3.6 RC1 build of Firefox

[Crazysah]

Have got it now. Will see if it is any better than 3.5.7!

[Guest]

It's definitely faster...

[bigmehdi]

and definitely buggy. Tabs doesn't work properly.

[ViperAFK]

and definitely buggy. Tabs doesn't work properly.

? They work fine here...

[Kudo]

? They work fine here...

Here too.

[Calum Veteran]

[...]

Calum: I had a few issues with 3.5 and switched back to Opera for a while, but I have to say that 3.6 is pretty stable for me and facebook works better than it ever did in any other browser :)

Thank you very much for the reply :happy: I've installed it and it hasn't crashed on me yet; it's also much faster for me.

I have a problem though. Bookmarks on the bookmarks toolbar are not showing for me and I can't seem to pin-point it to a problem with any extensions. Does anybody else have the same problem? The toolbar will show, but not the bookmarks on the bar.

[Guest xiphi]

Tabs and bookmarks are working as they should for me.

[bigmehdi]

The problem I got with tabs, was because of an incompatibility with tab mix plus extension. I've just disabled it.

[Calum Veteran]

Tabs and bookmarks are working as they should for me.

Yep. The bookmarks bar works fine :) I just found out it's because I'd removed the 'Bookmarks Bar Items' from the bar and forgot about it :blush:

[Yochanan]

How does dumping everything into slower virtual memory optimize anything? A web page with a lot of images takes more than 5 MB let alone the browser itself with nothing open. You want to use as much RAM as possible, that's what it's there for.

[tuckeratlarge]

Updated and one improvement for me is when I go to Revision 3 and start watching a streaming video, no longer does Firefox go wobbly for 20 seconds. It would loose its cursor and lock up. Now, straight in - no problems. Happy bunny even if it isn't the proper RC1.

[Pupik]

Decided to try the RC to see if it solves the problem I started to have with 3.5.7, and unfortunately it didn't. But it did solve the bookmarks toolbar items problem (where for some reason it disappeared, if you moved it to the navigation toolbar next to the address bar), that god knows how long I had (can't remember since which build it started).

And except that, didn't really noticed any improvements. Still fast as it was before.

[Scirwode]

I've just installed RC1 Candidate and have noticed an increase in speed, so whatever they've done is definitely an improvement (Y) .

Scirwode

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

This is a Nightly Release not an Official RC1.

[Kirkburn]

This is a Nightly Release not an Official RC1.

Not quite. It's in the nightly folders, but it's not a nightly - it's just not a finalized RC1.

It is now available at http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.or...eleases/3.6rc1/ too - appears to be identical to build1.

[Udedenkz]

I switch of between Chrome and Firefox... and btw, get Firefox Ultimate Optimizer... just google it. Keeps firefox under 5 MB of RAM, Always, no matter what amount of tabs or addons you have.

Yes, RAM Optimizers and RAM Defragmenters work also. :no:

[BryanChung]

Yes, RAM Optimizers and RAM Defragmenters work also. :no:

If it works, why sad face?

[Saint Shiv]

Does anyone have an issue with the tab panes not showing anymore? In one of the first beta, they showed up... ever since I've formatted, with what appears to be the newer version; no dice?

If it works, why sad face?

Sarcasm, I believe...

Edited January 9, 2010 by Saint Shiv

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

They're disabled because they're really quite buggy.

[Saint Shiv]

They're disabled because they're really quite buggy.

Is there a way I can re-enable them? I'm going to search, but if you know, please...

[BryanChung]

Sarcasm, I believe...

Haha okay. :) Don't think I will want to try Firefox Ultimate Optimizer. :D

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

Is there a way I can re-enable them? I'm going to search, but if you know, please...

about:config

browser.taskbar.previews.enable

I think.

[Saint Shiv]

about:config

browser.taskbar.previews.enable

I think.

As I just came back to say that I found... you posted it. Thanks, works. And, doesn't seem buggy at all?

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

Tabs will randomly vanish and reappear (I've had the entire tab list vanish and it revert back to the standard window thumbnail)

Personally, it annoys the hell out of me since it removed the ability to just focus the app, I have to click the button then click a tab (changing the active tab in the process), dragging a file onto the taskbar icon isn't much better.

[Saint Shiv]

Tabs will randomly vanish and reappear (I've had the entire tab list vanish and it revert back to the standard window thumbnail)

Personally, it annoys the hell out of me since it removed the ability to just focus the app, I have to click the button then click a tab (changing the active tab in the process), dragging a file onto the taskbar icon isn't much better.

Oh, I never encountered that problem personally. I use TabMix plus, so if that did happen I could just close and re-open and have all my tabs back?