Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2004 07:04:47 -0400 From: Aaron Walker <ka0ttic@butsugenjitemple.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Gnome installing Mozilla by default Message-ID: <40E3EFCF.9040507@butsugenjitemple.org> In-Reply-To: <75f3f705040630211863661ddc@mail.gmail.com> References: <1088645947.32566.8.camel@solid.solisixoffice.com> <20040630234845.2f8002b0@localhost> <75f3f705040630211863661ddc@mail.gmail.com>
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Roop Nanuwa wrote: > I'll join in on the praise for Opera. It really is the best web browser > that's extremely light but still has all the "modern day" features > one would expect from a web browser and then some. I will warn you > about a couple of things, though. > > 1] The native FreeBSD version is not going to run Flash. I've pulled > out many, many hairs about this but have never gotten the two to > work together. If you want to view Flash, then install the linux-opera > port. > 2] You'll be spoiled after using Opera for any length of time. I've been > using Opera for a long time and I simply can't tolerate any other browsers. > The feature set it provides is so expansive that other browsers will seem > utterly gutted in comparison. Ever use vi for a while and then notice that > random ':w' or ':wq' start appearing in places where they shouldn't because > you've gotten so used to the commands? Same idea here. > 3] The default interface is not for everyone. Just realize that the interface > is highly configurable so don't let it turn you off if it's not to your liking. > > --roop Just curious, but which version of flash are you using with Opera? I did a search of the ports tree and found quite a few flash ports and was confused on which one to install. Thanks -- Save energy: Drive a smaller shell. /* Aaron Walker * http://butsugenjitemple.org/~ka0ttic/ */
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