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Firefox 2.0 Public Release

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by KaiSeR SoZe, Oct 23, 2006.

  1. KaiSeR SoZe

    KaiSeR SoZe Member

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    #1 KaiSeR SoZe, Oct 23, 2006
  2. Mr. Mooch

    Mr. Mooch Contributing Member

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    On a side note, the creator of FireFox, Blake Ross, will be speaking in Miami next week. I'm going for the free book he wrote.

    Cuz it's free.
     
    #2 Mr. Mooch, Oct 23, 2006
  3. Faos

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    What about us Mac users? :confused:
     
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  4. KaiSeR SoZe

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  5. Uprising

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    #5 Uprising, Oct 23, 2006
  6. bejezuz

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    Actually, that is the page for the final release candidate, not the public release. The public release, i.e. Firefox 2.0, will be announced officially tomorrow. As usual, the binaries were built early and are available on the mirror.

    For Windows: http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/2.0/win32/en-US/

    For Mac: http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/2.0/mac/en-US/
     
    #6 bejezuz, Oct 23, 2006
  7. KaiSeR SoZe

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    I really like the built in spell check...

    not all of the extensions (now called add-ons) work but regardless, it's not bad.

    the close button is now on all the tabs by default so thats a nice feature as well (i used to have a extension that took care of that)
     
    #7 KaiSeR SoZe, Oct 23, 2006
  8. Poloshirtbandit

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    I'm scared I'm going to install this to find that some of my extensions don't work.
     
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  9. Uprising

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    I installed it, looks nice. Basically looks the same minus a few new pictures and more rounded objects.

    i don't really understand the x in the tabs to close them, I used to always just use my mouse wheel to close tabs. I guess this makes it more user friendly though.

    oh...and I just noticed the spell check. that's awesome! :D
     
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  10. LegendZ3

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    I likae teh sppecl cheack featurre.
     
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  11. Caboose

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    Thanks for the link. Looks pretty good.
     
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  12. Mr. Brightside

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    Yea, been using the beta version for a while. The spell check is a lifesaver on the BBS and elsewhere.

    EDIT: Does the spell checker work in conjunction with the Microsoft Word? Or is it just a separate feature of Firefox?
     
    #12 Mr. Brightside, Oct 23, 2006
  13. Storm Surge

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    looks nice, again, if you want all of your extensions to work then don't install it, the interface looks improved from the last one. Visually is more pleasing to look at. Seems like a counteraction against the new IE coming out.
     
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  14. Poloshirtbandit

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    I went ahead and installed. The only thing that didn't work was the theme I was using. I think it was called Black Japan.
     
    #14 Poloshirtbandit, Oct 23, 2006
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    my bookmarks are gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How do I get them back? :mad:
     
    #15 micah1j, Oct 23, 2006
  16. micah1j

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  17. Caboose

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    2.0 is awesome!! The spell check on forums is a added tool.
     
    #17 Caboose, Oct 23, 2006
  18. DanzelKun

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    Is no one having problems with this?? Tabs don't work for me anymore, I can't open links in tabs and when I open a new tab, type in a URL and hit enter it changes the page on my original tab... wtf... I'll try a reinstall I guess...

    Edit: Now I can't close those new tabs either....

    Edit Last: Nevermind, reinstall fixed all, works like a charm... :)
     
    #18 DanzelKun, Oct 24, 2006
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