Firefox 2 RC1

[mendhak]

I was told that Firefox 2 RC1 has come out, anyone know where it's available for download? All I could find was a third-party website, not sure if it can be trusted.

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownloa...load-5787.html

[Static]

im disappointed in you mendhak! took 2 seconds to find the real one...

http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews...tone-released/
(Download Page) http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bonecho/all-beta.html

[mendhak]

I must have refined my search a bit too much.

[mendhak]

This is nice. The textareas on pages have a spell checker, quite light too. And the Google search box has an auto suggest.

[grilkip]

Can it be installed alongside 1.5?

[mendhak]

Yes, I have both installed at present.

[grilkip]

Thanks for nothing

I already tried after waiting anctiously for a number of minutes

[techgnome]

I've heard there are still a number of problems with it.... how's the handling?

-tg

[Static]

I've heard there are still a number of problems with it.... how's the handling?

-tg

its got a little oversteer, and the ride is not very smooth over 80MPH

[techgnome]

its got a little oversteer, and the ride is not very smooth over 80MPH

Oooh... rough over 80, eh? That's not good. I like to be able to take it out on the Info SuperHighway and open it up a little... 120-130..... Good thing it's open source, just pop the hood on that baby, add in a turbo, a little nox, put a good set of tires on it....

-tg

[CornedBee]

It's a beta. (Not RC1.) Of course there are problems.

Though truthfully, in more than 3 weeks of using it, I've had just one crash (Linux version, which is usually less stable). Main problem is that not all extensions are updated: the essential Next Please! has only been available for a few days now. Web Developer still hasn't been updated, neither have a few others I use quite a lot.

[penagate]

Indeed, it's beta 1, not a release candidate.

[Valleysboy1978]

Yes, I have both installed at present.

It's odd though as I have both installed, but when I open Fx 2 (and then open the about page thru the help menu) it says it's 1.5.0.6
!?!

Odd

[Valleysboy1978]

Nevermind, me just being stupid as usual. Can't have both open at the same time it seems

[CornedBee]

Yep, that's true. Whenever you start Firefox, it first tries to find a running instance - and it doesn't care about the version of that instance.

[mendhak]

Doesn't crash as often as 1.5 used to. Surprisingly stable for an RC. I just hope they don't rename it to a Web 2.0 'standard', like Firefx.

[litlewiki]

Well just in case u were interested,firefox 2's original code name was project 'Bon echo' or good echo ...Here's the link for beta testers to submit their expereinces .
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/bone...dex-2.0b1.html

[Valleysboy1978]

1.5 crashes? I've never had Fx 1.5 crash even with my poor ASP.NET skills

[gigemboy]

Opera is a quite nice alternative...

[mendhak]

1.5 crashes? I've never had Fx 1.5 crash even with my poor ASP.NET skills

Never? Do you use separate windows for each page you visit? :rofl:

It crashes most often, for me at least, when the page has java applets on it. Not because it's got java applets on it, but the most common factor has been java applets.

[mendhak]

Opera is a quite nice alternative...

So is IE 7. And Safari. And Konqueror.

[penagate]

It crashes for me because of the ridiculous Flash ads we have on VBF

[litlewiki]

It crashes for me because of the ridiculous Flash ads we have on VBF

I use adblock extension .So it never shows up on my FF.

[visualAd]

Am I missing something here? Like the link to download it?

[CornedBee]

Look at Static's post (2nd in thread).

[Valleysboy1978]

I use adblock extension .So it never shows up on my FF.

Might explain why Fx never crashes for me