is actually an Adblock Plus written specifically for K-Melon too. Go to its actual homepage of adblockplus.org, K-Melon version on installation page, just extract the file to Program Files/K-Melon, and it will detect it and enable it when you start K-Melon. While I’d agree its memory usage is definitely better, its not really any faster then a well configured Firefox for me, maybe thats just my super fast net connection anyway.

But I too everytime I give K-Melon a try, I just play with it for a few hours then ditch it. It has a few cool options and stuff Firefox doesn’t have, but it also has a lot less. One of the things I love about Firefox too is the ability to middle click pretty much everything. I don’t need a new tab button because I can just middle click my home page button.

Also, there is actually an Adblock Plus written specifically for K-Melon too. Go to its actual homepage of adblockplus.org, K-Melon version on installation page, just extract the file to Program Files/K-Melon, and it will detect it and enable it when you start K-Melon.

]]> By: DKong http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-k-meleon-browser-is-lightweight-and-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-113447 DKong Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:29:10 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/08/15/cybernotes-k-meleon-browser-is-lightweight-and-fast/#comment-113447 Tinhead- There isn't much in the way of extension. Though it does have quite a bit built in. The CSS adblocking system it has built in works as well as adblock plus does on Firefox, and if you dive into the config files, you can add or remove filters. It also has a built in compact/tiny menu that you can turn on via config files, as well...and as Ryan said in the post, you can turn on and off other menu buttons from the config files. Also, as Ryan pointed out, it has a lot of macros and mouse gestures. You also can customize the toolbars as much as you like. You can even move stuff onto the layers/tabs bar and such, which is more freedom than firefox gives you. Also, in the config files, there's a way to customize keyboard shortcuts. When I used Kmeleon, I had ctrl+k set to open a pop up search box that uses Yubnub, so I was effectively able to search for a ton of stuff with the functionality of a search bar without the wasted browser space. It's also got a pretty cool built in RSS reader. But um...if you want colored tabs, weather updates, greasemonkey, and stuff like that, you're SOL. All in all, I used Kmeleon for a few weeks before dropping it. All in all, it didn't handle the bookmarks menu and bookmarks toolbar good enough for me to continue using it. My main issue is that you could set (via preferences menu) the bookmark menu and toolbars to either open bookmarks in a new tab or the current tab, but you couldn't middle click on a bookmark to open it in a new tab, which I really like about Firefox. Also, there were no favicons on the bookmark bar, so that was actually just useless all around. Tinhead- There isn’t much in the way of extension. Though it does have quite a bit built in.
The CSS adblocking system it has built in works as well as adblock plus does on Firefox, and if you dive into the config files, you can add or remove filters.

It also has a built in compact/tiny menu that you can turn on via config files, as well…and as Ryan said in the post, you can turn on and off other menu buttons from the config files.
Also, as Ryan pointed out, it has a lot of macros and mouse gestures.

You also can customize the toolbars as much as you like. You can even move stuff onto the layers/tabs bar and such, which is more freedom than firefox gives you.

Also, in the config files, there’s a way to customize keyboard shortcuts. When I used Kmeleon, I had ctrl+k set to open a pop up search box that uses Yubnub, so I was effectively able to search for a ton of stuff with the functionality of a search bar without the wasted browser space.

It’s also got a pretty cool built in RSS reader.

But um…if you want colored tabs, weather updates, greasemonkey, and stuff like that, you’re SOL.

All in all, I used Kmeleon for a few weeks before dropping it. All in all, it didn’t handle the bookmarks menu and bookmarks toolbar good enough for me to continue using it. My main issue is that you could set (via preferences menu) the bookmark menu and toolbars to either open bookmarks in a new tab or the current tab, but you couldn’t middle click on a bookmark to open it in a new tab, which I really like about Firefox.
Also, there were no favicons on the bookmark bar, so that was actually just useless all around.

]]> By: Tinhed http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-k-meleon-browser-is-lightweight-and-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-113443 Tinhed Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:13:37 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/08/15/cybernotes-k-meleon-browser-is-lightweight-and-fast/#comment-113443 Does K-meleon support live bookmarks? Or do we have to install a plugin for this. The major advantage of firefox is that it is extensible through extensions. What are the ranges of extension available for this browser. Does K-meleon support live bookmarks? Or do we have to install a plugin for this. The major advantage of firefox is that it is extensible through extensions. What are the ranges of extension available for this browser.

]]> By: Thilak http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-k-meleon-browser-is-lightweight-and-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-113441 Thilak Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:42:20 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/08/15/cybernotes-k-meleon-browser-is-lightweight-and-fast/#comment-113441 I think Firefox is more of a culture than a web browser. Like: If you gotta be cool, then you gotta be using Firefox. However, I expect this to change with the release of IE 8 (hopefully) I think Firefox is more of a culture than a web browser. Like: If you gotta be cool, then you gotta be using Firefox. However, I expect this to change with the release of IE 8 (hopefully)

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-k-meleon-browser-is-lightweight-and-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-113439 Anonymous Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:31:45 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/08/15/cybernotes-k-meleon-browser-is-lightweight-and-fast/#comment-113439 hands down the best browser for windoze at the moment, you miss out on all the extensions of course, but some do actually work. it's great to have stylish and adblock on KM. There are also some more themes on the k-ninja page that work well. http://www.geocities.com/grenleef/themes.html hands down the best browser for windoze at the moment, you miss out on all the extensions of course, but some do actually work. it’s great to have stylish and adblock on KM. There are also some more themes on the k-ninja page that work well.

[geocities.com]

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