Technology Firefox 1.5 Released

[Illuminattile]

http://www.mozilla.com/

Here's what's new in Firefox 1.5:

* Automated update to streamline product upgrades. Notification of an update is more prominent, and updates to Firefox may now be half a megabyte or smaller. Updating extensions has also improved.
* Faster browser navigation with improvements to back and forward button performance.
* Drag and drop reordering for browser tabs.
* Improvements to popup blocking.
* Clear Private Data feature provides an easy way to quickly remove personal data through a menu item or keyboard shortcut.
* Answers.com is added to the search engine list.
* Improvements to product usability including descriptive error pages, redesigned options menu, RSS discovery, and "Safe Mode" experience.
* Better accessibility including support for DHTML accessibility and assistive technologies such as the Window-Eyes 5.5 beta screen reader for Microsoft Windows. Screen readers read aloud all available information in applications and documents or show the information on a Braille display, enabling blind and visually impaired users to use equivalent software functionality as their sighted peers.
* Report a broken Web site wizard to report Web sites that are not working in Firefox.
* Better support for Mac OS X (10.2 and greater) including profile migration from Safari and Mac Internet Explorer.
* New support for Web Standards including SVG, CSS 2 and CSS 3, and JavaScript 1.6.
* Many security enhancements.

The Burning Edge has more detailed lists of new features and notable bug fixes.

 

[Pittsey]

Thanks.

 

[bigmack]

thanks illu

 

[ChrisZimbo]

any good?

 

[tennis_dog]

is firefox any good?? why is it better than IE??? better yet, why should i switch?

 

[Cooper]

why should you switch? is it your pc thats a mess with the cpu?

and yes....its good.

 

[HitEmUpOutDaParK]

I have firefox now, did it automatically update me to 1.5? Or do I need to download it again?

 

[Illuminattile]

Updated first post with a list of changes.

I have firefox now, did it automatically update me to 1.5? Or do I need to download it again?

It probably hasn't updated you. Check your version number under Help > About

You can just install the new version on top of the old, AFAIK.

better yet, why should i switch?

Because we say so.

 

[tennis_dog]

hmm, i tried it out...i really dunno what to say...way to hard to use for me...i have a yahoo toolbar on IE, and it has just quick click links to my email and my fantasy team as well as yahoo sports...mozilla doesnt...that's why i asked...it isnt worth it...for me atleast....

 

[Illuminattile]

hmm, i tried it out...i really dunno what to say...way to hard to use for me...i have a yahoo toolbar on IE, and it has just quick click links to my email and my fantasy team as well as yahoo sports...mozilla doesnt...that's why i asked...it isnt worth it...for me atleast....

Then download the Yahoo! Toolbar for Firefox.

 

[Bachaveli]

why should i switch?

Because we say so.

Do it.

Done. i hope i get less pop ups from this site now even though i still click on those adds, i still get full of pop ups everytime i enter this site.

 

[Cooper]

get ad block

go to tools..extensions...get more and search for ad block.

also get adblock filterset.g which automatically updates adblock with ads to block.

 

[Cooper]

been using it for a while...not noticed much difference in practice but its nice to be up to date

 

[Illuminattile]

The only thing I've really noticed is the drag and drop tabs thing.

While we're on the topic of Firefox, might I suggest everyone download IE Tab. Lets you load a site in a tab using Internet Explorer, so you can use features that don't work in Firefox. Saves you having to open up IE whenever you find a site that doesn't work in FX.

 

[Cooper]

yea i got that. useful for webdesign

 

[Pittsey]

also get adblock filterset.g which automatically updates adblock with ads to block.

How do I do that?


Anyone use the football score extension?

 

[Sebastian]

muchas gracias Illu

 

[Illuminattile]

How do I do that?

You can find Adblock, Adblock Plus and the Filterset here.

Anyone use the football score extension?

Have it installed, don't really use it though.

 

[Pittsey]

You can find Adblock, Adblock Plus and the Filterset here.

Merci Beaucoup

 

[Bachaveli]

Do it.

Done. i hope i get less pop ups from this site now even though i still click on those adds, i still get full of pop ups everytime i enter this site.

get ad block

go to tools..extensions...get more and search for ad block.

also get adblock filterset.g which automatically updates adblock with ads to block.

Sorry kind of late to ask this now. but where do i get ad block coop? its not in knowledge search thread.