firefox 19.0.1 released

[hclarkjr]

https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/19.0.1/win32/en-US/Firefox Setup 19.0.1.exe

have not found the release notes yet

 

[hclarkjr]

i clicked help and about firefox and it updated for me

 

[Iron Woode]

its not available when I tell it to check for updates.

hmm....

 

[MontyAC]

Thanks, it updated.

 

[pyonir]

its not available when I tell it to check for updates.

hmm....

Same here. Weird.

 

[user25745]

Release notes. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/19.0.1/releasenotes/

 

[bruceb]

Updating it now.

 

[pyonir]

Release notes. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/19.0.1/releasenotes/

Those were the same notes for 19...what specifically is changed for .0.1?

Doing Help > About Firefox still doesn't update for me, I'm still on 19.0.0.

Those that updated through the help menu, are you using Win8? At the top of the notes it says "First offered to Windows 8 release channel users on February 27, 2013"

Thinking they rolled it out to Win8 users first since that's the only OS that needs it right now.

 

[hclarkjr]

Those were the same notes for 19...what specifically is changed for .0.1?

Doing Help > About Firefox still doesn't update for me, I'm still on 19.0.0.

Those that updated through the help menu, are you using Win8? At the top of the notes it says "First offered to Windows 8 release channel users on February 27, 2013"

Thinking they rolled it out to Win8 users first since that's the only OS that needs it right now.

yes, i am usning windows 8 pro X64

 

[hclarkjr]

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Firefox-19-0-1-Addresses-Issue-on-Windows-8-Only-333116.shtml

Today, Mozilla rolled out an update for Firefox. The new minor revision is available for all supported platforms (Windows, Mac and Linux), but it addresses only one issue that occurred on Windows 8 only.

It addresses only one issue that occurred on machines equipped with certain AMD graphics cards.

According to the release notes, users running Firefox on Windows 8 and with an unspecified model of Radeon HD graphics cards, would experience stability issues with the browser.

The build is not available for operating systems other than Windows 8. As such, checking for updates on Windows 7, Mac or Linux does not pipe in the update.

However, if you check for updates on Microsoft’s latest OS, the update will occur and the only step to getting it applied is restarting Firefox.

 

[pyonir]

Thanks hclark. They should have released that info when they released the update.

It's odd that everyone using 8 will have 19.0.1, while anyone that doesn't, will have 19. Wouldn't that cause more confusion than it's worth? Wouldn't it make more sense to just upgrade everyone to 19.0.1 even if they don't "need" the update? Weird.

Oh well.

 

[Iron Woode]

now I feel left out.

 

[RossMAN]

Has anyone switched from Firefox to Chrome back to Firefox?

 

[TheRyuu]

Has anyone switched from Firefox to Chrome back to Firefox?

I've had my fair share of time with both browsers I seem to switch between them from time to time although I've probably used Firefox more than Chrome. Right now I'm back to using Firefox.

 

[pyonir]

Has anyone switched from Firefox to Chrome back to Firefox?

I switch between them a bit, but FF is my primary and always will be for the foreseeable future. There are quite a few things I don't like about Chrome, as a regular FF user.

 

[lxskllr]

I have Chromium installed, and I use it occasionally, but it gets on my nerves. Firefox has been my primary browser since V0.7.

 

[RossMAN]

There are quite a few things I don't like about Chrome, as a regular FF user.

Such as?

 

[lxskllr]

Such as?

Tabs on top(permanent), no autoscroll, gimped interface, gimped addons

 

[Chiefcrowe]

I am also very suspicious of the data collection policies of chrome.

 

[pyonir]

Such as?

This

Tabs on top(permanent), no autoscroll, gimped interface, gimped addons

this

I am also very suspicious of the data collection policies of chrome.

And to add, I don't like that you can't customize anything. For instance, I have gifs disabled in FF. I also limit the amount of RAM it can use. The add-ons for Chrome suck ass. Is noscript even available for Chrome? I know AdblockP is, but it's much poorer, IMO. I also like the status bar at the bottom, something I can create with an add-on in FF.

 

[TheSlamma]

Tabs on top(permanent), no autoscroll, gimped interface, gimped addons

Couldn't agree more.

For the add-ons I'm so tired of it telling me the plug-in is out of date and to run anyway or update.. the update never seems to work and if I say run anyway then every following page is plagued by the same prompt.

Only thing about FF that gets annoying is these versions seem to bounce between really good like 17 was.. then 18 seemed crash, slow and memory happy. am hoping 19 is more like 17 was. I miss the days of FF 3.X when they were on an insane run of reliability.

 

[jpiniero]

I miss the days of FF 3.X when they were on an insane run of reliability.

Those days are long gone with the rapid release schedule.

 

[pyonir]

Not sure what you guys are talking about. I haven't had a FF crash in several versions (I actually can't even think of the last time), the memory usage and speed have had zero changes for me as long as I can remember too (since the interface completely changed, so what was that, 4?). About the only speed and memory changes that occur to me are improvements, never regressions. *shrug*

 

[OlafSicky]

I have had Firefox crash all the time even the 19 version. When I check for updated It doesn't show me 19.0.1

 

[pyonir]

I'd be interested in how those users that have frequent crashes use their browser. If we are talking about 100 tabs open like I see some people say, and leaving the browser open for days (weeks?) at a time, then I wouldn't be surprised to get constant crashes. Also the number of add-ons and what add-ons you use. I think some people expect too much out of what they are using.