Meet Firefox 4.0.1

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dnast

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So, is it safer to use the betas or the nighties?

Well, the betas go through QA before being released so they are safer. I haven't had any real issues with the nightlies since I started using them months ago, but there's always a possibility something could go wrong.

Just remember to back up your profile if you decide to regularly use nightlies.

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Well, the betas go through QA before being released so they are safer. I haven't had any real issues with the nightlies since I started using them months ago, but there's always a possibility something could go wrong.

Just remember to back up your profile if you decide to regularly use nightlies.

OK. Thanks for the fast reply. :)

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I've figured out that the cause of my high memory usage in beta 9 is due to my add-ons. I've tried to disable them all, and enable them one by one, but no matter which one I do enable, the memory spikes back up to around 200,000k. Is there anything the FF developers can do about this, or is it in the hands of the individual add-on developers?

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I've figured out that the cause of my high memory usage in beta 9 is due to my add-ons. I've tried to disable them all, and enable them one by one, but no matter which one I do enable, the memory spikes back up to around 200,000k. Is there anything the FF developers can do about this, or is it in the hands of the individual add-on developers?

try turning on image discarding

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SoapyHamHocks Member

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Yeah, that certainly doesn't look right :/

I can still select the semi-bold variant here, I wonder what the difference is.

Normal Weight - Semi-bold Weight - Bold Weight

How does that render for you?

Well this is quite embarrassing, I misspelled 'Segoe UI' :blush: Thanks for the help :laugh:

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Punio4

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IE9 uses the exact same API to render text that Firefox 4 does, the results will be a pixel-perfect match for each other.

Huh? I could've sworn... *looks at screenshots*

Well a little autosuggestion goes a long way, now doesn't it... My bad.

Anyways, I still prefer cleartype on sub-20pt type...

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Punio4

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I stand by my claim that Firefox4's font rendering is inferior to IE9s:

The top one is IE9, the bottom one is FF4.

bus.png

bus_big.png

urlbar.png

Tracking and kerning is messed up, font weight too, and font hinting is non-existant. Just look at the 'w's and 'o's in the url bar. They're asymmetrical!

Plus, the outlines are so hazy and light, it's hard to even look at. (URL bar example)

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