New Firefox beta even faster than FF3

Running the beta here,it's faster

 

New Chrome, it's faster ...

Chrome speed improvement outpaces Firefox's :

http://news.cnet.com/webware/

Beta is better ...

 

Also running Beta1.

I been holding out for some years now waiting for FIREFOX to come to maturity per my own expectations and i have to say i am delighted with this version. Exceptionally quick and when the final release becomes available, this will be the VERY FIRST time i have transitioned completely over to another browser other than IE.

Looks like plugins are limited for the time being but it's a sure bet many of those will become available again as development moves on ahead, and i can finally expand my browser beyond the archaic IE limited features. LoL

EASTER

 

is so good? the beta?
i'm runing v2

 

Right.

The final should be really good if this first beta is any indication of how it behaves.

EASTER

 

I would give it a try but I have so many blasted plugins I am worried about them not transferring over.

 

You can download and run the beta,some plug-ins wont work,but at least see if it's faster for you.

It is for me,so much so,I'm willing to give up the forcastfox extension

 

I don't impress easy at all when it comes to browsers. Opera for me is always been quickest, but i have to admit this FF is pretty darn snappy if i might say so.

As for Plug-Ins (GREAT!) thats the problem with new developments/releases though, but i'm sure we can count on Plug-Ins being fashioned for compatibility over to this v3.1 as soon as all the issues are satisfied.

Yep. I am definitely impressed with this version of FF.

EASTER

 

Firefox 3.1b1 + TraceMonkey speed:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10068743-92.html

 

TraceMonkey is the magic pill that makes the new Firefox much quicker. Unfortunately, the beta version has this feature disabled. By changing the value of a couple of configuration settings, you can easily enable TraceMonkey and enjoy its speedy goodness.

Tech-Recipes

 

do you use firefox 3 or there are still users that use firefox2?

 

I dont think you really need to change the chrome value to true:
http://ejohn.org/blog/tracemonkey/

 

Why should someone use firefox 2? No benefits imo.

 

Why? Do you only have 512mb ram?

 

Ever since Windows 98 i only just tried FF here and there. In fact i was encouraged at the very first release of FF but was always put off in favor of the Opera browser that i found (at the time) more reliable & stable.

Well, looks like FF now has had plenty enough time to trim the fat, sharpen the rough edges, and explore all the countless possibilities of what a quick plus feature rich browser really should be and this release seems to meet all those expectations and more.

I can honestly say i will be transitioning over to 3.1 and am thoroughly delighted with the beta i'm using now.

I can see now why all the hype over the past many seasons, this Browser surely pushes the envelope.

EASTER

 

If you're worried about possible incompatibility with extensions, you could always go to "about:config" and set the following to false;

extensions.checkCompatibility

 

Done the tweak but have to admit that i don't see any real zippity do da day difference in it's already swifty page loadings.

But maybe it helps someway.

Nice Responsive Browser.

 

can i install firefox 3 and after i i don't like it install firefox2 over the 3


i 'm scarry to lose my profile !

 

Its problematic. Use mozbackup to backup your v2 settings. Or go to your profiles folder and back it up manually before installing v3.

 

but lot of component and skin don't work on firefox 3

 

That might be true, however, the advantages of using Firefox 3 outweighs the disadvantages IMHO. The memory leaks that were fixed and the increased performance should be enough reasons to switch to Firefox 3.

 

If they still dont work with v3 i wouldnt wait any longer. I would think that they are probably not developed anymore.

 

You might also mention that Kmel 1.5.1 breaks Sandboxie and raises multiple flags on numerous HIPS for (a) double-executable & (b) incredible cpu peaks. For the moment, Dorian seems uncertain as to how to fix whatever it is that he broke, hence he says (in effect) "fixing this is low priority". (Prior Kmel versions lacked these flaws.)

In the future it would be courteous of you to NOT hi-jack threads about other browsers. PLEASE start your own Kmel thread, or use one of the existing ones.

 

why? do you thing so?

 

Has anyone tried to open Windows Live mail with this beta?I tried it several times and it just freezes!Is there a work around for this?