Firefox 3 release

[PapaSkin]

Yep...they came - they conquered! Over 7 million downloads yesterday before the servers took a shit from all the requests - new record.

So I got it - and so far I like it. A few added security features - tabs seem to be working much better and with less memory required...

I'm a bit sad a few of my add-on's haven't been updated yet - but I knew that was going to happen, and I'm sure they'll be ported to it soon enough so I can wait.

I've not hit a site that didn't work well with v3 yet...anyone else take the plunge?

[SWIFTY]

i did its all working fine here

[grouchybastid]

I have the last beta on this machine, used it and liked it a whole lot. Haven't moved to permanent use yet, I'm too dependent on my plugins to jump until they're updated!

[GripFast]

just downloaded it now after seeing this thread. so far i like it.

[TxDevil]

But do they have the Pimpzilla theme for v3??

[skull]

i got it

its good

[PapaSkin]

I have the last beta on this machine, used it and liked it a whole lot. Haven't moved to permanent use yet, I'm too dependent on my plugins to jump until they're updated!

Ya, I'm really having a hard time without my "all in one gestures" add-on not working. I'm VERY use to right click, drag backwards to go back a page etc etc.

[PapaSkin]

Oh hell ya - I just went and searched for add-ons and found most of what I use is under a different name - all-in-one Gestures is now called FireGestures 1.1.2 - a little different but works identicle to what I was using!

Now to find the others...

[Big_8]

My theme wasn't compatible,but other than that no worries.

[PapaSkin]

the Save and Quit option is awesome....allows you to close your browser with multiple tabs - then when you come back and open it - it goes back to where each website/tab was! Nice!

[indyhooligan]

you can use all in one gestures 0.18.0 too, just gotta do a little workaround.

[-Skinhead-]

I've always used Firefox. Very happy with it.

[indyhooligan]

http://frostfirezoo.com/files/u1/geek-gang-sign.jpg

[TxDevil]

Ugh. They haven't updated my theme, yet.

[PapaSkin]

I just went and got new themes - there's a few that are pretty cool for the new FF

[Dutch Raven]

How the hell do I get rid of the task bar map under bookmarks? Not the taskbar itself, but the bookmark folder itself when I want to browse my fabvourites. I'm using a Dutch version, so I have no idea what's it called in English.

[PapaSkin]

you may need to screen shot that - I have no fucking clue what you're talking about. haha

[Dutch Raven]

The thing that's called 'Bladwijzerwerkbalk', just above 'Forum':

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1618/ff3im9.jpg

[PapaSkin]

Ah - I'm guessing here - but isn't that where you put bookmarks that go on your tool bar? The most visited websites you use - so you don't have to click on forum, then skinheads.net ..it would just create the direct link to the ones you use most often on the tool bar - not sure you can remove that though - it's considered a feature.

as in View -> toolbars-> bookmark tool bar

[PapaSkin]

btw: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Toolbar_customization_-_Firefox

and it states: Warning: it is not recommended to remove "Bookmark Toolbar Items" from the toolbars. If you don't need it just hide the Bookmarks Toolbar.

[PapaSkin]

The thing that's called 'Bladwijzerwerkbalk', just above 'Forum':

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1618/ff3im9.jpg

Ok, you could hide it - add this to your userChrome.css file:
/* Hide the "Bookmarks Toolbar Folder" folder inside bookmarks menu */
menu[label="Bookmarks Toolbar Folder"] { display: none !important; }

found this too: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Deleting_the_Bookmarks_Toolbar_Folder

[Dutch Raven]

THANKS! I'm gonna try that.

[PapaSkin]

Mines even worse - I have that plus two others that don't need to be there...

http://www.skinheads.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=1&pictureid=700

Recently Bookmarked and Recent Tags - I don't use them often if ever!

[Dutch Raven]

Mines even worse - I have that plus two others that don't need to be there...

http://www.skinheads.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=1&pictureid=700

Recently Bookmarked and Recent Tags - I don't use them often if ever!

I was actually able to delete those 2.

[PapaSkin]

oh ya - haha - I see that now that I just RIGHT CLICKED on it..duh. I dont' pay attention to them though - I use the shit out of my bookmark toolbar though.

[Dutch Raven]

Ok, you could hide it - add this to your userChrome.css file:
/* Hide the "Bookmarks Toolbar Folder" folder inside bookmarks menu */
menu[label="Bookmarks Toolbar Folder"] { display: none !important; }

Nice. This worked. It now shows a double seperator, but I prefer that above the damn folder thing.

[TxDevil]

Ugh. They haven't updated my theme, yet.

Ok, they did. I use Pimpzilla. Cause well, I guess I'm a pimp. haha.

[Big_8]

Mines even worse - I have that plus two others that don't need to be there...

http://www.skinheads.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=1&pictureid=700

Recently Bookmarked and Recent Tags - I don't use them often if ever!Hey,I have the same theme.We can be theme buddies!

[skull]

on second thought FF3 sucks

after using it for a couple days i am back to FF2

FF3 is a memory hog and was taking 5x longer to load web pages

[PapaSkin]

on second thought FF3 sucks

after using it for a couple days i am back to FF2

FF3 is a memory hog and was taking 5x longer to load web pages
huh - i've not had that problem with mine - course I always have a TON of tabs open and FF or IE has always had trouble keeping up - FF3 does better under heavy load than either of those have for me.

