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[Pintac]

Anyone else trying out FF Beta 4? So far I like it. No problems with it.

[Martin]

I've been using it since beta 2 or 3. I can only remember one problem I had, beta 7 had memory leak issues. And issues with Minefield (nightly build) and Flash Player, but that doesn't count.

[Michael]

I'm still using 3.6. I use a lot of addons for Firefox to do my development work (Firebug, HTML validator, Firesizer, ColorZilla, etc.) and I've worried that they won't work anymore.

[Pintac]

When I installed the beta, it installed separately from 3.6

[Michael]

Ooh, I was assuming it would upgrade my current Firefox installation. Let me give it a try then.

[Martin]

I'm still using 3.6. I use a lot of addons for Firefox to do my development work (Firebug, HTML validator, Firesizer, ColorZilla, etc.) and I've worried that they won't work anymore.

To get Firebug working you need to go to getfirebug.com, and fetch the latest alpha version. It is quite stable for an alpha. Been using that as well since the beginning, with no issues.

Firesizer and HTML validator doesn't work, but Web Developer have these features.
ColorZilla doesn't work either, but I think part of it's job can be done in Firebug.

[Sandi]

Ooh, I was assuming it would upgrade my current Firefox installation. Let me give it a try then.

I have 3.0.19 which I use most of the time, plus 3.6 and 4.0beta installed.
When you install each select a different folder than the default. One of them (I think 4.0 beta) will only install to the default folder, so I renamed the default first. Firefox will still find the exe after you rename the folder, and if it doesn't, set a desktop shortcut: right then set the path.

[Dust]

I'm using it too but from the information on the network seem like firefox is way behind other browsers.

[Adriano]

I have no problem... only miss the status bar.

[Michael]

I'm using it too but from the information on the network seem like firefox is way behind other browsers.

What information is that? Behind in what regards? That's different from what I've heard.

[Sandi]

I agree. With Firebug, FirePHP, Colorzilla, MeasureIt and the other developer add-ons I would be lost with any other browser.

[Dust]

I have no problem... only miss the status bar.

seem like they added it in beta 12.

What information is that? Behind in what regards? That's different from what I've heard.

from tests I have seen around the net firefox javascript engine is way behind other browser such as chrome,opera.

haven't tested my self but I'm going to do that once will have more stable versions.