Press any key Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8b4) Gecko/20050908 Firefox/1.4(code-named Deer Park) Better known as Mozilla Firefox version 1.5 Beta 1 =OR= as the Title Bar displays: Mozilla Firefox Beta 1Loads in 2 - 5 seconds as opposed to IE7 B1's 2 seconds, but this is much improved on previous performances. Seems stable enough, better than IE7 B1 at present.Some sites are not displaying properly, notably Microsoft, ofcourse. Video, or whatever it is they have (they don't state) about the Expression suite of products: .. NO PLAY. And missing info on page.http://www.microsoft.com/products/expressi...er/default.aspxYou need to be careful when click changing Tabs as it is easy to inadvertently hit one of the Browser Toolbar Folder Hyperlinks. Putting the links in Folders helps solve this problem, as only the Folder links open.::~..~::..~..::::~..~::..~..::::~..~::..~..::::~..~::..~..::::~..~::..~..::::~..~::..~..::***Isn't it time to get rid of Bookmarks altogether AND just use the Bookmarks Toolbar where you can have links, but better still, Folders of links. Much easier to organize and find links.*Also get rid of Favorites in IE and just use the Links Folder.::~..~::..~..::::~..~::..~..::::~..~::..~..::::~..~::..~..::::~..~::..~..::::~..~::..~..::The Toolbar backgrounds are Gray on both IE7 B1 & Mozzie 1.5 B1, but they are just beta's. However you can add a Toolbar image to Firefox by making and naming an image tile: background.jpg. This needs to be placed in the Chrome Folder located at:-C:\Documents and Settings\**{your name}**\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\********.default\chromeIt gives a bit of color, without the Themes overhead.Finally, Extensions won't install if not compatible with the version of Mozzie you're using.I've found three that will install so far, and work OK. They are IE View 1.2.5, my favorite - InFormEnter 0.2.9.9 and SmoothWheel 0.44.7. However, several others I tried to install, declined.It also comes with one Extension installed: Reporter 1.8b4 'Report a broken web site.'Ironically, the 'View in Firefox' link in IE7 B1 will not open Firefox anymore. That file came from Mozzie, not MS. Maybe it just needs updating.And YOU CAN click and drag the Tabs around to rearrange them. NEAT, but maybe more use in IE7 if you could open Mail to a Tab, then maybe drag it to the left, out of the way.http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1859595,00.asp".........Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Net Applications said Firefox usage jumped up a quarter point in August 2005 to reach 8.27 percent.America Online Inc.'s Netscape and Apple Computer Inc.'s Safari also enjoyed gains in overall usage to chip away at Microsoft Corp.'s dominant Internet Explorer browser."In August 2005, Microsoft's Internet Explorer continued its slow, yet steady decline in browser usage market share. IE enjoyed 92.31 percent market share in October of 2004, but is currently at 86.31 percent," Net Applications said in a statement................"http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1857322,00.aspOfficials at the Mozilla Foundation on Friday acknowledged that a potentially dangerous code execution hole exists in fully patched versions of its flagship Firefox Web browser.The open-source foundation's confirmation comes on the same day it shipped Firefox 1.5 Beta 1 (code-named Deer Park) and highlights the delicate balancing act faced by Mozilla to market Firefox as a security upgrade over Microsoft's dominant Internet Explorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmn Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 what abt performance?we must wait for its stable release to use it in UA cd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeko Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 reading all the info, i guess i'd better wait for the final version of ff if extensions issues are true. i couldnt possibly live w/o the extensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxian Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Like bmn... how is the memory usage? Has the memory leak been fixed (i.e. leave it running for a good few hours... what's the mem usage at)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesmosis Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 yeah beta is ricky for the average joe usersfor sure waiting for the final release (btw when is that?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Press any key Posted September 20, 2005 Author Share Posted September 20, 2005 (edited) what abt performance?we must wait for its stable release to use it in UA cd.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>It is just as fast as previous releases, but loads a whole lot faster..I'd be very concerned about using it given the below...*However I am using it at present. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1857322,00.aspOfficials at the Mozilla Foundation on Friday acknowledged that a potentially dangerous code executionhole exists in fully patched versions of its flagship Firefox Web browser.The open-source foundation's confirmation comes on the same day it shipped Firefox 1.5 Beta 1 (code-named Deer Park) and highlights the delicate balancing act faced by Mozilla to market Firefox as asecurity upgrade over Microsoft's dominant Internet Explorer.---------------------------------------------------Like bmn... how is the memory usage? Has the memory leak been fixed (i.e. leave it running for a good few hours... what's the mem usage at)?I've only been using it for 1 Hr 43 Mins, memory says 75,880K-------------------------------------------------------------------I've now been using it for 3 Hr 8 Mins, memory says 106,124K Edited September 20, 2005 by Press any key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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