updates Meet the browser: Firefox Next

[bawz]

20161101 (Fx 50.0 RC1)

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

59 minutes ago, Demz said:

20161101 (Fx 50.0 RC1)

This seems to be quite stable.

[bawz]

20161106 (Fx 50.0 RC2)

[PGHammer]

Actually, I'm running Nightly 52 (which has a rather interesting feature - scaling on a per-tab basis) basically, DSR for browsers.  Neowin is set for 60 percent zoom-out.

[Steven P. Administrators]

7 hours ago, PGHammer said:

Actually, I'm running Nightly 52 (which has a rather interesting feature - scaling on a per-tab basis) basically, DSR for browsers.  Neowin is set for 60 percent zoom-out.

Main page or forums for that 60% zoom out?

[Boo Berry]

It looks like they're about to enable multiple content processes in Firefox... well, Nightly.

 

http://www.ghacks.net/2016/11/10/multiple-content-processes-in-firefox-nightly/

 

I set dom.ipc.processCount from 1 to 99, closed Nightly and reopened it. Then opened as many tabs as I could... finally Firefox/Nightly matches Chrome in responsiveness when opening multiple tabs at once (like over 20) and there's no lag when changing between them as they're loading (as there was before). Too 'em long damn enough, heh. And yes, Nightly is using multiple processes for all the opened tabs (up to 99).

 

Groovy.

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

Is Firefox 50 ever going to made final?

[Boo Berry]

When it's ready, yeah... likely the 14th. Firefox isn't following the 6 week release cycle anymore.

 

https://wiki.mozilla.org/RapidRelease/Calendar

[wendy oltman]

Never will I use Firefox again after terrible crashing experiences, not even when they keep coming out with new technology. 

[Boo Berry]

No issues with crashes here, but if I had to guess the cause it'd be something like a) Flash or b) an extension or extensions causing it.

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

Fx50 RC2 is stable and has not crashed on me yet, @Boo BerryI know that they are not on the 6 week deal any more. But they said that it will go final on November 8, 2016. They should live up to what they say  or do not say anything.

[bawz]

8 hours ago, Gary7 said:

Fx50 RC2 is stable and has not crashed on me yet, @Boo BerryI know that they are not on the 6 week deal any more. But they said that it will go final on November 8, 2016. They should live up to what they say  or do not say anything.

looks like RC2 maybe the final unless there's a RC3 made this weekend

[bawz]

On 12/11/2016 at 9:24 AM, Demz said:

looks like RC2 maybe the final unless there's a RC3 made this weekend

RC2 is the final

[Konstantine]

Guys? No posts for a month? Anything notable? Thanks.

[bawz]

2 hours ago, Konstantine said:

Guys? No posts for a month? Anything notable? Thanks.

probably a lot go awy for Holidays nowadays, but even Chrome.next thread is Dead also

[bawz]

i thought Mozilla may have backported a few features from Firefox 51 an maybe 52 inbto 51.1.0

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

I re installed Firefox 50.1 and now it is working fine. The original version I tried must have been corrupt.

[Pikey]

Just updated to 54 here ...

[bawz]

http://www.ghacks.net/2017/01/28/firefo ... ver-quits/ another Addon Dev Quits Mozilla ( some may wanna read the link if they use his other Addons )

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

3 minutes ago, Demz said:

http://www.ghacks.net/2017/01/28/firefo ... ver-quits/ another Addon Dev Quits Mozilla ( some may wanna read the link if they use his other Addons )

I will not be using Fx 57.

[bawz]

14 minutes ago, Gary7 said:

I will not be using Fx 57.

it kinda wont matter if you stay on FF52 ESR as most Addon Devs that are quiting Mozilla now just arent fixing there Addons no more so if they stop working, you'll m,ore than likely have to either Jump ship to another browser or put up with Hardly any Addons, i wouldnt be surprised if the Ublock Origin Dev quits Mozilla also eventually an the Adblock Plus Dev. 

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

The apps will still work but won't be updated. I probably would move to Chrome, it seems that Mozilla is trying to commit suicide,

[bawz]

all Mozilla are doing is " reinventing the Google Chrome Wheel "  an in the mean time there getting rid of Addon Devs that Made the Browser, it'll become a useless Browser once its completed with Servo etc in it. , i myself use Chrome more nowadays

[Konstantine]

I, on the other hand, cannot wait for Servo to show up. I haven't understood the whole WebExtensions thing but if I can use uBlock Origin, Stylish and Youtube High Definition on Firefox 57+ then I don't really care. uBlock Origin has a WebExtension version if I recall correctly.

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

Just now, Konstantine said:

I, on the other hand, cannot wait for Servo to show up. I haven't understood the whole WebExtensions thing but if I can use uBlock Origin, Stylish and Youtube High Definition on Firefox 57+ then I don't really care. uBlock Origin has a WebExtension version if I recall correctly.

Stylish will be gone.