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Firefox 3 Near-Final Version Released

Sun, May 18, 2008 at 4:19:19 pm PDT

Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 is out of the gate; this is supposed to be the version between beta and final release: Firefox web browser | International versions: Get Firefox in your language.

Firebug (the Javascript debugger) still doesn’t work with this, so if you rely on that extension as much as I do, make a copy of Firefox 2 before installing so you can get back to it easily.

LGF seems to work well with RC1, at least on the Mac OS side. I’m posting this entry with it...

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Tags: Firefox, Browsers, Internet, Web, Technology, Mozilla

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DesertSage Sun, May 18, 2008 4:20:33pm

Will they send me a notice like they usually do?

lawhawk Sun, May 18, 2008 4:21:05pm

I'm posting now with 3RC, and so far no problems. Again, as noted in the last thread, my only problem with Firefox (and IE as well, is that opening pdfs can be a pain with acrobat as it will often freeze).

MandyManners Sun, May 18, 2008 4:21:21pm

I googled FireFox the Movie and youtube.

Youtube Video

Noam Sayin' Sun, May 18, 2008 4:22:07pm

I can wait on the final version. Firefox 2.0 is running just fine for me.

Noam Sayin' Sun, May 18, 2008 4:23:18pm

Just got home from motorcycle school. I passed and can now get my cycle endorsement.

Got the 2nd best grade in the class, too.

Tarkus289 Sun, May 18, 2008 4:24:13pm

re: #5 Noam Sayin'

Watch the "other guy" on the road...

Noam Sayin' Sun, May 18, 2008 4:25:06pm

re: #6 Tarkus289

Copy that.

Killian Bundy Sun, May 18, 2008 4:25:44pm

re: #5 Noam Sayin'

Just got home from motorcycle school. I passed and can now get my cycle endorsement.

Got the 2nd best grade in the class, too.

/the road test should be a breeze on a scooter

Ma Sands Sun, May 18, 2008 4:26:31pm

re: #5 Noam Sayin'

Proud of you, Noam. :)

(Once upon a time I was second highest in a class, too --French I, back in high school..... :)

P.S. Don't forget your promise! / :)

DesertSage Sun, May 18, 2008 4:29:43pm

re: #5 Noam Sayin'

Just got home from motorcycle school. I passed and can now get my cycle endorsement.

Got the 2nd best grade in the class, too.

I'm so proud of you Noam. Let's go riding!

Noam Sayin' Sun, May 18, 2008 4:31:58pm

re: #8 Killian Bundy

/the road test should be a breeze on a scooter

The class included the road test. I'm endorsed.

Whee!

Now, to figure out how to pilot the scooter all the way to SoCal so I can go riding with Sage.

godfrey Sun, May 18, 2008 4:33:45pm

"Release candidate 1"? If only.

ethanxxx Sun, May 18, 2008 4:34:04pm

re: #5 Noam Sayin'

Congratulations Noam. After watching American Chopper for a year, I was thinking about buying a new bike. I haven't been on a motorcycle since 1978.
Seeing as how I'm probably one of the only people on earth to crash an exercise bike and walk away with 13 stitches... I thought it better to just put it to rest.

MandyManners Sun, May 18, 2008 4:35:14pm

re: #13 ethanxxx

Congratulations Noam. After watching American Chopper for a year, I was thinking about buying a new bike. I haven't been on a motorcycle since 1978.
Seeing as how I'm probably one of the only people on earth to crash an exercise bike and walk away with 13 stitches... I thought it better to just put it to rest.

Do tell.

DesertSage Sun, May 18, 2008 4:36:21pm

re: #11 Noam Sayin'

Here in CA they have a little test track in the DMV parking lot. You have to weave in and out of a bunch of little cones and ride in a circle between two lines about a foot and a half apart, clockwise and counter clockwise.
Do they have the same thing in MN?

nihilist Sun, May 18, 2008 4:36:23pm

No problems viewing LGF with Windows Vista and the new Firefox release candidate. A number of my extensions, though, are not compatible and all my privacy setting on Firefox were disabled and I had to reset them (I am paranoid, yes).

Possible memory leak, though, and I had to restart my laptop after CPU was at 100% and not relenting.

Then again, Vista is so problematic that it could have been Vista malfunctioning, again.

Noam Sayin' Sun, May 18, 2008 4:36:51pm

re: #13 ethanxxx

I haven't been on a bike in nearly the same amount of time.

bryantms Sun, May 18, 2008 4:37:43pm

I have issues with the two dividing borders - one between the left column and the middle content column and one between the right column and the middle content column. They disappear at random times, must be some CSS that needs tweaking.

psyop Sun, May 18, 2008 4:38:24pm

Firefox rules all else.

Macker Sun, May 18, 2008 4:40:29pm

I'm playing it safe this time around. I'll wait till 3.0 goes official.

