FireBird is a great browser !!!

[CTho9305]

Originally posted by: capybara
works great for windoze, too. im using it right now with win2k.
and none of the security flaws that internet exploder has.
dont believe it? use internet exploder, run netstat -a.
then use firebird, run netstat -a. youll see the difference !

google cache of the sploit list, which seems to be unavaliable right now.

 

[thornc]

Originally posted by: CTho9305
MSVC builds don't go beyond "-O". I was under the impression that above -O3 produced a lot of horked builds with gcc anyway.

Well, not exactly... check this out at MSDN!

What follows is what you asked for, the current build I'm using: 20031006 Firebird/0.7+ (aebrahim)
Notice that is only a basic optimization, in previous builds SSE2 and others where used!


about:buildconfig

Build platform
target
i586-pc-msvc

Build tools
Compiler Version Compiler flags
$(CYGWIN_WRAPPER) cl 13.10.3077 for 80x86 -TC -nologo -W3 -nologo -Gy -Fd$(PDBFILE)
$(CYGWIN_WRAPPER) cl 13.10.3077 for 80x86 -TP -nologo -W3 -nologo -Gy -Fd$(PDBFILE)

Configure arguments
--disable-ldap --disable-mailnews --enable-extensions=cookie,xml-rpc,xmlextras,p3p,pref,transformiix,universalchardet,typeaheadfind,webservices --enable-crypto --disable-composer --disable-profilesharing --disable-installer --disable-tests --disable-debug '--enable-optimize=-Oxs -G7' --enable-static --disable-shared

 

[Mitzi]

FYI Firebird 0.7 is coming out on the 14th October

 

[CTho9305]

Originally posted by: thornc

Originally posted by: CTho9305
MSVC builds don't go beyond "-O". I was under the impression that above -O3 produced a lot of horked builds with gcc anyway.

Well, not exactly... check this out at MSDN!

What follows is what you asked for, the current build I'm using: 20031006 Firebird/0.7+ (aebrahim)
Notice that is only a basic optimization, in previous builds SSE2 and others where used!


about:buildconfig

Build platform
target
i586-pc-msvc

Build tools
Compiler Version Compiler flags
$(CYGWIN_WRAPPER) cl 13.10.3077 for 80x86 -TC -nologo -W3 -nologo -Gy -Fd$(PDBFILE)
$(CYGWIN_WRAPPER) cl 13.10.3077 for 80x86 -TP -nologo -W3 -nologo -Gy -Fd$(PDBFILE)

Configure arguments
--disable-ldap --disable-mailnews --enable-extensions=cookie,xml-rpc,xmlextras,p3p,pref,transformiix,universalchardet,typeaheadfind,webservices --enable-crypto --disable-composer --disable-profilesharing --disable-installer --disable-tests --disable-debug '--enable-optimize=-Oxs -G7' --enable-static --disable-shared

Sorry, I meant with MSVC 6. Yes, the newer versions have more opt flags.

 

[brjames]

man... i really liked firebird...
the only problem was that to install extensions, i could only do it as root. not too bad but stilll...
so then i go for the tabbed browsing extension
BOOM... firebird wont start up anymore at all... if i look at my process list there's five instances of mozillafirebird-bin just sitting there doing nothing, so i tried unemerging and re-emerging: firebird still wont start
i deleted my home directory's firebird folder... still no firebird...

now i have to use mozilla because of stupid non-starting firebird
blah

 

[beatle]

I have a recent build of firebird on my server machine to try it out. After poking through the extensions and installing some that I like, I still prefer Opera. The Amazon plugin is GREAT though, especially now since Amazon bought cdnow. Perhaps I didn't take enough time to customize Firebird, but it just doesn't have the level of refinement that Opera does. I can see why some people like having a barebones browser, but Opera = :heart:

 

[ClueLis]

Originally posted by: brjames
man... i really liked firebird...
the only problem was that to install extensions, i could only do it as root. not too bad but stilll...
so then i go for the tabbed browsing extension
BOOM... firebird wont start up anymore at all... if i look at my process list there's five instances of mozillafirebird-bin just sitting there doing nothing, so i tried unemerging and re-emerging: firebird still wont start
i deleted my home directory's firebird folder... still no firebird...

now i have to use mozilla because of stupid non-starting firebird
blah

First follow these instuctions for removing the extension manually, then, if you still want to try that extension try using the latest version. If you still run into difficulties, PM me.

