Firefox 1.5

Cuckoo · 11-30-2005, 03:55 PM

Anyone using it yet? Couple of questions if so:

Are there any issues with it? Is it easy to transfer settings from 1.07?

Antmeister · 11-30-2005, 04:07 PM

I tried it for about a week, but then realized that the extensions haven't caught up with it so I decided to go back to 1.0.7 until that time. But what setting are you talking about? If you are talking about your bookmarks, it will automatically transfer them. You should be aware though that 1.5 is still in beta, but I didn't have any problems when I used it for that week.

tanglewood · 11-30-2005, 04:24 PM

I'm using 1.5 and have noticed no crashes or anything, also all my exxtensions and bookmarks have carried over fine.

Cuckoo · 11-30-2005, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Antmeister71

I tried it for about a week, but then realized that the extensions haven't caught up with it so I decided to go back to 1.0.7 until that time. But what setting are you talking about? If you are talking about your bookmarks, it will automatically transfer them. You should be aware though that 1.5 is still in beta, but I didn't have any problems when I used it for that week.

Actually, it's not in Beta anymore as of yesterday I think. And yes I meant the bookmarks. I wasn't sure whether 1.5 would handle them the same way as the previous versions, even though I assumed it would.

Cuckoo · 11-30-2005, 04:26 PM

DOLA - From the Mozilla site:

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - Nov. 29, 2005 - One year after the debut of Firefox 1.0, and more than 100 million downloads later, Mozilla Corp. today released Firefox 1.5, the latest version of its acclaimed open source Web browser, available now as a free download from www.getfirefox.com. Firefox 1.5 builds upon the success of its predecessor to deliver an improved browser with significant performance and usability upgrades, security and privacy enhancements, best-in-class support for Web standards, and greater customization options.

Emiliano · 11-30-2005, 04:27 PM

Cool. I didn't know it was final. I'm going to try it soon.

Cuckoo · 11-30-2005, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by tanglewood

I'm using 1.5 and have noticed no crashes or anything, also all my exxtensions and bookmarks have carried over fine.

Cool. I don't have a lot of extensions, but I really like the Forecast Fox one. Are you using that one?

Antmeister · 11-30-2005, 04:29 PM

Oh crap.....thanks for the news. Didn't realize it is now out of beta. I wonder if all of my extensions have been updated. By the way, you should back up your bookmarks, just in case. Do this by going under Bookmarks -> Manage Bookmarks. Once the window opens go under File -> Export and save this html file to your desktop. If you install the new browser and don't see your bookmarks, go through the same procedure, but select import at the end.

tanglewood · 11-30-2005, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Cuckoo

Cool. I don't have a lot of extensions, but I really like the Forecast Fox one. Are you using that one?

No sorry. Just using the JavaScript blocker and an adblocker.

vtbub · 11-30-2005, 04:36 PM

forecastfox works fine

Cuckoo · 11-30-2005, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by vtbub

forecastfox works fine

Nice to hear. I went ahead and installed it. All looks good. Most of my themes don't work, but the one I was using does so that's fine. The only extension I have that doesn't work is that Dictionary Search one.

vtbub · 11-30-2005, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Cuckoo

Nice to hear. I went ahead and installed it. All looks good. Most of my themes don't work, but the one I was using does so that's fine. The only extension I have that doesn't work is that Dictionary Search one.

I use the one from webster's page that uses the search box on the top right just fine.

Cuckoo · 11-30-2005, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by vtbub

I use the one from webster's page that uses the search box on the top right just fine.

Actually, the Dictionary one does work - I just had to manually go in and update it. For some reason it, along with a couple of the themes, didn't update on install like the other stuff did.

sterlingice · 11-30-2005, 06:06 PM

I haven't tried 1.5 yet but my Flash stopped working yesterday to the point where I went back to 6 today

The only extensions I really care about are Foxtrick and HT Ratings Translator- have any hattrickers updated yet or should I take the plunge?