Noam Sayin' Sun, May 18, 2008 4:41:17pm

re: #15 DesertSage

Double U-turn, proceed and do a swerve, then the quick stop, and finish with the arc at 37' - a timed test, requiring the driver to maintain an average rate of speed between 15-20 mph.

Noam Sayin' Sun, May 18, 2008 4:41:47pm

BIAB...

DesertSage Sun, May 18, 2008 4:43:58pm

re: #21 Noam Sayin'

....requiring the driver to maintain an average rate of speed between 15-20 mph.

That poor little scooter, you must have had it redlined.

*ducks*

n in wi Sun, May 18, 2008 4:49:34pm

re: #15 DesertSage Mn. has a cycle test that requires you to weave in and out of liberals. you don't fail if you hit one hard enough to require medical assistance. Unless it is Al franken,you have to hit him hard enough to need hospitalization, and no, the physic ward doesn't count

Empire1 Sun, May 18, 2008 4:51:33pm

Is AdBlocker compatible with the new version? I'm on dial-up, so that's vital to me. (Sorry, Charles, but at 26.4K max, ads are a killer! And animation is even worse.)

-- Ann

nihilist Sun, May 18, 2008 4:51:57pm

#25, YES AdBlocker is still good

Geepers Sun, May 18, 2008 4:52:27pm

Pelosi calls Iraq a ‘failure’
By Mike Allen
Feb 10, 2008

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said twice Sunday that Iraq “is a failure,” adding that President Bush’s troop surge has “not produced the desired effect.”

“The purpose of the surge was to create a secure time for the government of Iraq to make the political change to bring reconciliation to Iraq,” Pelosi said on CNN’s “Late Edition.” “They have not done that.” ...

Pelosi’s comment came during a discussion of her call for “the redeployment of our troops out of Iraq.”

Anchor Wolf Blitzer asked: “Are you not worried, though, that all the gains that have been achieved over the past year might be lost?”

“There haven’t been gains, Wolf,” the speaker replied. “The gains have not produced the desired effect, which is the reconciliation of Iraq. This is a failure. This is a failure/strong>...

Apparently we've made huge gains in the last three months:

Pelosi Now Confident Of Iraq Reconciliation

BAGHDAD - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a top Democratic critic of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, expressed confidence during a visit to Iraq on Saturday that expected provincial elections will promote national reconciliation.
She welcomed Iraq’s progress in passing a budget as well as oil legislation and a bill paving the way for provincial elections in the fall that are expected to more equitably redistribute power among local officials.

Pelosi was hopeful about the upcoming elections after meeting with Iraq’s Sunni parliamentary speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani.

“We’re assured sure the elections will happen here, they will be transparent, they will be inclusive and they will take Iraq closer to the reconcilation we all want it to have,” she said.

Gee Nancy, you better tone it down, the kos kids are gonna start thinking you're General Petraeus' lackey.

Empire1 Sun, May 18, 2008 4:55:04pm

re: #26 nihilist

#25, YES AdBlocker is still good

Thank you very much! Then I can safely get it.

-- Ann

Syrah Sun, May 18, 2008 4:56:52pm

re: #5 Noam Sayin'

You are now driving a vehicle with a cloaking device. Automobile drivers will swear that they never saw you and say that you just popped up out of nowhere.

Noam Sayin' Sun, May 18, 2008 5:00:19pm

re: #23 DesertSage

That poor little scooter, you must have had it redlined.

*ducks*

Hah!

Actually, I used their motorcycle. A 250 Yamaha Star.

And that scooter will do 65...

lawhawk Sun, May 18, 2008 5:05:54pm

re: #25 Empire1

Is AdBlocker compatible with the new version? I'm on dial-up, so that's vital to me. (Sorry, Charles, but at 26.4K max, ads are a killer! And animation is even worse.)

-- Ann

I've been running adblocker plus through all the betas and the latest pre release without any problems.

lawhawk Sun, May 18, 2008 5:06:51pm

re: #27 Geepers

Anyone want to place odds on when the Democrats will start claiming credit for the victory in Iraq and use the victory in Iraq as a condition for getting the troops home early?

song_and_dance_man[deleted] Sun, May 18, 2008 5:10:56pm

masnare Sun, May 18, 2008 5:18:09pm

@Charles:

There's a 1.1 beta for firebug that works with FF3B. I've been using it for a bit but you have to go to the firebug site to get it -- firefox doesn't detect the update and grab it for you.

[Link: www.getfirebug.com...]

Charles Sun, May 18, 2008 5:19:50pm

re: #34 masnare

@Charles:

There's a 1.1 beta for firebug that works with FF3B. I've been using it for a bit but you have to go to the firebug site to get it -- firefox doesn't detect the update and grab it for you.

[Link: www.getfirebug.com...]

Thanks! Will check it out.

