New with the latest nightly builds of Firefox 3.1 is an improved (with a minor flaw) crash recovery. In the past you had two options, either reopen the last sessions as it was prior to the crash or start with a clean slate. I’ve had this happen usually due to a temperamental site that causes Plugins to malfunction (Flash & QuickTime, etc). Problem is if you try to restore your session prior to the crash and close the offending tab fast enough, you end up having Firefox crashing again (and again). This has all changed now… Click for full-sized image…
October 13, 2008
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ADDONS.MOZILLA.ORG (AMO) AMO 4.0.2 – Status: Pending Code Freeze/Release Verified 6 bugs Worked with Wil Clouser on a test plan for revising our Add to Firefox detection mechanism. Schedule Code-Freeze: 11:59 PM Oct, 13th Release: Oct. 16. FIREFOX/GECKO Fx 2.0.0.18 & Fx 3.0.4/Gecko 1.8.1.18 & 1.9.0.4 – Status: In Triage No Report Schedule Code freeze: October 24th @ 11:59 PM PDT Builds start: October 28th QA starts: October 29th Release to beta channel: November 5th Final Release: November 12th Fx 3.1b1 (Shiretoko)/Gecko 1.9.1b1 – Status: Pending Release New features (planned/in progress) Major items of interest this week: About to land…