Oh, and Adblock- does that work?

SI

terpkristin · 11-30-2005, 06:41 PM

SI,
Both of those extensions work fine.
Only one that was listed as "incompatible" for me was miniT, which isn't a huge loss for me.

/tk

sterlingice · 11-30-2005, 07:14 PM

Ok, figured out why Flash broke and how to fix it. Go to Adblock prefs and uncheck "Obj-tabs" and Flash will work again.

SI

Toddzilla · 11-30-2005, 07:29 PM

sterling - my Adblock has gone tits-up since I upgraded. No longer can I right-click on an ad and banish it forever. I can't even kill ads by using the little "tabs" that Adblock sometimes places on ads. Any ideas?

sterlingice · 11-30-2005, 07:44 PM

I've started to notice the same problem with adblock. I cleared my ads back when I thought it was a problem and haven't been able to add anything since. Plus, it can't even pick up the blockable items. I suspect they don't have a good update out since the 1.5 upgrade. I just went back to mozilla.org to download a new version so hopefully it works.

SI

sterlingice · 11-30-2005, 07:49 PM

There we go- I had to go and manually download an update for Adblock and it works better now. Oh, and might I add, I hope ESPN.com dies a horrible horrible death for that Motion crap.

SI

TheOhioStateUniversity · 11-30-2005, 08:00 PM

Does anyone else have problems clicking on the go.com links on espn.com? I cant ever go to any of the main news stories.

Cuckoo · 11-30-2005, 08:08 PM

ESPN seems to be working fine for me so I don't know what that could be.

For anyone having Ablock issues, there's an update called Adblock Plus that will make it work with 1.5

jbmagic · 11-30-2005, 08:14 PM

do you have to unistall firefox old version 1.07 before installing the latest 1.5?

dawgfan · 11-30-2005, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

Ok, figured out why Flash broke and how to fix it. Go to Adblock prefs and uncheck "Obj-tabs" and Flash will work again.

SI

Ah-HAH! Thank you! This has been driving me nuts for several weeks now...

Cuckoo · 11-30-2005, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jbmagic

do you have to unistall firefox old version 1.07 before installing the latest 1.5?

Yes, you should always uninstall previous versions before upgrading FF.

sterlingice · 12-01-2005, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by dawgfan

Ah-HAH! Thank you! This has been driving me nuts for several weeks now...

I also found another way around it. If you go to adblock's page, there's an "Adblock Plus" new version which you can re-check that option and it still allows Flash through.

SI

JeeberD · 12-03-2005, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Ok, figured out why Flash broke and how to fix it. Go to Adblock prefs and uncheck "Obj-tabs" and Flash will work again.

SI

Thank you, kind sir. I've been wondering why certain things haven't been showing up...

Yellow5 · 12-03-2005, 01:19 AM

Adblock Filterset.G Updater is another nice one to have if you are using AdBlock.

OldGiants · 12-04-2005, 10:55 AM

If you are experiencing problems after upgrading to 1.5 (for instance I lost my scroll bars and access to some option tabs) AND you have installed a 'theme' you should uninstall the theme and replace it with the default setting. This worked for me.

11-30-2005, 04:27 PM	#6
Emiliano College Prospect Join Date: May 2004 Location: Nuremberg, Germany	Cool. I didn't know it was final. I'm going to try it soon. __________________ Xbox Live&PSN: Emiliano81 GM of the Rome Gladiators in the WOOF

11-30-2005, 04:36 PM	#10
vtbub College Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burlington, VT USA	forecastfox works fine __________________

11-30-2005, 06:06 PM	#14
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I haven't tried 1.5 yet but my Flash stopped working yesterday to the point where I went back to 6 today The only extensions I really care about are Foxtrick and HT Ratings Translator- have any hattrickers updated yet or should I take the plunge? Oh, and Adblock- does that work? SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

