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Authored by: macgruder on Dec 31, '04 01:02:09AM

This is a version optimized for the G5 processor. I've been using it for a month or so, and have no problems and it does run faster.

http://www.beatnikpad.com/archives/2004/11/06/firefoxG5

Now if only, Firefox would only be a be more Mac-like :-) Ugly buttons, and the rendering of Japanese text is horrible. Other than that wonderful!



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G5 Users
Authored by: akito on Dec 31, '04 02:26:22PM

The reason that firefox is not more 'mac like' is that the philosophy driving firefox is a unified code base. This means one set of source files that compiles to all operating systems. It is because of this philosophy that it is difficult to use the usual cocoa interface we all know and love.



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G5 Users
Authored by: olorenya on Jan 01, '05 11:50:45PM

take a look at this if you don't like the widgets
http://homepage.mac.com/amake/software/firefoxy.html
also there are g4 optimized versions here:
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=149532&highlight=optimized+g4
and
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=160902&highlight=optimized+g4



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G5 Users
Authored by: olorenya on Jan 01, '05 11:54:04PM

i think one of those links is wrong above, but one of the is right so it doesn't matter :-)



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