Three suggestions for future releases of CometBird

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Hi all o’ ya,

I’d like to make 3 suggestions about CometBird, specially now than Mozilla Firefox 4.0 was released and, let me guess, there will be also a CB 4.0 any time soon.

My first suggestion is about a function of the Browser UI Enhancement add-on. The Translator function should be disabled by default (unchecked boxes), because it’s very annoying to leave the cursor over any text and have that word translated into a tooltip. I’m not asking to remove the Translator function, but to keep it disabled out of box.

Secondly, I don’t know if this is technical possible, but I’d really love to contribute to the Live Bookmarks of the CometBird’s es-AR locale. I mean, I want to contribute to the es-AR locale by replacing most of these websites by the ones that the Argentinian users use most. Can I send my suggested sites to the CometBird Development Team in order to modify the Live Bookmarks of the CB’s es-AR locale?

Finally, could you disable the close-tab-by-double-click function by default? Again, I’m not asking to remove it — just asking for disable it by default. That’s all.

I’d like to read what other CometBird user think about these suggestions of mine.

Kind regards,

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I agree about the double click tab to close.

I’ve reported it to development, but it seems more people like this option then don’t. We have prepared a guide for changing this, which is as far as my authority can go.

The translate option is also highly popular as many cometbird users are international, and often have to view websites that aren’t in their native language. It’s frankly one of cometbirds main enhancements, so I don’t see it being disabled, but thank you for the feedback.

As for your offer to contribute, I suggest you send a PM to Lucy26, and ask her to look at this topic. She works with the development team and can best pass on your offer to them.

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Dear KNTRO,

Thanks a lot for your kind suggestion.

1st one: The translator function is popular among certain users. Our development team will take this into consideration in the next update version.

2nd one: Live Bookmarks of the CometBird’s es-AR locale is a good idea, please contact me with a more specific list and recommend reason. Our development team will work on that later.

3rd one: The close-tab-by-double-click function will be disabled by default. Our development team has already improved this in the new beta version, you will soon get access to it. Before the new one releases, please close in the option manually.

Kind regards,

Support Team

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UnUsual,

First and main, thank you for sharing your thoughts about my suggestions. I really appreciate them.

Now, about the translation function, I was wonderin’ whether it’s technically possible to include into CometBird 4.0 the optional webpage translator built in Google Chrome. Yeah, that’s yet another web browser, I know. :stuck_out_tongue: And…, yeah, that’d possibly be a lot of extra work. But that could be some kinda impressive crossovering function. I don’t even know if that worth doing it, but you can’t deny Google’s translation service is that bad. :smiley: Oh, includin’ Google webpage translator function would be also helpful because they have some more lingos to translate from/to — Some of them are in beta status though.

I was about to get in touch with Lucy26 but zerojinn appeared and saved me. B)

zerojinn,

Pleased to meet you. Happy Bday, lady! :rolleyes:

Thanks for posting a CB Development Team’s reply so quickly. :wink:

1st one:** The Translator function**

What does the Development Team think about my suggestion above ('bout the Translator function from Google Chrome)?

**2nd one: **Live Bookmarks of the CometBird’s es-AR locale

Cool! I’m gonna double check the proposed list of live bookmarks for the es-AR locale and PM it to you next week, with the reasons why I chose them.

**3rd one: **Close-tab-by-double-click function

Have you read that, UnUsual?! They’re gonna disable it! Woo hoo! :lol:

Seriously, that’s good news. At least, for The UnUsual Suspect and me. :stuck_out_tongue:

Now, really serious (LOL): Please, tell the Development Team to include a checkbox [read that post, please] into the Browser UI Enhancement add-on for CometBird users who want to enable it. That will avoid users going to the about:config setting page (read avoid headaches).

Best regard for both you people. Have a happy weekend.

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Hi everybody there,

I forgot an important modification for future releases of CometBird: Please, change the about:config’s browser.tabs.closeButtons value of the integer to 1, instead of 0.

That’s it. Thanks.

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Thank KNTRO for your suggestions, they will be forwarded to the development team.

We alresdy have a checkbox for Browser UI Enhancement add-on, but for other changes you may still have to go to the about:config setting page.

I have received your PM on Live Bookmarks of the CometBird’s es-AR locale. The list has been forwarded to my colleagues related.

Thank you for the support. :slight_smile:

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I’d like to see the ‘import Google bookmarks’ change to simply ‘import bookmarks’. Not a big fan of Google. I do like the online bookmarks. :slight_smile: