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Firefox 3.7a4pre test build

Started by melf, 2010.04.21, 10:14:03

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melf

http://www.os2world.com/content/view/19865/2/
QuotePosted by Martin Iturbide - Tuesday, 20 April 2010


Rich Walsh. .. .

this build is a happy experience, feels quite a lot more quick rendering. A boost in speed compared to 3.5.4 measured on peacekeaper:  http://service.futuremark.com/peacekeeper/index.action  .
/Mikael

CDRWSel

I just did a test and Yes, it is a very good and wuick improvement !
Font are well, speed is top ! When will it be finalized ?

Cheers/2
RD

melf

I have no idea. But I've used it as regular browser for a week now and I find as stable (if not more stable) as any of the 3.5 releases.
/Mikael

Saijin_Naib

Yeah, I've been using the 3.7 branch on Windows exclusively since it launched. It is leaps and bounds faster than 3.5.x and 3.6.x and other than some issues with Foxit and Unity it was perfect.

This build is also much, much better than the 3.5.x and 3.6.x releases for OS/2.

I'm loving the scrolling and rendering improvements. I wonder if more magic can be done to get OS/2 to render on par with Linux/Haiku/Windows VESA + Firefox?

ivan

It works here but we have a slight problem - our add-ons don't work with it.  Now if that could be sorted it would be a good advance on the 3.5.

sXwamp

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Quote from: ivan on 2010.04.27, 19:40:04
It works here but we have a slight problem - our add-ons don't work with it.  Now if that could be sorted it would be a good advance on the 3.5.

Get the Nightly Tester Tools add-on and then override compatibility!

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Updating_extensions

OR go to menu on Firefox:  Tools => Add-ons => Get Add-ons,  then search for Nightly Tester Tools

Saijin_Naib

Ivan, just get the Nightly Tester Tools addon and then override compatibility. None of your extensions should have any issues.

RobertM

Quote from: Saijin_Naib on 2010.04.28, 20:08:42
Ivan, just get the Nightly Tester Tools addon and then override compatibility. None of your extensions should have any issues.

Unless, like me, you are upgrading from a very ancient 3.0 build... LoL!

Thanks Saijin! This will be a big help for my 3.5 machine (the v3.0 one, I'll just pattern after what I have working on the 3.5 soon to be 3.7a machine).


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Saijin_Naib

Oh, sorry yeah. You're likely to need the actual extensions updated if you're coming from 3.0.x. But 3.5.x and 3.6.x extensions I've had no issues with.

Only caveat was Flash/Foxit (this is on Win, not sure about OS/2). On Os/2, I don't have any "plugins" other than the flash7 and all my extensions work fine.