Here are the most popular ideas ever about Firefox .
Firefox is already running - a quick solution
Written by bert.ubuntu the 25 Apr 10 at 13:26.
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This is the most annoying bug firefox had ever had. Also this is a newbie killer, because when people doesn't know what to do, guess what? They search Internet using their browsers!
Firefox is able to notify the users when it gets in trouble with a very clear message: "Firefox is already but not responding. To open a new window you must first CLOSE the existing firefox process or RESTART your system."
Non-newbie users will try the ps/top/kill approach. Experienced users will try killall -s9, some will even build themselves a script to automate the process....
But ,Cam'on guys, everybody hates restarting, that is not the ideia in Linux at all!
Solution #2:
add a button "force to close"
Written by
yzarc the 26 Apr 10 at 12:56.
to make kill in the current opened instance of FF, probably crashed.
to make kill in the current opened instance of FF, probably crashed.
Solution #3:
Monitor the system while displaying the message
Written by
Magnes the 26 Apr 10 at 13:05.
The message appears also when you try to start new Firefox a few seconds after closing another before it closed completely. While displaying the message Firefox could monitor the system checking if the other Firefox is still running and if not - close the message and start itself.
The message appears also when you try to start new Firefox a few seconds after closing another before it closed completely. While displaying the message Firefox could monitor the system checking if the other Firefox is still running and if not - close the message and start itself.
Solution #4:
Just open a firefox window, dont bother me with excuses!
Only one instance of firefox can be active? Even with functionality like tabs I still have multiple windows of firefox open.
In my humble oppinion, adding buttons to a dialog that I don't want to see at all makes no point.
Only one instance of firefox can be active? Even with functionality like tabs I still have multiple windows of firefox open.
In my humble oppinion, adding buttons to a dialog that I don't want to see at all makes no point.
Solution #5:
don't bother me! just kill firefox and start it automatically
Written by
Liso22 the 2 May 10 at 17:38.
I have heard a lot of strange solutions here but never so many together.
Why should we add options to a window we don't want to see at all? and why would your computer waste resources on running firefox twice??, both things are completely illogical. And why would there be a message saying "you may lose information", what you'll probably lose is already impossible to recover so it's already lost from the moment the problem arose, there is no way to open the window again and sooner or later the firefox process will have to be killed.
If the user want to run firefox, just make the computer do whatever it has to run it and for god's sake do it silently.
I have heard a lot of strange solutions here but never so many together.
Why should we add options to a window we don't want to see at all? and why would your computer waste resources on running firefox twice??, both things are completely illogical. And why would there be a message saying "you may lose information", what you'll probably lose is already impossible to recover so it's already lost from the moment the problem arose, there is no way to open the window again and sooner or later the firefox process will have to be killed.
If the user want to run firefox, just make the computer do whatever it has to run it and for god's sake do it silently.
Solution #6:
Wait until Firefox is closed or responding again
The new firefox instance should wait until the old firefox instance is closed and then simply continue to start. Don't bother me with that dialog.
The new firefox instance should wait until the old firefox instance is closed and then simply continue to start. Don't bother me with that dialog.
Firefox should have a netbook interface in the Ubuntu netbook remix
Written by duststorm the 27 Feb 10 at 22:45.
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It was my opinion that firefox used a bit too much screen space in the netbook remix. Together with the gnome panel on top, the bookmarks bar and status bar, it takes up a lot of the limited vertical resolution of a netbook screen.
The main goal I would like to achieve with this is to give the user by default a browser that is much more usable within the tiny space of a netbook screen. I feel that tweaking the Firefox interface is almost as important as the custom taylored menu screen people see when they start their operating system, since the web browser is probably the single most used application. I believe it would add greatly to making a functional and pleasant to use netbook distribution.
Solution #1:
Add a different Firefox default for netbooks
A possible solution could be to make the icons small by default, and maybe disable the bookmarks toolbar by default.
Also the status bar at the bottom could be hidden, but most users would probably at least want an indicator when a page is loading (I know I would). A solution like the Fission plugin could be used (
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1951?collection_uuid=f6ffe01f-8 ed1-eb77-2543-cfbf0220e7ed)
Maybe this idea can be extended with different ways of accessing the bookmarks, history, downloads and other aspects of the browser.
The browser could be offered as a separate package in the repository.
I do, however, not know what consequences such a repackage will have, for example whether Firefox branding can still be used. Also I don't know whether including plugins by default is an acceptable solution, although Ubuntu ships Firefox with an Ubuntu modifications plugin so maybe this could be a good approach. Using plugins would also keep the browser code (and thus the Firefox branding) intact.
