Firefox 4 Beta launches

[Deleted-167431]

The theme is more Opera than Chrome, it's fast.
Here is my benchmark of FF4 Beta 2 Prerelease (It's a nightly build which is not complete, so beta 2 isn't complete)
http://service.futuremark.com/peacekeeper/...action?key=3sGy

 

[Kkolko]

But... I like my tabs where they are?

 

[Satangel]

Gonna download it later today, thanks for the heads up.
Not sure about the new look though, gonna have to get used to that....

 

[Deleted User]

Might have to leave Opera and go back to FF if it's fast enough.

 

[Master Mo]

But... I like my tabs where they are?

As far as I see you can move them under the bookmark-bar as well...

I don`t know why but it is buggy on my PC. Somehow the upper bar seems to disappear when I maximize it... I think I`ll stick to FF3.6 for now...

 

[DjoeN]

Working nice / theme still works and it's faster then 3.6.x

I'll stick with this beta for now

 

[Rydian]

I don`t know why but it is buggy on my PC.

That's because it's a beta.

A beta is unfinished (and quite likely buggy) software.

 

[berlinka]

Tried it. Didn't like it. They hid all the options and stuff, just like Microsoft's crap. Plus 3/4 of my addons don't work anymore.

I hate it when companies keep on changing their products where in the end the good things disappear again and you're left with crippled software.

 

[Cyan]

I saw the 4.0 possibility yesterday on the add-on website.
(I couldn't find one, the author closed it's website and deactivated its add-on page on Mozilla

, anyone has "History tree" .xpi ?)


I'm an add-on developer, I still haven't tested it with 3.7a1pre2 and now I will have to test it on 4.0, and after all the layout change they introduced I fear it's not compatible anymore

I will have to recode it almost entirely, hoping Firefox still work the same way when downloading files. (Or maybe it will be easier? I can dream

)

I'll install 4.0beta at my work to test it (only 256Mo of RAM, let's see if it load faster!)

PS : I'm curious why they decided to released a beta instead or an alpha.
Maybe 3.7alpha became 4.0 ? They did it once with 3.2beta it became 3.5

 

[Skyline969]

CBF to read the 6 pages of the thread, but how fast is this compared to Google Chrome, which I'm an avid fanboy of? Fast enough to win me over?

 

[Rydian]

Tried it. Didn't like it. They hid all the options and stuff, just like Microsoft's crap.A lot of the options can be misused (accidentally or with good intent) to make the browser "not work" anymore in the eyes of a normal person. Remember, normal programs are made for normal users, and they sometimes have to hide options that normal users can screw up.

QUOTE(berlinka @ Jun 30 2010, 04:11 AM) Plus 3/4 of my addons don't work anymore.
I hate it when companies keep on changing their products where in the end the good things disappear again and you're left with crippled software.

Um.
Again.
Hello.
IT'S A BETA.

It just came out, so plugin developers need time to get it, test their plugins, find issues, make modifications, and submit the updated versions.
Many plugins are made by people that actually have a life/job/family/whatever, so it's not like this is going to happen instantly because going to work and taking care of your family takes priority over updating a browser plugin for a version that the majority of your users don't even know exist.

If you've never developed a large piece of software for the masses, then just maybe the people that are actually doing it have a better idea of how to do it than you.

 

[prowler]

I might download it but I'm not sure yet since mine already looks abit like the beta

Spoiler

I'll wait until some plugins work... Well, all I really use is adblocker plus, download statusbar and web mail notifier.

 

[Skyline969]

If plugins update to include Web of Trust, some sort of ad blocker (Adblock or Adthwart), and a Gmail/Google Reader checker, I'll give it a spin. Oh, and Lazarus would be a beautiful plus.

 

[Maz7006]

I might download it but I'm not sure yet since mine already looks abit like the beta

Spoiler

I'll wait until some plugins work... Well, all I really use is adblocker plus, download statusbar and web mail notifier.

I think you should have also crossed out the icon of that gamepad, i think we all know what that is anyway

 

[dinofan01]

I might download it but I'm not sure yet since mine already looks abit like the beta

Spoiler

I'll wait until some plugins work... Well, all I really use is adblocker plus, download statusbar and web mail notifier.

I think you should have also crossed out the icon of that gamepad, i think we all know what that is anyway

lol. pirate! pirate! shame on you...now excuse me I;m going to play wii games on hdd.... whos asking for receipts? *runs away*

 

[Pong20302000]

hehe

well i like it

AD blocker plus working fine

also my themes that are applied through persona's stay if u apply on old version (3.6.6) then use new one

only thing not working is IRC

 

[Deleted-171178]

FAIL

 

[athemoe]

I will try this.
Mozilla Firefox is way better then Internet Explorer/Google Chrome

 

[Infinite Zero]

Again, this is a BETA. A beta is an UNFINISHED/TESTING version!
Dude I know that -_-
Even full versions of Firefox seem to be "buggy" to me and crash A LOT. I dont see the reason why since I've been using other browser's without this problem

And it's slow too

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QUOTE(Skyline969 @ Jun 30 2010, 04:26 PM) CBF to read the 6 pages of the thread, but how fast is this compared to Google Chrome, which I'm an avid fanboy of? Fast enough to win me over?

Sadly, after being a Chrome user for almost a year, this BETA doesnt come close it's as slow as hell. (As of now) I dont know if it's the same for you

 

[casidepro]

im using it right now and its pretty fast, but alot of my addons aren't compatible anymore