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Mozilla launches new Firefox today
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| 11/15/2017
| Nick Farrell
Posted on 11/15/2017 11:50:36 AM PST by Elderberry
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To: CedarDave
the new version automatically will make just about ALL extensions obsolete.Yep. Just installed it and it sucks. How is grossly changing the GUI, and killing all my add-ons an improvement? Morons.
Was able to find a Mozilla website that has
legacy versions and re-installed v56.
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posted on
11/15/2017 12:11:27 PM PST
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: Bob434
also where do you turn off firefox updates? My version says 54-
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posted on
11/15/2017 12:11:27 PM PST
by
Bob434
To: uncbob
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posted on
11/15/2017 12:12:04 PM PST
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: Bob434
If you want to run legacy extensions, install FF ESR.
Most of them won’t run on 57.
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posted on
11/15/2017 12:12:05 PM PST
by
goldstategop
((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
To: PAR35
I’ve been blocking updates since they said they were going to be killing the add-ons that made Firefox better than IE. And I’ve been slowly converting myself to Brave.
I've already been using Brave on my phone and tablet. It's just that I've used Firefox for so long, that I've continued to use it on my PC. Maybe its time to go all Brave.
To: CedarDave
That did kind of annoy me, about losing some useful extensions, in the the replacements offered for the most popular of them aren’t as good.
You would think they could at least put out a request to extension developers to prepare new compatible extensions ahead of time.
Three I lost included Bookmark Favicon Changer, Flash Controls and NoScript. NoScript Suite Lite is far less flexible. And now I have to pause stupid autoplay videos on every dang news site.
Oh, yes, it also bollixed up my font sizes, ignoring old HTML font sizes. Oh, you wanted the picture 200% size, so obviously you want your fonts 200% larger as well.
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posted on
11/15/2017 12:14:33 PM PST
by
yefragetuwrabrumuy
(Hitlers Mein Kampf, translated into Arabic, is "My Jihad")
To: goldstategop
k thanks- I’ll stick with firefox 54 for now- if i can find out how to turn off updates- in hte update panel it just says soemthign about search engine updates- not the browser update
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posted on
11/15/2017 12:14:49 PM PST
by
Bob434
To: Elderberry
It messed up items I do using Qualtrics and I reverted back to the previous version. I did not think it was any faster. I was disappointed. Also, it disables ad block features.
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posted on
11/15/2017 12:17:00 PM PST
by
hsmomx3
To: oh8eleven
That site is overwhelming with the number of releases they’ve gone thru.
To: uncbob
I had the previous version in my programs file. Or you can just go to the FF site to download it all over again. The bookmarks, etc. stay intact.
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posted on
11/15/2017 12:18:39 PM PST
by
hsmomx3
To: PAR35
I’ve been using Opera since switching from FF. Might look more into Brave to see what thats all about.
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posted on
11/15/2017 12:19:08 PM PST
by
rxsid
(HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
To: Elderberry
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posted on
11/15/2017 12:23:54 PM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: goldstategop
If you want to run legacy extensions, install FF ESR. Where does one find Firefox ESR, and how long is it expected to be supported with security fixes? If it's for at least a few more months, it would be worth installing it while I continue to try out other browser. I'm leaning toward Opera. I want to like Brave but I'm not enamored with its lack of flexibility in script control (it is not as useful as uBlock Origin or even NoScript).
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posted on
11/15/2017 12:24:13 PM PST
by
CatOwner
To: Bob434
k thanks- I’ll stick with firefox 54 for now- if i can find out how to turn off updates- in hte update panel it just says soemthign about search engine updates- not the browser update
Go to Options - General
Scroll down to Firefox Updates.
To: Elderberry
hmm- don’t have options panel- and in the general section there is no choice for firefox browser- i have
General
Search
Content
Aplications
privacy
security
sync
advanced-
checked them all and not seeing a browser update choice- just a search engine update chocie
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posted on
11/15/2017 12:31:40 PM PST
by
Bob434
To: Bob434
Mozilla has apparently disabled the easily-found option to turn off automatic updates.
HOWEVER, you can easily do it via the
about:config method.
1. Type about:config in the search bar.
2. Scroll down to the below line and change from true to false:
app.update.auto: false
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posted on
11/15/2017 12:34:39 PM PST
by
CedarDave
(Alt-left hates presidents pics on paper money. I'll gladly collect those offensive bills from them!)
To: Skooz
I've stuck with Firefox all this time only due to the close knit relationship with the email reader Thunderbird. But even that relationship has been strained recently. If it's time to move on ... what should my new email reader be?
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posted on
11/15/2017 12:37:47 PM PST
by
so_real
( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
To: CatOwner
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posted on
11/15/2017 12:38:59 PM PST
by
goldstategop
((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
To: Elderberry
I like my Legacy add-ons ,Firefox must pay ,LOL
To: Elderberry; Bob434
Version 56 froze my Options settings including not letting me get to my logins and passwords. I got around that by starting Firefox in Safe Mode to retrieve them. Definitely time to downgrade FF 52 ESR
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posted on
11/15/2017 12:41:03 PM PST
by
CedarDave
(Alt-left hates presidents pics on paper money. I'll gladly collect those offensive bills from them!)
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