Existing users, 
I have switched to Firefox from Safari (using the excellent Safari Bookmark Exporter) and most of the time don't regret it at all. It's at least as fast and may be faster and it's much more compatible with a range of websites I've been having problems with in Safari.
Two slight glitches - the new version (1.0.1) seems to have some window refresh problems, particularly after it's been Hidden.
Also, one thing about Firefox that REALLY bugs me is the way when you open a new window it's positioned below the title bar of the previous window, so you can't see the status bar at the bottom unless you manually move it back up again. So every time I open a new window I have to move it up the screen a little bit - WHY?? It just doesn't make any real sense to me.
Firefox
web browser
Version: 3.0.4
Great
Feedback Type: Commentary
Contributed by: NickCollingridge Friday, February 25 2005 @ 05:04 AM PST
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: 1-6 months
Recommend Product: YES
Comments
Agree on hassle with opening additional windows - Jake Bryan
The fact that all additional windows cascade down, as well as horizontally, is a major pain. I can see that users with some monitors might want this, but anyone with an iMac G5 or other wider display will have problems with this. A user preference option to cascade only horizontally would be a great fix.Saturday, February 26 2005 @ 09:04 AM PST
Great - Twisted8
I'm back to version 1.0 - the fixes in 1.0.1 just aren't worth the headaches of the window painting bugs. These aren't only when restoring a hidden window.If you want to add even more bugs, run the Altivec optimized version. That one doesn't track page history and you can't go BACK using keyboard shortcuts or toolbar back button. Not to mention they hacked up all the Firefox default icons.
I'm sure a patch can be made to affect new window position. So I see the complaints, but I don't see any proposed solutions. Where should new windows be created? Right over top of the previous one? A different size than the previous one?
Saturday, February 26 2005 @ 11:04 AM PST
Great - NickCollingridge
Do it just like Safari does - a new window is the same size as the previous one, is lodged right up under the menu bar, and is about ten pixels or so to the right. That way you can just see the previous window underneath. In my view this is the absolutely optimum behaviour. I'm sure this would be a very trivial mod, and could easily be the subject of a prefs option if necessary...Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 04:32 AM PST
Great - gfb
I agree with you completely on the point about the window opening below the dock and gave up Firefox and Mozilla because of it (Opera does the same and I suspect it is a PC compatible feature). I posted the same comment as you and received a comment that windows should not slide under the dock but should be positioned below it. I wonder where this respondent got this information and why they didn't bother to inform the Mac engineers that made Safari. Anyway Camino doesn't behave like this and is far and away the best browser.Reply to This
Friday, February 25 2005 @ 03:08 PM PST