Firefox 4 Beta launches

[Infinite Zero]

Wow, so it's pretty much Firefox Chrome. Fucking gay.

YOu're gay. It looks like Opera and not Chrome.

 

[Cyan]

For me it looks like Firefox with new layout. I really don't care what it looks like, what I care is the functionality and add-ons, usability and stability.
Why this war for a futile thing ? just use the one you like.

Every browser program have a URL bar, ohhh, which one copied on the other ? ahhh, blasphemy !
Come on, stop acting childish

 

[Urza]

For me it looks like Firefox with new layout. I really don't care what it looks like, what I care is the functionality and add-ons, usability and stability.
Why this war for a futile thing ? just use the one you like.

Every browser program have a URL bar, ohhh, which one copied on the other ? ahhh, blasphemy !
Come on, stop acting childish

Here's the thing.

People like thinking they know what they're talking about. They also like pushing this perception onto other people.

Main problem with this: when it comes to technology, average Joe doesn't know anything.

Thus, you get threads like this, where people come up with stupid reasons to try and state why their browser is superior, when in reality, they're just ignorant and picked whatever browser they're currently using because of said stupid reasons, not realizing how stupid their reasons are.

 

[FireGrey]

Wait where do you get Firefox 4 Beta?

 

[Satangel]

Mozilla has released the first candidate build for its Firefox 4 browser beta, with the latest version slated for an official launch in November later this year.

We told you all about Mozilla's plans for Firefox 4 early last month, when the darlings of the open source development scene released a set of slides outlines the latest overhaul of its internet browser.

You can see those slides over on Mozilla's Mike Beltzner's blog, the director of Firefox at Mozilla. Beltzner promises that Firefox 4 will be 'super-duper' fast, support the next generation HTML5, bring touchscreen and 64-bit support, and offer a completely revamped user interface.

Indeed, the first major chance in the user interface that you will notice on downloading the Firefox 4 beta is the fact that the default position of tabs is now at the top of the screen. It immediately makes the browser look a lot less cluttered. Mozilla has clearly taken a leaf out of Opera and Google Chrome's design guides.

Firefox 4 will also debut JaegerMonkey, an extension to Mozilla's JavaScript engine that works alongside TraceMonkey, which will enable a notable bump in the browser's speed.

Nice!

Seems a tad faster and the Chrome-inspired look is nice too.

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QUOTE(FireGrey @ Jul 2 2010, 02:32 PM)

Wait where do you get Firefox 4 Beta?

 

[ProtoKun7]

Wait where do you get Firefox 4 Beta?

In after Satangel, but you could have just read the first post.

 

[FireGrey]

But it just says

Hi! We're glad you're interested in Firefox 4 Beta - it's not quite ready yet.
Our candidate builds (FTP links below) are still going through quality assurance tests.
You might want to wait until it's available at www.firefox.com/beta.

 

[Satangel]

But it just says

Hi! We're glad you're interested in Firefox 4 Beta - it's not quite ready yet.
Our candidate builds (FTP links below) are still going through quality assurance tests.
You might want to wait until it's available at www.firefox.com/beta.

You had to search a little bit further, here it is (I think):

Firefox 4.0 beta 1 download

 

[FireGrey]

Thankyou so much ^.^

Ok i just got it and it's great!
But how do i make the bookmarks appear under the home button and all that...

 

[ZAFDeltaForce]

It kinda looks like IE, which sucks

 

[Nikolay]

I dunno if it's been said already, but this isn't the beta, it's the first candidate for the beta. If I'm just stating the obvious, then just move along, nothing to see here..

 

[Cyan]

Thankyou so much ^.^

Ok i just got it and it's great!
But how do i make the bookmarks appear under the home button and all that...

did you try right-click on the bar> show bookmark bar, to customize your bars ?

 

[gameboy13]

Heh, my GBAtemp theme looks awesome with the new Firefox.

 

[Inunah]

Blah, Firefox 4.....

I'd like to get the beta...

But I'd also like to keep these:
-StumbleUpon Toolbar
-Tektek Toolbar
-App that gives you the option to search through tineye when you right click an image


....Blah, no updating yet, then.

If you don't know how to use an old add-on on a newer version, then maybe you don't need a beta version. it's usually for developers to test and update add-on compatibility to be ready when the final 4.0 is finaly release to normal users.
But you know, there are 3 very easy solutions (2 of them were given few pages back) :
- edit the addon manually (download and save to disk instead of installing, rename .xpi to .zip, unzip, edit install.rdf, edit the max version to 4.0.* and repack, rename to xpi, install)
- install an add-on to disable version verification (but I suspect it only do the following without you knowing :
- edit the extensions.checkCompatibility.4.0b to false (untested by me, do it at your own risk).

Edit :
I tried the last point, it's working fine.
No need to re-download unpack and modify the extensions manually, no need to install a new extension either
just put in the URL bar : about:config
accept the warning screen
right-click and choose "new>boolean"
name : extensions.checkCompatibility.4.0b
value : false
restart Firefox

I have no clue what you're talking about.

 

[Cyan]

it's a solution to use firefox 4.0beta and still use your favorite add-ons.
just disable the add-on version checker routine, and they will work without problem.

If after doing that, it doesn't boot correctly anymore because an add-on is conflicting, you can launch firefox 3.6.6 and set the preference back to "extensions.checkCompatibility.4.0b = true"

 

[Fabis94]

Bleh not yet there for Linux

 

[Rydian]

It kinda looks like IE, which sucksI certainly hope you're talking about just the look, and not that it'll act like IE.

QUOTE(Fabis94 @ Jul 2 2010, 01:37 PM) Bleh not yet there for Linux

I posted links to the linux builds.

 

[DunkrWunkah]

I hope they have a Linux release soon.

 

[Rydian]

Holy. Shit.

Look one post above you.