FireFox 4 Is Ready and available for Download!

[Warlockz]

FireFox 4 Is Ready and available for Download!


http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/new/

http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/central/

[Ibrad]

Grabbed it and I must say WOW this new UI looks wonderful. I now have so much more space to read the website in the UI. I am really liking it so far.

[vasa1]

http://glow.mozilla.org/

[funkydude]

-{ Quote: "http://glow.mozilla.org/" }-

I especially like the part where it goes down every time you refresh, not the most accurate of measurements ;D

The count on the download site seems more accurate.

[Ibrad]

Thanks for the link, I was wondering where I could find the download stats.

[JRViejo]

FYI. Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition 4.0 (web browser) Released (http://portableapps.com/news/2011-03-22_-_firefox_portable_4.0_released) by PortableApps.com.

[mantra]

does someone if ccleaner Compact database is compatible with firefox 4?

now we should open a thread about the best extension for V4
Status-4-Evar
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/status-4-evar/ is cool

will be out soon the new thunderbird ?

[Dermot7]

"Firefox 4 & add-ons: made for each other" :

http://blog.mozilla.com/addons/2011/03/22/firefox-4-add-ons/

[BoerenkoolMetWorst]

If you set the updating of addons to manual, is it still possible to see the changelog in the update window like in 3.6?

[firzen771]

-{ Quote: "If you set the updating of addons to manual, is it still possible to see the changelog in the update window like in 3.6?" }-

ye u can check release notes thru auto update as well

[twl845]

Thanks for the heads up. I like it! :)

[tipo]

seems alot slower than v3 and i don`t know why but i had 6 plugin-container.exe`s opened with no flash runnin whatsoever...(only a wilderssecurity tab was opened) got back to v3. waiting for v5 ;)

[twl845]

-{ Quote: "seems alot slower than v3 and i don`t know why but i had 6 plugin-container.exe`s opened with no flash runnin whatsoever...(only a wilderssecurity tab was opened) got back to v3. waiting for v5 ;)" }-
That's odd. I am running ff on an older Dell which took an average of 22 seconds to load FF V3.6 cold and now it loads in 17 seconds cold with V4. Once it's open V4 is really fast for me. :)

[moontan]

it seems very fast for me as well.

so far, i'm pleasantly surprised with FF4. :thumb:

[dw426]

-{ Quote: "seems alot slower than v3 and i don`t know why but i had 6 plugin-container.exe`s opened with no flash runnin whatsoever...(only a wilderssecurity tab was opened) got back to v3. waiting for v5 ;)" }-

Wilders is the only tab open for me as well, and I see no plugin containers at all in my Sandboxie list.

[Sadeghi85]

-{ Quote: "seems alot slower than v3 and i don`t know why but i had 6 plugin-container.exe`s opened with no flash runnin whatsoever...(only a wilderssecurity tab was opened) got back to v3. waiting for v5 ;)" }-

Did you try with a clean profile?

[Francis93]

Uninstalled the old version (3.6) without removing my customizations and settings. Then installed Firefox 4. ;D

[J_L]

Unfortunately, some of my extensions still wouldn't work even after disabling compatibility check, so I'll have to stay with the previous version for now.

[Daveski17]

I uninstalled some extensions & updated 'over the top' of the old. Everything seems to be fine. Not too keen about NoScript in the GUI as opposed to the Status Bar though. Mozilla beat MS for me as I haven't had the IE 9 update yet! Nice one Mozilla. :thumb:

C'mon Micro$oft ... I only live about eight & a half thousand kilometres from California ... ;)

[moontan]

i've been trying out FF4 all day and i think this is gonna be my new browser after being on Chrome for 2 years.

for the past week we've been blessed with 3 great releases: IE9, Opera 11.10 and FF4 today.
i tested all 3 extensively and FF4 seems to be the best of the bunch, *at the moment*.
but it's very close and the competition has heated up.

today, the browsers "scene" is a lot more exciting than it was 2 weeks ago! :)

[bo elam]

-{ Quote: "I uninstalled some extensions & updated 'over the top' of the old. Everything seems to be fine. Not too keen about NoScript in the GUI as opposed to the Status Bar though. Mozilla beat MS for me as I haven't had the IE 9 update yet! Nice one Mozilla. :thumb:

C'mon Micro$oft ... I only live about eight & a half thousand kilometres from California ... ;)" }-
Add NoScript to the new addon bar, its sort of a status bar. Enable
it in "toolbars", then add NoScript to the addon bar. You ll have NS
exactly where it was before.

