Firefox 1.5 beta 1 is out!

[Atahualpa]

Originally posted by VetLegion
How many betas are there usually before the new version comes out?

I second that question, though I think the next one could already be the final 1.5.
OTOH, all good things are three (german proverb)

[Verto]

Originally posted by Asher

Why do you think www.google.com is still minimalistic?

I know that; my point was, I'm used to websites like MyYahoo or MyMSN looking cluttered and ugly. It just seems wierd to see so much garbage on a Google site, even if it is garbage you elect to put there.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Atahualpa
I second that question, though I think the next one could already be the final 1.5.
OTOH, all good things are three (german proverb)

It depends. There's not currently another one scheduled, but there might be. It depends on bugs that are reported.

The next one scheduled will be "RC1", or Release Candidate 1. That means unless there are any severe bugs, after a week or two RC1 will become the final version of Firefox 1.5.

That said, there may be a Beta 3 first. There is a lot of commotion going on over a specific bug which makes the menubars in Firefox render natively in Windows (rather than through Mozilla's XUL interface), which is faster and conforms more to themes...but it hasn't been checked in yet, it's not in beta 2. So if that does make it for Firefox 1.5, that means we'll likely see a Beta 3.

[Asher]

Firefox 1.5 RC1 is now out.

Windows: http://ftp-test.mozilla.org/pub/mozi...p%201.5rc1.exe
Mac: http://ftp-test.mozilla.org/pub/mozi...x%201.5rc1.dmg
Linux: http://ftp-test.mozilla.org/pub/mozi...-1.5rc1.tar.gz

Other locales are available too (above are en-US): http://ftp-test.mozilla.org/pub/mozi...leases/1.5rc1/

[Asher]

http://www.squarefree.com/burningedge/releases/1.5rc1.html

Improvements in Firefox 1.5 Release Candidate 1 over Firefox 1.5 Beta 2

New browser features

• 313529 - Support importing home pages from (some) other browsers and multiple versions of Firefox Start.
• 220590 - [Mac] Delete (backspace) key should go back on Mac, too.

New web developer features

• 302188 - Support :-moz-read-only and :-moz-read-write pseudoclasses.
• 230909 - Make the dom.max_script_run_time pref work. (This pref controls the "this script is running slowly" dialog.)

New extension developer features

Nothing new since Firefox 1.5 Beta 2.

Notable bug fixes

• 313300 - Change default for browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction from 0 to 2. (Make "Force links that open new windows to open in... new tabs" not apply to window.open with specified width, height, or other features.)
• 312527 - Need to reduce padding for bookmark menu items.
• 245418 - Menus and contextual menus open on wrong screen when using dual screens.
• 312227 - Not able to type in textbox of the main window after download completes.
• 309027 - Saving image does not open the save location window sometimes.
• Many reliability fixes for software update.
• 284474 - Converting to UTF-8 a url with an unescaped non-ASCII chars in the query part leads to an incompaitbilty with most server-side programs. (Fixed by backing out the change for 261929, Send urls in UTF-8 by default (images/links with non-ASCII chacters not displayed).)
• 245392 - Installer options for shortcuts don't work (update/install adds unwanted icons to desktop/quick launch, creates empty folder in start menu).
• 282750 - Extremely slow scrolling of ESPN.com.
• 310825 - window.focus() in a background tab can steal focus from foreground tab.

[VetLegion]

Thanks. I'm on 1.4 now, and I think I'll wait for 1.5 full to upgrade.

[Asher]

1.4 is just the versioning used for the 1.5 betas.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Downloaded it.

[Verto]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui


Downloaded it.

[Datajack Franit]

[Asher]

Why would you use Opera? Opera is impersonating Firefox, just use the real deal.

[Datajack Franit]

I don't like following the masses. Everybody using the same things

Everybody uses Firefox, but who would remember you for using it?

[Asher]

It's sad when you need to be remembered for using it.

Firefox rules for its simplicity and extensibility. Opera is playing catchup.

[Datajack Franit]

A PC isn't just a working tool- it's a reflection of your own personality. Just like your bookshelf. You don't go around dressed like everybody else, do you?

Hmm I want to make a thread out of this subject

[Asher]

Using a browser because it's not popular says a lot about someone's personality, mainly their immense stupidity.