Originally posted by: RossMAN
What's new/different/great about the new address bar?
It takes the Page Title into consideration. For example, take Off Topic:
http://forums.anandtech.com/categories.aspx?catid=38
Right now, if I type "anandtech" into the address bar, the above URL will not appear in my list because the first letter does not match. I have to type "forums...." With Firefox3, I can type "Off Topic" or "anandtech" or "catid=38" and they'll all work.
It also gives more emphasis to the favicon, making it easier to pick a link from a drop-down list of addresses.
They've also added something called smart bookmarks. While I didn't play around with this a lot, I saw one smart bookmark called "most frequently visited" which may prove useful.
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: Prism
I'm trying out Opera right now and I definitely think it runs smoother and quicker than Firefox, plus it it's not raping my meager 1gig of RAM...
The funny thing is I love Opera but not for it's RAM usage. I've just gotten spoiled by Wand, mouse gestures, speed dial and
other features. I guess the RAM/stability is just icing on the cake?
I just wish more sites were Opera friendly and it rendered pages more accurately.
Opera leads the market in browser innovation. But Firefox users quickly come up with add-ons that replicate the goodies in Opera. I have add-ons for Speed Dial and Mouse Gestures, two features that (I believe) first appeared in Opera.
Reports claim that Firefox3 beta3 fixed a lot of memory leaks. I'll wait till the final version comes out before deciding for myself.