Or
Maybe you want to take a look at this addon. If you install it you ll
have something like the old status bar.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/status-4-evar/

Bo

[Daveski17]

Yeah, Fx 4 is going to be a winner. I'm very impressed. I've just upgraded on my desktop now. 8)

[Daveski17]

-{ Quote: "Add NoScript to the new addon bar, its sort of a status bar. Enable
it in "toolbars", then add NoScript to the addon bar. You ll have NS
exactly where it was before.

Or
Maybe you want to take a look at this addon. If you install it you ll
have something like the old status bar.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/status-4-evar/

Bo" }-

OK Bo, thanks for the information. I'll check it out. :thumb:

[SIR****TMG]

Seems great so far

[The_ChamP]

Loving it :)

[Searching_ _ _]

Like v4 so far. Smooth and fast, zoooommmmm.

-{ Quote: "Hack Extension Files to Make Them Version-Compatible for Firefox

A well known drawback in using Firefox is the problem with extension compatibility when a new major version is released. Whether it is for a new extension that you are trying for the first time or an old favorite we have a way to get those extensions working for you again.

There are multiple reasons why you might want to choose this method to fix a non-compatible extension:

You are uncomfortable with tweaking the “about:config” settings
You prefer to maintain the original “about:config” settings in a pristine state and like having compatibility checking active
You are looking to gain some “geek cred”

Keep in mind that most extensions will work perfectly well with a new version of Firefox and simply have the “version compatibility number” problem. But once in a while there may be one that needs to have some work done on it by the extension’s author." }-
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/11869/hack-extension-files-to-make-them-version-compatible-for-firefox/

I installed request Policy but I don't see the window logo on FF. Any suggestions where to look?

Sandboxie doesn't show the [#][#] on the browser but does show in the task bar?

[steve161]

-{ Quote: "Maybe you want to take a look at this addon. If you install it you ll
have something like the old status bar.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/fir...status-4-evar/" }-

Cool. Thank you. Being a creature of habit, I also switched off the tabs on top feature and moved the home button back to the left. Otherwise, it is running very nicely so far.

[vasa1]

A detailed look at Fx4 with a bit on the long-pending demand for process separation:
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/reviews/2011/03/ars-reviews-firefox-4.ars/

[BoerenkoolMetWorst]

-{ Quote: "ye u can check release notes thru auto update as well" }-
thanks

[Mr.PC]

Firefox 4.0 Reviewer’s Guide (http://static.mozilla.com/moco/en-US/pdf/firefox-4-reviewers-guide.pdf)

[mantra]

did somebody make a benchmark with and without hardware acceleration?

in the help menu i can read that i have enabled and full working
i tried to disable , did not find a gain in the hardware acceleration , maybe it 's not still avaible in the final version

[Acadia]

-{ Quote: "did somebody make a benchmark with and without hardware acceleration?

in the help menu i can read that i have enabled and full working
i tried to disable , did not find a gain in the hardware acceleration , maybe it 's not still avaible in the final version" }-
Don't know if this will provide a clue or not:

http://www.techtree.com/India/Reviews/Mozilla_Firefox_4_Review/551-114892-597-3.html

Acadia

[culla]

i want the home button back where it was in fact i preferred the old layout
speed seems the same i always run it sandboxied
noticed when deleting contents is 15mb old one was between 2-6mb for general browsing ?

[Daveski17]

-{ Quote: "i want the home button back where it was in fact i preferred the old layout" }-

Right click on the GUI/Home button so you get the drop-down context menu & the Customise option. Click Customise & you can drag the home button back to its original position. 8)

[culla]

thanks mate also i'd like the tabs as they used to be ;D

[Daveski17]

-{ Quote: "thanks mate also i'd like the tabs as they used to be ;D" }-

You can do that as well, just uncheck 'Tabs on top'. :thumb:

[Boost]

Just downloaded version 4,faster then version 3 by a looong ways!:thumb:

[Daveski17]

Well ... over 13 million & counting (http://glow.mozilla.org/) can't be wrong! :)

[mantra]

yes
but i found many components not working
like unhide password

by the way i guess it's the king of the faster browser, lot more fast then opera:thumb:

[The_ChamP]

FF 4 Truly Rocks :thumb: :thumb:

[vasa1]

This may be of use to those experiencing "blurry fonts":
http://www.ghacks.net/2011/03/23/blurry-fonts-in-firefox-try-anti-aliasing-tuner/

[vasa1]

-{ Quote: "Well ... over 13 million & counting (http://glow.mozilla.org/) can't be wrong! :)" }-

You're lucky the trolls world-wide haven't jumped on that ;)

[vasa1]

Incidentally, I've mothballed Fx4 in favor of the Minefield (nightly builds). Fx4 is there, but I just won't use it unless a nightly breaks.

