Comments on: Mozilla Wants To Hear Your Opinion On The New Theme http://cybernetnews.com/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:45:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/comment-page-1/#comment-16366 Ryan Sun, 03 Sep 2006 20:42:20 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/02/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/#comment-16366 That compatibility tweak is pretty nice and maybe I'll start using that instead of the Nightly Tester Tools. Hey, one less extension should cut down on memory usage a little. <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-16134">ffextensionguru wrote:</a><blockquote>A word of advice to all, don't force or use the Download Manager Tweak extension, it will break your 'Options' window.</blockquote></div> I currently use Download Status Bar and I luckily don't have any problems. It is one of my favorite extensions! That compatibility tweak is pretty nice and maybe I’ll start using that instead of the Nightly Tester Tools. Hey, one less extension should cut down on memory usage a little.

ffextensionguru wrote:
A word of advice to all, don’t force or use the Download Manager Tweak extension, it will break your ‘Options’ window.

I currently use Download Status Bar and I luckily don’t have any problems. It is one of my favorite extensions!

]]> By: TheBaron88 http://cybernetnews.com/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/comment-page-1/#comment-16258 TheBaron88 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 12:26:07 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/02/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/#comment-16258 extensions.checkCompatibility works great thanks. extensions.checkCompatibility works great thanks.

]]> By: ffextensionguru http://cybernetnews.com/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/comment-page-1/#comment-16134 ffextensionguru Sun, 03 Sep 2006 06:56:31 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/02/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/#comment-16134 A word of advice to all, don't force or use the Download Manager Tweak extension, it will break your 'Options' window. A word of advice to all, don’t force or use the Download Manager Tweak extension, it will break your ‘Options’ window.

]]> By: Chad-) http://cybernetnews.com/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/comment-page-1/#comment-16129 Chad-) Sun, 03 Sep 2006 06:41:00 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/02/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/#comment-16129 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-15870">TheBaron88 wrote:</a><blockquote>Cant use beta 2, half my plug ins stop working :-(</blockquote></div> Create a new about:config entry extensions.checkCompatibility and set its value to false. :arrow: All of your extensions may not work properly. Now there'll be a yellow bar in the addons window telling you that compatibility checking is disabled. If you find that annoying ;) add this to your userChrome.css - <code>#addonsMsg { display: none !important; }</code> As for the new theme I'd like <a href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=348442" rel="nofollow">bug 348442</a> solved. TheBaron88 wrote:
Cant use beta 2, half my plug ins stop working :-(

Create a new about:config entry
extensions.checkCompatibility and set its value to false.
:arrow: All of your extensions may not work properly.
Now there’ll be a yellow bar in the addons window telling you that compatibility checking is disabled. If you find that annoying ;) add this to your userChrome.css -
#addonsMsg {
display: none !important;
}
As for the new theme I’d like [bugzilla.mozilla.org] solved.

]]> By: ffextensionguru http://cybernetnews.com/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/comment-page-1/#comment-15978 ffextensionguru Sun, 03 Sep 2006 00:38:34 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/02/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/#comment-15978 May be I haven't used Beta 2 all that much, but the theme doesn't bother me. May be I haven’t used Beta 2 all that much, but the theme doesn’t bother me.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/comment-page-1/#comment-15975 Ryan Sun, 03 Sep 2006 00:24:39 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/02/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/#comment-15975 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-15864">Inferno_str1ke wrote:</a><blockquote>I love the Firefox 2 theme - it makes me feel I'm using something new and more impressive than the previous version. They should keep it and offer the old one as a theme that comes with the package so that the whining old dotes can feel truly past the times.</blockquote></div> I actually love the new theme myself. They do need to take care of the people that don't handle change very easily. I do have to say that the tabs look much nicer in the latest nightly build than they do in Beta 2. <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-15869">Sleepydude wrote:</a><blockquote>I think it's fine. They should definitely put the previous one as a theme selection that comes with the installation. You shouldn't have to download it. I don't know what is the problem with the new theme but I don't typically use the default theme anyway. I have a bunch of themes I've downloaded that I rotate regularly.</blockquote></div> I think you're right. I'm sure it will end up being like XP and Vista where they still offer people the option to switch back to the classic theme. <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-15870">TheBaron88 wrote:</a><blockquote>I like the theme, just not the home button, the red door makes it look likes the devils house. Cant use beta 2, half my plug ins stop working :-(</blockquote></div> The door was originally blue but I think they changed it because it didn't stand out enough. Inferno_str1ke wrote:
I love the Firefox 2 theme – it makes me feel I’m using something new and more impressive than the previous version. They should keep it and offer the old one as a theme that comes with the package so that the whining old dotes can feel truly past the times.

