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DOM2 Range interface
Supports the Range interface for grabbing blocks of content.
DOM3 XPath interface
Supports retrieving elements using XPath expressions in HTML/XML/XUL documents using the DOM3 XPath interface.
Can set size of printed output
This may vary based on your printer, but one can scale the printed document or fit it to the page. Useful for those sites that are just a bit too large.
Can bookmark groups of pages (in tabs)
You can bookmark a set of pages and them open them all at once in multiple tabs. To do this, choose Bookmark This Group of Tabs from the Bookmarks menu.
Can set multiple pages as a home page.
You can set a group as your home page, so multiple pages appear when you start Mozilla. To set this, open the pages you wish in tabs, and then choose Use Current Group in the Navigator preferences panel.
Can search bookmarks
You can search bookmarks without having to search through your file system.
Easily create and add custom components
XPInstall can be used to easily install custom components, using an install script written in JavaScript. No special tool is required except a ZIP utility.
Supports finger protocol
Can use the finger protocol. This has been disabled in newer versions of Mozilla.
Supports data: URLs
data URLs can be used to embed data in a URL.
HTTP Pipelining
Allows for better performance when viewing pages.
Supports JavaScript getters/setters
For adding custom properties to objects that invoke code when retreived or modified. For an example, see the IEEmu which implements some of the non-standard properties of IE.
JavaScript supports strict error checking
Which means displaying errors for things you didn't think were errors. (Think Perl's strict mode.
Easily accessible preferences file
Preferences are all stored in a single file (prefs.js) which one can easily edit to add custom settings which have no UI.
Preferences can be moved around easily
One can easily copy preferences, bookmarks and other settings to another system as they are all stored in a single directory.
Various security related features
Surely you knew Mozilla had better security features.
Supports the jar protocol
Supports the jar: protocol for referring to HTML pages or images inside JAR or ZIP files. This might be used to compress a downloaded site.
Open Source
So keen developers can always find out exactly why Mozilla behaves the way it does, or change it if they so desire.
Bugzilla
This is Mozilla's bug tracking system, where you can find information about problems you encounter and can help get them fixed.
Giant lizards are cool
Much more exciting than a blue e.

02-19-07, 04:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Laura Is the best!! We Lurve You!!!! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,473 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 101 reasons to switch to firefox DOM2 Range interface Supports the Range interface for grabbing blocks of content. DOM3 XPath interface Supports retrieving elements using XPath expressions in HTML/XML/XUL documents using the DOM3 XPath interface. <!-- +++ -->Can set size of printed output This may vary based on your printer, but one can scale the printed document or fit it to the page. Useful for those sites that are just a bit too large. Can bookmark groups of pages (in tabs) You can bookmark a set of pages and them open them all at once in multiple tabs. To do this, choose Bookmark This Group of Tabs from the Bookmarks menu. Can set multiple pages as a home page. You can set a group as your home page, so multiple pages appear when you start Mozilla. To set this, open the pages you wish in tabs, and then choose Use Current Group in the Navigator preferences panel. <!-- +++ -->Can search bookmarks You can search bookmarks without having to search through your file system. Easily create and add custom components XPInstall can be used to easily install custom components, using an install script written in JavaScript. No special tool is required except a ZIP utility. <!-- * --> Supports finger protocol Can use the finger protocol. This has been disabled in newer versions of Mozilla. Supports data: URLs data URLs can be used to embed data in a URL. HTTP Pipelining Allows for better performance when viewing pages. Supports JavaScript getters/setters For adding custom properties to objects that invoke code when retreived or modified. For an example, see the IEEmu which implements some of the non-standard properties of IE. <!-- +++ -->JavaScript supports strict error checking Which means displaying errors for things you didn't think were errors. (Think Perl's strict mode. <!-- +++ -->Easily accessible preferences file Preferences are all stored in a single file (prefs.js) which one can easily edit to add custom settings which have no UI. <!-- +++ -->Preferences can be moved around easily One can easily copy preferences, bookmarks and other settings to another system as they are all stored in a single directory. <!-- +++ -->Various security related features Surely you knew Mozilla had better security features. Supports the jar protocol Supports the jar: protocol for referring to HTML pages or images inside JAR or ZIP files. This might be used to compress a downloaded site. Open Source So keen developers can always find out exactly why Mozilla behaves the way it does, or change it if they so desire. Bugzilla This is Mozilla's bug tracking system, where you can find information about problems you encounter and can help get them fixed. Giant lizards are cool Much more exciting than a blue e.