[Mr.PC]

-{ Quote: "You're lucky the trolls world-wide haven't jumped on that ;)" }-
+1. :thumb:

[Daveski17]

-{ Quote: "You're lucky the trolls world-wide haven't jumped on that ;)" }-

Yeah ... those pesky world-wide trolls. Most of them are still haunting the Opera forums I reckon ... ;D ;)

[Mr.PC]

-{ Quote: "Mozilla beat MS for me, as I haven't had the IE 9 update yet!" }-
Did you manage to have IE9 via Windows Update?
MS-boys claimed that it would be on March 21 (https://twitter.com/IE/status/48107081634549760).
March 24 and Counting...

[Daveski17]

-{ Quote: "Did you manage to have IE9 via Windows Update?
MS-boys claimed that it would be on March 21 (https://twitter.com/IE/status/48107081634549760).
March 24 and Counting..." }-

Nope, still waiting ...

[Eice]

-{ Quote: "Did you manage to have IE9 via Windows Update?
MS-boys claimed that it would be on March 21 (https://twitter.com/IE/status/48107081634549760).
March 24 and Counting..." }-
http://www.infoworld.com/t/web-browsers/false-alarm-windows-update-not-pushing-out-ie9-290

[Hugger]

Seriously, where can I find a download link for 3.6.x?
Thanks.
Hugger

[The_ChamP]

Softpedia , filehippo

[culla]

http://www.filehippo.com/download_firefox/6906/

[culla]

-{ Quote: "i want the home button back where it was in fact i preferred the old layout
speed seems the same i always run it sandboxied
noticed when deleting contents is 15mb old one was between 2-6mb for general browsing ?" }-

thanks got it how i like it had to get new theme as in the dark hasn't been updated yet ;D

[vasa1]

-{ Quote: "...
noticed when deleting contents is 15mb old one was between 2-6mb for general browsing ?" }-

For one, places.sqlite is now a minimum of 10 MB.

[Hugger]

Cula & The Champ,
Thanks for the help.
I had to remove FF4 for now.
Too many problems, such as click on the Roboform icon and get taken to the Roboform website. RF is already installed.
And one of the tabs locked up and it took the whole browser with it.
I had to close the browser using Task Manager.
I'll try it again in a couple of weeks.

edit:
Have since found out that Roboform v6 will not be supported in FF 4. RF wants you to buy new license for their v7.
However, RF v6 works in IE 9.

[Kerodo]

-{ Quote: "This may be of use to those experiencing "blurry fonts":
http://www.ghacks.net/2011/03/23/blurry-fonts-in-firefox-try-anti-aliasing-tuner/" }-
An easier solution that worked for me is to go into about:config and find "gfx.direct2D.disabled" and toggle it to True. Fixed my font issue. Everything else is great...

[Huwge]

Is there any way to get a bar at the bottom of the browser (its where my Noscript icon lived) on the last FF?

Thanks in advance

[Ibrad]

Sure hit Firefox in the top left of your settings, go over to option, and then click Addon bar and you will have the bar on the bottom of the screen again like previous versions, except this time its much thinner. It took my a while to find it because I keep trying apps and though they were not working till I found how to add that :P

[TheKid7]

Yesterday I started to do the update to Firefox 4, but aborted when the Firefox 4 installer said that it would disable the AVG Linkscanner Search Addon because it is incompatible with Firefox 4.

Do I need the AVG Linkscanner Search Addon for AVG Linkscanner to function properly? My AVG Linkscanner is the latest version.

Thanks in Advance.

[Huwge]

Thanks Ibrad, much appreciated :)

[J_L]

After a bit of changing and updating, only one extension remain incompatible with Firefox 4. Therefore I'm keeping this new version.

