GusValentine Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 (edited) Obsolete version Edited February 3, 2009 by Gus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null_ Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakey_snake Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 This is still a RC build; these have been available since Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL1TE Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Haha. ** Tip **[/b]For further information see this: http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox3/Beta2ReleaseChecklist Look at the step 9, "Build pushes to mirrors". The steps that i can see after step 9 are steps that only include changes to the website, and as you can see the release announcement if the last step, after the changes and test to the websites. :wacko: Ouch, Mozilla should be kidding with us all, however there's some people which don't believe they, how can i say... CRAP Well, how can they put a mirror to the Final Beta 2 of Firefox 3 in the OFFICIAL final folder and say it's not final? Plus, how can they say "it's a trap", but they give no reasons but "You have downloaded a Release Candidate", wtf, SHAME ON YOU MOZILLA. :argh: AHAHAHA :pacifier: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusValentine Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 I guess what happened is, they froze the code for the last RC of Beta2 and now decided it was stable enough to realease as "final" Beta2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted December 19, 2007 Veteran Share Posted December 19, 2007 Kick ass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shof Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Whoa thats a nice homepage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltecXP Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 ^ i got that one too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL1TE Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Kick ass! AHAHAHAHAHA!!! :D :D Thanks for this moment, what a laugh! mwahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoDEAN Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Whats the problem with the beta 1 and beta 2? Every time I launch it, and click on any of the tabs across the top (file/edit/view/history/etc) I get a long, narrow, blank box that pops up, and none of the contents from the sub menus are even visible. Any ideas why it does this or how to fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmahmood Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 That's a nice home page :p Firefox 3 b2 looks and feels pretty good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Beta 2 is much better on OS X, they fixed the menu bar bug, but the issue with hiding the status bar (which renders the scroll bar useless), is still present. Hope they fix that one soon, it's pretty annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 From what I can tell Firefox 3 beta 2 doesn't have a single native UI element. Hell, on Leopard it must be the only application left without the Unified look. Am I missing something here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted December 20, 2007 Veteran Share Posted December 20, 2007 You'll want to install the theme preview. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6050 It's as native as it's ever probably going to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Real shame that Mozilla's efforts to make Firefox more native on the different operating systems are purely superficial. Unfortunately themes won't take care of standard Mac OS X window behaviour like animations, 1:1 fonts, contextual menus etc. I was hoping for much bigger changes to be honest. The more both Mac OS X and Windows progress the more Mozilla's own custom GUI rendering engine isn't going to cut it. Mac OS X users have been facing this problem with Firefox and Aqua for years, now Windows Vista users with Aero enabled can join the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Real shame that Mozilla's efforts to make Firefox more native on the different operating systems are purely superficial. Unfortunately themes won't take care of standard Mac OS X window behaviour like animations, 1:1 fonts etc. I was hoping for much bigger changes to be honest.The more both Mac OS X and Windows progress the more Mozilla's own custom GUI rendering engine isn't going to cut it. Mac OS X users have been facing this problem with Firefox and Aqua for years, now Windows Vista users with Aero enabled can join the club. Sheesh, it's not even close to final -- give it time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Sheesh, it's not even close to final -- give it time. You believe they're going to implement a fully Quartz rendered interface at this stage? Make Firefox actually draw is GUI elements from Mac OS X itself rather than using these ".jar" files? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted December 21, 2007 Veteran Share Posted December 21, 2007 I remember reading somewhere that Cocoa windows (and such) is a real pain to create dynamically, they prefer .nib files, and due to Firefox's use of XUL, means the whole damn UI is created at runtime. Would require a whole lot of work to implement it, due to XUL's skinning system. Edit: It's using the theme the OS provides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 You believe they're going to implement a fully Quartz rendered interface at this stage? Make Firefox actually draw is GUI elements from Mac OS X itself rather than using these ".jar" files? Did I imply such? No. I said the themes aren't final, so give it time. I run Vista with Aero, and I haven't had any problem finding a theme to fit it. Why would they want to waste time developing that interface when they're more concerned about the browser itself -- the whole internet part, ya'know? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas-c Veteran Posted December 21, 2007 Veteran Share Posted December 21, 2007 i hate the new nav bar thing but the rest is cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 (edited) Did I imply such? No. I said the themes aren't final, so give it time. I run Vista with Aero, and I haven't had any problem finding a theme to fit it. You can stick as many themes on it as you'd like, but unless the windows are rendered by the frameworks provided by the OS it's going to be a fake. It's quite noticeable on Mac OS X really. There are a bunch of threads from members here asking how to get a default Aero look as seen in Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer. Something that's impossible due to the custom redering engine Firefox uses. Why would they want to waste time developing that interface when they're more concerned about the browser itself -- the whole internet part, ya'know? ;) The key to a good software package lies with both the underlying technologies as well as how people can operate them. Why else would companies like Apple and Microsoft work so hard on improving the interfaces of their operating systems? Mac OS X doesn't per se need Aqua to work, nor does Windows Vista require Aero. It's a good thing Mozilla puts a lot of effort in "the whole internet part", but it would be nice if they - in time - switched to a truly native interface on both Mac OS X and Windows. In the end it will only pay off: Right now Firefox is one big reinvention of the wheel (a bit of a squarish wheel that is :p ). If they start using technologies incorporated into Mac OS X they don't need to worry about creating entirely new themes or coding their own spellchecker, they can start using Spotlight, Dictionary etc. It will open up a whole range of new possibilities that will only improve their browser. Edited December 21, 2007 by .Neo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltecXP Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 You believe they're going to implement a fully Quartz rendered interface at this stage? Make Firefox actually draw is GUI elements from Mac OS X itself rather than using these ".jar" files? Apple cant make Safari follow Windows UI guidelines (or even use Windows font rendering) so why should Firefox look right on OSX? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Apple cant make Safari follow Windows UI guidelines (or even use Windows font rendering) so why should Firefox look right on OSX? Because Mozilla and Firefox have absolutely nothing to do with what you're mentioning? For your information: Firefox doesn't look right on Windows Vista either, as it doesn't use the Aero frameworks whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted December 21, 2007 Veteran Share Posted December 21, 2007 Apple cant make Safari follow Windows UI guidelines (or even use Windows font rendering) so why should Firefox look right on OSX? Safari renders text with ClearType, just slightly different settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalE Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 With Firefox 3.0b2's new location bar updates, I have switched from Firefox 2 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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