The Firefox Thread

Any software related topics go in here.
Siemens
Registered User
Posts: 2812
Joined: 01 Jul 2005, 02:00
Location: somewhere over the rainbow where katie melua is running from me.

Re: Firefox 4

Post by Siemens »

Some blame should also fall on Mozilla surely. As I've mentioned before in this thread, they need to do a backwards compatibility mode for add ons
Image
"Friends are a lot like potatoes. If you eat them they die." - Stuart
Screeper
Registered User
Posts: 3692
Joined: 04 Apr 2003, 02:00
Contact:

Re: Firefox 4

Post by Screeper »

I hung up my FF4 hat today.
The issue FF4 has with Adobe flash has driven me close to maddness.
Doesn't appear to affect many FF users but it has affected me and I can no longer handle the browser crashes.
IE9 works much smoother for me.. a sad day it is..
There are 10 types of people in this world.
Those who understand binary and those who do not.
GreyWolf
Registered User
Posts: 4754
Joined: 06 Aug 2003, 02:00
Processor: PHENOM II 945
Motherboard: Asus M4A78
Graphics card: HIS ICEQ 4850 1GB
Memory: 4GB CORSAIR XMS II 1066
Location: , location, location!

Re: Firefox 4

Post by GreyWolf »

I am not sure if it is an FF issue. My chrome has been having major issues with Flash for about a month now.
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist that black flag, and begin slitting throats."
- H. L. Mancken
User avatar
Synthesis
Registered User
Posts: 14517
Joined: 25 May 2006, 02:00
Location: Location, Location
Contact:

Re: Firefox 4

Post by Synthesis »

I've switched to chrome months ago because of flash. No problems on chrome. Couldn't take it anymore. FF won't see me again.
Image
Screeper
Registered User
Posts: 3692
Joined: 04 Apr 2003, 02:00
Contact:

Re: Firefox 4

Post by Screeper »

Yup, gotta say IE9 works fine with the latest flash.
I have been reading that the latest Adobe flash versions (since 10.2 onwards) have been giving all the browser developers headaches, but appears IE, Chrome (and Opera?) have ironed the issues out. Firefox, for me at least, has utterly failed.
There are 10 types of people in this world.
Those who understand binary and those who do not.
Siemens
Registered User
Posts: 2812
Joined: 01 Jul 2005, 02:00
Location: somewhere over the rainbow where katie melua is running from me.

Re: Firefox 4

Post by Siemens »

I've also been experiencing painful Flash problems since FF4.
Even though it's not really a FF problem, I am really starting to dislike FF.
Image
"Friends are a lot like potatoes. If you eat them they die." - Stuart
User avatar
Stuart
Lead Forum Administrator
Posts: 38503
Joined: 19 May 2005, 02:00
Location: Home

Re: Firefox 4

Post by Stuart »

Someone mentioned something about being taken to the French Firefox page earlier in the thread. What's up with that? Just upgraded to 4.0.1 and after the restart it took me to http://www.mozilla.com/en-ZA/firefox/4.0.1/whatsnew/.

Notice the "en-ZA" part, but if you follow the link everything is French. Do South Africans swear more than the rest of the world?
Image
Siemens
Registered User
Posts: 2812
Joined: 01 Jul 2005, 02:00
Location: somewhere over the rainbow where katie melua is running from me.

Re: Firefox 4

Post by Siemens »

FF4 horror story:
This morning I powered on my PC and as windows was logging in Adobe asked me if I want to update to the latest flash player. I clicked yes and it updated me to exactly the same version I had before.
Image
"Friends are a lot like potatoes. If you eat them they die." - Stuart
jee
Registered User
Posts: 19336
Joined: 03 Jun 2003, 02:00
Location: a hole so deep...

