bargainshare.com > Firefox Updates (Firefox 3.5 released)

dasnufus

3-27-09, 2:22pm

3.0.8 available now.

cron

3-28-09, 1:13pm

QUOTE (dasnufus @ 3-27-09, 5:22pm)

3.0.8 available now.

thanks...looks like it's just two security updates

mydeal

3-30-09, 6:05am

Updated to 3.0.8 a few days ago. No problems so far.

dasnufus

4-21-09, 9:43pm

3.0.9 available.

cron

4-23-09, 7:02pm

What’s New in Firefox 3.0.9

Firefox 3.0.9 fixes several issues found in Firefox 3.0.8:

Fixed several security issues.
Fixed several stability issues.
Many users experienced an issue where a corrupt local database caused Firefox to “lose” its stored cookies. (bug 470578)
Fixed an issue where, starting with Firefox 3.0.7, inline image attachments on popular webmail services (like AOL and AIM) would not display. (bug 482659)
Large forms would sometimes take a long time to submit. (bug 426991)
In certain cases, new windows would not have proper focus. (bug 446568)
See the Firefox 3.0.8 release notes for changes in previous releases.

See the complete list of bugs fixed.

Miranda

4-25-09, 7:49am

My "awesome bar" seems to have forgotten my most frequently visited URLs after upgrading. Now I have to type in bargainshare, ctrl+enter, instead of just "bar", down arrow, and enter to get here, otherwise I'll end up at the B$ Twitter page.

Seems like every once in a while my URL bar forgets stuff like that and has to relearn.

ka0s

4-25-09, 10:32am

QUOTE (Miranda @ 4-25-09, 7:49am)

My "awesome bar" seems to have forgotten my most frequently visited URLs after upgrading. Now I have to type in bargainshare, ctrl+enter, instead of just "bar", down arrow, and enter to get here, otherwise I'll end up at the B$ Twitter page.

Seems like every once in a while my URL bar forgets stuff like that and has to relearn.

you dont use the bookmark toolbar? I just have a string of icons on mine with no names, i know them by the favicon - allows me to have 20 or so sites at the click of a mouse.

Miranda

4-25-09, 10:43am

QUOTE (ka0s @ 4-25-09, 11:32am)

QUOTE (Miranda @ 4-25-09, 7:49am)

My "awesome bar" seems to have forgotten my most frequently visited URLs after upgrading. Now I have to type in bargainshare, ctrl+enter, instead of just "bar", down arrow, and enter to get here, otherwise I'll end up at the B$ Twitter page.

Seems like every once in a while my URL bar forgets stuff like that and has to relearn.

you dont use the bookmark toolbar? I just have a string of icons on mine with no names, i know them by the favicon - allows me to have 20 or so sites at the click of a mouse.

Nope, I hide the toolbars so I could have more screen space for browsing (my main PC is a netbook). I haven't used FF's built in bookmarks in a long time either since I use Delicious.

My URL bar doesn't look like it's relearning URLs. I might have to start off with a fresh profile.

dasnufus

4-27-09, 12:38pm

wow that was fast.

3.0.10 available.

cron

4-27-09, 12:57pm

What's New in Firefox 3.0.10

Firefox 3.0.10 fixes two issues found in Firefox 3.0.9:

Fixed a security issue.
Fixed a major stability issue.
See the Firefox 3.0.9 release notes for changes in previous releases.

See the complete list of bugs fixed.

wurlybird9

4-27-09, 9:39pm

they have been updating like crazy lately!!!

dasnufus

6-11-09, 5:38pm

firefox 3.0.11 available

cron

6-12-09, 10:35am

QUOTE (dasnufus @ 6-11-09, 8:38pm)

firefox 3.0.11 available

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.0.11/releasenotes/

QUOTE

Firefox 3.0.11 fixes several issues found in Firefox 3.0.10:

Fixed several security issues.
Fixed several stability issues.
Several issues were reported with the internal database, SQLite, which have now been fixed by upgrading to a newer version.
Fixed an issue where, in some specific cases, the bookmarks database would become corrupt. (bug 464486)
See the Firefox 3.0.10 release notes for changes in previous releases.

See the complete list of bugs fixed.

cron

6-17-09, 6:24am

Firefox 3.5 'Web upgrade' planned for end of June

Don't know how they do it, but they always seem reliable when releasing stuff.

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Firefox 3.5 comes with a spate of new features--5,000 total, according to Mozilla. Among the major ones: built-in video; local storage to enable richer Web applications that can work even with no network connection; a private browsing mode; geolocation to aid Web pages that can benefit from knowing a user's location; and faster performance loading pages and executing Web-based JavaScript programs.

wurlybird9

6-17-09, 7:19pm

safari and chrome have been bringing the pressure. Sometimes I switch browsers for speed. Hopefully this reduces that need.

WillyNilly

6-30-09, 7:22am

QUOTE (cron @ 6-17-09, 7:24am)

Firefox 3.5 'Web upgrade' planned for end of June

Don't know how they do it, but they always seem reliable when releasing stuff.

