New Firebird User

[krieser]

I've been using Firebird(0.7) regularly for a few days now (Thumbs Up Thanks TCH-Raul for your helpful prodding away from IE ). I love it, but I notice it seems to forget settings i've made, particularly the theme setting. If I close the browser, and reopen it, it seems fine, but every once in a while it reverts back to the original theme. Has anyone else experienced this, or does anyone know how to fix this? It's not a big deal, but I couldn't find the info on their website (haven't checked for forums).

 

Also, while i've got the attention of Firebird users, is there a way to set it up so that when I click on a link, it opens in a new tab (never a new window). Can I override that setting?? I like the tabbed browsing, and am still adjusting, but it's confusing as hell to have a window with five tabs and then three other windows without tabs (to exagerate a little...). Any ideas?

[borfast]

Hi Kris.

 

Glad you are liking Firebird!

 

I never experienced the problems you mentioned but Firebird is still under construction, so I wouldn't be surprised to see some (a lot, actually ) bugs still laying around. Try searching the Firebird forums to see if you find something. If you don't, leave a message explaining the problem and perhaps someone has experienced the same and knows how to correct it.

 

About the "never in a new window" question, I remember I did that some time ago but for some reason I didn't like it. I can't really remember what it was, though.

Anyway, here's how to do it:

http://texturizer.net/firebird/tips.html#beh_reuse

 

By the way, if you like Firebird, you could give Thunderbird a try. With the enormous amount of virus/worms that take advantage of Outlook Express' vulnerabilities to infect a computer, I advise everyone to stop using it. If you want to give it a try, start here:

http://texturizer.net/thunderbird/

 

 

PS - Have you tried clicking a link with the middle mouse button? And have you enabled the "Block Popup Windows" option under the "Web Features" section of Firebird's options window? And have you tried typing "about:config" in the location box and pressing enter? Now try those on IE...

Edited February 5, 2004 by TCH-Raul

[krieser]

Right on Raul!!!! I found an extension there to do tabbed the way I want. I didn't want every link to open in a new tab or window (not sure if that was clear), but if say the link (javascript) said 'hey, open me in a new window' , then I wanted it opened in a new tab instead. Works like a charm! Thumbs Up

 

I've actually had Firebird for some time now (Phoenix), but started using it as my default only after reading your IE warning, and a few other posts that convinced me to give it a try. I did download Thunderbird on your recommendation, but since I mainly use yahoo mail, I never really used Outlook that much. I won't let my wife open Outlook on this pc (and recently changed the names of the executables to keep IE/Windows from launching it). Thunderbird's great though - although I haven't got into it much.

 

I was wondering if my theme problem wasn't related to the fact that I have multiple versions of Firebird and Mozilla on my pc. I used the zip files for Firebird (not the installer), but i'm wondering if it's still trying to share 'profile' data with another version or Mozilla app. They are all installed in different directories... Anyway, themes are the least of my worries (but will check the forums). I'm really enjoying Firebird.

 

Everyone should give it a try!!!

[borfast]

Well, that's probably the problem. Firebird uses a single directory for it's configuration files, etc, directory which is kept on your Windows user directory (C:\Documents and Settings\yourusername\Application Data\Phoenix\Profiles\default\randomstuff.slt\) and even if you install multiple versions in multipe directories, they will all use the same directory for storing the configuration files, etc (unless, of course, you change users).