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Fsyncers and curveballs (the Firefox 3 fsync() problem)

Fsyncers and curveballs (the Firefox 3 fsync() problem)

Posted May 27, 2008 0:03 UTC (Tue) by sbergman27 (subscriber, #10767)
In reply to: Fsyncers and curveballs (the Firefox 3 fsync() problem) by tialaramex
Parent article: Fsyncers and curveballs (the Firefox 3 fsync() problem)

"""
About a dozen new hidden about:config options were introduced in the creation of this feature,
not a single one of which restores the old, well loved functionality.
"""

Have you tried the "apt-get install epiphany-browser" option?  That restored my browser to
exactly the way I want it.  FF is developing a very bad case of second system syndrome.



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Fsyncers and curveballs (the Firefox 3 fsync() problem)

Posted May 27, 2008 4:31 UTC (Tue) by MisterIO (guest, #36192) [Link]

The only reason why I'm not using epiphany-webkit at the moment is that this new version of
epiphany still doesn't support file downloading and it has some other clear problems due to
its still experimental-like state.

Fsyncers and curveballs (the Firefox 3 fsync() problem)

Posted May 27, 2008 18:18 UTC (Tue) by sbergman27 (subscriber, #10767) [Link]

I'm using Epiphany 2.22.1.1 with Gecko rendering.  It works great while avoiding much of the
brain-deadness of FF3 itself.  For example, changing font sizes does not block on a write, and
it has a very nice and usable history system.  Far superior bookmarking... without the
relational database.  It's what FF should be.

Fsyncers and curveballs (the Firefox 3 fsync() problem)

Posted May 28, 2008 18:45 UTC (Wed) by MisterIO (guest, #36192) [Link]

Epiphany 2.22.1.1-3 in experimental has switched to webkit-only.

Fsyncers and curveballs (the Firefox 3 fsync() problem)

Posted Jun 3, 2008 17:35 UTC (Tue) by daenzer (✭ supporter ✭, #7050) [Link]

My

apt-cache policy epiphany-{gecko,webkit}

doesn't agree. You can install both variants and run whichever you feel like at will.

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