Mozilla Firefox 6.0 - Final


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Unless you mean on their download page, then no they don't - but chill... no need for swearing about a browser !

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Of course its in the about box, thats just proper behavior for any application. On their site there is no mention of the version number anywhere where your average user would see it. You had to go out of your way and search for a reference...

Sorry, but I am just sick of all the ridiculous "controversy" on these forums about freakin' browser version numbers :/

Gets really annoying, when every topic about firefox/chrome half the comments are "hurr durr version number conspiracy"

Mozilla Firefox 6.0 - Final

Firefox 6 - faster, more secure, easier to use and sporting a new look, this latest Firefox release sets a new standard for web browser innovation. Firefox is small, fast and easy to use, and offers many advantages over other web browsers, such as the tabbed browsing and the ability to block pop-up windows. View Web pages way faster, using less of your computer?s memory. Take Firefox with you wherever you go. Synchronize your browsing across multiple devices. Forget clunky URLs ? find the sites you love in seconds. Firefox has the most ways to customize your online experience specifically for the way you use the web. It is built with you in mind, so it?s easy and instinctive to use even the first time you try it. Thousands of Add-ons (little extras that augment Firefox to meet your unique needs) just waiting out there to help you do more, have more fun and be more creative online. Firefox keeps your personal info personal and your online interests away from the bad guys. Simply put, your security is our top priority.

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FU

"You are now running Firefox Beta"

And, they're doing time-based releases, hence the version increment each time (because 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 forever would be silly). Just ignore the bloody version number.

I would ignore it if it wasn't breaking extensions who aren't (officially) supported for firefox > 5.

Following the suggestions of some here at Neowin, I'm now keeping on the bleeding-edge and running Nightly 8.0 for everyday use. Are we bleeding yet? Hell no. Addon compatibility check has been disarmed, there are no bugs or crashes. In fact, I still have to see a frickin' difference from Firefox 4. But I like the time-based updates every evening, I do.

What do you want me to do with a speed chart, when I was basically criticizing custom APIs, interface elements and a bad taste for the interface in general?

People don't read and for many that minute rendering time difference is all there is to browsers.

Of course its in the about box, thats just proper behavior for any application. On their site there is no mention of the version number anywhere where your average user would see it. You had to go out of your way and search for a reference...

Sorry, but I am just sick of all the ridiculous "controversy" on these forums about freakin' browser version numbers :/

Gets really annoying, when every topic about firefox/chrome half the comments are "hurr durr version number conspiracy"

Wondering who exactly made the fuss ?

I merely said they are probably trying to catch up to other browsers version numbers, nothing about conspiracy, in fact did not even expect a reply - you came in with the "hurr durr's" and turned it into something it was not.

And no I did not have to go out of my way, in-fact I only clicked "Help" and wow there it was. Not exactly hard to find. But as you posted that they do not advertise their version number "Anywhere" - you are absolutely and undeniably wrong.

i have that plugin, but it doesnt seem to work with 6.

i enable it, and then all the incompatible plugins say they'll work after firefox restarts, but then they are all still disabled, process over and over again. no luck.

Try making a new profile perhaps to see if that clears it up? Been using the compatibility addon since v4 first came about (now v8) and haven't had compatibility issues since, running quite a few addons and some of them aren't even technically compatible with v4. Think the only one I had to go with a dev build from their forums was TabMixPlus.

Can anyone confirm if Firefox 6 (or if the nightly builds) improve OS X Lion compatibility (e.g. back and forward gestures, etc)?

Yesterday's Aurora build added initial support for Lion stuff. I think it was just the scrolling parts though. So no nothing in v6.

Can anyone confirm if Firefox 6 (or if the nightly builds) improve OS X Lion compatibility (e.g. back and forward gestures, etc)?

Knowing how cleverly Mozilla set things up they'll probably have to redesign half the theme to make it remotely fit in on OS X Lion.

the only issue i have with the new release schedule they are doing is it already takes some of the addon developers weeks after a release to do updates and now some of them havent updated in 2 versions of Firefox :(

i have that plugin, but it doesnt seem to work with 6.

i enable it, and then all the incompatible plugins say they'll work after firefox restarts, but then they are all still disabled, process over and over again. no luck.

not sure what is going on.

i'm about to ditch firefox, just can't find a decent substitute, really cant stand this versioning crap, and its causing more bad than good.

Opera is starting to look lovely. But i just dont need all the extra it comes with.

Works fine for me in 8. I had also used it with 6 and 7 and it worked fine :/

You can always try using about:config:

extensions.checkCompatibility.6.0

set to false.

and I think setting extensions.checkCompatibility.nightly to false should disable checking regardless of what version you are using.

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