Firefox 1.5 beta 1 has arrived

[NakaNaka]

Tagged.

 

[EvilYoda]

The release notes don't sound enticing enough to change...I'll wait.

 

[BW86]

ForeCast Fox and Autocopy extensions don't work anymore.

Atleast Adblock and DTFD works

 

[WildHorse]

This is beta.

How risky is it using beta?

Is the improvement over 1.06 worth the risk? (I'd really appreciate honest opinions, because I don't know the answer)

 

[dugweb]

Wow, I really like this version... I can tell a noticable jump up in speed from the older version :thumbsup:

 

[Merlyn3D]

Originally posted by: dugweb
Wow, I really like this version... I can tell a noticable jump up in speed from the older version :thumbsup:

Forward and back are SUPER fast. Plus, the reason most extensions won't work is b/c the programmers put 1.0+ as the max version of firefox in their install.rdf. You can mod it to make your extensions work, I think.

 

[bleeb]

nice

 

[Rubycon]

Anyone having issues with java and flash applets displaying/loading?

flash applet

source

java applet

source

The favorites menu looks different - ie-esq.

 

[Merlyn3D]

Originally posted by: C6FT7
Anyone having issues with java and flash applets displaying/loading?

flash applet

source

java applet

source

The favorites menu looks different - ie-esq.

Yeah, I seem to be having problems with the java not showing.

 

[Shawn]

I'd rather have my extentions. I'll wait.

 

[Merlyn3D]

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D

Originally posted by: C6FT7
Anyone having issues with java and flash applets displaying/loading?

flash applet

source

java applet

source

The favorites menu looks different - ie-esq.

Yeah, I seem to be having problems with the java not showing.

Disabling adblock makes everything work properly.

 

[wfbberzerker]

better popup blocking? will it stop those damn javascript popups?

 

[Merlyn3D]

extension to force extensions to work in newer version of firefox, works with all my extensions.

 

Tools->Clear Private Data -- The married man's feature

 

[klah]

Originally posted by: computeerrgghh
Interesting, ff drops dictionary.com and switches to answers just like Google did...

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=289362">https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=289362</a>

Dictionary.com's abusive policy towards users with respect to advertising and
popups is inconsistent with Firefox's goals. To make things worse, they not only
show popup ads, they maliciously work around Firefox's popup blocker, despite
the fact that we are publicizing their service from our application.

This must end, and so I am replacing D.c with Answers.com - a simpler, smoother
interface with less obtrusive advertising and no popups.