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Thread ID: 145908 2018-02-27 21:40:00 I'm on Firefox - thinking of going to Edge Digby (677) Press F1
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1446847 2018-02-28 07:43:00 So Edge is looking good, and that new printing feature Wainuitech mentions looks good to.

Heres a review on it, I'm on a Normal W10 at the moment not the insider.

print-website-articles-clean-and-clutter-free-with-microsoft-edge/ (www.groovypost.com)
wainuitech (129)
1446848 2018-02-28 07:49:00 I use Chrome because its not just a browser, it is an OS on its own, and as I do most of my work online it suits me fine. It is a bit heavy on resources but not considering what Chrome will do. As for Edge, I have tried several times, but the lack of extensions makes it impossible for me to use, also I use Linux most of the time because its faster, and doesn't get busy with updates, virus scans etc when you are trying to get something done. Its all a matter of preference, each to his own. Tried Opera recently, not bad at all. mzee (3324)
1446849 2018-02-28 19:05:00 1 Opera and 2 Chrome with occasional resort to 3 Edge. Got rid of Firefox when they eliminated FireFTP, their most useful add-on. coldot (6847)
1446850 2018-02-28 20:22:00 when some of MS's own products dont work 100% with Edge .... and that was admitted by MS ....
says it all really
1101 (13337)
1446851 2018-02-28 22:42:00 From a web developer's point of view: please oh please stick with Firefox ;)

I don't understand quite what you mean.
But I will if you get Stuff and the Herald to optimise their sites for Firefox.
But I suspect there is a deeper problem at Firefox, they have known their printing sucks for years, and have not bothered to do anything about it.
I know we are all different.
But I like to print pages out.
Digby (677)
1446852 2018-02-28 23:01:00 I don't understand quite what you mean.
But I will if you get Stuff and the Herald to optimise their sites for Firefox.
But I suspect there is a deeper problem at Firefox, they have known their printing sucks for years, and have not bothered to do anything about it.
I know we are all different.
But I like to print pages out.

I can't even remember the last time I printed a web page, but the rendering engine in any non-Microsoft browser has always been superior to what Microsoft have done, even in Edge ;)
pcuser42 (130)
1446853 2018-03-01 14:53:00 Yeah Im'm in the same boat, I have used Firefox religiously for a really long time now.

I have to admit that more problems seems to have start accurring since the release of Quantum.... my preference would be to stay on Firefox as as I used quite a few add-ons plus I'm so used to the interface I don't really want to change, I'm not at the end of my tether with Firefox but I do get a bit annoyed when Edge/IE are able to display web pages better than FF. I will stick to Firefox for the moment at least as long as my patience doesn't run out.
chiefnz (545)
1446854 2018-03-01 17:38:00 I don't seem to have any of the issues with FF that others have. Stuff.co.nz renders fine for me gary67 (56)
1446855 2018-03-01 20:25:00 I don't seem to have any of the issues with FF that others have. Stuff.co.nz renders fine for me

Same here. All the plugins I was using either had WebExtension versions, had a reasonable replacement or were unnecessary anyway.
pcuser42 (130)
1446856 2018-03-01 20:57:00 Firefox displays the pages correctly, printing, total rubbish and incorrect.

Take a look at the following two pictures, its an article from the herald.

1st Edge ( and every other browser), the preview is as its written on the site and prints as such. The complete article when printed should be 5 pages.

2nd Picture, Firefox, most of the text is missing and only 2 pages.

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