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Firefox 3 released

DinoboffDinoboff
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http://www.mozilla.com/ Seems good, but I have to find a compatible version of firebug. Also, I am not sure I like its vista theme.

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  • miquelmiquel
    Posts: 248
    yeah, some of my old extensions aren't updated to ff3 and I'm feeling a bit lost without them (firebug is one of them)
  • sirlancelotsirlancelot
    Posts: 408
    I wish the linux version had the merged forward/back button...
  • raykrayk
    Posts: 183
    Dinoboff, there is a beta version of Firebug that works well with 3.0
  • [-Stash-][-Stash-]
    Posts: 2,610
    Firebug - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843 I went there with fx3 and it was available for install...
  • [-Stash-][-Stash-]
    Posts: 2,610
    Oh yeah, and if you can't wait for the extensions to be updated MR Tech's Toolkit creates a handy option under Tools > Add-ons > Tools > Make all compatible. Worked for me through all the betas and RCs with only a couple of extensions failing to work properly.
  • fysicsluvrfysicsluvr
    Posts: 649
    there's a specific setting in about:config you can add to disable combatibility checking. incidentally, i can't remember exactly what it is...
  • [-Stash-][-Stash-]
    Posts: 2,610
    extensions.checkCompatibility
    ?
    ;)
  • WandererWanderer
    Posts: 2,419
    Vista theme? Looks a lot like Safari to me.

    Posted: Wednesday, 18 June 2008 at 6:21PM

  • [-Stash-][-Stash-]
    Posts: 2,610

    Safari 3.1.1 and Firefox 3.0 interfaces for Windows Vista

    Something Apple could learn from Mozilla...

    Safari 3.1.1 and Firefox 3.0 interfaces for Windows Vista

    P.S. I'm not actually a fan of the Vista fx3 theme, but the other 3 OS standard themes are quite good IMO.

  • WandererWanderer
    Posts: 2,419
    Which bit is to learn? I love Safari's compact and in-obtrusive interface, it does the job and lets the content of the site shine.

    By the way, you have the status bar hidden in the Safari shot and no Home button.

    Posted: Wednesday, 18 June 2008 at 8:32PM

  • [-Stash-][-Stash-]
    Posts: 2,610
    Just installed a fresh download in a VM — that's default on Windows... *shrug*
  • DinoboffDinoboff
    Posts: 1,880
    @wanderer: there is 4 official themes, one for XP, Vista, osx and Linux. What does the osx one look like ?
  • DinoboffDinoboff
    Posts: 1,880
    @Stash: thanks for the firebug link. Yesterday, mozilla website was too busy I couldn't access it. ps: Getfirebug.com is still down.
  • sjeepssjeeps
    Posts: 157
    Firefox 3 Vulnerability Found
  • Max_BMax_B
    Posts: 410
    Here are Safari (Webkit in fact, same UI) anf FF3 side to side on Leopard (OS X 10.5):
    image
    Yes, UI are close, as a matter of fact.
    For those wondering, acid3 is a constantly evolving browser test suite. Webkit did score a 100% for a short time and now they added another test dropping it to 98. Failure on FF side are much more, Opera does well. IE is KO as anyone can expect.
  • fysicsluvrfysicsluvr
    Posts: 649
    ok, yes [-Stash-], it's "extensions.checkCompatibility" boolean false in about:config. that will allow you to install any extension, regardless of whether it's updated to work in ff3.

    also, if you want to make the buttons look more like safari (at least in OSX), try View -> Toolbars -> Customize -> [+] Use Small Icons
  • NickENickE
    Posts: 921
    Despite Gecko's improvements, the Firefox UI is still as sluggish and unresponsive as always. I don't think they're striking quite the right balance between modularity and efficiency.

    The Webkit engine is kicking ass right now, but alas Safari's interface is somewhat irking (both aesthetically and functionally). If only there was a browser with the UI of Opera and rendering engine of Safari...

    btw, here're a few sunspider js benchmarks I performed today:
    Opera 9.50
    8797 ms
    Safari running latest build of Webkit
    4807 ms
    Firefox 3.0
    6317 ms
    Internet Explorer 8 beta 3
    16572 ms
    Google Chrome
    5060 ms
    machine is a 2.4Ghz Celeron w/ 512MB RAM running WinXP
  • DinoboffDinoboff
    Posts: 1,880
    on a Core 2 2,4Ghz with 2Go RAM running Vista:
    Safari 3.1: 4270.2ms +/- 1.7%
    FF 3: 3655.6ms +/- 2.9%
  • NickENickE
    Posts: 921
    http://nightly.webkit.org/
  • Max_BMax_B
    Posts: 410
    Yes, recent webkit releases are breaking through on rendering engine.
  • [-Stash-][-Stash-]
    Posts: 2,610
    Opera 9.50 — 5104.0ms +/- 2.0%
    Safari 3.1.2 — 4574.0ms +/- 1.1%
    Firefox 3 — 3712.0ms +/- 2.0%
    Internet Explorer 7 — 23328.8ms +/- 4.0%

    Not a particularly fair test considering how many tabs were open in Firefox, but it's representative of how I use it, so... Are there win32/64 builds of webkit nightlies?
  • fysicsluvrfysicsluvr
    Posts: 649
    yep, it's the second one on the list at nightly.webkit.org
  • [-Stash-][-Stash-]
    Posts: 2,610
    Wish people would start doing more x64 for Windows - I've yet to come across something that doesn't work properly in Vista 64bit (I know stuff exists, only it's obviously not all that common for a designer/gamer/coder).
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