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Community => Chatboard => Topic started by: MagmarFire on March 22, 2011, 05:28:52 PM

Title: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: MagmarFire on March 22, 2011, 05:28:52 PM
Do you guys think it was because of Firefox 3?
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Twilight Wolf on March 22, 2011, 05:32:45 PM
i use opera so iunno lol
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: MagmarFire on March 22, 2011, 05:36:56 PM
Then you may go about your business, good sir.
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Pale Dim on March 22, 2011, 07:36:50 PM
How good is it compared to 3?
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Hi no Seijin on March 23, 2011, 06:46:32 AM
Augh, I need to get my own computer again.  I could be using this new Firefox 4 instead of this crappy Internet Explorer.
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Keaton on March 24, 2011, 06:28:31 PM
My computer's acting slowly.  Maybe it's Firefox 3?
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Pale Dim on March 24, 2011, 06:42:02 PM
FIREFOX 3 GAVE MY COMPUTER AIDS.
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Darth Wyndisis on March 28, 2011, 08:32:54 AM
One thing I noticed is it seems like Firefox 4 opens faster, especially right after I boot up by computer.
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: MagmarFire on March 28, 2011, 02:43:30 PM
There was a significant performance boost, I heard. According to them, at least.
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Keaton on March 28, 2011, 04:03:11 PM
Quote from: MagmarFire on March 28, 2011, 02:43:30 PM
There was a significant performance boost, I heard. According to them, at least.

Oh, huh.  Maybe the problem was Firefox 3?
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: MagmarFire on March 28, 2011, 07:13:57 PM
That's what we're thinking.
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Twilight Wolf on March 28, 2011, 10:20:17 PM
Maybe I'll give Firefox 4 a try.

For science.

You monster.
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Hi no Seijin on March 29, 2011, 05:39:09 AM
For science, a lot of things must be done.  Mostly blowing stuff up.  Just ask the Mythbusters.

Ooo, we should see if they can breed an actual firefox.
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Twilight Wolf on March 29, 2011, 06:26:03 AM
Oh, Mythbusters. The... two(?) times I've gotten to watch them were amazing.
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: MagmarFire on April 05, 2011, 09:40:38 PM
Quote from: Edward Elric on March 28, 2011, 10:20:17 PM
Maybe I'll give Firefox 4 a try.

For science.

My graceful avatar approves.
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Twilight Wolf on April 15, 2011, 12:28:07 AM
Well, I've been using Firefox 4 for a few days now.

Official verdict: Meh.

I like the way Opera works much better overall, personally. The only thing keeping me on Firefox 4 is the FMA theme I installed. :<
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Keaton on April 15, 2011, 03:14:09 AM
Chrome > Opera > Firefox
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Twilight Wolf on April 15, 2011, 03:22:34 AM
Quote from: Rainbow Dash on April 15, 2011, 03:14:09 AM
Opera > Chrome > Firefox

Fix'd to reflect my experience.

I think it's worthwhile to note Firefox 4 doesn't work or... well, even look all that different compared to 3. I don't really see the point of a full new version...
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Deku on April 15, 2011, 10:48:08 AM
Quote from: Rainbow Dash on April 15, 2011, 03:14:09 AM
Chrome > Opera > Firefox

Chrome is amazing. Installing chrome was one of the best net-related decisions I've ever made, next to photoshop and VBA (gameboy emulator).

If you're not using Chrome, you owe it to yourself to give it a shot.
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Twilight Wolf on April 15, 2011, 04:35:44 PM
Chrome sucked for me, honestly. It was slightly faster than Opera, and I liked the minimal layout, but every time I've tried it it's been an unstable, constantly-crashing piece of trash.

Part of the reason I tried it was its claim that each tab runs as a separate process, so if one tab goes down you can kill it and save the browser. Well... I guess that was a complete lie? Not only do tabs go down frequently, trying to kill one ends up seizing the whole browser and making it all crash. :/
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Deku on April 15, 2011, 05:39:44 PM
Quote from: Edward Elric on April 15, 2011, 04:35:44 PM
Chrome sucked for me, honestly. It was slightly faster than Opera, and I liked the minimal layout, but every time I've tried it it's been an unstable, constantly-crashing piece of trash.

