Really enjoying the new Mozilla firefox

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around user experiences and features of the new Mozilla Firefox browser, particularly focusing on the functionality of pinned pages and the loading of news sites from history. Participants express their preferences and frustrations regarding browser behavior and potential improvements.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses satisfaction with the new Firefox but is frustrated that pinned news sites load from history instead of updating automatically upon startup.
  • Another participant mentions a side issue regarding the lack of support for Realplayer streaming downloads in Firefox 5, preferring to stick with Firefox 4 until this is resolved.
  • A participant acknowledges the pinned pages issue as minor but emphasizes that resolving it would enhance their overall experience with the browser.
  • There is a suggestion that the issue with news sites may be an oversight that could be addressed in future updates.
  • One participant shares that a suggested workaround for the issue was to clear history upon closing the browser, which they find unsatisfactory.
  • Another participant reiterates the lack of Realplayer support in Firefox 5, noting it as a concern for users relying on that feature.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the functionality of pinned pages and express frustration over the loading behavior of news sites. However, there is no consensus on a solution, and the discussion remains unresolved regarding the best way to handle this issue.

Contextual Notes

Participants mention specific versions of Firefox and their associated features, indicating that the discussion is dependent on version-specific functionality and user preferences.

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Users of Mozilla Firefox, particularly those interested in browser features, user interface preferences, and issues related to pinned pages and streaming downloads.

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Hi there.

I'm really enjoying the new(ish) firefox, it's almost as close to the perfect browser for me as you can get now, I can zoom around it with ease. However, there is one (small thing) that's annoying me: I have pinned my favorite pages up so that whenever I open firefox it loads them too (I really like this feature, and how they're smaller. You don't need them to take up much room because you get used to them being there).

There are a few news sites on there, and it's annoying that firefox loads them from history when it starts up- the point of news sites is for me to see new news! Is there a way I can, for example, tell firefox to update my pages when I start it up?
 
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Side issue. Until Firefox 5 allows Realplayer streaming download, I'll stick to Firefox 4.
 


It doesn't? That's very odd, never came across that issue myself though (to be fair, I don't use realplayer very often).

I know my issue seems really nitpicky, and people will probably say just hit ctrl+R at the beginning, but if this is sorted, there'd be pretty much nothing I'd change about the current firefox in terms of user interface. I open it- my news sites email fb and other common pages are all up, and I zoom around the rest with keyboard commands. Just this last issue remains!
 


This is hopefully a point they overlooked and should fix it when they update the browser.
 


I asked them if there was a fix... they said to clear my history each time I close the browser :rolleyes:
 


Jamma said:
It doesn't? That's very odd, never came across that issue myself though (to be fair, I don't use realplayer very often).


When you first prepare to download Firefox 5 it gives a list of add-ons that have not been implemented for Firefox 5. Realplayer streaming capture is on this list.
 

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