[Kevin523]

I tried the Firefox 4 portable version from portableapps.com
It seems like a lot of addons aren't supported.
For example addons I depend on the most like QuickJava and IEtab just don't seem to work right or at all. Does anyone know if there's an update to quickjava? When I went to the get addons screen there didn't seem to be a whole lot there.

[BoerenkoolMetWorst]

-{ Quote: "http://www.filehippo.com/download_firefox/6906/" }-
It is also still on mozilla.com in all languages:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html

[Kevin523]

-{ Quote: "Like v4 so far. Smooth and fast, zoooommmmm.


http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/11869/hack-extension-files-to-make-them-version-compatible-for-firefox/

I installed request Policy but I don't see the window logo on FF. Any suggestions where to look?

Sandboxie doesn't show the [#][#] on the browser but does show in the task bar?" }-

Using this helped my Quickjava problem. It works flawlessly. I'm sure the developers will just update the version string in the installer file to make it compatible. Thank you for the article.

[vasa1]

More helpful hints here:
http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2011/03/25/firefox-4-friday-25-million-downloads-anti-aliasing-and-how-t/

[Daveski17]

-{ Quote: "I tried the Firefox 4 portable version from portableapps.com
It seems like a lot of addons aren't supported.
For example addons I depend on the most like QuickJava and IEtab just don't seem to work right or at all. Does anyone know if there's an update to quickjava? When I went to the get addons screen there didn't seem to be a whole lot there." }-

Are you using XP? I used Portable Apps Fx 4 on an XP computer today for the first time (at work) after setting up the portable on Win 7 (bookmarks etc). When I first ran it on XP I had to hide the menu bar again & ABP & a couple other extensions weren't working. After updating the extensions they worked fine. I don't know if this is relevant to your situation.

[TheKid7]

-{ Quote: "Yesterday I started to do the update to Firefox 4, but aborted when the Firefox 4 installer said that it would disable the AVG Linkscanner Search Addon because it is incompatible with Firefox 4.

Do I need the AVG Linkscanner Search Addon for AVG Linkscanner to function properly? My AVG Linkscanner is the latest version.

Thanks in Advance." }-
It is nice to know that AVG is working on the issue. I hope that they release the "fix" soon.

http://forums.avg.com/ww-en/avg-free-forum?sec=thread&act=show&id=153935#post_153935

[Daveski17]

One thing that I have noticed is that either by using Ctrl J or a GUI button the 'Downloads' window opens with a black screen (only when empty) & the 'Search' bar is missing (when window shows no downloads) in Windows 7 64 bit. On Vista 32 bit it is fine. Oddly, if I double click on the GUI button (Customised) it opens normally. :wacko:

Anyone else had anything similar?

(I'm using Win 7 64 bit Home Premium AMD Athlon II X4 645 processor).

[Luxeon]

Though I have an older graphics card, I am still surprised that the FishIE test does not appear to be improved, despite enabling hardware acceleration. Maybe my card doesn't support acceleration? I know it doesn't support it in IE9.

Bummer! I just checked and my card isn't supported.

Time for a trip to Newegg...

[moontan]

-{ Quote: "Though I have an older graphics card, I am still surprised that the FishIE test does not appear to be improved, despite enabling hardware acceleration. Maybe my card doesn't support acceleration? I know it doesn't support it in IE9." }-

from what i gathered not all chipset are supported.
not a big deal yet, imo.
i dont think there are many websites that rely on this technology so far.

[Hugger]

Roboform v6 is not compatible with FF 4.
RF wants us to buy their v7, which does work with FF 4.
IE 9 and RF do get along just fine.

[DOSawaits]

-{ Quote: "Though I have an older graphics card, I am still surprised that the FishIE test does not appear to be improved, despite enabling hardware acceleration. Maybe my card doesn't support acceleration? I know it doesn't support it in IE9.

Bummer! I just checked and my card isn't supported.

Time for a trip to Newegg..." }-
Yeah, and don't forget to order a pair of glasses while your there :)
Hardware Acceleration serves no purpose, you don't "feel" a speed improvement, but you do "see" the horribly rendered fonts and tons of other glitches.

