Firefox 4 launched

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  1. Teknikal

    Teknikal Well-Known Member

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    Just thought this was pretty cool
    http://glow.mozilla.org/
    it's basicly just watching the live downloads of firefox 4 the numbers are really flying up.

    I've been watching it for about 20 min or so although I've no plans to upgrade to it myself I've been using palemoon for quite a while now.
     
  2. MidianGTX

    MidianGTX Well-Known Member

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    I've been on it for about a month now... some sites load a lot faster than before, Facbook being a particularly noticeable one, but there are also a few annoyances present that I didn't have with 3.X. I missed the omission of the status bar, although the compromise they came up with is pretty good and I'm getting used to it. One thing I really don't like is the drop down History list that used to be right next to the Back button... why get rid of it? I used it all the time.
     
  3. SkyMuffin

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  4. MidianGTX

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    *Sincere* Active Member

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    You can now just hold down the back or forward arrow for a second and your history will appear.
     
  6. SkyMuffin

    SkyMuffin Well-Known Member

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    Panorama is in Firefox with CTRL SHIFT E. I think they just overlooked putting the CTRL E shortcut back in.
     
  7. MidianGTX

    MidianGTX Well-Known Member

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    !!! Thank you! Ah man I'm so grateful, haha. It was really killing me not knowing that. I'm happy now :)
     
  8. MidianGTX

    MidianGTX Well-Known Member

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    Ahh there it is. Cmd-Shift-E for me on Mac ;) Mozilla have done really well at hiding as many features as possible from me.
     
  9. starjimstar

    starjimstar Well-Known Member

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    So is the new Firefox good again or is it just as top-heavy, bloated and buggy as Firefox 3?
     
  10. MidianGTX

    MidianGTX Well-Known Member

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    I get more hangs than I used to, but that might just be since I switched to Mac... I don't recall the same thing happening on Windows. Difficult to know where to lay the blame but... yeah, it's still top heavy and it's not competing for the top spot on speed. Other than the occasional hang I've got no real issues though.
     
  11. MrThreeCats

    MrThreeCats Well-Known Member

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    The Panorama feature is pretty resource intensive so it's probably not a good idea to use it.

    I'll be sticking with Pale Moon. I'm sure their update isn't far off.
     
  12. SkyMuffin

    SkyMuffin Well-Known Member

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    It's noticeably faster for me and rarely hangs now compared to 3 (especially on java and flash sites), but it still isn't as fast and smooth as Chrome.
     
  13. snixjhon

    snixjhon New Member

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    It looks and works like Firefox, all seem normal subjects and add-ons to be compatible and it is definitely faster. I like it. Hope to update it based on Firefox4.
     
  14. Balu`

    Balu` Well-Known Member

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    It has always been faster with the right settings. :>
     
  15. imnostr8t

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    I missed the omission of the status bar, although the compromise they came up with is pretty good and I'm getting used to it.:cool:
     
  16. MidianGTX

    MidianGTX Well-Known Member

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    You just have to applaud the human ability for each individual to think for themselves.
     
  17. sawusawme

    sawusawme Well-Known Member

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    Yes!And do u guys know that Firefox4 occupies 30% or some while the used-to-leading market IE occupies 40% or some//////!Firefox is developing very well!:cool:
     
  18. Teknikal

    Teknikal Well-Known Member

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    I'm debating with myself where to try palemoon 4 as I really quite like the 3 series I notice they have made the fourth as a different download altogether.

    For anyone who doesn't know about it palemoon is basicly a windows optimised version of firefox I use it both on my main pc and my netbook and it works great on both.
     
  19. MrThreeCats

    MrThreeCats Well-Known Member

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    I'm using Palemoon 4 right now. It doesn't run quite as smoothly as Palemoon 3, but that may just be because I'm not used to it yet. It looks pretty though, I'll say that. Honestly, though, I'd wait for a few more updates so they can smooth the kinks out before updating.
     

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