Firefox +1 Mega Thread

[beringse]

Thanks for posting this thread, FF4 is now my pref browser.

[Jerry N]

Actually I prefer your Firefox 4 picture for Ubuntu over my Firefox 4 in Windows. To each his own, I guess.

Jerry

Edit: Stupid me - I have been using Firefox for years and didn't even know I could change its appearance. I guess that's because its default has been fine up to version 4. I've got it the way I want it now.

[Frogs Hair]

You would need to use an emerald theme to get a transparent window border. There are about 25 themes currently compatible with FF4 , but they won't give you transparency .
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...p=&advanced=on

[NoNameWill]

Actually if you go to System>Preferences>Appearance You can change the windowing environment buttons to "look" windowsish
Any thing other than that would be themes from mozilla.

[lovinglinux]

lovinglinux: flash-aid doesn't seem to work since it updated to 2.05. Nothing ever shows in the Script Previeew tab. Hitting refres, TEST, EXECute seems to do nothing. Before execute would always start a script running in the window.

I tried uninstalling and reinstalling but its still the same. do you know a fix?

Yes, it is a known bug in Flash-Aid 2.0.5, which has already been fixed in 2.0.6 and approved by Mozilla today. So all you need is to update your extensions via Firefox or download the new one. Sorry for the inconvenience.

What's funny is that ubufox is incompatible and therefor disabled.

Try starting Firefox in safe mode. Could be another extension causing this behavior.

Silly questions time:

Is there a 64-bit version that will run well on Ubuntu 10.4 AMD-64?

The firefox-stable ppa has a 64bit build for Lucid. I haven't used 64bit for a while, but they usually work fine.

I have three different profiles running several different combinations of add-ons. What are the odds my add-ons will be supported in FF4?

Depends. Some extensions authors like to keep the extensions updated since the first beta came out. Some prefer to wait for the final version to upgrade their extensions and some projects are simply abandoned.

Check the extensions page at Mozilla site to see the last time they were updated. If they haven't been updated for more than a year, then most likely they will not be updated. You can also try to force the compatibility. See my first post.

Does FF4 choke on a large number of tabs opening at the same time (like 124 tabs)? The reason I ask is I have one profile that uses My Morning Coffee add-on an some days I hit the button and that's how many tabs open. The FF 3.6.15 I am running right now takes issue with that at times.

That depends on the tab content, but Firefox 4 is a lot faster and should handle it.

I would recommend using BarTab extension. You need to get version 2.1b2, which is compatible with FF 4.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...rtab/versions/

That extension allows to prevent the tab contents from being loaded until you actually click the tab. This is extremely useful for those who work with many tabs open all the time and reduce startup time a lot.

Will I be able to use my existing profiles or will I have to rebuild them with the new version?

You can use your existing profiles.

[bumder]

"Firefox (en-GB) is incompatible with Firefox 4.0)"

Ubufox too, but I can't see what Ubuntu integration can actually improve?

[arzali]

the closest you can get without much hassle would be with the strata relodad theme here https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...rata-reloaded/

[ivanovnegro]

the closest you can get without much hassle would be with the strata relodad theme here https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...rata-reloaded/

With your image in comparison I have to admit the Ubuntu original theme is far better.

[Dngrsone]

The firefox-stable ppa has a 64bit build for Lucid. I haven't used 64bit for a while, but they usually work fine.


Check the extensions page at Mozilla site to see the last time they were updated. If they haven't been updated for more than a year, then most likely they will not be updated. You can also try to force the compatibility. See my first post.


I would recommend using BarTab extension. You need to get version 2.1b2, which is compatible with FF 4.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...rtab/versions/

That extension allows to prevent the tab contents from being loaded until you actually click the tab. This is extremely useful for those who work with many tabs open all the time and reduce startup time a lot.



You can use your existing profiles.

Thanks! I'll check out my favorite extensions.

If things look good, then I'll upgrade.

[arzali]

With your image in comparison I have to admit the Ubuntu original theme is far better.

I know but its the closest windows style i found. I personally liked the FF4 mockups and made a style like that