updates Meet the browser: Firefox Next

[Duke D]

So, I'm having this "issue" with Aurora that's kinda bugging me lately. I have Aurora set to reopen last tabs/windows from last session, but when the only tabs open are pinned tabs, it also loads my homepage in a new tab whenever I close the browser and then reopen it later.

For example, if I close my browser and I have speed dial (pinned) and neowin.net in another tab, those two tabs will open next time I open Aurora no problem. However, if I close my browser and all I have is speed dial (pinned), when I next open my browser, Aurora opens speed dial(pinned) and my home page in a new tab.

I've tried this on a brand new profile and it still does it, so it's not any of my addons.

Any way to make it stop this?

[kilara1988]

Try removing the link to your home page from the homepage box?But still it shouldn't happen so you can file a bug report if you like.

[Inklin]

Does anyone else get issues with firefox freezing periodically during downloads? it will either hang for about 10 seconds when I start a download or it will lock up while "checking download for viruses" at the end. I get this on both desktop and laptop and laptop is a clean windows & nightly install with new profile so it cannot be me. It's bugged me for a while so it must be a bug.

[Jub]

Does anyone else get issues with firefox freezing periodically during downloads? it will either hang for about 10 seconds when I start a download or it will lock up while "checking download for viruses" at the end. I get this on both desktop and laptop and laptop is a clean windows & nightly install with new profile so it cannot be me. It's bugged me for a while so it must be a bug.

Happens for me with 6.0, 7.0 betas and nightly, yes.

[+Zlip792 MVC]

Soon fixed:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90268

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=566489

TI Landing will happen today as per:

http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.js-engine.internals/browse_thread/thread/a7738c1e6a31b35e#

[+Zlip792 MVC]

Another memory bug fixed:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=675150

[+Zlip792 MVC]

Finally TI Javascript Engine landing today..

Performance bump....Yupee!!!

[Udedenkz]

JS performance is rather irrelevant at this point

[Samurizer]

JS performance is rather irrelevant at this point

Not really. Personally, I'd like to see Google Docs and Pixlr work as fast as native apps.

[SharpGreen]

HOLY ****!!! did not think I would be using Fx 12 nightly on new years LOLOLOL.

You'll actually be using it way before new years. 12/20 if you get the day it comes out.

[remixedcat]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bogas04]

Benchmarks please ! :D

[torrentthief]

Firefox 6.01, 7.0 Beta 3 and thunderbird 6.01 are out now: ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/

[+Zlip792 MVC]

Nice bug fix:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=681420

[Chasethebase Reporter]

Firefox 6.01, 7.0 Beta 3 and thunderbird 6.01 are out now: ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/

In relation to Thunderbird, is there any way to follow the UI development of this like you can with Firefox, since I want to see if they're actually doing anything to improve the godawful UI it has now.

[ViperAFK]

In relation to Thunderbird, is there any way to follow the UI development of this like you can with Firefox, since I want to see if they're actually doing anything to improve the godawful UI it has now.

Yeah, the current thunderbird UI on windows is ridiculously ugly. Seriously, what were they thinking?

[Gorilambo]

What happened to the IE9-like font rendering in Firefox 7 Beta?

It's not working here... Firefox is rendering fonts in Clear Type!

[trag3dy]

So I'm having an odd issue with Firefox nightlies and youtubes ability to add videos to my favorite list. When I click the "Add to" button the option simply isn't there in Firefox, but if I use Chrome it is. I'm also not using adblock.

Anyone else experience this? Already addressed somewhere? Or is this something stupid silly that google is doing to get people to use their browser?

[kilara1988]

Yes.It is the same for me too.And it does not show the Fit to screen(or whatever it is called) option in the size of the player buttons under the video(Those player size buttons are available only in the cosmic panda youtube theme).

[dnast]

Just updated to the latest Nightly and Youtube is working fine for me - both adding favorites and the 'expand' button (I'm assuming that's what you meant, kilara). Have you guys tried in safe mode?

[kilara1988]

Chromium:

Firefox(with addons disabled):

[ViperAFK]

What happened to the IE9-like font rendering in Firefox 7 Beta?

It's not working here... Firefox is rendering fonts in Clear Type!

Firefox now uses gdi classic style font rendering for some fonts by default. Directwrite is still enabled and working (you can check to make sure in about:support)

[dnast]

Chromium:

[snip]

Firefox(with addons disabled):

[snip]

I see what you mean now. Just tried with Fx5, 6, 8, and 9 and there are only 3 boxes, so it might be Youtube being selective. I was able to add to favorites in each version so I don't know what's going on there.

Heh, I was right. I just tried changing the Firefox user agent string to Chrome's and now the 4th box shows up. It's just Youtube doing some browser sniffing.

Still not sure about the Favorites thing, though...

[BetaAddict]

Chromium:

http://store.picbg.net/pubpic/42/21/ff1b505ecb564221.png

Firefox(with addons disabled):

http://store.picbg.net/pubpic/48/FE/4f6646e56a0648fe.png

Is youtube rolling out another video player update? Haven't seem that UI before.

[trag3dy]

Just updated to the latest Nightly and Youtube is working fine for me - both adding favorites and the 'expand' button (I'm assuming that's what you meant, kilara). Have you guys tried in safe mode?

I just updated to the latest and the Favorites part is still missing. I do have the expand thing though.