As I was getting Firefox setup on my newly setup Mint system, I needed to make a couple about:config tweaks to make the process a little easier. Enable the ‘Install Button’ (Firefox 3.6 and older) In a new tab, type about:config in the address bar and press enter (If needed) click the I’ll Be Careful button In the filter field enter extensions.hideInstallButton In the preference list double-click on extensions.hideInstallButton to change the value to False Note: Firefox 4 and newer the install button is available, albeit hidden in the ‘Gear’ Menu in the add-ons manager select Install Add-on From File…:…
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Note: This applies more to site developers who have been using the new WebGL textures feature introduced in Gecko 2.0 (Firefox 4, Thunderbird 3.3 and SeaMonkey 2.1). In Firefox 5, it is no longer possible to use cross-domain elements as the source for WebGL textures. We made this change in response to security concerns around the possibility of cross domain information leakage. Unfortunately, that means that some WebGL-using pages are no longer working. We are working with the WebGL WG on a solution to allow such pages to resume working as soon as possible — read on for details. —…
Bug 531088: ‘Need warning and UI for destructive POP3 default setting’ has been around since the Thunderbird 3 days (November 2009) and is still listed as one of the two critical bugs in the Daily Builds threads on the mozillaZine Thunderbird Builds forum. Here is a brief summary of this bug (issue): By default when a new POP3 account is setup in Thunderbird 3 and newer, the server settings are such that messages will be removed from the server after 14-days from when they are downloaded. Plus, no where during the setup process of their account in Thunderbird are the…
Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week None Future Releases Firefox 3.6.18 – June 21st Firefox 5 Final Release – June 21st Firefox 5 for Mobile Final Release – June 21st Firefox 6 Beta – July 5th* Firefox 6 Final Release – August 16th Firefox 6 for Mobile Final Release – August 16th Firefox 7 Aurora – August 16th* * As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule, dates listed for Aurora and Beta builds reflect when the code merge is to begin. The actual release to that particular channel may vary by several days. See this post for more…
Thunderbird 5 will introduced the new integrated (into a tab) add-ons manager (like that of Firefox 4) and sorta hide the Find Updates feature. In prior versions of Thunderbird there was a Find Updates button at the bottom right of the add-ons manager window. Add-ons manager window from Thunderbird 3.1 with Find Updates button at the bottom right. In Thunderbird 5.0 (as well 6.0 and 7.0) this feature has been moved. On the upper right of the Add-ons Manager window (just to the left of the search box) is a gear icon which is also a drop-down menu. From there…
Firefox 4 introduced the new integrated (into a tab) add-ons manager and sorta hid the Find Updates feature. In prior versions of Firefox there was a Find Updates button at the bottom right of the add-ons manager window. Add-ons manager window from Firefox 3.5 with Find Updates button at the bottom right. In Firefox 4.0 (as well 5.0, 6.0 and 7.0) this feature has been moved.On the upper right of the Add-ons Manager window (just to the left of the search box) is a gear icon which is also a drop-down menu. From there select the first option Check for…
…Like a previous attack that produced a fake Firefox security alert, the malware comes up when a user-agent string is detected from a Firefox user browsing a malicious web site. This time though, it comes up with a replica of the real Microsoft Update page, which you only see if you’re using Internet Explorer. “The same malicious web site is also known for hosting a fake Windows XP explorer scanner and Windows 7 scanner, said Chester Wiesniewski, senior security advisor at Sophos…” Jun 09 2011 More Firefox malware disguises itself as a microsoft update- The Inquirer Go get it.
Firefox 4 introduced the Combined Stop/Reload button, which placed a unified stop/reload button on the right side of the address bar. While it possible to uncouple the buttons and move them separated, there is no way to move the unified button to the other side of the address bar. There has been an ongoing discussion about this in the Firefox Builds Group. A Stylish script (script on userstyles.org) was created which will move the unified stop/go/reload button to the left of the address bar and keep it attached. This will work on the current Firefox 5, 6 and 7 developmental…
A couple discussions in the tb-planning group about changing the name of the trunk (nightly) builds of Thunderbird to something other than Shredder. Firefox made this move earlier going from Minefield to Nightly. Further, the use of the name of Aurora can only be used for Firefox and therefore they are looking for a new name for the first Thunderbird Alpha builds. Some of the suggestions have included Athena or Apollo. Shredder, the current code name for the Thunderbird Trunk (nightly) builds could be going away to be replaced with something that would attract more users and would be softer.
Okay, so The Guru made a minor observation error with the Firefox 7 Nightly UI post. However, as a result of this post a reader posted a userChrome.css tweak that will allow you have your tabs on the very top even if your window is not maximized. Tabs in between the Firefox Button and Window Size controls on a non-maximized browser window on Firefox 6 Aurora build (6.0a2). For information on how to modify you userChrome.css file see the UserChrome.css section on our Wiki’s Tweaks page. Add these lines of code to your userChrome.css file: /*Setting FF4′s Tabs to Always…