11-30-2005, 06:41 PM	#15
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	SI, Both of those extensions work fine. Only one that was listed as "incompatible" for me was miniT, which isn't a huge loss for me. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

11-30-2005, 07:14 PM	#16
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Ok, figured out why Flash broke and how to fix it. Go to Adblock prefs and uncheck "Obj-tabs" and Flash will work again. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

11-30-2005, 04:07 PM	#2
Antmeister Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: At the corner of Beat Street and Electric Avenue	I tried it for about a week, but then realized that the extensions haven't caught up with it so I decided to go back to 1.0.7 until that time. But what setting are you talking about? If you are talking about your bookmarks, it will automatically transfer them. You should be aware though that 1.5 is still in beta, but I didn't have any problems when I used it for that week.

11-30-2005, 04:24 PM	#3
tanglewood College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2004	I'm using 1.5 and have noticed no crashes or anything, also all my exxtensions and bookmarks have carried over fine.

11-30-2005, 04:29 PM	#8
Antmeister Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: At the corner of Beat Street and Electric Avenue	Oh crap.....thanks for the news. Didn't realize it is now out of beta. I wonder if all of my extensions have been updated. By the way, you should back up your bookmarks, just in case. Do this by going under Bookmarks -> Manage Bookmarks. Once the window opens go under File -> Export and save this html file to your desktop. If you install the new browser and don't see your bookmarks, go through the same procedure, but select import at the end.

11-30-2005, 07:29 PM	#17
Toddzilla Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burke, VA	sterling - my Adblock has gone tits-up since I upgraded. No longer can I right-click on an ad and banish it forever. I can't even kill ads by using the little "tabs" that Adblock sometimes places on ads. Any ideas?

11-30-2005, 07:44 PM	#18
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I've started to notice the same problem with adblock. I cleared my ads back when I thought it was a problem and haven't been able to add anything since. Plus, it can't even pick up the blockable items. I suspect they don't have a good update out since the 1.5 upgrade. I just went back to mozilla.org to download a new version so hopefully it works. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

11-30-2005, 07:49 PM	#19
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	There we go- I had to go and manually download an update for Adblock and it works better now. Oh, and might I add, I hope ESPN.com dies a horrible horrible death for that Motion crap. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

11-30-2005, 08:00 PM	#20
TheOhioStateUniversity High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, GA via Columbus, OH	Does anyone else have problems clicking on the go.com links on espn.com? I cant ever go to any of the main news stories. __________________ Buckeyes Football/Basketball >>>> Your Favorite School

11-30-2005, 08:08 PM	#21
Cuckoo College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edmond, OK	ESPN seems to be working fine for me so I don't know what that could be. For anyone having Ablock issues, there's an update called Adblock Plus that will make it work with 1.5 __________________ Commissioner - North American Football League Dallas Cowboys GM

11-30-2005, 08:14 PM	#22
jbmagic Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2004	do you have to unistall firefox old version 1.07 before installing the latest 1.5? Last edited by jbmagic : 11-30-2005 at 08:15 PM.

12-03-2005, 01:19 AM	#27
Yellow5 High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tacoma, Wa.	Adblock Filterset.G Updater is another nice one to have if you are using AdBlock. __________________ Xbox Gamertag: m0nk3y b0t

12-04-2005, 10:55 AM	#28
OldGiants College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Location, Location, Location	If you are experiencing problems after upgrading to 1.5 (for instance I lost my scroll bars and access to some option tabs) AND you have installed a 'theme' you should uninstall the theme and replace it with the default setting. This worked for me. __________________ "The case of Great Britain is the most astonishing in this matter of inequality of rights in world soccer championships. The way they explained it to me as a child, God is one but He's three: Father, Son and Holy Ghost. I could never understand it. And I still don't understand why Great Britain is one but she's four....while [others] continue to be no more than one despite the diverse nationalities that make them up." Eduardo Galeano, SOCCER IN SUN AND SHADOW

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