QUOTE

Firefox 3.5 comes with a spate of new features--5,000 total, according to Mozilla. Among the major ones: built-in video; local storage to enable richer Web applications that can work even with no network connection; a private browsing mode; geolocation to aid Web pages that can benefit from knowing a user's location; and faster performance loading pages and executing Web-based JavaScript programs.

Think it's out: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/fir...Setup%203.5.exe

Looks to be same as RC3?

Just installed over 3.0.11 and seems faster already!

cron

6-30-09, 7:37am

Firefox 3.5 Release Notes

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Firefox 3.5 is based on the Gecko 1.9.1 rendering platform, which has been under development for the past year. Firefox 3.5 offers many changes over the previous version, supporting new web technologies, improving performance and ease of use. Some of the notable features are:

Available in more than 70 languages. (Get your local version!)
Support for the HTML5 <video> and <audio> elements including native support for Ogg Theora encoded video and Vorbis encoded audio. (Try it here!)
Improved tools for controlling your private data, including a Private Browsing Mode.
Better web application performance using the new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine.
The ability to share your location with websites using Location Aware Browsing. (Try it here!)
Support for native JSON, and web worker threads.
Improvements to the Gecko layout engine, including speculative parsing for faster content rendering.
Support for new web technologies such as: downloadable fonts, CSS media queries, new transformations and properties, JavaScript query selectors, HTML5 local storage and offline application storage, <canvas> text, ICC profiles, and SVG transforms.

Developers can find out about all the changes and new features at the Mozilla Developer Center.

cron

6-30-09, 8:15am

really fast. Even better performance than Chrome.

Miranda

6-30-09, 9:44am

QUOTE (wurlybird9 @ 6-17-09, 8:19pm)

safari and chrome have been bringing the pressure. Sometimes I switch browsers for speed. Hopefully this reduces that need.

Same here. I switch browsers for watching video sites like Hulu & YouTube since they play better in Chrome.

QUOTE (cron @ 6-30-09, 9:15am)

really fast. Even better performance than Chrome.

Nice! I'll have to update mine ASAP.

cron

6-30-09, 9:46am

haven't tried video yet, but page rendering is definitely noticeable

NARC

6-30-09, 11:19am

Waiting for the Portable Firefox version to be released....

GTFan

7-1-09, 11:42am

Subjectively seems to be about twice as fast as 3.0 to me. Great upgrade.

pradman

7-1-09, 5:32pm

updated mine just now. seems faster.

Miranda

7-1-09, 7:34pm

I updated mine yesterday even through 3 of my addons weren't compatible yet. I hope those get updates soon. They're not very popular addons, but I didn't want to hold off on updating just to keep their functionality.

Like everyone else has said, it's faster than the previous version.

mydeal

7-2-09, 3:19am

Will FF 3 auto update to 3.5 one of these days, or do I need to do it explicitly?

WillyNilly

7-5-09, 7:19pm

QUOTE (mydeal @ 7-2-09, 4:19am)

Will FF 3 auto update to 3.5 one of these days, or do I need to do it explicitly?

auto update

mydeal

7-6-09, 3:15am

Thanks. I'll just wait for the auto-update then.

cron

7-6-09, 8:15am

QUOTE (mydeal @ 7-6-09, 6:15am)

Thanks. I'll just wait for the auto-update then.

if you go to Help ----> Check for Updates ....it will start the update

dasnufus

7-6-09, 2:12pm

QUOTE (mydeal @ 7-6-09, 7:15am)

Thanks. I'll just wait for the auto-update then.

its probably worth it to manual update. FF 3.5 feels faster. It might break some extensions, but its worth it

dasnufus

7-16-09, 6:05pm

ver 3.5.1 available

Krunk

7-19-09, 4:26pm

QUOTE (dasnufus @ 7-16-09, 7:05pm)

ver 3.5.1 available

apparently a major security bug was found which forced them to release such a quick update.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/913..._says_scientist

but it looks like another one has been found:
http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/2...r-Firefox-3-5-1

Miranda

7-22-09, 11:34am

Is there a way to turn off the breakaway tabs feature? I don't like it because it does it when I don't want it to and it's annoying to have to drag the tab back to the original window.

Anyone know what setting to turn off in about:config to do this??

garsh

7-22-09, 2:23pm

QUOTE (Miranda @ 7-22-09, 3:34pm)

Is there a way to turn off the breakaway tabs feature?

You need the bug489729 extension.

Duh.

Miranda

7-22-09, 5:36pm

QUOTE (garsh @ 7-22-09, 3:23pm)

You need the bug489729 extension.

Duh.

You'd think they could give it a more descriptive name.

Thanks, I'll give that a try.

I love the feature in Chrome, but it kind of sucks in FF.

dasnufus

8-3-09, 3:27pm

ver 3.5.2 available

dasnufus

9-9-09, 8:08pm

ver 3.5.3 available.

dasnufus

10-27-09, 5:53pm

ver 3.5.4 available

dasnufus

11-5-09, 8:46pm

ver 3.5.5 available

Miranda

12-15-09, 6:58pm

3.5.6 available

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5.6/releasenotes/

dasnufus

1-5-10, 3:28pm

ver 3.5.7 available

Miranda

2-18-10, 7:22pm

3.5.8