Meet Firefox 5.0

[torrentthief]

there is a 5.0 candidate on the ftp which has a newer modified date in flashfxp and is quite alot smaller in size, presumably they removed some debug code. This is not the same as beta 7 btw.

[LittleNeutrino Veteran]

it is rather annoying that it does not tell you which version of 5.0 you have (which beta), i have been using the beta channel since 4.0 was released and it just auto updates all the time. Not sure which version I am on (b7 or RC)

[Semtex]

Not sure which version I am on (b7 or RC)

If it is latest then beta7, there is no RC on ftp or servers, but You are right, they should add info about beta/rc versions as well!

[Kirkburn]

If it is latest then beta7, there is no RC on ftp or servers, but You are right, they should add info about beta/rc versions as well!

The idea of the beta is that it should replicate the live version of Firefox as closely as possible - i.e. it shouldn't report itself as being a beta.

However, yeah, it's a little confusing. I think they do have some plans to help in that area, but I don't recall specifics.

Their site is getting hammered right now. Will have to check it out later. Funny because I just switched from FF4 to FF5 beta 7 last night, then see this. I was quite shocked though to go into the nightly though and see Alpha 7. I really hate to say this, but I feel like they are getting too weird with their releases. Used to be a new version every year or less or so and now, they are working on three versions at the same time. Very confusing to me. :wacko: Sort of to the point of "Should I just go to Version 6 and wait for 7, or go to 5 and wait for 7, or maybe it is 6?"

To extend bogas04's description - it's not that dissimilar to Chrome: there's a nightly channel [7], an Aurora channel [6], a beta channel [5] and a live release [4]. Every six weeks, they move along a step.

I'm on Aurora, where they stabilize the nightly by fixing any major issues and disable unfinished stuff. Beta is essentially an extended release candidate stage.

[rajputwarrior]

just installed firefox 5, wow is it faster compared to 4.

[Saurabh32]

Firefox 5.0 Final is out

ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/5.0/

or

https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/download.html?product=firefox-5.0&os=win〈=en-US

[ObiWanToby]

Wait, it is final a few days ahead of schedule. Damn. If google is supporting n and n - 1, people better upgrade.

My campus computers are still on 3.6 :(.

[Mohitster]

Firefox 5.0 Final is out

ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/5.0/

or

https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/download.html?product=firefox-5.0&os=win〈=en-US

Thanks for the heads up! Will download now....

[scaramonga]

just installed firefox 5, wow is it faster compared to 4.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Guest mattburles]

firefox 5 is not officially out yet.. some work is still being done...

Thanks for your interest in Firefox 5

We aren't quite finished qualifying Firefox 5 yet. You should check out the latest Beta.

When we're all done with Firefox 5 it will show up on Firefox.com.

[fr33k]

here is a download link for 5.0

firefox.exe version: 5.0.0.4183

BuildID: 20110615151330

the file dates in the setup are: 6/15/2011 @ 9:17:34 PM

ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/5.0/win32/en-US/Firefox Setup 5.0.exe

[alexalex]

Firefox 5.0 Final is out

ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/5.0/

or

https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/download.html?product=firefox-5.0&os=win〈=en-US

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2248.html

[jrolson]

yeaaaaaah! final is out! :woot:

[bogas04]

From now on , No new "Meet Firefox XYZ" threads would be created , the discussion would continue at Meet Firefox Next for all builds/aurora etc , and the Final version thread would go to back page news, like this one .

Please continue further discussion about Firefox development at Meet Firefox Next thread

[scaramonga]

From now on , No new "Meet Firefox XYZ" threads would be created , the discussion would continue at Meet Firefox Next for all builds/aurora etc , and the Final version thread would go to back page news, like this one .

Please continue further discussion about Firefox development at Meet Firefox Next thread

And you became a Moderator when? :rolleyes:

[bogas04]

And you became a Moderator when? :rolleyes:

I ain't okay , but this is what was decided back when ff4 was released , otherwise neowin would be full of Meet firefox 6 ,7 ,8 etc threads. Plus the backpage news threads... To avoid such clutter and keep the discussion intact to one center , we decided not to create separate threads. After all firefox matters , not the version numbers (considering the new release methodology)

[Guest mattburles]

it's still not officially out. Not on firefox.com or through checking updates. Wait till Tuesday the 21st everyone. This might not be the final build if a problem crops up.

[bogas04]

it's still not officially out. Not on firefox.com or through checking updates. Wait till Tuesday the 21st everyone. This might not be the final build if a problem crops up.

its in releases ftp server , most probably the final version , they are just doing final checkups etc

[AltecXP]

Why does everyone link directly to .exe's some of us here are on Macs and linux boxes.

[Kirkburn]

Why does everyone link directly to .exe's some of us here are on Macs and linux boxes.

Because that's about 90% of people are looking for? It shouldn't be too difficult to modify the links manually.

[mNiosu]

Hi guys. Haven't been here for a some time. I haven't followed the evolution of Firefox 5 (got bored after following the very long one of 4 :) ).

I've just installed FF5 and noticed that my code witch made tabs slimmer isn't working any more. Any idea how to fix this ? Here's the code:

.tabbrowser-tab, .tabs-newtab-button {
   -moz-border-image: url("chrome://browser/skin/tabbrowser/tab.png") 4 3 2 3 / 4px 3px 2px 3px repeat stretch !important;
}

Thanks!

[+Heartripper Subscriber¹]

Hi guys. Haven't been here for a some time. I haven't followed the evolution of Firefox 5 (got bored after following the very long one of 4 :) ).

I've just installed FF5 and noticed that my code witch made tabs slimmer isn't working any more. Any idea how to fix this ? Here's the code:

.tabbrowser-tab, .tabs-newtab-button {
   -moz-border-image: url("chrome://browser/skin/tabbrowser/tab.png") 4 3 2 3 / 4px 3px 2px 3px repeat stretch !important;
}

Thanks!

try

 .tabbrowser-tab, .tabs-newtab-button {
  padding: 0px 2px 2px 2px !important;
 }

adjusting the first and the third pixel value!

[Wakers]

Just updated to version 5. Sadly I think FF is getting uglier with each release. And the font rendering is still horrible. Will wait for version 6 before giving FF a proper look again.

[max22]

I am testing Firefox 5 to make sure all my add-ons work correctly! So far Firefox 5 rocks and is even better! Much faster!

[torrentthief]

http link: http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-5.0&os=win〈=en-US