Comments on: Removing Firefox, Re-educating Developers… http://burntelectrons.org/2004/08/removing-firefox-re-educating-developers/ and other random particles... Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tristor_ http://burntelectrons.org/2004/08/removing-firefox-re-educating-developers/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Tristor_ Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:30:29 +0000 #comment-97 Ergh, more removals? Well, that pretty much sets it, unless somebody (or if I ever get around to learning XUL, I will do it) makes an extension to add these things back in, I am never upgrading from 0.8, where I have all my beloved features. And jesus_x is right, average lusers do use view source. I have even caught my totally-computer-illiterate mother looking at a webpages source when it didn't work right. It didn't take me long to notice cause she yelled "Come here and tell me what this means!!"<br /> Additionally, there seems to be something wrong with the way nucleus logs users in. I noticed this on my blog as well.. Ergh, more removals? Well, that pretty much sets it, unless somebody (or if I ever get around to learning XUL, I will do it) makes an extension to add these things back in, I am never upgrading from 0.8, where I have all my beloved features. And jesus_x is right, average lusers do use view source. I have even caught my totally-computer-illiterate mother looking at a webpages source when it didn’t work right. It didn’t take me long to notice cause she yelled "Come here and tell me what this means!!"
Additionally, there seems to be something wrong with the way nucleus logs users in. I noticed this on my blog as well..

]]> By: Joe Infla http://burntelectrons.org/2004/08/removing-firefox-re-educating-developers/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Joe Infla Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:06:06 +0000 #comment-96 >View Source _is_ . . . used by even the <br /> >average user whey trying to figure out <br /> >why a page is horribly mangled, not <br /> >displaying, etc.<br /> <br /> No doubt everyone's experiences differ, but average users I've encountered don't try to figure out anything when a page is messed up. They view what they can, then move on to a different website. If they think that a new browser is the cause, they'll switch back to the "devil they know" rather than adjust to even minor but novel problems.<br /> <br /> I'm even pretty tech-literate, but I don't use any of the mentioned features in my everyday browsing. I use a stylesheet switcher very occasionally out of idle curiosity, and I use the profile manager & view source for testing. I think removing some of them (or even just their UI) can be a good direction to move in. >View Source _is_ . . . used by even the
>average user whey trying to figure out
>why a page is horribly mangled, not
>displaying, etc.

No doubt everyone’s experiences differ, but average users I’ve encountered don’t try to figure out anything when a page is messed up. They view what they can, then move on to a different website. If they think that a new browser is the cause, they’ll switch back to the "devil they know" rather than adjust to even minor but novel problems.

I’m even pretty tech-literate, but I don’t use any of the mentioned features in my everyday browsing. I use a stylesheet switcher very occasionally out of idle curiosity, and I use the profile manager & view source for testing. I think removing some of them (or even just their UI) can be a good direction to move in.

]]> By: brewthatistrue http://burntelectrons.org/2004/08/removing-firefox-re-educating-developers/comment-page-1/#comment-95 brewthatistrue Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:10:39 +0000 #comment-95 What if one OS user wants multiple profiles? What if one OS user wants multiple profiles?

]]> By: Brant Gurganus http://burntelectrons.org/2004/08/removing-firefox-re-educating-developers/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Brant Gurganus Wed, 25 Aug 2004 07:36:53 +0000 #comment-94 The whole profile switcher thing is stupid. Profile manangement is the job of the operating system. As long as you use the correct API calls for the operating system on which you are running, it is transparent to create a new profile, just create a new OS users. While not as visible, Windows 9x has multil-user capabilities all the way up to windows XP. The whole profile switcher thing is stupid. Profile manangement is the job of the operating system. As long as you use the correct API calls for the operating system on which you are running, it is transparent to create a new profile, just create a new OS users. While not as visible, Windows 9x has multil-user capabilities all the way up to windows XP.

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