Contains a comparison of key features and a series of screen shots of menus
Comparison of key features
Options | Firefox | Safari | Chrome | Opera |
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Default or "Standard" font | Times 16 | Times 16 | (unsaid Times 16) | Times 16 |
Default text colour | black | (unsaid black) | (unsaid black) | (unsaid black) |
Default background colour | white | white, permanent | white, permanent | white |
Default unvisited link colour | blue | blue | blue | blue |
Default visited link colour | purple | purple | purple | purple |
Multiple menus (e.g. simple vs advanced) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Option to use system colours | default is inactive | NA | via add-on | can select native MacOS skin |
Underline links option | default is active | NA | via add-on | default is active |
Allow pages to choose their own colours to override the default settings | default is active | NA | NA | NA |
Fonts for different languages | yes | yes | yes | uncertain |
Serif font | Times 16 | Times 16 | Times 16 | Times 16 |
Sans-serif font | Helvetica 16 | NA | Helvetica 16 | NA |
Monospace font | Courier 13 | Courier 13 | Courier 13 | Monaco 16 |
Minimum font size range | 9 to 24 | 9 to 24 (need to activate min. font size function) | via add-on | NA |
General font size range | 9 to 72 | 9 to 288 | 9 to 288 | 8 to 72 |
Font thickness | no options | no options | regular, bold | light, normal, bold |
Font styling (italics etc.) | no options | no options | various | various |
Preview pane | none | yes | yes | yes |
Font colour options | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Reset to default option | none | none | yes | none |
Tab highlight options | none | yes | yes | none |
Custom style sheet support | no | yes | via add-on | yes |
Show or hide images option | "load images automatically" on/off option | no options | yes | yes |
Enable/disable animated images option | no options | no options | might be included in show/hide images | yes |
Enable/disable sound in webpages option | no options | no options | no options | yes |
Translation options | via add-ons | via extensions | yes | none |
Themes/skins for browsers | yes | via extensions | yes | yes |
Icon size adjustment | only possible to scale down | no options | no options | yes |
Page zoom in options menu | no | no | no | yes |
Readability functions | via add-on | built into Safari 5, auto detects compatible articles | via add-on | uncertain (extension under development) |
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Screen shots of menus
Firefox
For Mac, UI Options are located under Firefox > Preferences > Content tab > Fonts & Colours section:
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Advanced pane:
Colours pane:
Safari
For Mac, UI Options are located in a couple of places:
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Safari > Preferences > Appearance tab:
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Standard font options pane with existing default settings shown:
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Note: font size slider bar increases as you slide it up, while font size numbers in the scrollable menu beside it increase as you scroll down.
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Safari > Preferences > Advanced:
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Chrome
For Mac, UI Options are located in a few places:
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Under Chrome > Preferences > Personal Stuff tab > Themes section, users can change themes for the browser (contrast of browser pane etc.):
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Under Chrome > Preferences > Under the Hood tab > Privacy section > Content settings > Images, users can choose to show or hide images for webpages:
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Under Chrome > Preferences > Under the Hood tab > Web content section, users can access a content translation option, highlighted links on Tab press option, and font settings:
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Under font settings, defaults are shown with a preview:
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similar for sans-serif and fixed-width:
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On the main browser window, there is a tools icon on the top, right corner that offers zoom options:
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Opera
For Mac, UI Options are located in a few places:
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Tools > Appearance:
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Skins and colour schemes can be customized:
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Opera > Preferences > Webpages:
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Webpage content display can be customized:
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Font panels:
Colours panel:
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Opera > Preferences > Advanced > Content:
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Animated images, sound, interactive features can be customized:
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