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Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: Quantum on September 01, 2006, 08:52:47 am
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You can grab it here: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bonecho/all-beta.html
Here is some information about it: http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2006/08/31/firefox-2-beta-2-milestone-released/
There has been massive improvements in stability and a slight UI update.
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Yeah I tried it but the extensions didnt work so I quickly got rid :D
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Yeah I tried it but the extensions didnt work so I quickly got rid :D
Really? Most my extentions work at this point. I'm really liking this edition of Firefox, there have always been lots of little bugs that have really annoyed me, but it has got rid of all of them.
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yeah none lol what little bugs did you notice have been fixed?
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You can also click on updates located under the 'Help' tab in the Firefox browser.
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yeah none lol what little bugs did you notice have been fixed?
Oh just bits and bobs like when you ave it set so links don't open windows, instead they open new tabs, when you click "Get more Extentions" it opens in a new Tab, not a new Window.
Apparently they fixed over 3300 bugs from Firefox 1.5 to Firefox 2.
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Using this now, its v v nice. Took me a while to get the spell checking working because one of my extensions messed it up, but all is working fine now.
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Firefox 2 Release Candidate 1 (RC 1) is now available for download.
Click there---> http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0/releasenotes/ (http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0/releasenotes/)
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Firefox 2 Release Candidate 2 (RC 2) is now available for download.
Click there---> http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0/releasenotes/ (http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0/releasenotes/)
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I felt bad abandoning firefox at first, but ever since Opera has become completely free (the free version used to have banners) I just couldn't turn back.
I just get annoyed when using firefox now, Opera has waaay more features.
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I felt bad abandoning firefox at first, but ever since Opera has become completely free (the free version used to have banners) I just couldn't turn back.
I just get annoyed when using firefox now, Opera has waaay more features.
I'm not going to get in to a browser arguement, I think Opera is a really good browser. But you do realise the point of Firefox is that there are very few features so you can just choose which ones you want to add?
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I know we're all stubborn and have our preferences. I like the idea of firefox extensions but there's just too many of them that do the same thing. I do use thunderbird as my main email client. Finding the right extension is a hassle, why not just download opera and have everything you need? Opera isn't bloated, it's still fast (starts up way faster than firefox*) and uses very little resources despite all the features it contains.
When I used firefox I never used the tabs because I thought they were weird. Opera's tabbing was the first browser I have ever used with tabs. The tabs make a lot more sense because each tab has it's own forward/back, etc buttons. It's a lot more intuitive and just makes a lot more sense. This is the main reason why I chose opera.
* = when I was using firefox, it was proven that it was the slowest loading browser. I don't know if they've improved it since then. Ever notice that firefox takes a while to open when you first double click it after booting up your computer?
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I understand there are a lot of pros and cons to both browsers, I'm just saying, you seem to be knocking Firefox for something which it was designed for in the first place.
Firefox has a few deep issues, including thread allocation and speed. Firefox 2 doesn't solve these, because essentially it's a polished off version of Firefox 1.5 (Hence why in the original naming system Firefox 1.5 was Firefox 1.1, this new one would have been Firefox 1.5). Firefox 3 on the other hand (the current 'trunk' build) goes a long way to solving all of them, I can't wait until that comes out.
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I understand there are a lot of pros and cons to both browsers, I'm just saying, you seem to be knocking Firefox for something which it was designed for in the first place.
Firefox has a few deep issues, including thread allocation and speed. Firefox 2 doesn't solve these, because essentially it's a polished off version of Firefox 1.5 (Hence why in the original naming system Firefox 1.5 was Firefox 1.1, this new one would have been Firefox 1.5). Firefox 3 on the other hand (the current 'trunk' build) goes a long way to solving all of them, I can't wait until that comes out.
Again we are getting back to the old subject. Why fix it whens its not broken. Firefox is just another competitor trying to improve on what MS does best. I have tried both and with constantly updating firefox, I got fed up and went back to I.E. Firefox has many nice features but its still only an alternative to the OS `s own operating features which are compatible to almost everything software manufacturers throw at it.
Software companies are out there to make money and unless someone comes up with with a better system than MS we are all wasting our time and perhaps money trying to improve on what we already have.
Designer labels are nice,but are they really worth the bother.??
cheers
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I understand there are a lot of pros and cons to both browsers, I'm just saying, you seem to be knocking Firefox for something which it was designed for in the first place.
