Pu7o Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Presenting Macfox. A customized version of Firefox tailored specifically to feel like a Mac application. What does Macfox have that's not in Firefox 2.0? A Mac-friendly user interface. When you open a page, the progress is seen in the URL bar, like in Safari. Combined Stop/Refresh button, again, like Safari. A theme that's very similar to Safari. Webpages have Aqua controls, as opposed to Windows Classic-style controls. Screenshot: Download Link: Macfox 0.1 (DMG, Universal Binary). Macfox 0.1 requires a G4 processor or higher (The next version will work on a G3), and Mac OS X v10.3.9 or higher. Why am I doing this? Simple. I like Safari's simple and easy-to-use user interface, however, recently, I've come across several websites which simply do not work right in Safari. For example, searches on Fanfiction.net don't show up at all. And YouTube crashes Safari whenever I try to upload a video. This way, I can have the best of both worlds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowned Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Wow this looks pretty cool. Do u guys have a website? If not i can offer you guys some free hosting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pu7o Posted November 27, 2006 Author Share Posted November 27, 2006 I post all my Macfox stuff on my blog. One day I might actually bother to create a dedicated website for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowned Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 I post all my Macfox stuff on my blog. One day I might actually bother to create a dedicated website for it. Okay Good u've got hosting, hate to see good applications w/ out hosting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Looks good. Text boxes in Safari have shadows. In Firefox/Macfox, they are "flat" without shadows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ut2211 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Great! Thank you Pu7o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 One question, what's the difference between MacFox and Camino? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pu7o Posted November 27, 2006 Author Share Posted November 27, 2006 Macfox is a customized Firefox, and as such, it's XUL-based, which means (among other things) that Firefox extensions actually work on this thing. Camino, on the other hand, is the Gecko engine embedded inside a normal Cocoa application, which makes supporting extensions on it completely impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzuka Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Just a question, besides skin and the word "macfox" is there any difference from firefox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pu7o Posted November 28, 2006 Author Share Posted November 28, 2006 Aqua-style controls, refresh&stop button combined, safari-style address bar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJSpike Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Hi, I personally use iFox skin plug-in for Firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Will it work with the Firefox extensions? And will it allow me to post to blogdrive.com? If it can do both of those, then I will download it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pu7o Posted November 28, 2006 Author Share Posted November 28, 2006 I don't know what blogdrive.com is, but yeah, it works with Firefox extensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ut2211 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Two days using macfox. This is exactly what I needed. Firefox with Mac-Safari interface. Thanks again Pu7o! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklas Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Thanks Pu7o! Do you play Q3 ? Greets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Google Anonymously in Macfox: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=34398 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowned Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Submitted to Digg (Well ur blog post) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe75 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Google Anonymously 00Rammjet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sg Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 anyone have a mirror of the latest binary or source? the site/blog seems to be down and i'd really like to use this. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaspers Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Got a screenshot ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pu7o Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share Posted November 29, 2006 Mirror here. Screenshot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pu7o Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share Posted November 29, 2006 Macfox downloads have been pulled until further notice. Sorry for the inconvenience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowned Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 anyone have a mirror of the latest binary or source? the site/blog seems to be down and i'd really like to use this. thanks. Heres a mirror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pu7o Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share Posted November 29, 2006 Until I replace the downloads again, I'd appreciate it if nobody mirrored this yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Something I hate of FireFox in Mac is those flat non-rounded (agua) buttons, and also the URL textbox does not behave like other apps in Mac, when I hit up-arrow (go to the left or at the begining) or down-arrow (go to the right or at the end) it shows the list of URLs instead of moving the cursor, maybe there is a setting or preference to change this behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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