Posted on 07/06/2005 10:47:20 AM PDT by Asphalt
According to a spokesperson from Google, we can soon expect an official Google toolbar for the Firefox web browser. Up until now the only official Google toolbar was for Internet Explorer. Although all of the features provided by the Google toolbar have already been replicated by various Firefox extensions, it is a sign of confidence that search engines are working to make sure their services are functional on the upstart browser. It’s said to be due out tomorrow and will run on Windows 2000/XP as well as Apple OSX 10.2 and Linux 8.0+ (Can somebody who knows what Linux 8.0+ is E-mail and let me know please?) and it has much the same feature set as the Internet Explorer version.
Why Good,
I have no use of a Google Toolbar for my Firefox.
I already have a search engine box to type searches in next to the address bar.
All this does is take up wasted space on my screen. Pop-up blocking is already found in Firefox, I block ads through adblock, I block java scripts with no-script, and and do my spell checking with spellbound.
None of those extensions take up any screen space and are integrated within existing space.
I just don't see any need for this.
Regards,
Joe
agreed.
I think I have to agree with Sonar5 here. I already have a Google shortcut on my browser--what's a toolbar going to give me?
Ditto.
Firefox has so many nice extras that I don't need Google.
Plus - Google is swinging so far left these days - I rather not use them at all.
If I decide to use Firefox as a browser, can you still use and keep IE?
Yes. Firefox will live nicely along side of IE.
Yes, you can have both installed.
IE that flawed security hole ridden code still has to be used to update windoze over at M$.
That is just about the only reason I use IE, that and checking occasionally the updates I do on my websites for functionality.
Yes, and in fact you can't get rid of IE. Windows depends on it.
what will you get???
googleware on your computer that does God only knows what...
i see no need for a specific search engine's tool bar for Firefox at all. As of late, i've been using the Groowe search toolbar, which works with both IE and FF. This covers multiple search engines, and can be hidden or recalled with the click of a mouse. Provides all the search engine anyone would need, and doesn't clutter the display.
But, I use Firefox for everything else. I would say take the leap. You'll wonder why you waited...
I use the search box, as I can either Google, or flip it down to Amazon, imdb, eBay, Wikipedia, etc., to automatically search those instead.
Plus, I think, you can add whatever engine you would like.
I like firefox fine the way it is.
Yes... you can't get rid of MSIE if you tried, anyway. Get the "IE View" plugin for FireFox, so you can use the right-click context menus to view pages in IE that won't render in FireFox due to stupid web developers.
There are many hundreds of search engine plugins available at http://mycroft.mozdev.org/download.html
So let me get this straight... youre using something by the mozilla foundation yet you think the personal feelings of those at google should dissuade you?
Just do what I do, ignore personal politics of developers, and people involved with software..
Guck Foogle. They can kiss my butt. The search bar functionality in Firefox needs no enhancement from those jerks.
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