[Acadia]

-{ Quote: "Yeah, and don't forget to order a pair of glasses while your there :)
Hardware Acceleration serves no purpose, you don't "feel" a speed improvement, but you do "see" the horribly rendered fonts and tons of other glitches." }-
Gleamed this advice from a couple of helpful sites, hope these hints might help:

Here's a fix for the blurry font without losing GPU acceleration:
set gfx.direct2d.disabled to True.
And make sure that gfx.font_rendering.directwrite.enabled is set to False (should be by default)
You get to the Firefox config menu by typing "about:config" into the address window.



To check the status of hardware acceleration in Firefox at any time, type 'About:Support' (without quotes) into the Address Bar and press Enter. At the bottom under the Graphics section, check the 'Direct2D Enabled' and 'DirectWrite Enabled' fields - these will say True if enabled, False if not. The 'GPU Accelerated Windows' field will show '1/1 Direct3D 10' or '1/1 Direct3D 9' depending on the level of Direct3D support enabled, or '0/1' if Direct3D acceleration is disabled. To test and compare your actual hardware acceleration performance after making any changes, first exit and restart Firefox, then run this test to see how many FPS you get with each configuration.

An unfortunate side-effect of enabling hardware acceleration in Firefox is that the text rendering method changes to one which some users will find displeasing. Fonts may appear blurry, overly thin, oddly spaced or inconsistently rendered across various sites. The easiest way to fix this issue is to disable hardware acceleration and restart Firefox - text rendering will now revert back to its original and familiar look. However this loses all the benefits of GPU hardware acceleration. A slightly better method of fixing this issue is to keep this option ticked, but set the gfx.direct2d.disabled preference to True - see the Advanced Tweaking section for details. This disables Direct2D acceleration while keeping Direct3D acceleration enabled. Another alternative is to keep this option ticked, and install the Anti-Aliasing Tuner add-on, which allows customization of font appearance, while keeping the full advantages of hardware acceleration. Open the Options for this add-on (under Firefox>Add-ons>Extensions), and try this suggested configuration: set Anti-Aliasing mode to ClearType and Rendering Mode to 'Natural Symmetric' for both text sizes, then tick all the 'ClearType Level' and 'Enhanced Contrast' boxes and set them to 100%. This will not be ideal, but you can experiment further to see if you can further customize text appearance to suit your taste.

Acadia

[Acadia]

-{ Quote: "Roboform v6 is not compatible with FF 4.
RF wants us to buy their v7, which does work with FF 4.
IE 9 and RF do get along just fine." }-
Not using Roboform myself I don't know how well this advice works from another website but here it is:

If you use the Mr.Tech Toolkit addon and uncheck "enable addon compatibility check" you may find that RoboForm works fine...
I use this for all older addons that i still prefer...

Also, you might find this webpage helpful:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/11869/hack-extension-files-to-make-them-version-compatible-for-firefox/

Acadia

[InfinityAz]

-{ Quote: "Here's a fix for the blurry font without losing GPU acceleration:
set gfx.direct2d.disabled to True.
And make sure that gfx.font_rendering.directwrite.enabled is set to False (should be by default)" }-

Actually, this will disable some hardware acceleration. Run FishIE Tank before and after doing this and you'll see how much slower it is (but at least the fonts aren't blurry).

[Acadia]

-{ Quote: "Actually, this will disable some hardware acceleration. " }-
Correct, it disables the D2 but not the D3 ... whatever in the heck that means. :wacko:

Acadia

[Firecat]

Basically, DirectWrite and Direct2D cause the weird font antialiasing, not just in IE9 and FF4 but also a variety of other applications using those APIs.

Firefox, being an open source project, should have used OpenGL instead, as it seems to not have the problems associated with using Direct2D (e.g. Element Browser, Maxthon 3, next hardware accelerated version of Opera).

[firzen771]

maybe the people with rendering problems just have old video cards that don't support it very well because with my relatively new laptop i dont have ANY rendering issues with font or anything, in any of my browsers.:-\

[Acadia]

Gleamed this from yet another site, for Nvidia users, how to adjust your video card just for Firefox, towards the bottom of the page:
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2011/03/10/fix-firefox-4-fade-blur-bold-bad-and-ugly-font-rendering/

Also this from the same site:

I was able to correct this and still have hardware acceleration without the Anti-aliasing addon. The issue seems to be that during an upgrade from 3.x, the ‘key’ that controls DirectWrite may not be added.