Re: Firefox 4

Post by jee »

Hi, Cant remember if this was discussed - what is the work around having the url bar separate from the search bar?
"Integrity" and "integer" both contain a Latin root meaning "whole; complete." The root sense, then, is that people may be said to be acting with integrity when their beliefs, words, and actions have a sense of unity or wholeness.
SykomantiS
Registered User
Posts: 14085
Joined: 06 Oct 2004, 02:00
Location: Location, Location...
Contact:

Re: Firefox 4

Post by SykomantiS »

I have no flash problems with FF4 :?
no crashes or anything. Up until I read this, I was unaware of any flash problems anywhere :?
Siemens
Registered User
Posts: 2812
Joined: 01 Jul 2005, 02:00
Location: somewhere over the rainbow where katie melua is running from me.

Re: Firefox 4

Post by Siemens »

jee, go back a few pages.
Image
"Friends are a lot like potatoes. If you eat them they die." - Stuart
garp
Registered User
Posts: 1312
Joined: 03 Sep 2003, 02:00
Contact:

Re: Firefox 4

Post by garp »

okay I know this is a PC thread, but here is another nail in the coffin for FF. On MacBook Pros, it causes it to switch from integrated to dedicated graphics, reducing battery life considerably. Very annoying!
Cooler Master RC-690 CM 690
Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz
MSI R5870
2 x 1TB WD Black
Corsair DDR3-1600 6GB DOMINATOR
Intel SmackOver DX58SO MB
Corsair TX650W Power Supply - 650W
Samsung P2350 23"
Windows 7 ultimate 64bit
jee
Registered User
Posts: 19336
Joined: 03 Jun 2003, 02:00
Location: a hole so deep...

Re: Firefox 4

Post by jee »

Thank you Semens... you have been an incredible help
"Integrity" and "integer" both contain a Latin root meaning "whole; complete." The root sense, then, is that people may be said to be acting with integrity when their beliefs, words, and actions have a sense of unity or wholeness.
Siemens
Registered User
Posts: 2812
Joined: 01 Jul 2005, 02:00
Location: somewhere over the rainbow where katie melua is running from me.

Re: Firefox 4

Post by Siemens »

I reinstalled windows and thought to give Chrome a try seeing as the problems with FF4. I am now downloading FF4 again because it has so much more luxuries than Chrome. With that said I'm still not pleased with FF.
Image
"Friends are a lot like potatoes. If you eat them they die." - Stuart
GDI_Lord
Forum Administrator
Posts: 2663
Joined: 05 Sep 2005, 02:00

Re: Firefox 4

Post by GDI_Lord »

I haven't had any problems with Flash and Firefox. And you'd be surprised how many add-ons still work in Firefox 4 even though they're marked as not compatible. Ubiquity, I'm looking at you! (It just took a quick edit of a file in the xpi archive to get it to install. LITERALLY telling the xpi that it is compatible for all versions up to 99.* - I made it 99.* because didn't feel like editing the xpi again when I fire up Minefield/Firefox 5.
Important Thread: Yours in Christ's service,
User avatar
Tribble
Registered User
Posts: 88465
Joined: 08 Feb 2007, 02:00
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K CPU@3.50GHz
Motherboard: ACPI x64-based PC
Graphics card: GeForce GTX 780 Ti
Memory: 16GB
Location: Not here
Contact:

Re: Firefox 4

Post by Tribble »

I too have had no problems. Those of you that are having problems - what exactly are you looking at in your browsers?

I am loving 4 and I don't miss anything that I had to leave behind. Thought I would - but I don't.
Image
User avatar
Stuart
Lead Forum Administrator
Posts: 38503
Joined: 19 May 2005, 02:00
Location: Home

Firefox 4

Post by Stuart »

Ster Kinekor's site seems to offer widespread Flash issues. But that's probably just poor web development.
Image
User avatar
Tribble
Registered User
Posts: 88465
Joined: 08 Feb 2007, 02:00
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K CPU@3.50GHz
Motherboard: ACPI x64-based PC
Graphics card: GeForce GTX 780 Ti
Memory: 16GB
Location: Not here
Contact:

