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* Closing the (only) Firefox window with the close button ("X" on Windows and Linux, red dot on Mac) is instantaneous, but pressing Ctrl+Q makes Firefox hang completely for a second while still showing the window. Ctrl+Q should also instantly close the (current?) window so it disappears from view before it silently shuts down completely in the background.
* Closing the (only) Firefox window with the close button ("X" on Windows and Linux, red dot on Mac) is instantaneous, but pressing Ctrl+Q makes Firefox hang completely for a second while still showing the window. Ctrl+Q should also instantly close the (current?) window so it disappears from view before it silently shuts down completely in the background.
* Friendlier looking error pages. Most people blame Firefox and not the site causing an issue when they see an error page. A little style and color psychology might help to ease the frustration that a user is feeling when they can't get to where they are trying to go.
* Friendlier looking error pages. Most people blame Firefox and not the site causing an issue when they see an error page. A little style and color psychology might help to ease the frustration that a user is feeling when they can't get to where they are trying to go.
* Smarter text selection.  It's difficult to select the text you want, because text selection follows invisible page layout elements rather than the locations of actual text.  It takes fitts-law-aggravating pixel precision, and you can't even see what you're aiming for.
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