To see if this is your problem type in ‘about:support’ (without the quotes) in the Firefox address bar. You will get info about the browser. Under the section labeled Graphics, confirm that you have the following:

Direct2D enabled=true
DirectWrite enabled=true

If DirectWrite enabled=false, you will need to type ‘about:config’ (without the quotes into the address bar. This will take you to the Firefox config window. Look for the following key: mozilla.widget.render-mode

That key is probably not present. To add it, right-click on an empty section of that window, choose New, and then Integer. Type in ‘mozilla.widget.render-mode’ (without the quotes) and assign it a value of 6.
If you have this key and the value is anything other than 6, right click on the key and choose Modify, and change the value to 6

Close and reopen your browser, and your fonts should look better. You may want to type in ‘about:support’ again and confirm that DirectWrite enabled changed from false to true.

This worked on Windows 7; it’s worth trying for other operating systems and *shouldn’t* break anything regardless of whether it works or not.



I have no idea if any of this helps since I am not having the problem, good luck.
Acadia

[dw426]

-{ Quote: "maybe the people with rendering problems just have old video cards that don't support it very well because with my relatively new laptop i dont have ANY rendering issues with font or anything, in any of my browsers.:-\" }-

Nah, the hardware acceleration thing in FF is either just poorly implemented or extremely picky (which, likely, is a result of poor implementation or too buggy). I've seen reports of fairly high end NVidia and ATI cards supposedly failing the requirements, even after making certain they have the absolute latest graphics drivers, which, btw, seems to be the major requirement. I'm actually one of those ATI people. My card is an HD5570, which, while by no means a smoking hot gamer, is still quite recent. And, my graphics driver is above the lowest required version number for FF to use acceleration.

Again, I've seen a number of these reports, and, really, if FF can fully support on-board GMA chips, then newer ATI/NVidia cards should have no trouble. Now, in my case, I went ahead and forced FF to use acceleration. Not only am I not seeing the crashes Mozilla warned would happen if you forced it on an unsupported card, I'm also easily passing every acceleration demo out there, from Mozilla, to IE to Chromes. So, all that being said, there has to be either some bug in FF, or, again, the implementation is poor. Of course, it could also be Mozilla just not working hard enough on supporting cards.

-edit-

I also don't have any font issues. I can say, however, that leaving out the demo tests, with real-world use there is no truly discernible difference (on FF at least) between being accelerated and not being so.

[Daveski17]

-{ Quote: "maybe the people with rendering problems just have old video cards that don't support it very well because with my relatively new laptop i dont have ANY rendering issues with font or anything, in any of my browsers.:-\" }-

I don't know if what's happened with my desktop computer & the download window is a rendering problem or not, the computer was custom built for me about six months ago. I am having no similar problems with Fx 4 on my three year old Belnea laptop. Chrome/Iron & Safari are all working perfectly on both computers.

The only other problem is on the laptop (Vista) & I can't seem to get the WMP plug-in to work. It works in Chrome/Iron & works perfectly on my (relatively new) desktop.

My guess is that these are just teething bugs.

[InfinityAz]

-{ Quote: "maybe the people with rendering problems just have old video cards that don't support it very well because with my relatively new laptop i dont have ANY rendering issues with font or anything, in any of my browsers.:-\" }-

Just replaced my Nvidia 8800 GT with an AMD 6950. Font rendering didn't change/improve regardless of the card used and didn't change when I turned off Ansitropic filtering for Firefox within Nvidia's control panel (on the 8800).

[J_L]

Don't have blurry font rendering issues, but some fonts do appear different (like my signature appearing to have the same fonts, although I chose different ones).

[Sadeghi85]

-{ Quote: " (like my signature appearing to have the same fonts, although I chose different ones)." }-

Fx4 doesn't use Fixedsys and Arial Narrow fonts, so I think it uses the default font in that case.

btw after changing my monitor settings and configuring the text tuner tool the fonts look good here so I don't think it's Fx problem, the fonts were looking as bad in IE9 before that.

[J_L]

-{ Quote: "Fx4 doesn't use Fixedsys and Arial Narrow fonts, so I think it uses the default font in that case." }-
Guess it's bad luck on my part to have both affected.. Time to change them.

[sportsfan7700]

In Firefox 4, where is the reload button? I don't see it, all I see is the back and forward buttons.

[JRViejo]

sportsfan7700, the Reload button is now built into the Awesome Bar, all the way to the right.

