View Full Version : Firefox 0.9 Out!


Gogf
Jun 16, 2004, 08:12 AM
Download it here (http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/).

How to make Firefox 0.9 look like Firefox 0.8 (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=1934878#post1934878)

Ankka
Jun 16, 2004, 09:00 AM
w00t! [dance]

This is what I've been waiting for! [dance]

Let's hope it is as good as 0.8. :D

Perhaps now would be a good time to update Thunderbird too? :hmm: 0.6 was released some time ago...[dance]

Ankka
Jun 16, 2004, 01:51 PM
Seems like it's buggier than 0.8. :hmm:

Let's hope the 1.0 one is released soon..

Gogf
Jun 16, 2004, 02:02 PM
Yeah, it does seem buggier. Not sure if the Java Web thing still works in it.

I predict about a month until 1.0.

hbdragon88
Jun 16, 2004, 03:28 PM
0.9 ruined my already shaky faith in Firefox. It disabled and uninstalled all my old extentsions, cleared my favorites, set the toolbars to default, and caused a lot of grief because I had a lot of 0.8 extentions I had didn't work with 0.9 *shakes fist* :mad:

Plexus
Jun 16, 2004, 03:42 PM
Which is exactly why I'm sticking with 0.8 for the moment.

Gogf
Jun 16, 2004, 04:02 PM
I should have done that...

CivCube
Jun 16, 2004, 04:09 PM
It did unsuccessfully try to import favorites from IE for me.

Goober
Jun 16, 2004, 04:25 PM
How do u know which version of Firefox you currently have?

Gogf
Jun 16, 2004, 04:33 PM
Help >> About Mozzila Firefox.

Plexus
Jun 16, 2004, 10:02 PM
Alright, I upgraded. A lot of key extentions and my favorite theme were updated. No worries. :D

Archer 007
Jun 16, 2004, 10:56 PM
I was having loading problems with 0.8, so upgradeing was pretty much manditory. Im enjoying it.

DreadCthulhu
Jun 17, 2004, 01:54 AM
Perhaps now would be a good time to update Thunderbird too? :hmm: 0.6 was released some time ago...

Thunderbird 0.7 was just released!! :D :D

I just got Firefox 0.9, and so far it seems to be running better & more smoothly than 0.8. And all the extensions I use have updated versions, so no problems there.

Plexus
Jun 17, 2004, 02:18 AM
0.9 is buggy... but it's much faster.

stormbind
Jun 17, 2004, 02:51 AM
Let's hope it is as good as 0.8. :D
Um. If it's only as good as, then it failed ;)

stormbind
Jun 17, 2004, 02:53 AM
I'm sticking with 0.8

I can't be bothered with the hassle of using the next unproven pre-release :p

Here's hoping they haven't changed their JavaScript features again!! :rolleyes:

Thrawn
Jun 17, 2004, 03:12 AM
0.9 imported all my settings just fine. Although I did make a backup just incase it didn't. ;)

funxus
Jun 17, 2004, 09:30 AM
I don't see much difference actually, some features have moved and the looks are a bit different, but everything else seems to be the same. I always expect more difference than they actually have in each new version of anything...

anarchywrksbest
Jun 17, 2004, 04:44 PM
0.9 imported everything from my last version fine.

Gogf
Jun 17, 2004, 06:38 PM
0.9 imported everything from my last version fine.

Same, but I accidentally imported the wrong profile :mad:.

Comraddict
Jun 17, 2004, 08:07 PM
0.8 has tendency of freezing up on me.

Gogf
Jun 18, 2004, 09:13 AM
How to make Firefox 0.9 look like Firefox 0.8:

Enter this into the blank address bar, and hit enter. Click okay. Now, click on "QuteRetro" and click "use theme." It works, and I'm using it.

LordKestrel
Jun 18, 2004, 01:08 PM
I'm still using .8, and it's fine for me. I'm using too many extensions that won't work with .9, so I'm not upgrading anytime soon.

Sanaz
Jun 19, 2004, 04:29 PM
I had problems with 0.8 freezing, crashing, or rebooting my laptop. So far, 0.9 is much better. I think there have been some memory issues resolved, and it is definitely more quick/responsive, in both opening, and in loading new pages. I don't use the extensions, so that doesn't matter to me. I can't use the MicroFirebird theme, which made Firefox by far the smallest footprint web browser I've found. Hopefully someone will put in the effort for that theme. If not, Firefox is still the best browser around.

And thanks GOGF, I didn't even know 0.9 was out until I saw it in your signature. Thanks for having a very useful signature!

Goober
Jun 20, 2004, 01:24 AM
I have 0.8. How could I save my current 0.8 Settings? I am considering changing to 0.9, since apparently its faster, but I want to save everything just in case.

Thrawn
Jun 20, 2004, 09:10 AM
You don't need to. You get to pick which settings to import, 0.8 is one of them, and it worked fine for me. :)

funxus
Jun 20, 2004, 09:37 AM
I have 0.8. How could I save my current 0.8 Settings? I am considering changing to 0.9, since apparently its faster, but I want to save everything just in case.
If you want to be on the safe side and back up settings, you probably could back up some of the settings files, or even the whole folder, but since nobody else has had any problems upgrading...

Plexus
Jun 20, 2004, 06:29 PM
Your profile for 0.9 isn't even stored in the same place as your one for 0.8.

Goober
Jun 20, 2004, 07:54 PM
Ahh, I see. Well, since I am lazy, I will just procrastinate, and not do it!

Gogf
Jun 20, 2004, 09:02 PM
Well, just do it!

Goober
Jun 21, 2004, 09:53 PM
Well, just do it!

Ok, it's on my list . . . later . . . Ohh, look, a distraction!

Thunderfall
Jul 05, 2004, 04:21 PM
Very nice browser! I especially like the extensions feature. :)