Firefox has a few deep issues, including thread allocation and speed. Firefox 2 doesn't solve these, because essentially it's a polished off version of Firefox 1.5 (Hence why in the original naming system Firefox 1.5 was Firefox 1.1, this new one would have been Firefox 1.5). Firefox 3 on the other hand (the current 'trunk' build) goes a long way to solving all of them, I can't wait until that comes out.
Again we are getting back to the old subject. Why fix it whens its not broken. Firefox is just another competitor trying to improve on what MS does best. I have tried both and with constantly updating firefox, I got fed up and went back to I.E. Firefox has many nice features but its still only an alternative to the OS `s own operating features which are compatible to almost everything software manufacturers throw at it.
Software companies are out there to make money and unless someone comes up with with a better system than MS we are all wasting our time and perhaps money trying to improve on what we already have.
Designer labels are nice,but are they really worth the bother.??
cheers
The reason Firefox has become so popular is that IE didn't update itself for 5 years and was broken. Virus', pop-ups, trojans, worms, spyware and many other problems plagued IE. Firefox took a chunk of the market and forced Microsoft to respond, when IE7 comes out we will have 3 fairly good, very competitive browsers, which is a good thing.
Microsoft may have a monopoly on the desktop OS market, that shouldn't automatically entitle them to a monopoly in the Internet Browser market. When one company is let to rule the whole market, it often leads to a poor quality product.
If you got Firefox from version 1.00 and have been updating it since, you would have had to go through 14 updates by now. Compared to the amount of updates IE has had over the Windows Update site, this is minimal. Have you used Firefox 1.5+? It has streamlined the way you receive updates so you don't have to keep going and downloading the whole software over and over again.
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There are pros and cons to all browsers, my preference is Firefox and like Quantum says when I.E. was in hiatus I personally went to Firefox and the rest is history.
P.S. Try opening the following link with your personal browser and then Firefox. Post your thoughts.
Click there----> http://www.tekhna3d.com/ (http://www.tekhna3d.com/)
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There are pros and cons to all browsers, my preference is Firefox and like Quantum says when I.E. was in hiatus I personally went to Firefox and the rest is history.
P.S. Try opening the following link with your personal browser and then Firefox. Post your thoughts.
Click there----> http://www.tekhna3d.com/ (http://www.tekhna3d.com/)
Hi Half,
I can only give you an answer to half of the equation since I am not using firefox.
Hitting on the link it immediately updated flash and installed flash player 10.1. One little active x and everything was over in less than a minute.
No problems this end on IE
cheers
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Firefox 2 release Candidate 3 (RC 3) is now available for download.
Click there----> http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0/releasenotes/ (http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0/releasenotes/)
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There are pros and cons to all browsers, my preference is Firefox and like Quantum says when I.E. was in hiatus I personally went to Firefox and the rest is history.
P.S. Try opening the following link with your personal browser and then Firefox. Post your thoughts.
Click there----> http://www.tekhna3d.com/ (http://www.tekhna3d.com/)
Hi Half. Why is firefox any better than IE? I used to run firefox but it was always trying to catch up with IE. Running MS IE is always the faster of the two and less complicated. There used to be security issues with IE but now we are up to date and firefox is the one trying to catch up.
cheers
Hi Half,
I can only give you an answer to half of the equation since I am not using firefox.
Hitting on the link it immediately updated flash and installed flash player 10.1. One little active x and everything was over in less than a minute.
No problems this end on IE
cheers
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very good ... ;D ;D ;D
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P.S.: at the moment you can already download Firefox 3.0 (developpers preview)
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P.S.: at the moment you can already download Firefox 3.0 (developpers preview)
Yeah, I quite like it, but there are a couple too many bugs at the moment for me at the moment,they out weigh the speed increase and stuff. Looking very forward to the alpha and beta versions, I know Gecko 1.9 Alpha 1 is out, but I think I'll wait for Firefox 3 Alpha 1 final to come out.
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there is an official edition now
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there is an official edition now
Yes so I see and bug 300030 has been fixed, meaning it Firefox is improved in speed, is a smaller size and should now pass the Acid2 test :).
I'll test it out shortly
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hi there, i run firefox 2 with tabmix plus and allinone gestures
I have some kinda problem : when i click on a link it jump to the beginning of the page and misses the link...
do you have this problem ?
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hi there, i run firefox 2 with tabmix plus and allinone gestures
I have some kinda problem : when i click on a link it jump to the beginning of the page and misses the link...
do you have this problem ?