Zach_the_Lizard Sun, May 18, 2008 5:21:27pm

RC1? What's that crap? Real men run the unstable version of Firefox, called Minefield, and get our updates regularly. No need to wait for the magic RC1 rubber stamp.

Of course, real men also love to compile Safari with the latest version of Webkit from svn. And install it on Mac OS X running on an AMD cpu with EFI emulation.

markie Sun, May 18, 2008 5:24:09pm

I got my notice last night and updated from Beta5.

So far so good, but I'm far from a power user.

Gobs of add-ons don't work yet.

jimzinsocal Sun, May 18, 2008 6:05:14pm

I was using the beta 5 version for a few weeks and was just upgraded to the most recent release.
I have had no issues with it at all.
Some guys have reported some weirdness when adding a bookmark...evidently it leaves something like an icon that isnt easy to move.[repeating what Ive read where I work]
I think its a vast improvement over the memory hog 2.0 version.

Everything I observe here is fine. No issues that I can detect.
And that coming from a guy that is a nervous and cautious beta tester.

But say something if you see issues. Ill be happy to ferry that info to
the tech site to caution folks.[just sharing observations]

Also Ive just plugged it into my new Q6600 Intel Box and brother.

Fly fly fly.

jimzinsocal Sun, May 18, 2008 6:18:16pm

release notes. And of course the normal cautions apply.

[Link: www.mozilla.com...]

jimzinsocal Sun, May 18, 2008 6:27:18pm

re: #2 lawhawk

I'm posting now with 3RC, and so far no problems. Again, as noted in the last thread, my only problem with Firefox (and IE as well, is that opening pdfs can be a pain with acrobat as it will often freeze).

Good observation. Lemme test that now.
I need to read about the polar bears anyway.

gearhead Sun, May 18, 2008 6:29:54pm

Did they cast Clint Eastwood again?

Now with the ultimate in browser security: "Fire rearward missles!"

jimzinsocal Sun, May 18, 2008 6:33:17pm

^^Oh man...thats funny. We need to "think the browser actions"

lawhawk. I just buzzed thru all these pdf's. Maybe a slight hesitation but nothing that is horrible

[Link: www.usgs.gov...]

Hawk59 Sun, May 18, 2008 9:55:07pm

The newest firefox beta version is running fine for me on LGF, under Linux. Almost as fast as Safari on my windows box.

talon_262 Mon, May 19, 2008 12:33:23am

Charles, you try the 1.2 alpha release of Firebug with FF3 RC1? Seems to work pretty well to me...

wccawa Mon, May 19, 2008 7:05:51am

re: #16 nihilist

Same here: Windows Vista with the latest Firefox... fastest browser EVAH!

As to your comments on Vista, I have to disagree. I've been running every version since it was in beta, and I have had no problems at all. When done properly, it is a stable, smooth and powerful OS.

jenesais Mon, May 19, 2008 3:51:50pm

PortableApps.com offers a great way to try software under Windows. No installation, no registry entries, no uninstall needed. Just copy the file and run it. They released a portable version of Firefox 3.0 RC1 today. It copied right over my FF 3.0 Beta5 portable app directory. Using to post right now. Get it here:
http://portableapps.com/news/2008-05-19_-_firefox_ portable_3_rc_1

jimzinsocal Mon, May 19, 2008 4:13:41pm

re: #46 jenesais

PortableApps.com offers a great way to try software under Windows. No installation, no registry entries, no uninstall needed. Just copy the file and run it. They released a portable version of Firefox 3.0 RC1 today. It copied right over my FF 3.0 Beta5 portable app directory. Using to post right now. Get it here:
http://portableapps.com/news/2008-05-19_ -_firefox_portable_3_rc_1

Working well for you? Ive been trying all afternoon to kill it or make it misbehave. To no avail.

Is that similar to a sandbox routine? What you link to?
Thats all kosher and a user cant be harmed in anyway?

jimzinsocal Mon, May 19, 2008 4:28:28pm

I just read up on the service. No thanks from me. If I want FF 3 Ill go direct. Which I did.

jimzinsocal Wed, May 21, 2008 7:03:07pm

re: #46 jenesais

PortableApps.com offers a great way to try software under Windows. No installation, no registry entries, no uninstall needed. Just copy the file and run it. They released a portable version of Firefox 3.0 RC1 today. It copied right over my FF 3.0 Beta5 portable app directory. Using to post right now. Get it here:
http://portableapps.com/news/2008-05-19_ -_firefox_portable_3_rc_1

Ive come back to this to clarify.
My previous post sounded like like a slam at the service
that you mentioned and linked to.
My only intent was the way described? It sounded
like a "go here instead" deal when the service is directed at
"portable" clients only.
My obvious thought was folks might get confused....and avoid the Mozilla download site.
My apology if my post sounded like a slam at PortableApps.

It wasnt my intention.