new firefox 0.9rc out!!!

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: jfall
been using FireFox .9 since yesterday -- looking good

Cool I will have to test it.


Sysadmin

 

[sygyzy]

Have they figured out a way to do an install/ugprade so you dont have to do all your plugins all over again?

 

[thawolfman]

Been using the a nightly from last week, they had a .9 folder, but it was only for Linux~

 

[thawolfman]

Still supposed to show up as:

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7) Gecko/20040608 Firefox/0.8

0.8.0+

HmM?

 

[cronos]

ack. i just realized that i'm still using 0.7 in this computer.

 

[GigaCluster]

Note that version 0.9 RC1 uses a new directory for its application data, so your personalized settings will be inaccessible until you rename your existing application data directory. I think the change went from Application Data/Firebird to Application Data/Firefox.
Same on Linux: ~/.firebird to ~/.firefox.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: Saulbadguy

Originally posted by: rh71
Why is there Firefox when there's already Mozilla ?

Mozilla is a full suite of internet applications.

But there is a Mozilla browser within, no ?

But mozilla is huge and bulky, with a bunch of crap applications you'll never use. Also, their logo sucks

Firefox > * > IE

 

[Chadder007]

I think they are calling it more so FireFox 0.8+ instead of 0.9 in some places. Donno why though. Is mozilla 1.7 still based on the old browser or Firefox yet?

 

[Sid59]

the naming scheme is different with Thunderbird and Firefox.

Stable milestones and version are deonted by the version number. 0.7 and 0.8.

Nightly builds and RCs are based off the upcoming version number but aren't certified by the developers. Hence the 0.9 RC shows up as 0.8+. All 0.8 nightlies are based on working towards 0.9 but can't be called 0.9.

It's almost the same reason why nightly builds cannot use the official Firefox logo. They aren't certified builds and can't carry the logo.

 

[JzL]

Damn, they changed the shortcut keys to the download manager from ctrl-e to ctrl-y... that will confuse my already over loaded brain!

 

[silverpig]

Whoa, I downloaded it at about a meg a second. Crazy.

 

[Schadenfroh]

why does it say .8+ in the help about instaed of .9?

 

[Shawn]

hmm... I like the look of 0.8 better. it also overwrote all my favorites.

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
why does it say .8+ in the help about instaed of .9?

because of their naming scheme. it's not a 0.9 but 0.8+ nightly, RC build. All nightlies are the last version number plus a plus (+)

 

[Confused]

Heh, i'd gone back to 0.7 after trying out 0.8, I didn't like 0.8 as much.

I thinks i'll wait until it gets to release before i try 0.9 out


Confused

 

[PC Freak]

Sure does look different. Feels kinda like going back to IE 2 or 3.

 

[Modeps]

Looks like it got out of RC status and is official.

 

[BatmanNate]

Originally posted by: LordSnailz
Does it keep your cookies/password stuff if you move over to 0.9?

Yes.

 

[Shawn]

nice, just downloaded the final. seems the same. :shrug;

 

[Pliablemoose]

I like it a lot, do you guys get ANY popups?

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
I like it a lot, do you guys get ANY popups?

nope

 

[Pliablemoose]

Originally posted by: iloveme2

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
I like it a lot, do you guys get ANY popups?

nope

Sweet

 

[silverpig]

None at all unless you specifically allow them from a certain site.

 

[KDOG]

Looks pretty good. The toolbar area is a little cleaner. Nice

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: KDOG
Looks pretty good. The toolbar area is a little cleaner. Nice

it's wider now though.