Sorry not head of that one. But Mozilla do have a support forum for Firefox: http://forums.mozillazine.org/index.php
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Firefox 2.0.0.3 has a new release up date to 2.0.0.4 that you can download from the link below
http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.4/releasenotes/ (http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.4/releasenotes/)
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I updated to 2.0.0.5 and seems a lil choppy. Anyone else having problems? If so please chime in.
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I updated to 2.0.0.5 and seems a lil choppy. Anyone else having problems? If so please chime in.
2.0.0.5 is fine for me, but things like this do happen to people, I guess you could try a clean install, or report your bugs to bugzilla. Anyway, Firefox 3 isn't long away now, I think beta 1 should start real soon.
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Just had another update to 2.0.0.6 and all seems well thus far.
TheHalf™
P.S. Here's a link to a story on why there was a patch for Firefox 2.0.0.6:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9028549&intsrc=hm_list (http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9028549&intsrc=hm_list)
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any idea... when the official firefox 3 release will be..around oct or nov? hows the development coming onnit?
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any idea... when the official firefox 3 release will be..around oct or nov? hows the development coming onnit?
Well, orriginal it was due for Spring for 2007. But as it was, Firefox 2 development was pushed very fast for its deadline, this meant a lot of big things were just left for Firefox 3. I think in the development community there was a little disgruntlement about this and essentially they're just waiting till Firefox 3 is completely finished, which I think is a good thing. As it stands Firefox is in Alpha 7 at the moment:
http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2007/08/03/gran-paradiso-alpha-7-available-for-download/
The next edition should be Beta 1.
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I don't even want to try firefox!
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I don't even want to try firefox!
That was constructive, why not?
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I don't even want to try firefox!
Don't be obtuse there Jake ;)
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Firefox 2.0.0.7, Release Date: September 18, 2007
Information and download----> http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.7/releasenotes/ (http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.7/releasenotes/)
TheHalf™
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I know it's been out for a few days, but Firefox 3 Alpha 8:
http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2007/09/20/gran-paradiso-alpha-8-available-for-download/
It's shaping out to be really good, I'd recommend people give it a spin if they want when the Beta's start coming out. Though I have no idea when that's going to be, the schedule seems to be having really thrown off, the developers seems to have given up on timetables since the fiasco of Firefox 2 (trading in developments for getting things out on time. So yeah, alpha 6 was supposed to be the last alpha, there may be 1 or 2 more alpha yet, they're already calling the latest nightly builds pre-a9.
Edit: I've just been reading and they're planning for a Beta 1 for the next release rather than Alpha 9, pre-a9 is pegged for technical reasons. So should have a Firefox 3 Beta thread soon :D
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I just received the latest update to 2.0.0.8. Haven't had much time using Firefox 2.0.0.8 but overtime I am sure everything wil run smoothly.
View and download the latest release of Firefox: http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.8/releasenotes/ (http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.8/releasenotes/)
TheHalf™
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Well if you're interested at all, apparently getting Firefox 3 to be as bugless free as the developers would like it proving to be quite a challenge. As it stands there will now be an alpha 9 as a lot of the bugs that need to be fixed to achieve 'beta quality' won't be fixed until milestone 10. Which means Firefox 3 final probably won't be out till early 2008.
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I had another update for Firefox and now I am using version 2.0.0.9 now.
View and download the latest release: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.9/releasenotes/ (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.9/releasenotes/)
TheHalf™
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2009 was mainly to fit the regressions that 2008 made (it's the part of Firefox's new marketing drive, they've lost the dots when talking about it on promotional website, more sleek apparently), I think they were mainly caused by making it compatible for the new mac.
Anyway Firefox 3 Beta 1 is almost ready, yesterday it had only 1 blocker left and was expected to be fixed by the end of the day, as soon as it comes out officially I'll make a post about it and explain significant changes and changes still to come.
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yea i got it.
like it so far :P lol
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yea i got it.
like it so far :P lol
Got what?
Firefox 3 Beta 1 isn't out yet, just several respins, which is why I haven't made a thread about it yet.
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yea i got it.
like it so far :P lol
Got what?
Firefox 3 Beta 1 isn't out yet, just several respins, which is why I haven't made a thread about it yet.
I believe USProd... is referring to 2.0.0.9
TheHalf™
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yea i got it.
like it so far :P lol
Got what?
Firefox 3 Beta 1 isn't out yet, just several respins, which is why I haven't made a thread about it yet.
I believe USProd... is referring to 2.0.0.9
TheHalf™
yea lol
my bad