Mozilla Introduces Firefox 29 the Most Customizable Ever

[margrave]

Didn't they say Firefox 19 was insecure, so get Firefox 20?
Didn't they say Firefox 18 was insecure, so get Firefox 19?
Didn't they say Firefox 17 was insecure, so get Firefox 18?
Didn't they say Firefox 16 was insecure, so get Firefox 17?
Didn't they say Firefox 15 was insecure, so get Firefox 16?

What exactly will I be protected from when I upgrade?
And how many of my plugins will stop working?
And is it worth it?

I'm running Firefox 20. Why change?

Firefox 20 is insecure. A Guy

 

[Gator]

Didn't they say Firefox 19 was insecure, so get Firefox 20?
Didn't they say Firefox 18 was insecure, so get Firefox 19?
Didn't they say Firefox 17 was insecure, so get Firefox 18?
Didn't they say Firefox 16 was insecure, so get Firefox 17?
Didn't they say Firefox 15 was insecure, so get Firefox 16?

What exactly will I be protected from when I upgrade?
And how many of my plugins will stop working?
And is it worth it?

I'm running Firefox 20. Why change?

Firefox 20 is insecure. A Guy

Older versions of browsers don't get supported and hackers find new exploits that won't be fixed.

 

[Gator]

Is there a two-line bookmark add-on that works?

All the updates explained with SS's on one page. Not sure if this was posted in this thread but it seems really useful.

http://www.askvg.com/download-mozilla-firefox-latest-nightly-version/

 

[Diosoth]

They removed the option under tabs to hide the tab bar if only one window is in use. I don't like this because it just means I have the tab title bar up top all the time, and I don't use tabs. I never have. I'm used to separate windows since the days of Win95, and with 7 grouping program windows together it's pointless to use tabs, when I can click on the program icon to bring up any window I want, and even close a specific window, if the browser is minimized.

 

[Sarris]

@ Diosoth;

Try using "Tab Utilities" add-on, it gives you the option of single window mode.

Here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tab-utilities/?src=ss

I'm a tab hater as well, and with this add-on I've killed about 98% of tab appearances.

Also, there is "Tab Killer", which I used to use, but it conflicted with other add-ons I run (46) on the newest Pale Moon (Firefox) versions. You may have to edit the rdf file on this one, but this DID kill them all!

Here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tab-killer/?src=ss

Regards;

Sarris

 

[Wrend]

Well... I'm definitely thinking about getting Pale Moon now. This new UI format ruins how I had preferred to have my Firefox interface set up. It's a real shame as I've been a huge fan of Firefox for many years now.

Do you guys know if all the standard plugins and add-ons work smoothly with the 64bit version of Pale Moon?

 

[Sarris]

Yep.... no issues so far. And as I said above, I run 46 add-ons and 25 or so scripts.

Just copy over your profile and you're good to go.

Try it, you'll be impressed.

 

[A Guy]

Didn't they say Firefox 19 was insecure, so get Firefox 20?
Didn't they say Firefox 18 was insecure, so get Firefox 19?
Didn't they say Firefox 17 was insecure, so get Firefox 18?
Didn't they say Firefox 16 was insecure, so get Firefox 17?
Didn't they say Firefox 15 was insecure, so get Firefox 16?

What exactly will I be protected from when I upgrade?
And how many of my plugins will stop working?
And is it worth it?

I'm running Firefox 20. Why change?

Firefox 20 is insecure. A Guy

Every version will become insecure at some time, so I'll stick with my favorite insecure version? That's interesting logic

A Guy

 

[M1GU31]

Meh , I switched to Opera since I mostly run tamper monkey add ons and now they have a add on to make chrome extensions which is wonderful. Works great and fast, mostly using it because it can use the chrome extensions but I prefer the ui of opera since it reminded me a bit of firefox.

 

[Diosoth]

One more annoyance- clicking a link that opens a new window gives you a window that isn't maximized. I've found no option so far to change this behavior.

Thanks, Sarris, I'll give it a try.

 

[Ranger4]

I started using Opera 6 years ago, changed to Chrome for quite a while, then to IE 10 & 11 & now back to Opera v20.0, which I like the best.

 

[user31]

I've used Opera before; Firefox seems to be my browser of choice. I completely uninstalled IE from my machine.

 

[BrightBlessings]

I've used Opera before; Firefox seems to be my browser of choice. I completely uninstalled IE from my machine.

Internet Explorer's rendering engine is also used throughout Windows and with third-party applications as an embeddable component, it won't completely uninstall,only the executable is actually removed.

 

[FerchogtX]

Internet Explorer's rendering engine is also used throughout Windows and with third-party applications as an embeddable component, it won't completely uninstall,only the executable is actually removed.

Adding something to that, IE is embeeded completely into Windows, meaning that the OS and the browser share libraries, files and even directx runtimes (in case of IE 9+), so, yes, you only removd access to executable, but IE rendering engine, libraries and shared files are still present, because they are simply used by Windows itself. That is the reson why IE starts faster than any other browser, no matter what they do. Cheating with pre-cached system files to load the browser faster leaves room for no competition in that regard.

Now, the thing is, browsing and rendering now goes faster than IE11, at least in my case...

 

[OvenMaster]

One more annoyance- clicking a link that opens a new window gives you a window that isn't maximized. I've found no option so far to change this behavior.

I've noticed this too. From what I've seen in various places, this is counted as a bug on the Mozilla forums.

 

[Lebon14]

They say this is the most customizable Firefox ever. However, how come you just can't move the Back and Forward buttons? And I don't remember if Home, Refresh and Stop button needed the Classic Theme Restorer addon to move. I mean, this was like a step foward and 3 steps backward in that regard.

Beside that gripe, I kind of liked that menu. Removed most of the items to only leave Options, Bookmarks, Addons, X-Notifier (an addon that check emails on web services), History and downloads. I took the time to clean up my bookmarks and my "personal bar".

Finally, I moved the tabs to the top. Still getting used to it.

 

[andrew129260]

Tell firefox what you think from this survey by them!

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/163021...ppet_name=4312

Firefox release survey

 

[Wrend]

I've already given them negative feedback comments for the forced UI changes they've made and submitted my personal e-mail address to them so that they can contact me, if they so desire, though I don't really expect them to.

Often times people seem to write off someone's preferences that are no longer achievable in an updated version of software as just being resistance to change instead of acknowledging that someone might have justifiable/valid reasons for preferring something the way they were previously able to set it up and that maybe that is one of their reasons for using the software in the first place. (Kind of reminds me of the Windows 7/Windows 8 disagreements and differences of opinions out there.)

Anyway, I'll check out that survey too. Thanks for the link.

 

[Double]

Firefox has the best addons available to a web browser, but Chrome is becoming more competitive as time goes.

I wish the tools responsible for syncing these apps/addons/extensions would also remember the data inside them. Will we ever get to see this in our lifetime?

 

[Gator]

Is it just me, or is the scroll bar less responsive than normal?