On Thu, 2004-10-07 at 09:35, Mario Lombardo wrote:
> Do you mean "spunky" like fast? Konqueror and Netscape both outperform Galeon
> and Mozilla on my PC. The problem with the previous two is their lack of
> features and HTML interpretation.
I stopped using Galeon once distros moved to GTK+ 2 (GNOME 2). The
1.3.x series is a disappointment and it's just hard for the maintainer
to keep up with all the changes in Mozilla.
The last, solid Galeon release IMHO was 1.2.x for GTK+ 1. The 1.3.x
releases have not caught up with its features. And the GTK+ 1 was
ultra-fast.
I've now switched to Firefox.
I'd love to figure out a way to backport newer Mozilla releases to work
with GTK+ 1 and re-create Galeon 1.2.x with it, but it would be far too
much work.
> The only full-featured session-saving browser that has every shown any
> performance on my system is Opera. They want $$$, and I'm about to spring
> for it.
If you like it, it's worth the cost.
If it makes you more productive, it's worth the cost.
We're not talking about putting your data in a Hostageware or even
Commerceware format.
We're talking about using a Standardware application.
If it's better than a Freedomware solution, then it might be worth the
cost if it works better for you.
That's one reason why I spring the $79 for StarOffice.
> My productivity loss and annoyance level is getting high. :(
Then buy Opera.
> However, I just downloaded from Matthew Hall's repository Galeon 1.3.17.99.
> We shall see.
With Mozilla a moving target, it was always difficult for Galeon to keep
up. Unlike Firefox, it relies on the Mozilla binaries at run-time.
Again, I stopped using Galeon after 1.2.x, when the move was made to
GTK+ 2. I have not seen a number of feature in 1.3.x that were in
1.2.x.
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