Re: Firefox 4

Post by Tribble »

I never have a problem there - everything works.
Image
Monty
Forum Moderator
Posts: 10000
Joined: 05 Feb 2004, 02:00
Processor: Intel i5-4690K @ 4.5GHZ
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VII Formula
Graphics card: ASUS GTX970 Strix
Memory: 4 x 4GB Corsair Dominators
Location: Messing with your Mind
Contact:

Re: Firefox 4

Post by Monty »

Stuart wrote:Ster Kinekor's site seems to offer widespread Flash issues. But that's probably just poor web development.
Ster Kinekor has broken all the brwosers I've tried
Art Williams wrote:I'm not telling you it is going to be easy, I'm telling you it's going to be worth it.
User avatar
Stuart
Lead Forum Administrator
Posts: 38503
Joined: 19 May 2005, 02:00
Location: Home

Re: Firefox 4

Post by Stuart »

Monty wrote:
Stuart wrote:Ster Kinekor's site seems to offer widespread Flash issues. But that's probably just poor web development.
Ster Kinekor has broken all the brwosers I've tried
Luckily their mobile site works for me.
Image
User avatar
Tribble
Registered User
Posts: 88465
Joined: 08 Feb 2007, 02:00
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K CPU@3.50GHz
Motherboard: ACPI x64-based PC
Graphics card: GeForce GTX 780 Ti
Memory: 16GB
Location: Not here
Contact:

Re: Firefox 4

Post by Tribble »

You have jinxed me - Wiki is acting up on all browsers too
Image
DeathStrike
Registered User
Posts: 2663
Joined: 29 Jul 2004, 02:00
Location: hidden deep in the depths of the underworld is my home.
Contact:

Re: Firefox 4

Post by DeathStrike »

i haven't had any browser issues. i do miss delicious but i now use their website so not too bad.

OT.... slightly

Firefox 5 beta 2 is out i believe.. at least in portableapps.com

anyone tried it out yet?
Spoiler: (show)
Image
SIG by HMAN 8)
Member of The Pride Of Darkness
DeathStrike on Twitter
About me
Spoiler: (show)
Asus P5KPL-CM motherboard, 4 GIG RAM, Q6600 @ 2.88GHz (Thanks Anthro), GeForce 8600GT, Samsung 2333 23" + CRT 17" Monitors. 500GB + 1.5TB HDD, Compro TV tuner, 350 WATT PSU
User avatar
Tribble
Registered User
Posts: 88465
Joined: 08 Feb 2007, 02:00
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K CPU@3.50GHz
Motherboard: ACPI x64-based PC
Graphics card: GeForce GTX 780 Ti
Memory: 16GB
Location: Not here
Contact:

Re: Firefox 4

Post by Tribble »

Nope - I am not a beta tester - I like stable.
Image
GDI_Lord
Forum Administrator
Posts: 2663
Joined: 05 Sep 2005, 02:00

Re: Firefox 4

Post by GDI_Lord »

I tried it when it was in alpha, no problems at all for me.
Important Thread: Yours in Christ's service,
DeathStrike
Registered User
Posts: 2663
Joined: 29 Jul 2004, 02:00
Location: hidden deep in the depths of the underworld is my home.
Contact:

Re: Firefox 4

Post by DeathStrike »

what are the new features? i just read about googles cloud print service.... but it requires chrome. hoping that firefox can implement this when google's api is released.
Spoiler: (show)
Image
SIG by HMAN 8)
Member of The Pride Of Darkness
DeathStrike on Twitter
About me
Spoiler: (show)
Asus P5KPL-CM motherboard, 4 GIG RAM, Q6600 @ 2.88GHz (Thanks Anthro), GeForce 8600GT, Samsung 2333 23" + CRT 17" Monitors. 500GB + 1.5TB HDD, Compro TV tuner, 350 WATT PSU
Post Reply