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DownhillGoat · 03-30-2011, 08:55 PM

much happier now that I've found the stop and refresh buttons.

llama64 · 03-31-2011, 10:10 AM

gMail seems about as fast as it ever was (people actually notice speeds in browsers? - excluding IE of course...). Honestly, the only time I've noticed speed differences in javascript was when the site was AJAX heavy and the server was being a turd. Actual in-browser execution speed is plenty fast a generation ago. Unless you want to play an entirely Javascript/CSS based version of Mario or something bizarre like that.

They moved the refresh button to a new location - kinda bugs me but not enough to do anything about it. Fonts are smaller in the new theme, minor irritant.

Firebug still works - all I need from the browser anyways.

I'm sure there are loads of improvements, but honestly, I use 4 browsers on a daily basis so I doubt I'll even notice. As long as it renders proper HTML without any issues, I'm happy. To be honest, the simpler a browser is, the better it works for me.

Upgrade went smoothly, didn't lose anything, hasn't crashed yet and isn't hogging cpu or memory - I'd give it an A based entirely on that.

Tinordi · 03-31-2011, 10:54 AM

Killer feature is the android browser sync. Even chrome doesn't have that yet. Android ftw.

OilKiller · 03-31-2011, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Tinordi

Killer feature is the android browser sync. Even chrome doesn't have that yet. Android ftw.

Ha ha...I know. That is why I am so on the fence about upgrading my 3.6. This version works great on my system and I love the Fast Dial plugin that I have all setup. I'm afraid to upgrade and not like it though and not be able to get it all back.

Really would be nice to sync everything with my Captivate though.

Hemi-Cuda · 04-01-2011, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by OilKiller

Ha ha...I know. That is why I am so on the fence about upgrading my 3.6. This version works great on my system and I love the Fast Dial plugin that I have all setup. I'm afraid to upgrade and not like it though and not be able to get it all back.

Really would be nice to sync everything with my Captivate though.

you can give Firefox 4 a shot and if you don't like it just install 3.6 over top of it again to revert. that's what i did

http://www.oldapps.com/firefox.php

Russic · 04-01-2011, 12:29 PM

Does anybody have a pdf viewer that works? Mine has been broken by 4.0 so all pdf's open as files instead of in a browser.

keratosis · 04-01-2011, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Russic

Does anybody have a pdf viewer that works? Mine has been broken by 4.0 so all pdf's open as files instead of in a browser.

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/
http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/...df-reader.html

OilKiller · 04-01-2011, 08:56 PM

OK...well, I'm sold. Tried version 4 and it's pretty sweet.

Only one of my add-ons would not work...other than that, I don't have many complaints. Perhaps the reload/refresh button could be a little bigger and in a better place, but other than that, I'm liking this new version.

Seems pretty damn fast...was able to keep my Fast Dial and it seems strange having all this space on the page now. Feels weird actually...like I just got a bigger monitor or something...LOL.

Overall, a nice upgrade for sure.

Edit: And I just figured out how to move the reload button, so never mind...ha.

Russic · 04-03-2011, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by keratosis

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/
http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/...df-reader.html

Sorry, I mean an in-browser reader so I can just view it in a new tab.

Hanni · 04-04-2011, 04:42 PM

Did they flip the Open In new window/tab? I find myself accidentally clicking the new window option like it's habit that the new tab button used to be there.

Chump · 04-04-2011, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Hanni

Did they flip the Open In new window/tab? I find myself accidentally clicking the new window option like it's habit that the new tab button used to be there.

Yeah, they did. I found myself doing the same thing so much so that I started to use ctrl + click to open new tabs instead.

OilKiller · 04-04-2011, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Hanni

Did they flip the Open In new window/tab? I find myself accidentally clicking the new window option like it's habit that the new tab button used to be there.

Yeah, I actually found a hack quite some time ago (don't remember actually what is was now) that allowed you to remove the open in new window option entirely so it wouldn't even come up on the context menu any longer...that's how much it bugged me.

Hemi-Cuda · 04-05-2011, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by OilKiller

Yeah, I actually found a hack quite some time ago (don't remember actually what is was now) that allowed you to remove the open in new window option entirely so it wouldn't even come up on the context menu any longer...that's how much it bugged me.

i've always used the middle mouse button to open links in new tabs. never bothered with the right click menu

Maritime Q-Scout · 04-06-2011, 08:42 AM

to open a new tab I also use the scroll wheel, however that seems to be noisy, so during class I don't do that. What I'll do is right click (which on my mouse creates no noise, compared to the loudish click of the scroll wheel) and then just press "T" and keep on my surfing ways . . . I mean I don't fart around on the internet during class . . . I'm not in class now . . . hey look a distraction!

Jimmy Stang · 04-06-2011, 10:12 AM

I finally made the jump - I was a way for a bit and I didn't want to have to deal with any issues if something went wrong, particularly with incompatible extensions. The upgrade process was a cakewalk, everything synced up like it was supposed to, and the browser is noticeably faster.

As other have done, I immediately switched my tabs back to where they used to be. Another annoyance is that I was in the habit of double-clicking on an empty place on the tab bar to open a new tab, and in FF4 that actually maximizes the browser. I'll see if I can break the habit.

For those of you who are on the fence because you're not sure if all of your extensions will work, I have found a handy little add-on that tells you whether or not your current extensions will be compatible with a future version of Firefox:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...it-compatible/

keratosis · 04-06-2011, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Russic

Sorry, I mean an in-browser reader so I can just view it in a new tab.

Must be something in your settings then. Foxit Reader opens PDFs in
the browser for me.

Old Yeller · 04-06-2011, 12:04 PM

Anybody having java issues in Firefox4? I can't get the MLS site to work (the map portion doesn't display) and I'm assuming that has something to do with java.

Jimmy Stang · 04-06-2011, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Yeller

Anybody having java issues in Firefox4? I can't get the MLS site to work (the map portion doesn't display) and I'm assuming that has something to do with java.

The realty site? I just checked and it seems to be OK for me with the map. Do you have a direct URL that I can try?

Old Yeller · 04-06-2011, 12:14 PM

Yeah the initial splash page loads fine, but as soon as I click search the site shows up without the map.

This is just a DL to right after I hit search on Calgary, Alberta:

http://www.realtor.ca/map.aspx?&vs=V...balberta&trt=2

Edit: and now I click that link and it works.... ignore me.

PIMking · 04-06-2011, 12:48 PM

FF4 is taking up 192,556k worth of memory for me.