[Daveski17]

-{ Quote: "In Firefox 4, where is the reload button? I don't see it, all I see is the back and forward buttons." }-

You can right-click on any GUI button, click 'Customise' & drag & drop the reload/stop buttons from the runbar to anywhere you like on the GUI.

[cheater87]

Does anyone else have the bookmarks stuck in the taskbar when they open them?

[Cvette]

The Bookmark Star saving bookmarks to "Unsorted Bookmarks" still bugs me :(

[J_L]

-{ Quote: "The Bookmark Star saving bookmarks to "Unsorted Bookmarks" still bugs me :(" }-
Just click it again, and choose where to move the bookmark.

[JRViejo]

-{ Quote: "The Bookmark Star saving bookmarks to "Unsorted Bookmarks" still bugs me :(" }-
Cvette, unfortunately, there is no way to change the default (at least I have not found how), however, if you want to go to the Bookmarks Menu folder by default, use Ctrl + D. Also, Right Clicking anywhere on the page and pressing the M key, takes you to the Bookmarks Menu as well. Hope that helps.

[Mr.PC]

Firefox 4 beats IE9 out of the gate in usage (http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20049592-264.html)

[mantra]

-{ Quote: "Firefox 4 beats IE9 out of the gate in usage (http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20049592-264.html)" }-
i did not understand well the graph
in short the more used are firefox and chrome?
with firefox 4 and chrome why someone should use IE ?:D

[Acadia]

-{ Quote: "
with firefox 4 and chrome why someone should use IE ?:D" }-
Because everyone is different, has different desires, different wishes for their pc system. I do recommend that those gamers who have modern pcs (don't they all ;D ) try IE9 for their gaming. (I never have been a gamer so I am only guessing). That hardware acceleration for heavy duty graphics really does appear to be truly awesome.

In my opinion there has never been a more exciting time for browser hunting than the present. So many major updates within the past month. Never in my memory have we surfers had so many EXCELLENT options. 8)

Acadia

[funkydude]

-{ Quote: "Firefox 4 beats IE9 out of the gate in usage (http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20049592-264.html)" }-

Keep in mind that "worldwide" usage includes every Operating System in existence, including mobile Operating Systems, Linux, and Mac. I'd be very concerned if Fx4 didn't beat IE9 in worldwide usage, considering IE9 is limited to only 2 Operating Systems. See http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=296289 for more info.

[vasa1]

It's good that Firefox 4 (and many other browsers) are sensibly available for a wide variety of platforms.

[Aaron Here]

Hi guys,

I've been an IE user forever, but as neither my desktop or laptop support W7 I'm still (happily) using XP. Since MS doesn't think XP users are worthy of IE9 I'm ready to move from IE8 to FF4. Any suggestions, tips, or 'must-haves' would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Aaron

[funkydude]

-{ Quote: "Hi guys,

I've been an IE user forever, but as neither my desktop or laptop support W7 I'm still (happily) using XP. Since IE9 doesn't like XP I'm ready to move from IE8 to FF4. Any suggestions, tips, or 'must-haves' would be most appreciated.

Thanks,
Aaron" }-

AdBlockPlus, and configure firefox to block 3rd party cookies.

Also, the configuration is brilliant. I hate the default Fx4 layout, but you can move everything around to any place you want. E.g. the home button to the left.

[Aaron Here]

-{ Quote: "AdBlockPlus, and configure firefox to block 3rd party cookies.

Also, the configuration is brilliant. I hate the default Fx4 layout, but you can move everything around to any place you want. E.g. the home button to the left." }-
Thanks.

[vasa1]

-{ Quote: "AdBlockPlus, and configure firefox to block 3rd party cookies.

Also, the configuration is brilliant. I hate the default Fx4 layout, but you can move everything around to any place you want. E.g. the home button to the left." }-

I would not be in a hurry to block third-party cookies unless you're really, really sure about what you're doing.

A better option would be to run your browser in Sandboxie and clear the sandbox totally or selectively when you want.

[vasa1]

Strictly for Firefox fans from the oh so feisty Asa Dotzler:
http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/archives/2011/04/latest_usage_numbers.html

[Mr.PC]

-{ Quote: "Strictly for Firefox fans from the oh so feisty Asa Dotzler:
http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/archives/2011/04/latest_usage_numbers.html" }-

http://gs.statcounter.com/

[TheKid7]

I just updated to Firefox 4 on my oldest PC (Windows XP Pro). Firefox 4 seems to be working fine.