I hope this idea will lead to some discussion. Some screenshots could also make things clearer, I might add these when this idea gains popularity.
A possible solution could be to make the icons small by default, and maybe disable the bookmarks toolbar by default.
Also the status bar at the bottom could be hidden, but most users would probably at least want an indicator when a page is loading (I know I would). A solution like the Fission plugin could be used (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1951?collection_uuid=f6ffe01f-8ed1-eb77-2543-cfbf0220e7ed)
Maybe this idea can be extended with different ways of accessing the bookmarks, history, downloads and other aspects of the browser.
The browser could be offered as a separate package in the repository.
I do, however, not know what consequences such a repackage will have, for example whether Firefox branding can still be used. Also I don't know whether including plugins by default is an acceptable solution, although Ubuntu ships Firefox with an Ubuntu modifications plugin so maybe this could be a good approach. Using plugins would also keep the browser code (and thus the Firefox branding) intact.
I hope this idea will lead to some discussion. Some screenshots could also make things clearer, I might add these when this idea gains popularity.
Solution #2:
Add option to use Google Chrome Browser as alternative.
Why just have Firefox (very bloated) installed by default? Why not give the choice to use a browser with a smaller footprint & more compact interface?
Just saying... :)
Why just have Firefox (very bloated) installed by default? Why not give the choice to use a browser with a smaller footprint & more compact interface?
Just saying... :)
Solution #3:
...or Midori as an alternative
Written by
lootic the 5 Mar 10 at 20:43.
Netbooks are in general weaker, midori is really light weight and can be configured so that its bars take very little space. Its perfect for smaller comps. chromium 4 tabs
(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r22s-QfbvnY
http://www.google.se/search?hl=sv&source=hp&q=ubuntu&btnG=Google-s%C3%B6kning&meta=&aq=f&oq=
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_(operating_system)
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/23827/
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about 120MB
midori same 4 tabs
about 50MB
Though midori is more glitchy for some and uses more processor power from what ive noticed.
Solution #4:
Chromium as alternative
Written by
ArtemZ the 8 Mar 10 at 05:03.
Why not better add free and opensource chromium browser as option alternative? Its lightweight, really opensource instead of Chrome and handy on netbooks
Why not better add free and opensource chromium browser as option alternative? Its lightweight, really opensource instead of Chrome and handy on netbooks
Use firefox protocol handlers better
Written by timnwells the 19 May 09 at 02:58.
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On my mobile device when browsing the web, I can click a tel: href and have my mobile device ask if I want to call, I can click sms: href's and have it start a new sms to the provided number. On windows I can click a skype: link and it is auto handled by skype etc.
It seems browsers on Windows and even mobile devices have more functionality in this regard than Firefox on Ubuntu.
Solution #1:
Show network places in the save as dialog and allow users to save on the network
Written by
fedsotto the 14 Jan 09 at 15:17.
I think that, in the same way that other applications do, firefox should support saving files on the network and that the dialog to save the file should also show your network places (previously bookmarked).
For example, you can compare the save as dialog of open office with the one shown by firefox. The former shows your network places, while the latter does not.
I think that, in the same way that other applications do, firefox should support saving files on the network and that the dialog to save the file should also show your network places (previously bookmarked).
For example, you can compare the save as dialog of open office with the one shown by firefox. The former shows your network places, while the latter does not.
Solution #2:
Unified solution for local file sharing
Written by
jpka the 15 Jan 09 at 02:21.
This problem exist not only in Firefox.
I suggest an unified solution which is 1) simple; 2) nice; 3) not required to modify any existing and future user applications.
Remote folders can be mounted for example as /home/user/Network/server/share folder or so.
Please see
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/11613/
If it's be implemented, there never be strange smb:// or ftp:// or network:/// links or so, which confusing many software.
This problem exist not only in Firefox.
I suggest an unified solution which is 1) simple; 2) nice; 3) not required to modify any existing and future user applications.
Remote folders can be mounted for example as /home/user/Network/server/share folder or so.
Please see http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/11613/
If it's be implemented, there never be strange smb:// or ftp:// or network:/// links or so, which confusing many software.
Solution #3:
GIO support in XULRunner
Written by
Tweenk the 21 Jan 09 at 01:28.
To make Firefox able to save to remote places, XULRunner needs to use GIO for file handling. It already uses GTK widgets which depend on GIO, so it should be doable.
To make Firefox able to save to remote places, XULRunner needs to use GIO for file handling. It already uses GTK widgets which depend on GIO, so it should be doable.
Thumbnails of images in the filebrowser of the webrowsers.
