I have been using the latest Firefox 6 (code named "Nightly") since it came out several days ago. It is beta software so some problems can be expected. So far it has been relatively problem free but that could change on the next daily update. I don't know much about underlying architecture but I do know it is fast.
link: http://nightly.mozilla.org/
Last edited by mick823; 14 Apr 2011 at 11:24. Reason: added link
Plus 1 on that Manigue. It's running like a dream and I've made it default. I've run Minefield for ages now, as the only x64 browser at the time, and it would occasionally update and render itself unusable.
Hopefully the change of name and icon signals a change in the overall reliability of this build:)
Might give this a try, even though it is still only in Alpha. They sure are working fast though aren't they.
WOW! Just 16 weeks? And the 6 weeks after that for 6.0? Seems a bit fishy to me, i'll believe this when i see it :)
Yeah. I was using Minefield x64 and have been for some time. Initially it seemed to be a separate project to the mainstream builds and it updated nightly.
There would be occasions when an update would be glitchy but it would usually be fixed the next day.
Suddenly it no longer says Minefield at the top but Nightly instead. It's still a x64 browser and uses Adobe "Square" flash
I don't see the problem with these nightly or beta builds. You don't have to do anything. They just update all the time.
I use it as my default browser with Chrome as an alternative. It seems easily as fast as Chrome.
ATM a couple of unimportant (to me) addons are not working with today's build but I can live with that and they'll probably be fixed tomorrow.
That's usually as bad as it gets.
I'm on the nightly testing program and get regular emails and a digest of problems and am also contributing my issues or successes to others.
Today I got a mailing about Aurora builds and I'm not clear about what they are yet. I've got work now but I'll have a check later.
I would recommend the x64 build. It's fast and stable
Installing the Nightly Tester Tools 3.1.6 and using the "force addon compatibility" option will make your add-ons work in most cases. Install the Nightly Testers Tools, restart the browser to complete the install, Select Tools > Nightly Testers Tools > Force Addon Compatibility. Just click on "Force Addon Compatibilty", Restart the browser and double check that there is a checkmark to the left of the entry. Your add ons will install but there is no assurance that it will work right.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...-tester-tools/
Last edited by mick823; 19 Apr 2011 at 11:00. Reason: added link
Chrome gets quite a few new features. Chrome 10 brought new JavaScript engine, sandbox for Adobe Flash (which greatly increases security with Flash), GPU accelerated video and bunch of other stuff.
Chrome 9 before it had a few large features added to it as well, such as WebGL which adds 3D graphics capability to Chrome.
I still have to add the app tabs almost every day.
I still have to set Google Toolbar Options almost every day (I know it is not in Firefox, but it is something needed like Flash for me).
With the rates of Firefox going bad at this rate (like their releases), I will have to set the Firefox settings almost every day.
It is so bad for me for thinking to switch to another browser, but I am thinking that (I am a user who has never used IE after IE 5, I tried Opera for a few months, other than that, I have been a Firefox user. Shortly, they are not going good for me).