Question: What happened to the 'Check for Updates' option under the Menu Bar's "Help"?

Thanks in Advance.

[vasa1]

It's now Help > About > Check for updates :thumb:

[vasa1]

Fx4 is closing in on a 100 million downloads within a month of launch. Of course, that doesn't mean there are that many users ;)
I downloaded it but I'm using Aurora instead.

[Mr.PC]

-{ Quote: "I'm using Aurora instead." }-
Just giving Aurora a try, too. 8)

[firzen771]

any noticeable differences between Aurora and the stable version?

[vasa1]

-{ Quote: "any noticeable differences between Aurora and the stable version?" }-

I've heavily customized the appearance of my browser and so am not in a position to comment on any visual changes.

Some folks feel Aurora is snappier but then again there are so many variables.

You can install Aurora and it will be separate from your Fx4 but will share the same profile. If you don't like it or find too many add-ons not working you can just uninstall, keeping your profile of course:
https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/channel/

One procedure for forcing add-on compatibility is this:

In a new tab, type "about:config" without quotes and hit enter.
Then rightclick a blank spot in the page -> New -> Boolean -> (write/paste) "extensions.checkCompatibility.5.0a" (without quotes) -> set to False -> restart Aurora -> done

I have no noticeable problems, but it's possible that forcing compatibility for some add-ons may have unwanted consequences :)

[firzen771]

thanks for the info, i guess Mozilla hasnt released any official information on whats new in the v5 Aurora then?

[vasa1]

-{ Quote: "thanks for the info, i guess Mozilla hasnt released any official information on whats new in the v5 Aurora then?" }-

There is this topic which may lead to the information you want (http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2174759). A new topic is made daily with the generic title "The Official Win32 yyyymmdd builds are not yet out".

There's a internal link to the Aurora changelog (http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-aurora/pushloghtml?startdate=1+day+ago&enddate=now) but figuring out things is a bit heavy for me.

[firzen771]

ok, thanks for the links

[vasa1]

-{ Quote: "thanks for the info, i guess Mozilla hasnt released any official information on whats new in the v5 Aurora then?" }-

I just came across this:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Aurora/2011-04-21

I'll post in the Aurora topic as well.

[Cvette]

I'm trying to slowly switch over to Firefox 4 on Ubuntu. I'm so used to Chrome, and not having the window decoration that it gets on my nerves to have one again :ouch:

[vasa1]

-{ Quote: "I'm trying to slowly switch over to Firefox 4 on Ubuntu. I'm so used to Chrome, and not having the window decoration that it gets on my nerves to have one again :ouch:" }-

What decoration? Could you elaborate? There may be some tweak to get rid of it.

[Cvette]

-{ Quote: "What decoration? Could you elaborate? There may be some tweak to get rid of it." }-

The window title, and minimize/maximize/close buttons are known as the window decoration. On top of that, I can't find a theme that works well since the window decoration is always solid white. Bah... I'm just picky :)

[vasa1]

-{ Quote: "The window title, and minimize/maximize/close buttons are known as the window decoration. On top of that, I can't find a theme that works well since the window decoration is always solid white. Bah... I'm just picky :)" }-

You could look over here:
http://userstyles.org/styles/33773/firefox-4-choose-your-color

There's are many "dark themes" on Mozilla's add-ons page that do style what you need (but I don't know anything about Fx on Ubuntu.)

[funkydude]

-{ Quote: "
In a new tab, type "about:config" without quotes and hit enter.
Then rightclick a blank spot in the page -> New -> Boolean -> (write/paste) "extensions.checkCompatibility.5.0a" (without quotes) -> set to False -> restart Aurora -> done
" }-

Wewt that worked for nightly (using 6.0a for the name), now HTTPS Everywhere loads, thank you!

[Cvette]

-{ Quote: "You could look over here:
http://userstyles.org/styles/33773/firefox-4-choose-your-color

There's are many "dark themes" on Mozilla's add-ons page that do style what you need (but I don't know anything about Fx on Ubuntu.)" }-

Hey thanks for looking into that, I'll slap a few of those on my Firefox tomorrow :)

[brainrb1]

Mozilla Firefox 4.0.1 Final
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Mozilla_Firefox_d2248.html
The Mozilla website still shows v4.0.0 .Cant find what was changed.