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Presenting: Macfox!

Postby Pu7o » Thu 23 Nov, 2006 8:19 pm

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Presenting Macfox. A customized version of Firefox tailored specifically to feel like a Mac application. What does Macfox have that's not in Firefox 2.0?

  • A Mac-friendly user interface.
  • When you open a page, the progress is seen in the URL bar, like in Safari.
  • Combined Stop/Refresh button, again, like Safari.
  • A theme that's very similar to Safari.
  • Webpages have Aqua controls, as opposed to Windows Classic-style controls.


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Macfox 0.1 (DMG, Universal Binary).

Macfox 0.1 requires a G4 processor or higher (The next version will work on a G3), and Mac OS X v10.3.9 or higher.

Why am I doing this? Simple. I like Safari's simple and easy-to-use user interface, however, recently, I've come across several websites which simply do not work right in Safari. For example, searches on Fanfiction.net don't show up at all. And YouTube crashes Safari whenever I try to upload a video. This way, I can have the best of both worlds.
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Re: Presenting: Macfox!

Postby Antony » Thu 23 Nov, 2006 9:48 pm

Sound interesting. However,

Pu7o wrote:Download Link:

Macfox 0.1 (DMG, Universal Binary).
You forgot to set the MIME type for the server.


Pu7o wrote:For example, searches on Fanfiction.net don't show up at all. And YouTube crashes Safari whenever I try to upload a video. This way, I can have the best of both worlds.
Safari has never crashed on YouTube for me. Well, I can only afford the Safari that came with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger with the free updates from Apple, not the bleeding edge version.
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Postby Pu7o » Thu 23 Nov, 2006 9:49 pm

Have you ever uploaded a video to YouTube? And I'm talking about the version that comes with Tiger. I don't have Leopard installed at the moment, since it breaks some critical apps.
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Re: Presenting: Macfox!

Postby Pu7o » Thu 23 Nov, 2006 9:52 pm

Antony wrote:
Pu7o wrote:Download Link:

Macfox 0.1 (DMG, Universal Binary).
You forgot to set the MIME type for the server.
Thanks. Fixed.
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Re: Presenting: Macfox!

Postby DJGM » Thu 23 Nov, 2006 10:07 pm

Pu7o wrote:Image

Presenting Macfox. A customized version of Firefox tailored specifically to feel like a Mac application.


Sounds cool. I'll check it out when I'm next running Mac OS X. But, there is one thing I don't like straightaway . . .

Pu7o wrote:[*]Combined Stop/Refresh button, again, like Safari.


If there's one thing that I've always found to be annoying and unnecessary in browser UI design, it's this.
Having a button that can change from one function to another mid-click is very annoying. This is a bad
trend that Opera started, then Safari copied it, and Netscape 8.x followed. Even IE7 nearly had this,
annoying "feature", but it was dropped at some point during the early test builds. If anything, it's
probably the only thing Microsoft actually got right in the UI design of IE7!

I'm hoping Firefox or SeaMonkey don't eventually combine the Stop/Reload functions into one button for
the sake of a bit of saved space on the toolbar. It'd be best offered as an add-on, rather than built in.
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Postby Antony » Thu 23 Nov, 2006 10:08 pm

Pu7o wrote:Have you ever uploaded a video to YouTube?
Yes, quite a few. All uploaded through Safari.

Want to see my YouTube list?
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Postby Pu7o » Thu 23 Nov, 2006 10:10 pm

Somehow, I have a feeling it'd be full of the Carlson Twins... :P

It's still strange that it doesn't crash though. It crashed twice with me, and I *am* using the version of Safari that comes with Tiger. I wouldn't complain about crashes on an unstable version.

Also, if you want to disable the stop-reload-combined thingy, you can type this in the terminal:
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rm -vf /Applications/Macfox.app/Contents/Resources/BonEcho.app/Contents/MacOS/chrome/stopreload.manifest

This, of course, assuming that Macfox is in [tt]/Applications[/tt]. If it is not, you can adapt the command accordingly. A note that this is a workaround, not something "official".
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Postby Antony » Fri 24 Nov, 2006 12:26 am

Pu7o wrote:Somehow, I have a feeling it'd be full of the Carlson Twins... :P
I wish I had that many Carlson Twins videos.
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Postby Antony » Fri 24 Nov, 2006 9:18 pm

Pu7o,

Do you have an HTML page (fixed like) about Macfox? (Or shall I just use this thread?) So I can post it in MozInfo701?

BTW, are you ending (discontinuing) your Firescape project?
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Postby Pu7o » Fri 24 Nov, 2006 9:35 pm

Firescape was over ages ago. As for the link, try http://blog.pu7o.info/?p=6 .
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Postby Antony » Fri 24 Nov, 2006 10:44 pm

It is now mentioned in MozInfo701, http://moz.sillydog.org/archives/macfox_01.php
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Re: Presenting: Macfox!

Postby Antony » Fri 24 Nov, 2006 11:37 pm

Pu7o wrote:
  • Combined Stop/Refresh button, again, like Safari.
    (...)
  • Webpages have Aqua controls, as opposed to Windows Classic-style controls.

I like the idea of combining Stop and Reload buttons, saving space!

If possible, please remove the unnecessary right pointing triangle next to location bar.

Aqua controls look good.
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Re: Presenting: Macfox!

Postby DJGM » Sat 25 Nov, 2006 2:37 am

Antony wrote:I like the idea of combining Stop and Reload buttons, saving space!


A stupid, annoying, absolutely unnecessary "feature" that only saves a very tiny bit of space on the main toolbar!
Whoever originally thought up the idea of the combined stop/reload button should hang their head in shame

Antony wrote:If possible, please remove the unnecessary right pointing triangle next to location bar.


I'll agree with this, the "Go" button has always been a pointless UI addition ever since Microsoft first added it
to IE. It's easier to press Enter after typing a URL, rather than clicking a button next to the Location Bar.
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Re: Presenting: Macfox!

Postby Antony » Sat 25 Nov, 2006 10:39 am

DJGM wrote:
Antony wrote:I like the idea of combining Stop and Reload buttons, saving space!
A stupid, annoying, absolutely unnecessary "feature" that only saves a very tiny bit of space on the main toolbar! Whoever originally thought up the idea of the combined stop/reload button should hang their head in shame
Pray elaborateth why and how combining Stop and Reload buttons being stupid, annoying and absolutely unnecessary?
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Postby Antony » Sat 25 Nov, 2006 8:48 pm

Just to point out that there's a Firefox add-on named macfox II which is designed for, well, Windows only.
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