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[remixedcat]

the thing is it will break add-ons quicker... hope they have a new system for that that allows the older ones to work easier....

[Lord Venom]

It's just the Firefox 5.0 candidate, perhaps not the true final yet.

[GP007]

You know they could have just called this FF 4.1. I don't get the need or reason to follow in googles footsteps and pump the major version number for minor updates like this.

[remixedcat]

GP007.... right on.

[bogas04]

remixedcat, on 18 June 2011 - 07:27, said:

the thing is it will break add-ons quicker... hope they have a new system for that that allows the older ones to work easier....

they are working on a version bumping system

Bryan000, on 18 June 2011 - 07:25, said:

The changes in Firefox 5.0 seem smaller, yes. If you haven't been following along very closely, they have changed their development and release process to be more like Chrome's. There will be releases more frequently, with new features added gradually over time.

Also , FF5 had small development period , FF6 and 7 might reflect more changes.

[fr33k]

If your favorite add-ons are currently incompatable with a new release try this:

save the add-on .xpi to your desktop
rename the .xpi to .zip
open the zip and extract the install.rdf
open the install.rdf with any text editor
find <em:maxVersion>4.0.*</em:maxVersion> could be any version number
edit to <em:maxVersion>5.0.*</em:maxVersion>
save and put back in zip overwriting the original and save zip
rename .zip back to .xpi
open firefox and "install add-on from file" find modified .xpi

If the add-on is still broken wait for proper although it will more than likely work just fine.

[remixedcat]

Thanks for the tip I'll try it.

but the realplayer one will be tricky...

[bogas04]

EASIER METHOD FOR ADDON COMPATIBILITY FIX

go to about:config
create this boolean value
extensions.checkCompatibility.nightly
turn it false

OR

use
https://addons.mozil...ility-reporter/

[furyshinobi]

Thanks for the update I'm just going to wait for it to autoupdate.

[bogas04]

PKP, on 18 June 2011 - 08:14, said:

Thanks for the update I'm just going to wait for it to autoupdate.

wait for a week

[max22]

Thanks!

Mine should auto update without user interaction like my Flash does.

[Buendia]

Downloaded. Thanks.

[remixedcat]

seems a tad snappier allready... gonna hog this thing and see what my RAM usage is and report back after a while...

OK this is with 20 tabs open.... duration 45 minutes:

approx 25 "browser actions"*
Flash/HTML5 Youtube Not loaded yet.
*history states,tab closures and openings

[fr33k]

here are some add-ons that have the install.rdf files updated.

about_menu-1.3.2.1-fx+mz.xpi
all_in_one_sidebar-0.7.14b1-fx.xpi <--- updates to rc1 after install
awesome_screenshot_capture_and_annotate-2.3-fx.xpi
bookmarks_scrollbar-1.1.0-fx.xpi
foobar-1.6-fx.xpi
gmail_ad_remover-2.1-fx.xpi
goo.gl_lite-1.7.6-fx.xpi
save_image_in_folder-1.3.3-fx.xpi
loli_resurrect_pages-2.0.7.2-fx.xpi
nice_translator-0.4-fx.xpi
thumbnail_zoom-1.4.3-fx.xpi
wikilook-2.7.0-sm+fx.xpi
addon-0.0.7-fx.xpi
show_file_size-0.0.6-fx.xpi
stop_autoplay-1.2.1-sm+fx.xpi

 5.0.compatable.zip   1.6MB   20 downloads

[Rappy]

whoa 5.0 already?

I only just got 4.0 the way I wanted it!