Services - Firefox doesn’t support the Services menu. The mouse over any word and use Command-Control-D (byĭefault) to display the definition of that word right there In Safari (and most other apps), you can hover Move the insertion point to the beginning and end of theĭictionary - Firefox doesn’t support the system-wideĭictionary. In a one-line text field, the Up and Down Arrow keys should
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Text Editing Shortcuts - Firefox 3 still doesn’t supportĬertain standard Mac text editing key bindings. “active” look even when in the background. That ugly thing? - was that its windows barely changedĪppearance when switching from active to inactive.)įirefox 3 doesn’t do this. Regarding the late brushed metal theme - Christ, remember The idea is that with several windows visibleĪt once, giving the active one a darker look makes it easier Medium gray color while all other windows have a lighter,įlatter look. Rule: the frontmost window of the current application gets a Standard application windows follow a simple, consistent The main issues that drove me back to Safari:īackground Window Appearance - Starting with Leopard, Firefox 3’s shortcomings as a Mac app are behavioral, too. It’s not just what it looks like and feels like.Īnd that’s just it. Handed this box and told, ‘Make it look good!’ That’s not what we People think it’s this veneer - that the designers are “Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks Steve Jobs, in a 2003 New York Times magazine interview, said: The Safari-style “GrApple” Firefox themes I linked to last month makes Firefox 3 look even better, albeit mostly by mimicking Safari.īut cosmetic appeal is just the surface.
The new default theme for Firefox theme looks pretty good, especially when you switch the toolbar icons to the small size. Unsurprisingly, it’s the interface that drove me back.īut I’m not talking about cosmetic issues - or at least not only about cosmetic issues. Safari 3 Saturday, 5 April 2008Īfter a few weeks in the arms of Firefox 3 betas, I’ve returned to Safari as my daily browser.