Brian got Mozilla Firebird nightlies building on OS X and the first bits have been pushed to FTP. Woo-Hoo! If you want a Gecko-based browser for OS X that's smaller and faster than the Mozilla SeaMonkey suite of apps and that still supports more than 40 XUL extesions and more than 50 themes, then give Mozilla Firebird a try. We still have work to do to get some basic Mac UI issues worked out but these first builds are a good preview of for Mac users that haven't before been able to test Firebird.
Posted by asa at May 3, 2003 08:44 PMHey what about Mozilla Thunderbird now?
Posted by: Wise on May 3, 2003 11:06 PMjust grabbed Firebird for OS X...Looks awesome..! There are some UI issues but the app feels pretty solid.
looking forward to a milestone release...
Posted by: Sandeep on May 5, 2003 04:12 PMYeah. Firebird looks like it going to be solid. It definitely dusts safari on speed, however, I am having issues with disappearing scrollbars on a number of themes.
Posted by: D.Gall on May 5, 2003 10:27 PMGiving it a try now. At first I wasn't sure why there would be a need for yet another browser on the Mac landscape, and now I am glad there is. Firebird, while still has some display issues, works great. The problem I have now is trying to figure out which browser I want to make my full-time browser. First it was IE, then Chimera, then Safari, and now Firebird. What to do?
I really like the extensions features. I have been using Firebird at work and fell in love with Mouse Gestures and Smooth Scroll. I was suprised to see that those same extensions worked on the OS10 version of the browser without a hitch. This allows me to have the exact same feel both at home and at work. For that, I think Firebird stands a chance over Safari.
Great work. I hope this catches on.
Posted by: R.Downs on May 14, 2003 11:32 AM