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Old 07-01-2009 | 12:10 PM
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FireFox 4. . . .

is out.

http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/
Old 07-01-2009 | 12:16 PM
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Downloaded it yesterday. So far, appears that it loads pages faster than the previous version.
Old 07-01-2009 | 12:22 PM
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Just downloaded, seems quicker.
Old 07-01-2009 | 12:23 PM
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my google page not working after I push search....weird
Old 07-01-2009 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by sly raskal
Downloaded it yesterday. So far, appears that it loads pages faster than the previous version.
+1


What do you think of the color mgt?
Old 07-01-2009 | 12:29 PM
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got it yesterday as well, no "problems" thus far but one of my addons isn't compatible yet though
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Old 07-01-2009 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by jupitersolo
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What do you think of the color mgt?
Color mgt?
Old 07-01-2009 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jupitersolo
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What do you think of the color mgt?
I opened a few backgrounds on interfacelift in FF 3.5 and IE8. there was no visible difference
Old 07-01-2009 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Sly Raskal
Color mgt?
How do the images look as compare to the last version? I have color mgt turned on, images and certain websites have more pop to them with 3.5.
Old 07-01-2009 | 12:44 PM
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much, much faster. No problems with the color management that I have noticed.
Old 07-01-2009 | 12:48 PM
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Tab Mix Plus doesn't support 3.5. Ugh, my finger is getting fatigued having to click every time I switch tabs.
Old 07-01-2009 | 12:58 PM
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^ i just noticed this too. boo. And neither is web developer. boo x2

nm. found web developer add on.
Old 07-01-2009 | 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Lightus
Tab Mix Plus doesn't support 3.5. Ugh, my finger is getting fatigued having to click every time I switch tabs.
i found a link to make it work. i'm using it right now, let me find it.

edit: Found it. http://tmp.garyr.net/tab_mix_plus-dev-build.xpi

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Old 07-01-2009 | 01:27 PM
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I have 5 add ons that aren't compatible...i'll wait a bit
Old 07-01-2009 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jupitersolo
How do the images look as compare to the last version? I have color mgt turned on, images and certain websites have more pop to them with 3.5.
Haven't noticed any difference really.
Old 07-01-2009 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by rza49311
i found a link to make it work. i'm using it right now, let me find it.

edit: Found it. http://tmp.garyr.net/tab_mix_plus-dev-build.xpi
Thanks!
Old 07-01-2009 | 03:13 PM
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Most of my add-ons work but hard to find a good theme that is compatible with this version.
Old 07-01-2009 | 03:17 PM
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Works on Windows 7....
Old 07-01-2009 | 03:39 PM
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I'm gonna wait a bit. Everytime I get a new version of FF I find half my add-ons don't work. Glad to hear it's faster.
Old 07-01-2009 | 04:24 PM
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I don't use add-ons in FF so recently I've switched to Google Chrome and I'm liking it. there's some features that it doesn't have that FF does when I need them I'll fire up FF for a sec. but knowing me I'm always switching between browsers before chrome I was on FF and before FF i was on IE8 and before that FF again and so on and so forth.
Old 07-01-2009 | 05:23 PM
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Old 07-01-2009 | 07:05 PM
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A few of my add-ons don't work.
Old 07-01-2009 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by rza49311
i found a link to make it work. i'm using it right now, let me find it.

edit: Found it. http://tmp.garyr.net/tab_mix_plus-dev-build.xpi
Ah! Thank you, now my weary fingers can finally rest easy.
Old 07-01-2009 | 11:43 PM
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It's definitely loading pages faster, nice work Mozilla!
Old 07-01-2009 | 11:49 PM
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Exif Viewer doesn't work.

Any alternatives?
Old 07-02-2009 | 12:00 AM
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download the file and view it's properties in windows?
Old 07-02-2009 | 12:17 AM
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Nice.
Old 07-02-2009 | 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by #1 Stunna
download the file and view it's properties in windows?

Properties and EXIF are not the same. Besides, I'm not going to download every picture I see, just to get the EXIF data.


I found an add-on that lets you see the EXIF data when you right click and go to properties.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5673
Old 07-02-2009 | 06:48 PM
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Old 07-02-2009 | 07:07 PM
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Can't believe they let this release. I've already found 2 bugs within the first few days.
Old 07-02-2009 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by sho_nuff1997
Exif Viewer doesn't work.

Any alternatives?
iexif from opanda
Old 07-02-2009 | 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by alex2364
Can't believe they let this release. I've already found 2 bugs within the first few days.
No software is perfect on release. A better question for the release version would be to ask if they were aware of these bugs before the release. If they are minor bugs that only a small population would come across, no biggie in my opinion.

What are the two bugs?
Old 07-02-2009 | 07:47 PM
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Running faster than before, I have a couple add-ons that are not working but don't care.
Old 07-02-2009 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by jupitersolo
iexif from opanda

I tried that, but I get: "Unable to find Opanda Iexif>"
Old 07-02-2009 | 08:22 PM
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I'm using v 2.3 w no problem on FF 3.5. Did you just d/l iexif to use with FF? Make sure you follow the correct procedure. http://www.opanda.com/en/iexif/iexif_firefox.htm
Old 07-03-2009 | 01:09 AM
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Nice.


I use to use the add-on "Stealther" I guess that is no longer needed.
Old 07-03-2009 | 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted by jupitersolo
I'm using v 2.3 w no problem on FF 3.5. Did you just d/l iexif to use with FF? Make sure you follow the correct procedure. http://www.opanda.com/en/iexif/iexif_firefox.htm

Ya I tried that a few times. Started from scratch a couple times. No luck.
Old 07-03-2009 | 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Sly Raskal
No software is perfect on release. A better question for the release version would be to ask if they were aware of these bugs before the release. If they are minor bugs that only a small population would come across, no biggie in my opinion.

What are the two bugs?
It crashes when I try to load WebEx. I use it a lot at work so I'm gonna have to remember to use IE8 just for WebEx.

Second issue is there's a problem releasing focus when you minimize Firefox. For example, if I'm in Outlook or Thunderbird, click on a link in an email, Firefox will pop up and go to the link. If I minimize Firefox, my Outlook window should be highlighted, but it's not. I have to click in Outlook to get focus back. Might seem like a minor issue to some but it bugs the crap out of me.
Old 07-03-2009 | 09:58 AM
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Works great for me....and yes it is quite a bit faster!



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