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| Thread ID: 57491 | 2005-05-04 03:39:00 | Opera 8 Better Than Firefox 1.0.3? | vinref (6194) | PC World Chat |
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| 351975 | 2005-05-04 03:39:00 | Opera 8 has reached 2 million downloads (www.theregister.co.uk), which is indicative of the quality of the browser. I have been using it side by side with Firefox 1.0.3 since both were released for code checking, and I have found that Opera 8 launches faster and feels more responsive than Firefox 1.0.3. It also consumes less system resources. To my eye, it also renders code better, especially those that are heavily dependent on cascading style sheets. This is despite Opera 8 being a statically-linked precompiled binary and that I compiled Firefox 1.0.3 from source myself and optimised fully for my hardware and stripped to the barest essentials. |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 351976 | 2005-05-04 03:48:00 | I use the MOOX (http://www.moox.ws) version specific to my processor and used firetune to tune up other parameters( which you can do manually anyhow). And I am satisfied with the performance. | KiwiTT_NZ (233) | ||
| 351977 | 2005-05-04 03:51:00 | A statically linked binary will usually launch faster than one which needs to be dynamically linked to shared libraries. There's less overhead. Some people will prefer Firefox; some will prefer Opera; some will prefer Internet Explorer. People differ. I like Lynx. ;) |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 351978 | 2005-05-04 04:07:00 | A statically linked binary will usually launch faster than one which needs to be dynamically linked to shared libraries. There's less overhead. Well, you taught me something new today Graham. Some people will prefer Firefox; some will prefer Opera; some will prefer Internet Explorer. People differ. I like Lynx. ;) Lynx is awful at rendering pressf1. I use links in graphical mode, which is a lot better, except for the cookie handling... |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 351979 | 2005-05-04 06:19:00 | I was using firefox up until a month ago.Decided to use opera..Ahh It would be good if somebody explaind the concept about the shared library a bit.I wanna learn.lol Mozilla firefox was slow on my 200mhz computer.I would leave my computer and internet one while I go out for dinner.Come back but it seems firefox has used up all of my computer memory it takes me like 10mins to load a webpage.NormallY i would have to restart my computer but with opera it seems as though its quite fast and smooth. Webpages loads better with opera.The nz post website doesn't work with firefox but works with opera but the web messenger doesn't really work properly with opera have to use firefox. Hmm..I used to like using netscape .Dunno what happened to me. |
Ninjabear (2948) | ||
| 351980 | 2005-05-04 06:53:00 | When a website doesn't work, it's not the fault of the browser, it's the fault of the person who designed the site for not testing it. I find firefox does a better job at displaying css. It would be nice if all browsers displayed the same code in the same way, that would save designers a lot of trouble. | ad_267 (6193) | ||
| 351981 | 2005-05-04 07:40:00 | Opera 8 Better Than Firefox 1.0.3? NO!!!!!!!! :D |
george12 (7) | ||
| 351982 | 2005-05-04 08:24:00 | I use the MOOX (http://www.moox.ws) version specific to my processor and used firetune to tune up other parameters( which you can do manually anyhow). And I am satisfied with the performance. is there a noticable speed difference? |
Prescott (11) | ||
| 351983 | 2005-05-04 11:18:00 | I was using firefox up until a month ago.Decided to use opera..Ahh It would be good if somebody explaind the concept about the shared library a bit.I wanna learn.lol Mozilla firefox was slow on my 200mhz computer.I would leave my computer and internet one while I go out for dinner.Come back but it seems firefox has used up all of my computer memory it takes me like 10mins to load a webpage.NormallY i would have to restart my computer but with opera it seems as though its quite fast and smooth. Webpages loads better with opera.The nz post website doesn't work with firefox but works with opera but the web messenger doesn't really work properly with opera have to use firefox. Hmm..I used to like using netscape .Dunno what happened to me. Try this: forums.pcworld.co.nz |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 351984 | 2005-05-04 12:50:00 | Linux does a lot more of dynamic linking than Windows does. Here's a quick overview for you: Imagine you have 100 programs, all which need a 1mb file which is used for accessing the internet settings on your PC. Not only will you have this 1mb file in 100 different places (for example \program files\appname1\special.dll) but it would be slow as it goes off to another part of the HDD and try and get the file and load it appropriately into RAM. Its great for HDD space saving though, and saves on version conflicts if you always just keep the most recent version. Static linking is basically where an application gets compiled with that 1mb file into the application itself, so it doesnt have to go off elsewhere to find it. This results in an application file that is slightly larger in size, but is quicker to load and should (technically) execute faster in RAM. This also means you have the version of the dll that was designed for that application, and it cant be upgraded with a newer one which _could_ break backwards compatability. ....in a nutshell ;) For more info, read up on Linux From Scratch. Chill. |
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