OS X / Unix Matt | 13 Jun 2007 09:42 pm
Camino 1.5 a fast Mac browser plus full form tabbing
The new version of Camino for OS X came out recently. I’ve been using it for a week and am impressed by the speed, thin RAM usage and relaibility. Plus I just noticed something I’ve sorely missed from Linux.
Linux or Windows users switching to OS X on a Mac will probably notice that when using a web from and the tab key to move from one field to the next, you can’t tab to drop down lists. This drove me nuts for the first few weeks I got serious about using a mac. I ended up just re-learning how I’d fill in forms and begrudgingly put up with the speed bump of having to go to the mouse when I got to a drop down.
Not anymore!
Camino has an option in the web features tab of preferences that allows for tab selection of form buttons, pop-up menus and lists. As well there’s a separate option to turn on selection of links and linked images. This small feature alone makes me switching to Camino full time a compelling choice.
The main drawback to Camino is the lack extensions available for Firefox. This is due to the user interface being written in OS X native Cocoa rather than Firefox’s XUL. The site PimpMyCamino has a few extensions and enhancements available including a link to Camino builds specific to Intel Core Duo and Intel Core2 Duo machines. These versions don’t contain the extra bloat of the code for the PowerPC chips of old.
