Opera 8 vs. Firefox 1.5 - GoFuckYourself.com

Hue G. Pness · 01-13-2006, 03:17 PM

I have been using firefox for some time. However the memory leak in 1.5 seems to be a bit nuts. So I just got Opera 8 and am giving it a spin. It seems to have all the same features as firefox really but looks a bit cleaner to me and so far does not seem to be chewing up to much memory.

I also like how the status bar in Opera can be hidden but piops up while a page loads. That seems like a nice feature.

I was wondering what some of you thought about Opera. Advantages and dissadvantages compared to Firefox? Any known issues with Opera worth knowing about?

woj · 01-13-2006, 03:22 PM

Sounds great, but I'm not sure if I could live without the firefox plugins :-/

fetishblog · 01-13-2006, 03:22 PM

Firefox > *

1)Type about:config into the location bar and press enter
2)Right click any line to bring up a sub-menu
3)Choose "new">"integer"
4)paste this into the dialogue that appears: browser.cache.memory.capacity
5)Next click Okay
6)Specify the amount in kb (about 16000 should do) in the next dialogue that appears
7)Restart Firefox and happy surfing.

Thurbs · 01-13-2006, 03:24 PM

u know what, I'm a huge firefox fan, been a donator, know alot of ppl involved with the project, but I have noticed 1.5 feels more sluggish then last few revisions, so I fired up Opera last night and am starting to use it more. I had a ff process up to 779,000 couple of nights ago.

Hue G. Pness · 01-13-2006, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fetishblog

Firefox > *

1)Type about:config into the location bar and press enter
2)Right click any line to bring up a sub-menu
3)Choose "new">"integer"
4)paste this into the dialogue that appears: browser.cache.memory.capacity
5)Next click Okay
6)Specify the amount in kb (about 16000 should do) in the next dialogue that appears
7)Restart Firefox and happy surfing.

Hi Fetish, I tried that with 1.5 and it didn't seem to do any good. I checked a few other message boards about this and it seems to not work with 1.5 Maybe I am wrong though and thanks for your helpful reply.

Hue G. Pness · 01-13-2006, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thurbs

u know what, I'm a huge firefox fan, been a donator, know alot of ppl involved with the project, but I have noticed 1.5 feels more sluggish then last few revisions, so I fired up Opera last night and am starting to use it more. I had a ff process up to 779,000 couple of nights ago.

Yea I have been a fan of FF for a long time. I have not used IE in ages and don't miss it. However, I had the same thing. I noticed my fan kept firing up loud after browsing in FF for awhile and I looked at my mem usage and FF was up to like 160,000.

Flu · 01-13-2006, 03:39 PM

Im jumping on the memory leak train here. Maybe I'll use Opera more often, at this point the only firefox plugin that I can use is the google tool bar. Everything else pretty much nets me on average 290,000k plus mem leaks.

Hue G. Pness · 01-13-2006, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flu

Im jumping on the memory leak train here. Maybe I'll use Opera more often, at this point the only firefox plugin that I can use is the google tool bar. Everything else pretty much nets me on average 290,000k plus mem leaks.

Yea it sucks because I had gotten so use to Firefox. Looks like I'll stick with Opera till FF fixes the hole.

ChewbaCreative · 01-13-2006, 05:23 PM

maybe FF have alot of great plugins, but i've loved Opera from times when i can put it on 1'44 FDD

Doctor Dre · 01-13-2006, 05:25 PM

I tried opera for couple days ... went back to FF

Luc · 01-13-2006, 05:34 PM

man with balls use IE. lol. seriously though, FF all the way.

SmokeyTheBear · 01-13-2006, 05:47 PM

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( a list of gfy users browsers )
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SmokeyTheBear · 01-13-2006, 05:47 PM

BSleazy · 01-13-2006, 05:51 PM

My firefox memory usage only says about 47,000.

Big_Papi · 01-13-2006, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doctor Dre

I tried opera for couple days ... went back to FF

Me too.

Dre

Bird · 01-17-2006, 01:27 PM

OPera 8

Is the best

WebairGerard · 01-17-2006, 01:37 PM

I use Opera and FF. Mostly a FF user. But I do think that Opera is a bit faster and is much cleaner/crisper looking, colors, etc. I have been using Opera a bit more of late because of memory issues.

IE, what's that? ;)

01-13-2006, 03:17 PM	#1
Hue G. Pness Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Variable Posts: 1,237	Opera 8 vs. Firefox 1.5 I have been using firefox for some time. However the memory leak in 1.5 seems to be a bit nuts. So I just got Opera 8 and am giving it a spin. It seems to have all the same features as firefox really but looks a bit cleaner to me and so far does not seem to be chewing up to much memory. I also like how the status bar in Opera can be hidden but piops up while a page loads. That seems like a nice feature. I was wondering what some of you thought about Opera. Advantages and dissadvantages compared to Firefox? Any known issues with Opera worth knowing about? __________________ GFY Voice of Reason

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fetishblog Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Your mom is my favorite pornstar!#% Posts: 5,995	Firefox > * 1)Type about:config into the location bar and press enter 2)Right click any line to bring up a sub-menu 3)Choose "new">"integer" 4)paste this into the dialogue that appears: browser.cache.memory.capacity 5)Next click Okay 6)Specify the amount in kb (about 16000 should do) in the next dialogue that appears 7)Restart Firefox and happy surfing. __________________ Fling.com doesn't steal your traffic and sales unlike some other dating companies. I promote them, and so should you!

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Flu Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 652	Im jumping on the memory leak train here. Maybe I'll use Opera more often, at this point the only firefox plugin that I can use is the google tool bar. Everything else pretty much nets me on average 290,000k plus mem leaks. __________________ Free Video Downloads

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Thurbs The Thrilla in Manila Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Thurbs' Lagoon, Christmas Island Posts: 4,785	u know what, I'm a huge firefox fan, been a donator, know alot of ppl involved with the project, but I have noticed 1.5 feels more sluggish then last few revisions, so I fired up Opera last night and am starting to use it more. I had a ff process up to 779,000 couple of nights ago.

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01-17-2006, 01:37 PM	#17
WebairGerard Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 8,113	I use Opera and FF. Mostly a FF user. But I do think that Opera is a bit faster and is much cleaner/crisper looking, colors, etc. I have been using Opera a bit more of late because of memory issues. IE, what's that? ;) __________________