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Mozilla Releases Firefox 2.0 RC1 (download link enclosed)
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| Sept 26, 2006
| Gregg Keizer
Posted on 09/26/2006 7:46:15 PM PDT by jdm
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here to download Firefox 2.0. I've been running it for the past hour. Really nice (not the final version, but might as well be!).
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posted on
09/26/2006 7:46:17 PM PDT
by
jdm
To: ShadowAce
FYI....you probably are already running this!
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posted on
09/26/2006 7:47:03 PM PDT
by
jdm
(I gotta give the Helen Thomas obsession a rest.)
To: jdm
I'm tempted...
NO! Better to wait for final release.
But I'm tempted...
NO!
(repeat)
To: martin_fierro
The spellchecker underlines words in red, just like in Word. Here's a screen capture:
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posted on
09/26/2006 7:51:11 PM PDT
by
jdm
(I gotta give the Helen Thomas obsession a rest.)
To: martin_fierro
I'm going through the same thought process lol.
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posted on
09/26/2006 7:51:45 PM PDT
by
KoRn
To: KoRn
I'm also a little tentative myself, but glad I made the jump!
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posted on
09/26/2006 7:59:50 PM PDT
by
jdm
(I gotta give the Helen Thomas obsession a rest.)
To: KoRn
And which version of Firefox spooked you?
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posted on
09/26/2006 8:07:53 PM PDT
by
doc1019
To: jdm
They can bloat this thing with features, but unless they fix the memory leaks and stability issues, what good is it really?
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posted on
09/26/2006 8:10:02 PM PDT
by
1L
To: jdm
Thank you!!! I like the new spell check option.
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posted on
09/26/2006 8:11:21 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
(If you stay home in November, you will elect Pelosi speaker)
To: doc1019
"And which version of Firefox spooked you?" No version of Firefox, but beta and pre-release software. I prefer not to subject myself to it after many past problems with various kinds of software. Even though it's tempting to install the RC firefox, the one I'm using is working just fine so I'll wait on the 'gold' release.
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posted on
09/26/2006 8:14:50 PM PDT
by
KoRn
To: KoRn
Point taken, point understood.
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posted on
09/26/2006 8:19:15 PM PDT
by
doc1019
To: jdm
I'm waiting for the final Firefox 2.0 release. But please--they better update the extensions and themes correctly given the fiasco with the Firefox 1.0.7 to 1.5 update.
To: RayChuang88
Extensions and themes update on a per-author basis. If the author was shortsighted enough to not set the maxVersion at or beyond 2.0, you're screwed.
A workaround is to install an extension like MR Tech Local Install, which has an option to force extensions and themes to bypass version checking and just install. If you upgrade to a new version and Firefox deactivates certain themes or extensions, you can just right-click them in the Extensions/Themes menu and hit Make Compatible. Voila.
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posted on
09/27/2006 12:51:29 AM PDT
by
Terpfen
(And in the second year, Nick Saban said "Let there be a franchise quarterback...")
To: Terpfen
Actually, one thing I've noticed in later 1.5.x releases of Firefox is that when you do an update of all components it searches for all theme and extension updates along with updating the browser. Given that Firefox 2.0 Release Candidate 1 is essentially feature complete except for bug fixes, hopefully all the extension and theme writers now have time to update their code to work with Firefox 2.0 when the final version rolls out (probably by the end of October 2006 at latest).
To: jdm
Is there a way to shut that function off?
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posted on
09/27/2006 7:24:22 AM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(I can't complain...but sometimes I still do.)
To: jdm
just downloaded it and now using it. so far so good...
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posted on
09/27/2006 7:25:23 AM PDT
by
abb
(The Dinosaur Media: A One-Way Medium in a Two-Way World)
To: Terpfen
If the author was shortsighted enough to not set the maxVersion at or beyond 2.0, you're screwed. You can also manually edit a file within the .xpi package to increase the max version parameter...if you don't have the Mr. Tech extension that is.
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posted on
09/27/2006 7:32:13 AM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(I can't complain...but sometimes I still do.)
To: rdb3; chance33_98; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; Bush2000; PenguinWry; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; ...
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posted on
09/27/2006 8:14:34 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: jdm
BAH! I give up. I'm going to install it on my office PC lol.
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posted on
09/27/2006 8:23:23 AM PDT
by
KoRn
To: KoRn
Weakling!
Lemme know how it goes. < |:)~
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