Mozilla Firefox 1.5 final is now out

[Asher]

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/releases/1.5.html

Ignore the "RC3" text on the website, it was finalized not too long ago and the page simply has not been updated.

Windows english: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.o...etup%201.5.exe
Mac english: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.o...efox%201.5.dmg
Linux english: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.o...fox-1.5.tar.gz

Downloads for all platforms and locales: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.o.../releases/1.5/

[Jaguar]

Does it fix the ****ing bookmark-eating bug?

[Asher]

It minimizes it in that the new versions automatically back up the bookmark file's regularly and they aren't overwritten.

The bug itself is not fixed because it's seemingly random and they haven't been able to gather enough information to track it down. You can add your email to the CC list on the bug to follow it: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=249150

It's my understanding that it's not receiving much attention because in 2.0, it's all getting rewritten anyway. Bookmarks for now are stored in a simple text file, and in Firefox 2.0 it will use a small database (SQLite) to store bookmarks, site history, etc.

[alva]

Is a new flash blocker avaliable yet...I so miss it ever since I went to 1.5.


Also, where is the option the let extensions update itself, I can find it.
Right now, they hang when I click update.

[Jaguar]

I hates that bug.

[VetLegion]

How do I get Firefox to search from the address bar like Opera? "g something" meaning "google something"?

[Asher]

Originally posted by alva
Is a new flash blocker avaliable yet...I so miss it ever since I went to 1.5.

Also, where is the option the let extensions update itself, I can find it.
Right now, they hang when I click update.

Apparently the hanging is caused by an older version of Flashblock.

You can install the latest version of Flashblock on Firefox 1.5 from their website: http://flashblock.mozdev.org/

Also: if you use the "adblock" extension, uninstall it and install "adblock plus" instead. "adblock" is not supported anymore and is known to not work well with 1.5.

Get adblock plus here: http://bene.sitesled.com/adblock.htm

[Asher]

Originally posted by VetLegion
How do I get Firefox to search from the address bar like Opera? "g something" meaning "google something"?

Right click on the search field (like on google.com), select "Add keyword for this search".

Enter in the name and the keyword, store the bookmark somewhere.

[Mercator]

Excellent!

(still using Opera though )

[VetLegion]

Ha, it works. Thank you.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Mercator
Excellent!

(still using Opera though )

Walk us through adding a quicksearch in Opera.

[Kuciwalker]

Are there any useful new features apart from being able to reorder tabs?

[Asher]

Better rendering engine (support for SVG among other things), tons of bugfixes, new options pannel (including vastly improved cookie management), "Clear Private Data" feature, new error pages (allow you to re-submit forms if the page fails for whatever reason), incremenetal updates (patches instead of full new downloads for updates), etc.

Also enables more features for extension developers.

[Kuciwalker]

Oh snap, they changed the theme! How do I go back to what it was before?

[alva]

Originally posted by Asher

Apparently the hanging is caused by an older version of Flashblock.

You can install the latest version of Flashblock on Firefox 1.5 from their website: http://flashblock.mozdev.org/

Also: if you use the "adblock" extension, uninstall it and install "adblock plus" instead. "adblock" is not supported anymore and is known to not work well with 1.5.

Get adblock plus here: http://bene.sitesled.com/adblock.htm

Had to install it manually, but peace at last, thank god almighty...peace at last.