updates Meet the browser: Firefox Next

[Udedenkz]

Scrolling improvements on the way:

Fixed: https://bugzilla.moz...g.cgi?id=681867

In fixing: https://bugzilla.moz...g.cgi?id=696248

I have hopes for the second one.

[Marcus16]

I'm really disappointed the panel based download manager keeps getting pushed backed! Firefox 11? Gah!

[BetaAddict]

I'm really disappointed the panel based download manager keeps getting pushed backed! Firefox 11? Gah!

I still probably wouldn't use it considering Download Statusbar is much more informative and useful. I actually hope Firefox ditches the panel and implements an autohide-on-download-completion bar instead.

[+Zlip792 MVC]

This is now in Nightly:

[+Zlip792 MVC]

Sweet fix:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=581065

[dnast]

Sweet fix:

https://bugzilla.moz...g.cgi?id=581065

Cool. That'll save me a little time. I always forget that incompatible add-ons won't show up. Glad they will now.

The developer tools are looking better and better, too!

[kilara1988]

I would also like to see a fix that enables firefox to update my "incompatible" labeled addons when i have disabled the compatibility check.Most of them are still working ok,but firefox does not update them since they are labeled "incompatible".If i disabled the compatibility check i understand the risk of broken "incompatible" addons,but still want them to update.Now i have to use an addon that spoofs FF version when it tries to update the addons.

[dnast]

Here's the bug for that. I haven't finished reading through the bug yet so I don't know how it's coming along.

I hope it gets done soon, too. I completely forgot about this limitation and probably have quite a few add-ons that are pretty outdated.

[BetaAddict]

I would also like to see a fix that enables firefox to update my "incompatible" labeled addons when i have disabled the compatibility check.Most of them are still working ok,but firefox does not update them since they are labeled "incompatible".If i disabled the compatibility check i understand the risk of broken "incompatible" addons,but still want them to update.Now i have to use an addon that spoofs FF version when it tries to update the addons.

Yeah, this is a long standing problem that I'm glad they finally removed the hassle of having to work around it.

[+Zlip792 MVC]

Since my start of FF Nightly usage (6 - 2nd week to be exact), for the first time, Firefox scored 10k plus for me on Peacekeeper 1.0:

[BetaAddict]

Since my start of FF Nightly usage (6 - 2nd week to be exact), for the first time, Firefox scored 10k plus for me on Peacekeeper 1.0:

Benchmarks aren't really useful unless you compare them to products. So test whatever other browsers you have installed and post back. But I will agree with you on one thing, Nightly is fast.

[+Zlip792 MVC]

Benchmarks aren't really useful unless you compare them to products. So test whatever other browsers you have installed and post back. But I will agree with you on one thing, Nightly is fast.

[BetaAddict]

Now that really is impressive.

[acido00]

Seems cool

[bogas04]

Goodies coming to UX builds

Move the Library window (Bookmarks, History, Downloads) to a tab Bug 697359

Home Tab Bug 544819

[+Zlip792 MVC]

Yes baby yes!! scrolling improvement:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=696248

[Lion and Lamb Ministry]

It's great that the FF Nightly builds are getting as fast as they are. Personally, I thought from Firefox 7 and up they were very fast. But here is the thing...IE9 on these "benchmark" tests doesn't do all that well...HOWEVER, when I use it when browsing or working with websites it is FASTER than all the other browsers. For me, it renders a website in about half the time as Chromium 17, and even faster than FF10 or Opera 12 (which never stops loading).

How can IE9 be SO FAST in the real world rendering of websites and yet seem to be very inadequate with these Benchmark tests?

[Udedenkz]

FYI, that benchmark is FUD.

It tests WebGL and WebM / Theora which are irrelevant to real world users at the moment and might actually fail...

[Lion and Lamb Ministry]

FYI, that benchmark is FUD.

It tests WebGL and WebM / Theora which are irrelevant to real world users at the moment and might actually fail...

OK...right. That makes sense to me.

[+Heartripper Subscriber¹]

Goodies coming to UX builds

Move the Library window (Bookmarks, History, Downloads) to a tab Bug 697359

Home Tab Bug 544819

Goodies coming to UX builds

Move the Library window (Bookmarks, History, Downloads) to a tab Bug 697359

Home Tab Bug 544819

[Udedenkz]

That looks very nice

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

FYI, that benchmark is FUD.

It tests WebGL and WebM / Theora which are irrelevant to real world users at the moment and might actually fail...

Fail? WebGL and WebM aren't going anywhere.

[BetaAddict]

Fail? WebGL and WebM aren't going anywhere.

It's just relevant from a developer standpoint, as most benchmarks are. A benchmark like Sunspider, which tests javascript rendering, is more relevant to daily use as pretty much all website are loaded with js scripts to some extent these days, therefore would be a more accurate measurement of performance to the end-user.

[torrentthief]

firefox 8 beta 5 build 1 is out btw.

[remixedcat]

I wish they'd make the downloads thing liek chrome... I actually really like how downloads are handled in chrome.