Firefox 6.0 Released

[yowanvista]

Mozilla Firefox Release Notes

• The address bar now highlights the domain of the website you're visiting
• Streamlined the look of the site identity block
• Added support for the latest draft version of WebSockets with a prefixed API
• Added support for EventSource / server-sent events
• Added support for window.matchMedia
• Added Scratchpad, an interactive JavaScript prototyping environment
• Added a new Web Developer menu item and moved development-related items into it
• Improved usability of the Web Console
• Improved the discoverability of Firefox Sync
• Reduced browser startup time when using Panorama
• Fixed several stability issues
• Fixed several security issues

 

[mrobjo]

Is firefox 6 going to cause problems with my add ons,i have only just just them working in firefox 5.

 

[Airbot]

If you find some say they're incompatible in FF 6, there are ways to get around it and usually still work just fine, if you were so inclined to. At least until your addon devs put out updates for them.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...nds-add-incompatiblities-firefox-updates.html

 

[MaxPayne]

thanks, downloaded and installled

 

[MilesAhead]

Is firefox 6 going to cause problems with my add ons,i have only just just them working in firefox 5.

Someone should come out with an AddOn called Firefox Flinger. No matter how busy the HD is, you click FFF and it Flings Firefox into memory!!! Setting up a ram disk to do it is too much of a pita.

 

[Airbot]

Don't know what that has to do with addon compatibilities, but there's no need to use a third party ramdisk setup to have FF cache in memory instead of on the drive.

Unless you're talking about something else entirely, like putting the whole program/all components of FF into memory. :huh: Not sure why you'd even want or feel the need to do that.


Just disable cache.disk and enable cache.memory in about:config and give it a value.

Disable:
Browser.cache.disk.enable - MozillaZine Knowledge Base

Enable:
Browser.cache.memory.enable - MozillaZine Knowledge Base

Give a memory.capacity a value:
Browser.cache.memory.capacity - MozillaZine Knowledge Base






Confirm it's working with about:cache

 

[Belgarionbg]

Yep, after /extensions.checkCompatibility./ trick my old addons work flawless again

 

[Borg 386]

For you Norton users out there, Norton has already released an update for FF6 for the Norton Toolbar. Just click on the "Run Live Update", you'll have to reboot and it will work fine.

 

[MilesAhead]

Don't know what that has to do with addon compatibilities, but there's no need to use a third party ramdisk setup to have FF cache in memory instead of on the drive.

Unless you're talking about something else entirely, like putting the whole program/all components of FF into memory. :huh: Not sure why you'd even want or feel the need to do that.


Just disable cache.disk and enable cache.memory in about:config and give it a value.

Disable:
Browser.cache.disk.enable - MozillaZine Knowledge Base

Enable:
Browser.cache.memory.enable - MozillaZine Knowledge Base

Give a memory.capacity a value:
Browser.cache.memory.capacity - MozillaZine Knowledge Base


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Confirm it's working with about:cache

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Once Firefox is loaded it's a moot point. Yes, I was loading FF portable into a RamDisk to get instant program load even when the HD is busy. But now with Chromium I don't need to resort to such things. I just set it to start with an empty page and it snaps up even when the HD is already churning. FF and Opera are dog slow off a busy HD. I only use 'em in the rare case a site doesn't like Chromium. Mainly for flash sites since I have all plugins blocked in Chromium to prevent sudden loud noise. Some sties stall if they have to wait for you to click "enable plugin" but not many. The Firefox Flinger was a bit of a facetious AddOn.

 

[Airbot]

I see.

 

[MilesAhead]

I see.

Actually for died in the wool must have FF user portable into ramdisk is fairly easy to set up. Instead of the "save the image on shutdown" approach just abandon the ramdisk on shutdown. On startup, do an XCopy from the portable folder into the ramdisk.

Only fly in the ointment if you want to make changes you have to remember to run from the HD folder so the updates will "stick". Other than that it's pretty painless. I just don't have need for it now. I do miss SyncPlaces. I guess there's always at least one FF AddOn that should be ported to the other browser but isn't.

 

[Roderunner]

No Java.

 

[boohbah]

heres a real doozy for you. i had ff 5 and did the compatibility tricks and upgraded to 6, every add on and extension worked fine . i cocked something up a bit later with wmp and had to roll back ,something went bonkers with ff after that. i tried to find a setup exe of firefox 5 and i cant get hold of it after searching all over the internet , unfortuneately i didnt have a copy saved ,it was an upgrade.
so i had to install ff4 (which i did have saved!) got my extensions and addons working .did the compatability tricks and upgraded now about half my addons wont work even though i had them working with ff6 earlier.

can someone upload a copy of ff5 setup please or link me if you can find a copy., i hate not having my homepage tab addon not working and stylish wont work ( another wind up as i like dark google)
thanks.

 

[Airbot]

You can get ff 5, 5.01 here.

Index of /pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases

Keep this link - all FF releases.

https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/

 

[boohbah]

Thanks Aaron i couldn't find that page earlier big relief.

 

[MilesAhead]

Thanks Aaron i couldn't find that page earlier big relief.

For other stuff where older is sometimes better:

Oldversions of Windows, Mac, Linux Software & Abandonware Games

 

[boohbah]

All is well again in loopyland, FF6 with all singing and dancing extensions ,thanks again, much obliged.

 

[Airbot]

I have new tab homepage working just fine using Aurora FF7.0a2 here with an edit.

You'll like this one - looks like they'll bring back URL customizing in the new tab in Firefox 9. "New Tab Page". No more need for that addon. Be nice if it follows through to the release of it.

https://wiki.mozilla.org/Features/Release_Tracking

 

[A Guy]

heres a real doozy for you. i had ff 5 and did the compatibility tricks and upgraded to 6, every add on and extension worked fine . i cocked something up a bit later with wmp and had to roll back ,something went bonkers with ff after that. i tried to find a setup exe of firefox 5 and i cant get hold of it after searching all over the internet , unfortuneately i didnt have a copy saved ,it was an upgrade.
so i had to install ff4 (which i did have saved!) got my extensions and addons working .did the compatability tricks and upgraded now about half my addons wont work even though i had them working with ff6 earlier.

can someone upload a copy of ff5 setup please or link me if you can find a copy., i hate not having my homepage tab addon not working and stylish wont work ( another wind up as i like dark google)
thanks.

If Filehippo lists it, it has older versions always.

Download Firefox 6.0 - FileHippo.com

A Guy

 

[niemiro]

And when things look the same, and feel the same, how wrong it would be to call it a minor update! March onwards in the name of major updates with little change!