I actually love the new theme myself. They do need to take care of the people that don’t handle change very easily. I do have to say that the tabs look much nicer in the latest nightly build than they do in Beta 2.

Sleepydude wrote:
I think it’s fine. They should definitely put the previous one as a theme selection that comes with the installation. You shouldn’t have to download it. I don’t know what is the problem with the new theme but I don’t typically use the default theme anyway. I have a bunch of themes I’ve downloaded that I rotate regularly.

I think you’re right. I’m sure it will end up being like XP and Vista where they still offer people the option to switch back to the classic theme.

TheBaron88 wrote:
I like the theme, just not the home button, the red door makes it look likes the devils house. Cant use beta 2, half my plug ins stop working :-(

The door was originally blue but I think they changed it because it didn’t stand out enough.

]]> By: Nathaniel Tucker http://cybernetnews.com/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/comment-page-1/#comment-15930 Nathaniel Tucker Sat, 02 Sep 2006 22:08:57 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/02/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/#comment-15930 Back/forward icons and rollovers suck. Hovering over icons is barely noticeable. Some pixel details look bad. Other than that, pretty good so far. Back/forward icons and rollovers suck. Hovering over icons is barely noticeable. Some pixel details look bad. Other than that, pretty good so far.

]]> By: TheBaron88 http://cybernetnews.com/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/comment-page-1/#comment-15870 TheBaron88 Sat, 02 Sep 2006 18:04:12 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/02/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/#comment-15870 I like the theme, just not the home button, the red door makes it look likes the devils house. Cant use beta 2, half my plug ins stop working :-( I like the theme, just not the home button, the red door makes it look likes the devils house. Cant use beta 2, half my plug ins stop working :-(

]]> By: Sleepydude http://cybernetnews.com/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/comment-page-1/#comment-15869 Sleepydude Sat, 02 Sep 2006 18:01:23 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/02/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/#comment-15869 I think it's fine. They should definitely put the previous one as a theme selection that comes with the installation. You shouldn't have to download it. I don't know what is the problem with the new theme but I don't typically use the default theme anyway. I have a bunch of themes I've downloaded that I rotate regularly. I think it’s fine. They should definitely put the previous one as a theme selection that comes with the installation. You shouldn’t have to download it. I don’t know what is the problem with the new theme but I don’t typically use the default theme anyway. I have a bunch of themes I’ve downloaded that I rotate regularly.

]]> By: Inferno_str1ke http://cybernetnews.com/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/comment-page-1/#comment-15864 Inferno_str1ke Sat, 02 Sep 2006 17:38:25 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/02/mozilla-wants-to-hear-your-opinion-on-the-new-theme/#comment-15864 I love the Firefox 2 theme - it makes me feel I'm using something new and more impressive than the previous version. They should keep it and offer the old one as a theme that comes with the package so that the whining old dotes can feel truly past the times. I love the Firefox 2 theme – it makes me feel I’m using something new and more impressive than the previous version. They should keep it and offer the old one as a theme that comes with the package so that the whining old dotes can feel truly past the times.

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