updates Meet the browser: Firefox Next

[AndyAmo]

 

Try this - https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/releases/

 

FTP for releases - https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/

 

Scroll to get latest

Daily Aurora builds popup here - https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-mozilla-aurora/

Daily Nightly builds popup here - https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-trunk/

 

It works fine as HTTPS  the problem is that ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-trunk/ doesn't work with anonymous login anymore.  It stopped working a couple of days ago. Attempts to access the server using FTP returns an error 550 Permission Denied?

[Boo Berry]

 

the problem is that ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-trunk/ doesn't work with anonymous login anymore.  It stopped working a couple of days ago. Attempts to access the server using FTP returns an error 550 Permission Denied?

It's pretty much explanatory then, no?

[kainashi]

If you use the custom title bar colors, it looks a bit weird also.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

 

It works fine as HTTPS  the problem is that ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-trunk/ doesn't work with anonymous login anymore.  It stopped working a couple of days ago. Attempts to access the server using FTP returns an error 550 Permission Denied?

Yeah, use the web access, they've been trying to deprecate the FTP server for years.

[bawz]

Mozilla dont like people using ftp://ftp as it puts to much LOAD on the servers so using https://ftp makes more sense as it doesnt put load on the servers , thats been known for years, infACT IF THE mODS HERE HAD ANY SENSE, THEY'D edit FTP://FTP LINKS out of peoples posts

[Mockingbird]

Meet Firefox.FAIL

100% unusable since I can't input any text.

[Boo Berry]

Meet Firefox.FAIL

100% unusable since I can't input any text.

Stable build of Firefox or Nightly? Both are working fine here - might want to check your addons.

[Mockingbird]

Stable build of Firefox or Nightly? Both are working fine here - might want to check your addons.

Firefox 40. Adblock is the only installed extension.

No keyboard input.

[+Zagadka Subscriber²]

Firefox 40. Adblock is the only installed extension.

No keyboard input.

Given your InputPersonalization.exe Runtime Error problem, that would be hard to link here

[AndyAmo]

Yeah, use the web access, they've been trying to deprecate the FTP server for years.

OK, that was the piece of the puzzle that was missing for me.  Thanks.

[rsnn]

If you use the custom title bar colors, it looks a bit weird also.

 

This code fixes that

@-moz-document url(chrome://browser/content/browser.xul) {
  @media (-moz-os-version: windows-win10) {
    #main-window:not([tabsintitlebar]) #toolbar-menubar,
    #main-window:not([tabsintitlebar]) #TabsToolbar {
      -moz-appearance: none !important;
      background-color: white !important;
      margin: 0 !important;
    }
  }
}

This code only works, if you are using Windows titlebar. Replace "white" with another color or color code.

This code will do the same and use current OS titlebar color, meaning, if you have modified/tweaked your windows titlebar to be colored, Firefox will also offer the same titlebar/menubar look.
 

@-moz-document url(chrome://browser/content/browser.xul) {
  @media (-moz-os-version: windows-win10) {
    #main-window:not([customizing]){
      -moz-appearance: -moz-win-glass !important;
      background-color: transparent !important;
    }
  }
}

 

 

 

Source: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2953415

[ViperAFK]

Heads up any windows 10/nvidia users, the 353.62 driver has been blocklisted in firefox:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1189940

[Mockingbird]

Given your InputPersonalization.exe Runtime Error problem, that would be hard to link here

That's unrelated.

Neither Edge, Internet Explorer, nor Chrome has this problem.

Obviously, without the keyboard, I am not able to input any text! Duh.

[oldtimefighter]

Firefox 41 beta has dropped! I use the beta channel since it has had a 64-bit version for a while now.

Release notes --> https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/41.0beta/releasenotes/

Interesting...

"Memory overhead of AdBlock Plus has been greatly reduced"

I use uBlock Origin so not sure if that will have any effect for me.

[Mockingbird]

It looks like Latezilla may have finally fixed the keyboard input problem that has been reported over a year ago: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1007063

Edited August 12, 2015 by illegaloperation

[+Zlip792 MVC]

Firefox 41 beta has dropped! I use the beta channel since it has had a 64-bit version for a while now.

Release notes --> https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/41.0beta/releasenotes/

Interesting...

"Memory overhead of AdBlock Plus has been greatly reduced"

I use uBlock Origin so not sure if that will have any effect for me.

Only affects AdBlock Plus since uBlock Origin doesn't use the Adblock filters like Adblock Plus.

[Mockingbird]

Confirmed. Latezilla finally fixed the problem with the touch keyboard that should have been fixed a long time ago.

And believe it or not, it won't be available until Firefox 43!

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1007063

[kozukumi]

 

Only affects AdBlock Plus since uBlock Origin doesn't use the Adblock filters like Adblock Plus.

uBlock/uBlock Origin by default does use the Adblock Plus filter lists such as EasyList.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

Heads up any windows 10/nvidia users, the 353.62 driver has been blocklisted in firefox:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1189940

And of course people are upset and claiming they're going back to Chrome.

[Boo Berry]

There's probably good reason to blacklist it. There's reports the 353.62 drivers are killing some LCD panels on Windows 10.

[trag3dy]

There's probably good reason to blacklist it. There's reports the 353.62 drivers are killing some LCD panels on Windows 10.

 

From reading that thread it looks like that' just affecting certain panels on laptops? Or is it more widespread.

In any case I've been using the 353.62 driver since day 1 and have had no issues (thankfully).

[Boo Berry]

 

From reading that thread it looks like that' just affecting certain panels on laptops? Or is it more widespread.

In any case I've been using the 353.62 driver since day 1 and have had no issues (thankfully).

Samsung and LG panels. For example if you're running one of those Korean 1440p monitors (like the Qnix which uses a Samsung panel), you shouldn't use 353.62 due to the possibility of this issue.

[francescob]

Can't they just add APIs to have the browser natively handle the content blocking without all that slow RAM-eating javascript/CSS mess? Even Apple did.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

How do you think the content blocking addons work? The browser calls into their code for every single resource load.

[francescob]

How do you think the content blocking addons work? The browser calls into their code for every single resource load.

That's the point, Safari native content-blocking (ships with iOS 9) doesn't. There's no continuous interaction between the browser and the addon, no slow javascript code, no giant RAM-wasting stylesheets. It takes the filters directly from the add-on and does the handling itself, a bit like Microsoft TPL lists but with more complex rules.