Written by Levo75 the 24 Apr 09 at 08:26.
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This is specifically for those moments when you browse through your imagefolder to find a specific picture to upload and all you see are 8x8 microthumbnails of the pictures and their filenames. The large thumbnail view like in vista and windows XP would be a very good source for reference. I don't know if Microsoft has any patents on this so I'll leave it to it if it's so.
For any ubuntu users that are also channers, this would be a great improvement.
Solution #1:
Solution to viewing larger thumbnails in the filebrowser in webrowsers.
Written by
Levo75 the 24 Apr 09 at 08:26.
Whenever you click upload on any website, lets say flicker, or tinypic.com, you get a mini filebrowser to select your image. Going through a picturefolder of your vacation pictures for example usually don't have very clear names, like DSC001,DSC002 etc... Other than that you can see a miniscule thumbnail which is pretty much useless.
Give us a choice to see either large thumbnails or file lists.
Whenever you click upload on any website, lets say flicker, or tinypic.com, you get a mini filebrowser to select your image. Going through a picturefolder of your vacation pictures for example usually don't have very clear names, like DSC001,DSC002 etc... Other than that you can see a miniscule thumbnail which is pretty much useless.
Give us a choice to see either large thumbnails or file lists.
Solution #2:
Add a slider
Written by
gforster the 19 May 09 at 23:54.
If there were a slider at the bottome of all filebrowser windows (inclduding those in the web brower), one could choose the size of the thumbnails quite easily. The slider would act like the one in OpenOfffice.org Writer. Either way, the one-thumbnail-at-a-time is almost useless.
If there were a slider at the bottome of all filebrowser windows (inclduding those in the web brower), one could choose the size of the thumbnails quite easily. The slider would act like the one in OpenOfffice.org Writer. Either way, the one-thumbnail-at-a-time is almost useless.
Scroll hook function
Written by Doenietwil the 9 Jun 10 at 16:14.
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On Microsoft's Windows, if you hold the scroll wheel in a browser you get this symbol
http://www.plaatjesupload.nl/bekijk/2010/06/09/1276090236-40.png . It's to scroll fast by moving the mous in the direction you want, the more distance the faster it will move you. I've never seen a thing like this in ubuntu, and i really use this a lot. It could be either browser-only or you could put it in the whole OS wich would be awesome.
Solution #1:
Pick one plugin and go with it
Written by
Hawke the 22 Oct 09 at 02:21.
Ideally, there should be no user choice here. Ubuntu should choose one plugin that works with the selected media type and prompt the user to install it. If no plugin always works, the best one should be enhanced so that it does.
Ideally, there should be no user choice here. Ubuntu should choose one plugin that works with the selected media type and prompt the user to install it. If no plugin always works, the best one should be enhanced so that it does.
Solution #2:
Allow easy switching of plugins
Written by
Hawke the 22 Oct 09 at 02:27.
There should be some way to easily choose which plugin to use after the fact. Figuring out which one is currently in use, which package it’s in, removing it, restarting the browser, and going through the plugin installation wizard again is too much of a hassle.
And when multiple plugins are installed, there’s no (easy?) way to choose which one will actually be used for a particular media type.
There should be some way to easily choose which plugin to use after the fact. Figuring out which one is currently in use, which package it’s in, removing it, restarting the browser, and going through the plugin installation wizard again is too much of a hassle.
And when multiple plugins are installed, there’s no (easy?) way to choose which one will actually be used for a particular media type.
Solution #3:
Show user ratings next to each plugin
Written by
stoffel the 24 Oct 09 at 14:54.
There are plans to add support for user ratings to the Software Center (
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter ).
I think it would be a good idea to also add support for these ratings in the browser plugin choice dialog, for instance by showing a certain number of stars next to each plugin.
In this way it will be easy for users to make a better plugin choice.
There are plans to add support for user ratings to the Software Center ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter ).
I think it would be a good idea to also add support for these ratings in the browser plugin choice dialog, for instance by showing a certain number of stars next to each plugin.
In this way it will be easy for users to make a better plugin choice.
Non-internationalized search results via the Ubuntu Start Page
Written by nha the 21 May 10 at 08:10.
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This affects non-English users who are interested in non-English search results, as reported by my mother (who speaks English, but - being a German historian - the German language search results are simply more useful for her).
When you go to Google's website directly to search for whatever term (I've just tried it myself with "Neuschwanstein"), Google seem to be pretty smart about choosing search results that are applicable to your language and to where you live.
However, when you search for the same term via Ubuntu's Start Page, you get almost only English-centric results. This is rather unsatisfactory.