Edit: Oh, you may also want to try deleting your profile if all else fails, which is held in a different folder.

 

[Apathetic]

I've been using it for about a week now, and so far, I like it a lot.

Dave

 

[MovingTarget]

Originally posted by: jliechty
FireBird is ok, but I personally prefer Mozilla more.

Same here. Mozilla just seems to run better on my machine and I've installed both to try them out. However, I can definitely say that mozilla/firebird>>>>>>>>>IE. I can't believe I waited this long to switch! mmmmmm.....tabbed browsing.......

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Extensions that need to be root to install aren't worth using, IMO. No reason why they should need to install system-wide.

 

[Shuxclams]

Originally posted by: flexy
yeah, nothing else to say.

It rocks !!! Faster 'feel' and etc....cool !

Btw.....i never saw the 'quick reply' feature ever since i am on AT using IE, and with FireBird i all of a sudden have that feature...



greets

(using XP Pro btw.)

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.5) Gecko/20031007 Firebird/0.7













SHUX

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: Shuxclams

Originally posted by: flexy
yeah, nothing else to say.

It rocks !!! Faster 'feel' and etc....cool !

Btw.....i never saw the 'quick reply' feature ever since i am on AT using IE, and with FireBird i all of a sudden have that feature...



greets

(using XP Pro btw.)

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.5) Gecko/20031007 Firebird/0.7



SHUX

i don't get it.

 

[capybara]

my only 617ch about FB: i want the feature that IE has under tools\internet options\ temporary internet files\settings\ check for newer versions of stored pages\ and here is a choice of four options.
i select "every time IE starts" because that way, when i hit the back
button, the page doesnt have to be downloaded again.
BUT.......this is a minor 617ch, i love FB and will never go back to IE again, after using FB for about 1 month daily.

 

[CTho9305]

Originally posted by: Sid59

Originally posted by: Shuxclams

Originally posted by: flexy
yeah, nothing else to say.

It rocks !!! Faster 'feel' and etc....cool !

Btw.....i never saw the 'quick reply' feature ever since i am on AT using IE, and with FireBird i all of a sudden have that feature...



greets

(using XP Pro btw.)

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.5) Gecko/20031007 Firebird/0.7



SHUX

i don't get it.

He's saying that he uses Firebird 0.7 (compiled October 7th), based on Moz 1.5.

 

[BigKev]

Firebird is excellent. I downloaded it about a month ago and I'm lovin' it. Much faster than IE, and smoother looking also.

 

[Entity]

.6 sucked on my laptop, but I started using .7 on my desktop, then switched. Now it's all I use.

Rob

 

[MasterSamwise]

no s@it!

 

[straubs]

Originally posted by: crapito
hmm... i am going to have to check out Firebird once it goes live (ie 1.0 version). looks nice. i've used Mozilla, which is good, but not enough to replace IE.

I woulda thought the same thing, but then I tried it! Don't miss out just cuz the version starts with a "0." It's just a number.

This is OSS, not the corporate world where sub-1.0 versions mean "completely broken."

 

[Luddite]

Firebird definitely sounds enticing. Are there any potential problems with having two browsers on my system? Would I.E. interfere with Firebird ( viz the shell) or vice versa?

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: Luddite
Firebird definitely sounds enticing. Are there any potential problems with having two browsers on my system? Would I.E. interfere with Firebird ( viz the shell) or vice versa?

In general, Firebird should not interfere with your HTML file associations and stuff, unless you tell it to (I've never had any problem with Mozilla in this regard). I've never personally experienced any bad interaction between Moz and IE.

 

[TeamPSI]

Damn...
I actually like this browser!

Thanks man!

BTW...I dont see any tabbed browsing...how do I do that?

EDIT: There it is...Tabs are sweet!

 

[Sunner]

FYI I've been using Tab Browser Extensions since 0.7 showed up, and it's working fine on my system.

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: flexy
why is outlook bad ?
I never tried ThunderBird btw....does it also do newsgroups ?

greets

you use Outlook for newsgroups? ewwww.

 

[TeamPSI]

Still using it... still loving it!