[grouchybastid]

huh - i've not had that problem with mine - course I always have a TON of tabs open and FF or IE has always had trouble keeping up - FF3 does better under heavy load than either of those have for me.

Same here. FF3 is way snappier. I have officially moved, all my necessary extensions are updated and I found a theme that I dig. :smile:

[skull]

huh - i've not had that problem with mine - course I always have a TON of tabs open and FF or IE has always had trouble keeping up - FF3 does better under heavy load than either of those have for me.

well it uses a lot more memory for special effects and the new address bar etc...and i noticed it was saying "looking up skinheads.net" for a lot longer than FF2 before it took me to the actual page

but my computer is pretty old, i only have 512 ram....maybe its cause my computer is a piece of shit and i need a new one badly....

[MazelTovCocktail]

on second thought FF3 sucks

after using it for a couple days i am back to FF2

FF3 is a memory hog and was taking 5x longer to load web pages

mine has been super slow too!! i'm glad i'm not the only one who's experiencing that with FF3.

[terrormachine]

Yeah, I want my old Firefox back. If I'd had known, I wouldn't have switched over.

[grouchybastid]

Yeah, I want my old Firefox back. If I'd had known, I wouldn't have switched over.

Uninstall. Reinstall. Done. :rolleyes:

[CondemnedBootBoy]

So far so good, just switched over.

[PapaSkin]

I do see mine taking a lot of memory per say - but since I have over 1 gig of ram I don't consider 100m of memory to much - considering I'm doing real time active monitoring with a full out Java console and have gmail open with chat and 7 other tabs....i can flip between them fine - change sites, refresh, minimize, maximize and no delays...

[CondemnedBootBoy]

I do see mine taking a lot of memory per say - but since I have over 1 gig of ram I don't consider 100m of memory to much - considering I'm doing real time active monitoring with a full out Java console and have gmail open with chat and 7 other tabs....i can flip between them fine - change sites, refresh, minimize, maximize and no delays...

Guess it would all depend on the type of machine that your running. Myself I have no problems either.

[Loathe]

I have a P4 3gig with 4 gigs of ram and 512 meg video card.

This screams, even with a ton of tabs open. Even things like fonts and images look better on my HD TV.

[terrormachine]

Uninstall. Reinstall. Done. :rolleyes:

Can't seem to find the old version. It uninstalled it when I d/l the new version. Now I know I'm a computer dummy, but I'm not that dumb.

edit:Never mind, I found it and switched back. Kinda like old Coke versus new coke.

[skull]

for all those who want to go back to FF2 - www.oldversion.com

[Big_8]

It's still working great for me.

[Big_8]

I just got 3.1 .It's even faster and I'm not getting some of the glitches I was with 3.0


http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2008/07/28/firefox-31-alpha-1-now-available-for-download/

[southsidelayla]

I only have one really wierd complaint. When I'm scrolling, if the page I am on has a Youtube or such video embedded on it, it stops my scrolling if my cursor is anywhere near it. It's minor, but kind of annoying.
Oh and I hate the button size. And the house is ugly compared to the last one.

[Big_8]

Oh and I hate the button size. And the house is ugly compared to the last one.The Page back and forth buttons? You can change the size of those.

[grouchybastid]

Oh and I hate the button size. And the house is ugly compared to the last one.

Themes woman, themes! I use CrystalFox Modern.

[Big_8]

Themes woman, themes! I use CrystalFox Modern.It's not compatible with 3.1a1.I'm having trouble finding any themes for it.


looks like alpha 2 was out and I didn't even know.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Browsers/Mozilla-Firefox-Final.shtml

[grouchybastid]

It's not compatible with 3.1a1.I'm having trouble finding any themes for it.


looks like alpha 2 was out and I didn't even know.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Browsers/Mozilla-Firefox-Final.shtml

It's still alpha, no surprise that themes and/or extensions aren't compatible yet. I don't bother being bleeding edge, I'll let the rest of y'all find the bugs for me.

[southsidelayla]

Themes woman, themes! I use CrystalFox Modern.
Have I told you today that you're a genius?

[grouchybastid]

Have I told you today that you're a genius?

Well shucks ma'am. :redface:

[southsidelayla]

Well shucks ma'am. :redface:
Seriously, between you, Erin and a couple of other people, I probably would be in the madhouse right now for all the crap issues I've had as of late.

I owe you all at least a 6 pack each.

[PapaSkin]

haha - then I'll order a boddingtons please...

[for_the_love_of_oi]

haha - then I'll order a boddingtons please...


sucker for punishment are ya...sorry i can't help myself whenever anyone hints that boddingtons is good beer

[PapaSkin]

sucker for punishment are ya...sorry i can't help myself whenever anyone hints that boddingtons is good beer


You're right, it's not good...it's MOTHER FUCKIN GREAT!

:wink:

[Big_8]

Just downloaded this add on. It's the ultimate in laziness. It works like the game Black and White.Basically it let's you draw on your screen to command your comp.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6366

[PapaSkin]

Yep - been using Gesture's since day one - I can't hardly live without it now either - I get on IE and I'm always trying to slide it back with my mouse and i'm like "WTF MOTHER FUCKE...oh ya, this is IE...it sucks" hehe