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I installed the en-GB version from the FTP site, but it brings me to the RC landing page! :o

They always release the US version first and then start with the others. I stopped bothering after the FF3 release and now I just wait for it to be released as an update. The RC2 seems to be working fine for me; I'm happy with that for a few days.

I have noticed better memory management in RC2 also. I had 83 tabs open in different tab groups, and I didn't even have any slowdown when switching between them! I only have 2gb of ram. Wouldn't it slowdown at some point? Plus, I'm running like 50 extensions and other programs at the same time. I'm very impressed with Firefox 4. I love how you can customize it, but I'd just like a bit more. How come you can create new toolbars, but they never save? How come multi-row bookmark toolbars aren't in yet? They need to start adding some of the most useful Firefox extensions to Firefox. Extensions like TabGroups Manager and TabGroups Menu should be built into Firefox. Also, scrolling isn't quite there yet. Even using the great extension Yet Another Smooth Scrolling, I still can't get it as smooth and perfect as Opera and Chrome. It even feels jerky at times. If they could just add even more customization and add true smooth scrolling, it'd be perfect! I want to be able to create new toolbars for additional bookmarks and have it actually save in a future Firefox version. Hopefully that will happen someday.

I have noticed better memory management in RC2 also. I had 83 tabs open in different tab groups, and I didn't even have any slowdown when switching between them! I only have 2gb of ram. Wouldn't it slowdown at some point? Plus, I'm running like 50 extensions and other programs at the same time. I'm very impressed with Firefox 4. I love how you can customize it, but I'd just like a bit more. How come you can create new toolbars, but they never save? How come multi-row bookmark toolbars aren't in yet? They need to start adding some of the most useful Firefox extensions to Firefox. Extensions like TabGroups Manager and TabGroups Menu should be built into Firefox. Also, scrolling isn't quite there yet. Even using the great extension Yet Another Smooth Scrolling, I still can't get it as smooth and perfect as Opera and Chrome. It even feels jerky at times. If they could just add even more customization and add true smooth scrolling, it'd be perfect! I want to be able to create new toolbars for additional bookmarks and have it actually save in a future Firefox version. Hopefully that will happen someday.

I don't think so. I'm fine with those staying as addons. It is useful but no use for an average user I think. I'm fine with giving the users a choice to add, and not put everything on the browser. I agree with mouse scrolling though.

If you want super smooth scrolling then install Yet Another Smooth Scrolling extension and use my settings:

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I'm using it with your settings, and it doesn't feel that smooth to me. Def not anything like Opera or Chrome when you use the Chromium Wheel Smooth Scroller Extension. Why can't I get my Firefox to scroll like Chrome does with that extension? It's so smooth and perfect!!

Maybe check your mouse wheel settings in Windows. mine is as smooth as Chrome.

I do not use mouse acceleration and have wheel scroll value set to 3 in Windows.

Logitech MX Performance BTW.

Also same on my Work desktop using a wired Logitech optical mouse.

Scroll slow and it scrolls smoothly and slow, scroll fast and it ramps up scrolling speed, still smooth.

Maybe check your mouse wheel settings in Windows. mine is as smooth as Chrome.

I do not use mouse acceleration and have wheel scroll value set to 3 in Windows.

Logitech MX Performance BTW.

Also same on my Work desktop using a wired Logitech optical mouse.

Scroll slow and it scrolls smoothly and slow, scroll fast and it ramps up scrolling speed, still smooth.

My mouse wheel setting is the same as yours. I'm using an old Microsoft Intellimouse Optical. You think updating drivers for it would change things? I think I'm just using the old driver that's built into Windows. When I use the Yet Another Smooth Scrolling Extension and set it to Green or Red, it scrolls pretty smoothly. Just not as nice as Opera and Chrome.

Just tried it then running on Mac OS X - and it sucks, really sucks. I mean, come on, where is this hardware acceleration that they've been promising? take a load of this pretty basic IE9 test called 'Fish Tank" which Safari 5.1 on Lion and Opera 11 have no problems accelerating - yet Firefox fails miserably at it:

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Where is the OpenGL layers goodness that they promised? another situation of Mac OS X being ignores as per-usual?

Just tried it then running on Mac OS X - and it sucks, really sucks. I mean, come on, where is this hardware acceleration that they've been promising? take a load of this pretty basic IE9 test called 'Fish Tank" which Safari 5.1 on Lion and Opera 11 have no problems accelerating - yet Firefox fails miserably at it:

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Where is the OpenGL layers goodness that they promised? another situation of Mac OS X being ignores as per-usual?

idk about mac , but have u enabled it ?

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Have been a die hard fan of Firefox since its beginning but stopped at 3.6 when I had system issues and lost all settings and extensions. Been using Chrome since.

Installed RC1 and been enjoying it, not as smooth as chrome with resources and the usual, but that isn't why I use Firefox, I love to customize.

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