Part of the reason I tried it was its claim that each tab runs as a separate process, so if one tab goes down you can kill it and save the browser. Well... I guess that was a complete lie? Not only do tabs go down frequently, trying to kill one ends up seizing the whole browser and making it all crash. :/
I've been using it for over a year and it has only crashed one time for me. I've never had any of the problems you've mentioned. Maybe its your internet provider, or your computer. Whatever the case, I rarely have a problem with it- and when it did crash, it saved all of my pages.
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: MagmarFire on April 15, 2011, 07:27:45 PM
From a development standpoint, I find Firefox to be top tier. I find it more Web compliant than IE and Chrome (expecially IE). Of course, while Chrome is far from terrible in terms of compliance, it does some things differently, yet noticeably, which is a decent minus on its score. Plus, it doesn't have as much support for CSS3 as Firefox 4 does. Of course, I must give Chrome credit for being lightweight on RAM and booting times. Major plus there.

IE just sucks.
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Keaton on April 15, 2011, 10:23:06 PM
Quote from: Edward Elric on April 15, 2011, 04:35:44 PM
Chrome sucked for me, honestly. It was slightly faster than Opera, and I liked the minimal layout, but every time I've tried it it's been an unstable, constantly-crashing piece of trash.

Part of the reason I tried it was its claim that each tab runs as a separate process, so if one tab goes down you can kill it and save the browser. Well... I guess that was a complete lie? Not only do tabs go down frequently, trying to kill one ends up seizing the whole browser and making it all crash. :/

Maybe it's Firefox 3?
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Twilight Wolf on April 16, 2011, 12:11:24 AM
Quote from: Zangief Veteran on April 15, 2011, 05:39:44 PM
I've been using it for over a year and it has only crashed one time for me. I've never had any of the problems you've mentioned. Maybe its your internet provider, or your computer. Whatever the case, I rarely have a problem with it- and when it did crash, it saved all of my pages.

...Really? My ISP is causing Chrome to crash on my year-old high-power gaming rig? ಠ_ಠ
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: MagmarFire on April 16, 2011, 07:22:48 PM
ISP has nothing to do with it. I'd say it'd depend, rather, on the content uploaded or maybe even the OS.
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Twilight Wolf on April 16, 2011, 07:44:31 PM
Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit.

It'd crash no matter what I was doing, at random.
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Keaton on April 17, 2011, 02:23:06 PM
Quote from: Edward Elric on April 16, 2011, 07:44:31 PM
Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit.

It'd crash no matter what I was doing, at random.

Sounds like it might be a problem with your digital signature for it.  Win64 is notorious for requiring a digital signing for every damn thing it does.
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Darth Wyndisis on May 11, 2011, 08:20:10 PM
If Firefox 4 is supposed to be so great then why the kriff doesn't the glow text work properly?
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: MagmarFire on May 14, 2011, 12:02:58 PM
Quote from: Pinkie Pieyndisis on May 11, 2011, 08:20:10 PM
If Firefox 4 is supposed to be so great then why the kriff doesn't the glow text work properly?

Because it uses the background-color CSS property, not the text-shadow property. You'll see that this creates no glow on any other browser, as well. It's probably the fault of those who created this forum framework, really.
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Darth Wyndisis on May 14, 2011, 12:07:50 PM
I could have sworn it worked on Internet Explorer, but I just checked again and it doesn't.  What the hell...?
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: The Glamour Nazi on May 16, 2011, 05:09:44 PM
It works on my IE
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: Darth Wyndisis on May 16, 2011, 05:52:13 PM
Okay, so I'm not crazy.
Title: Re: Firefox 4 is out!
Post by: MagmarFire on May 16, 2011, 07:57:08 PM
Quote from: Derpy Hooves on May 16, 2011, 05:09:44 PM
It works on my IE

If it turns out you have IE6/7, then YOU LOSE THE INTERNET! *gavel*