Firefox 3.0 alpha!!! - Page 2

Panda Man · December 11th, 2006

I haven't had any problems, I'm enjoying poking around with it thus far.

**One4yu2c** · December 11th, 2006

You won't likely dig up too many problems, I just wouldn't expect much difference over 2.0, which might give some people the wrong impression. As this gets further into development, end users should see some distinctions between the two.

Lead Head · December 11th, 2006

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Originally Posted by One4yu2c

You won't likely dig up too many problems, I just wouldn't expect much difference over 2.0, which might give some people the wrong impression. As this gets further into development, end users should see some distinctions between the two.

If you want to see the "true" FF3.0 how its going to be in its finished state, download the FF3.0 Nighty Build, it has the new rendering engine. FF3.0 Alpha uses the same engine from FF1.5-2.0..

Quakindude · December 11th, 2006

I'll check it out in the morning. Hopefully, they've fixed the memory hog this time. Oh, and they could take a page from IE7's development and always have that extra tab ready off to the side instead of having to hit Ctrl T every time.

Tyreal · December 11th, 2006

One thing I really like about this - and i don't know if FF 2.0 has it or not since I haven't used it - is when you click a link, a new tab comes up instead of a new window.

Sovereign · December 11th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Tyreal

One thing I really like about this - and i don't know if FF 2.0 has it or not since I haven't used it - is when you click a link, a new tab comes up instead of a new window.

I think that's just a feature setting, my FF2.0 does new tab by default...

I'm normally the kind of person who would test these things in a live environment, but I can't afford to have my laptop or desktop hosed at this point... I just don't mess around with alpha software anymore now that I use my computers for school. Final exams + computer

would be VERY BAD.

Quakindude · December 11th, 2006

Yeah, FF2.0 does the same thing.

Tyreal · December 11th, 2006

Well I really like it. :)

**One4yu2c** · December 11th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Quakindude

Oh, and they could take a page from IE7's development and always have that extra tab ready off to the side instead of having to hit Ctrl T every time.

On the contrary, I'd like to see Microsoft improve their add-on offerings and implementation, as the user customizations are really what makes Firefox shine. For the above mentioned extra tab button:

New Tab Button on Tab Bar Extension

polobunny · December 11th, 2006

While we're talking about Firefox, let me hijack this thread a second to ask my favorite bunch of computer crackers:
Is there any extension that will put a close tab button the right of the tab navigation bar like in FF1.5 but for FF2.0? I miss that button alot when I want to close a dozen of tabs fast without having to focus on each tiny button. I'm using a very minimalist theme si it makes the process even harder.
Thanks in advance.

December 11th, 2006	#11
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One4yu2c I don't know how to put this, but, I'm kind of a big deal. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Land of the Lounge Lizards Posts: 2,789 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Firefox 3.0 alpha!!! You won't likely dig up too many problems, I just wouldn't expect much difference over 2.0, which might give some people the wrong impression. As this gets further into development, end users should see some distinctions between the two.

December 11th, 2006	#14
Quakindude I'm Diggin it! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Rucker, AL. Posts: 2,767 Blog Entries: 7	Re: Firefox 3.0 alpha!!! I'll check it out in the morning. Hopefully, they've fixed the memory hog this time. Oh, and they could take a page from IE7's development and always have that extra tab ready off to the side instead of having to hit Ctrl T every time. Q6600@ 3.2GHz w/ CNPS9700 \| EVGA 780i \| 4Gb Patriot Extreme DDR2-800 5-5-5-12 \| EVGA GTX 280 1Gb Video \| 1x WD 640Gb HDD, 2x Seagate 400Gb HDD, 1x250Gb WD \| 2x Samsung SH-203B Opticals \| Antec 900 \| ABS/Tagan BZ700 700W PSU \| Zalman ZM-MFC1 Fan Controller

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Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,571	Re: Firefox 3.0 alpha!!! One thing I really like about this - and i don't know if FF 2.0 has it or not since I haven't used it - is when you click a link, a new tab comes up instead of a new window. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

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December 11th, 2006	#18
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,571	Re: Firefox 3.0 alpha!!! Well I really like it. :) D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

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polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,317 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Firefox 3.0 alpha!!! While we're talking about Firefox, let me hijack this thread a second to ask my favorite bunch of computer crackers: Is there any extension that will put a close tab button the right of the tab navigation bar like in FF1.5 but for FF2.0? I miss that button alot when I want to close a dozen of tabs fast without having to focus on each tiny button. I'm using a very minimalist theme si it makes the process even harder. Thanks in advance.

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