Firefox 3.6 released

[clevin]

release note http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6/releasenotes/

download http://www.mozilla.com/

whats new:

* Available in more than 70 languages - get your local version.
* Support for a new type of theme called Personas, which allow users to change Firefox's appearance with a single click.
* Protection from out-of-date plugins to keep users safer as they browse.
* Open, native video can now be displayed full screen and supports poster frames.
* Improved JavaScript performance, overall browser responsiveness, and startup time.
* The ability for web developers to indicate that scripts should run asynchronously to speed up page load times.
* Continued support for downloadable web fonts using the new WOFF font format.
* Support for new CSS attributes such as gradients, background sizing, and pointer events.
* Support for new DOM and HTML5 specifications including the Drag & Drop API and the File API, which allow for more interactive web pages.
* Changes to how third-party software can integrate with Firefox in order to prevent crashes.

whats new for developers https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Firefox_3.6_for_developers

 

[Gregg2]

Thanks!

Is there an alert when you run Firefox, or do you have to use the Check for Updates sub-menu under Help?

 

[angelwatt]

Thanks!

Is there an alert when you run Firefox, or do you have to use the Check for Updates sub-menu under Help?

I always have it running, but when I told it to check for updates it showed me the new version.

 

[-Ryan-]

I'm assuming this is identical to 3.6 RC2, as there is no update available when searching.

 

[lopoz]

Ugh.. The personas look horrible on the Mac.. It seems the title bar can't be styled..

 

[Cinder6]

Well, let's see if this is enough to pull me away from Chrome.

 

[gorjan]

Wow, personas look like s***...

 

[miles01110]

If you command click a link, the new tab opens right next to the active tab. Somewhat handy...

Here's the Ars review.

Just after a bit of use, it's noticeably faster than 3.5.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

I knew this would come soon. I didn't think it would be today, though.

 

[Nermal]

Is anyone else having problems with the History menu? Some sites, such as this one, are not going into the History menu for me.

Edit: It seems to be not adding anything internal, for example our intranet isn't appearing in there either.

 

[miles01110]

Is anyone else having problems with the History menu? Some sites, such as this one, are not going into the History menu for me.

Works for me.

 

[Cinematographer]

Works great so far.

 

[Cinematographer]

If you command click a link, the new tab opens right next to the active tab. Somewhat handy...

Oh. Is there a way to avoid that behaviour?

 

[clevin]

Ugh.. The personas look horrible on the Mac.. It seems the title bar can't be styled..

some of the personas do, others don't.

 

[miles01110]

To be fair, most of the personas look awful no matter what platform you're on.

 

[Aronnax]

Oh. Is there a way to avoid that behaviour?

URL-Bar: about:config
Filter: browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent
and change it from true to false

Cheers

Ugh.. The personas look horrible on the Mac.. It seems the title bar can't be styled..

With the next Firefox version will it be possible https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=513158
and Personas will look then as well much nicer on Mac OS X.

Cheers

 

[old-wiz]

Installed it today on my iBook (my test machine) and seems to work fine except that FlashBlock doesn't work for it yet. Otherwise seems fine.

 

[RMo]

Random question, but does anyone else think the toolbar looks a bit lighter on OS X with 3.6 than it did with 3.5? Or perhaps it's just my monitor playing tricks on me...

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

This is a nice update. Firefox seems far ahead of Chrome on the Mac and it's generally more enjoyable than Safari. So I guess it will continue to be my main browser.

 

[Aronnax]

Random question, but does anyone else think the toolbar looks a bit lighter on OS X with 3.6 than it did with 3.5? Or perhaps it's just my monitor playing tricks on me...

Firefox 3.6 has Bug 513493 and Firefox 3.5 not
Adjust Unified Toolbar to Match Snow Leopard
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=513493

Cheers

 

[RMo]

Firefox 3.6 has Bug 513493 and Firefox 3.5 not
Adjust Unified Toolbar to Match Snow Leopard
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=513493

Cheers

Thanks! I was wondering what was going on--I guess it's supposed to match 10.6 better.

 

[Forsaken]

To be fair, most of the personas look awful no matter what platform you're on.

Exactly why I stick to a simple white-text on black one.

3.6 is much better than 3.5, I'll say. 3.6b5 was what diverted me from Opera.

 

[Cinematographer]

URL-Bar: about:config
Filter: browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent
and change it from true to false

Thanks, Aronnax. It worked.

 

[fhall1]

Seems to work fine, but haven't really put it through to much stress yet. So far it doesn't seem snappier than 3.5.x

 

[Saturn1217]

how is cpu usage?

how is cpu usage for 3.6 compared to 3.5?

I vastly prefer the user interface and addons of firefox but I noticed recently that cpu usage wise it always uses maybe twice as much as safari and so recently I've been switching over to safari for a lot of my browsing but I really miss firefox

So does firefox 3.6 have better performance in this respect (I really don't care how fast it renders webpages etc)