Firefox V1.0.4 Released

[waldwolf]

For info:

Mozilla has released an updated version of Firefox (v1.0.4) which reportedly fixes the two (2) security flaws in its previous release, v1.0.3.

More info here and here.

Download link: here

cheers

Edited May 12, 2005 by waldwolf

[RDN]

Thanks Waldwolf. I wonder if they've fixed the problem in v1.0.3 with the menu you get after right-clicking on selected text. That bug has stopped me using 1.0.3.

I'll give v1.0.4 a go and see what happens.

[Thetyim]

I am still running V0.9.2

Have had problems with every version update.

Thanks for the link I will try it.

[Thetyim]

I am using it now. Looks good so far.

This is the first version since 0.9.2 that has worked for me.

Flashgot works now as well. Thanks.

[RDN]

..Flashgot  works now as well...

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[Camelot]

I like Firefox but find it so S-L-O-W to load --- even slower than IE. Opera seems to be the fastest although it doesn't have much else going for it.

Hope this new version of Firefox wakes up quickly, jumps out of bed and hits the floor running, unlike its lethargic predecessors.

[RDN]

Nope - 1.0.4 screws up the menu too. It appears to not recognise the context of the text that has been selected, and gives all possible options/actions:

FF1.0.2 ................................................................................

..... FF1.0.4

.............................

I can't be bothered to remove all extensions to check which one is causing the problem. I'll wait for updates of the extensions to be available, and see if any of them admits to causing the problem.

/edit: Back to v1.0.2... no problem with the menu.

Edited May 13, 2005 by RDN

[Camelot]

It really is faster. Yippee.

[moebius]

It really is faster. Yippee.

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This is the first version of Firefox for Mac OSX I've used.

Loads 100 percent faster than IE and Safari.

Importing bookmarks (favorites) is kind of messed up. I think it takes the first "favorites.html" file it finds and loads it. Haven't figured out yet how to use the "active" one. (It grabbed a backup favorites file from my OS9 system.)

Text writing in web-based sites (like this one) reveals odd characters for spaces which then fade away. Might be the smooth scrolling preference.

Character Encoding looks good. Nice language support, though I haven't ran the full test on chinese or thai input.

Nice font smoothing, especially for serif fonts, and graphic animation display is wonderfully active compared to IE. Safari test not done yet.

The only plus I think IE has over FF or Safari is IE is still the only browser to offer Color Managed viewing on the web. If FF had that I would just toss IE.

Download Manager is smooth and fast, though not a huge speed difference overall. DLs are DLs afterall.

All in all looks pretty good. Gets around a lot of buggy viewing issues of PC-concentric sites that IE and Safari scramble.

I'll recommend it.

[RDN]

Don't forget all the extensions - tabbed browsing, spell checker, ad blocker, mouse gestures, Conquery, and many more.

[Totster]

Don't forget all the extensions - tabbed browsing, spell checker, ad blocker, mouse gestures, Conquery, and many more.

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I can't bloody find "spell checker " anywhere.... what's it exact name...?

totster

[RDN]

Don't forget all the extensions - tabbed browsing, spell checker, ad blocker, mouse gestures, Conquery, and many more.

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I can't bloody find "spell checker " anywhere.... what's it exact name...?

totster

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"Spellbound" (sorry for the late reply)