Guest mattburles Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 there is a new blocker https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=586314,638785 wonder if there will be a respin or RC2 than? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593758390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Majesticmerc MVC Posted March 4, 2011 MVC Share Posted March 4, 2011 there is a new blocker https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=586314,638785 wonder if there will be a respin or RC2 than? The one thats not "Update system requirements" isn't marked as a blocker :s EDIT: scratch that, reading comprehension fail. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593758708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancode20 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Anyone know of a great RSS extension? I used to use RSS Ticker til I discovered it was causing that annoying bookmarks display bug. Now, I'm using an awesome one called Simple RSS Reader, but it has some issues. It's not fully compatible with Firefox 4, sometimes it will hang when loading the next set of feeds, it doesn't have an option to ignore read articles, and there's no option to remove a feed without having to delete your bookmark. It also only displays one feed at the same time. I really loved how RSS Ticker would scroll multiple feeds at the same time. Are there any good ones out there that have all those features? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593758910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler78 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 @mancode20 Try Feedly. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593759000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konstantine Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 In the jumplist, Firefox 4 doesn't display the recently visited sites' favicons. o_O; Just a document with the Firefox logo in it... Big fail imho Mozilla.(Yes, and I'm a big fan of Firefox) BilliShere 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593759002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancode20 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 @mancode20 Try Feedly. Thanks! Looks pretty cool. Does it have multiple feeds that scroll? That's the main feature I'm looking for. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593759066 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamawesomewicked Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 RC1 is back. http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/4.0rc1-candidates/build1/win32/en-US/ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593759084 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznkid25 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 RC1 is back. http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/4.0rc1-candidates/build1/win32/en-US/ This one is from the http location. The one that was blocked was the ftp location Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593759100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliShere Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 There is still some polishing to do in minefield: hardware acceleration in option>advanced>general when turned on and firefox is restarted result in fonts that are noticeably not as crisp as they should be in Gmail, this results in the archive button being bigger than it should be the jumplist doesn't use the website's favicons firefox's aero border is bigger than it should be in comparison to other apps flexkeyboard and Salty Wagyu 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593759354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted March 5, 2011 Veteran Share Posted March 5, 2011 Fonts being different with hardware acceleration on is on purpose, it's using a better API to render text. And the archive button on Gmail is a problem with the font they're asking for (Arial weight 900, which has different metrics than the rest of the Arial family due to an MS mistake) Kirkburn and BilliShere 2 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593759716 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urindunk Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 If only they would allow hardware acceleration without DirectWrite. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593760090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLegendOfMart Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Greasemonkey for FF4 RC1? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593760098 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted March 5, 2011 Veteran Share Posted March 5, 2011 If only they would allow hardware acceleration without DirectWrite. You can disable Direct2D and DirectWrite while leaving Direct3D enabled*, but you can't have Direct2D without DirectWrite. * Leave the HW accel box checked, but in about:config look for a pref called "gfx.direct2d.disabled" and set that to true. Then restart the browser. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593760102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogas04 Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 Greasemonkey for FF4 RC1? https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/greasemonkey/ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593760104 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisalem Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Can anyone tell me how to increase the scrolling speed without having to do that in control panel? For some reason, these don't seem to work for me. Edit, I meant these: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593760110 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urindunk Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 You can disable Direct2D and DirectWrite while leaving Direct3D enabled*, but you can't have Direct2D without DirectWrite. * Leave the HW accel box checked, but in about:config look for a pref called "gfx.direct2d.disabled" and set that to true. Then restart the browser. Okay, hm. Where exactly is D3D being used? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593760122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xankazo Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Can anyone tell me how to increase the scrolling speed without having to do that in control panel? For some reason, these don't seem to work for me. Edit, I meant these: Yet Another Smooth Scrolling. I use this little extension and the difference it makes with scrolling is incredible. Firefox suddenly turns from the worst scrolling browser to the best (or a close tied with IE9). Give it a try. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593760128 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamp0 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Are they not going to put the blur underneath the "glass" in these things?: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593760144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udedenkz Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I recommend, gfx.direct2d.disabled;true layers.prefer-d3d9;true This XP HWA. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593760226 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urindunk Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I recommend, gfx.direct2d.disabled;true layers.prefer-d3d9;true This XP HWA. What exactly does layers.prefer-d3d9 do? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593760278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted March 5, 2011 Veteran Share Posted March 5, 2011 Okay, hm. Where exactly is D3D being used? D3D's being used to composite the interface and web pages together (as well as accelerated video display, etc.) What exactly does layers.prefer-d3d9 do? Absolutely nothing, especially on XP (since it can't use Direct3D10, and it always prefers Direct3D over OpenGL) Edit: Actually, on Vista/7 it'll cause it to use Direct3D9 over Direct3D10, which isn't good since D3D10 is faster than D3D9. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593760316 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urindunk Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 D3D's being used to composite the interface and web pages together (as well as accelerated video display, etc.) Absolutely nothing, especially on XP (since it can't use Direct3D10, and it always prefers Direct3D over OpenGL) Edit: Actually, on Vista/7 it'll cause it to use Direct3D9 over Direct3D10, which isn't good since D3D10 is faster than D3D9. Okay, well then. I've enabled HWA in options, disabled D2D in about:config - which also disables the dreadful DirectWrite. So D3D is still enabled? Is there any benchmarks i can run to see if it is? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593760326 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deo Domuique Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I think with that way you disabled entirely HA... Check "about:support" last section. You want HA but without DirectWrite? I tried too but didn't manage to accomplish the target. If you have LCD monitor, try to lower a bit the Sharpness... I did it, from 5 to 3 and looks better. Not lower because you will get a blurry effect. Check the results: http://min.us/ljqOPs That's of course with DirectWrite on. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593760426 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted March 5, 2011 Veteran Share Posted March 5, 2011 Go to about:support and see what it says in the bottom panel. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593760434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udedenkz Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 What exactly does layers.prefer-d3d9 do? Those two settings will drop the blurry font (7/Vista HWA) and enable the next best thing available (XP HWA). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/896934-meet-firefox-401/page/201/#findComment-593760452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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