Comments on: Firefox 3.5 is Out – Download it Now! http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/07/01/firefox-35-out-now/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:15:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: sarahlam http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/07/01/firefox-35-out-now/comment-page-1/#comment-928587 sarahlam Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:08:43 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=11768#comment-928587 I don't mind not all add-ons are supported but the problem I have is everytime I use FF 3.5, I cannot open many tabs without 'freeze'. It means whenever I open many tabs I will have to wait until the page(s) is/are loaded before I can navigate/click/do anything at all. I am not using FF 3.5 now, instead I use Safari until the problem is gone. :-( I don’t mind not all add-ons are supported but the problem I have is everytime I use FF 3.5, I cannot open many tabs without ‘freeze’. It means whenever I open many tabs I will have to wait until the page(s) is/are loaded before I can navigate/click/do anything at all. I am not using FF 3.5 now, instead I use Safari until the problem is gone. :-(

]]> By: Jack http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/07/01/firefox-35-out-now/comment-page-1/#comment-928525 Jack Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:14:20 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=11768#comment-928525 I have upgraded to the latest version of Firefox. However as mentioned not all add-ons are compatible with the latest version. Some of them that do work are Adblock plus, Personas, <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/12715" rel="nofollow">Billeo</a> , Cooliris, Twitterfox and Anycolour. I have upgraded to the latest version of Firefox. However as mentioned not all add-ons are compatible with the latest version. Some of them that do work are Adblock plus, Personas, Billeo , Cooliris, Twitterfox and Anycolour.

]]> By: L2g3 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/07/01/firefox-35-out-now/comment-page-1/#comment-927990 L2g3 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:30:58 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=11768#comment-927990 I have to agree with <strong>callofduty</strong>. I noticed that Firefox 3.5 is using more CPU power than Firefox 3.0.11 when loading the same pages and without any addons installed. I have to agree with callofduty.
I noticed that Firefox 3.5 is using more CPU power than Firefox 3.0.11 when loading the same pages and without any addons installed.

]]> By: callofduty http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/07/01/firefox-35-out-now/comment-page-1/#comment-927981 callofduty Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:53:05 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=11768#comment-927981 Hey all, been using FF since the beginning of time. Now i know everyone is raving wow FF 3.5 is great, let me tell you my experience with it and you may want to hold of until several bugs are addressed. Today i have spent a good 4-5 hours backtracking to and from the FF support forums to report several problems and have noticed many others are seeing the same problems. My issues: (note i have never had FF crash on me once in the past, or had any problems whatsoever.) - Ebay.com my mouse cursor is disappearing behind the FF window and flickering - Several websites are showing "Page not found" - Updating my WP sites i had firefox crash several times - CPU usage is about 20-30% higher than the previous 3.3 version - Firefox runs sluggish when Photoshop is open (taxing my memory hard) 2 gig OCZ high end memory Anyway just trying to save you guys a lot of trouble, i would suggest that you wait for the fixes to be released, or at the very least check the FF support forums first and see just how many people are having problems ranging from no sound to 100% cpu usage when firefox is running. Hope that saves some of you from a headache. Good luck Hey all, been using FF since the beginning of time.

Now i know everyone is raving wow FF 3.5 is great, let me tell you my experience with it and you may want to hold of until several bugs are addressed.

Today i have spent a good 4-5 hours backtracking to and from the FF support forums to report several problems and have noticed many others are seeing the same problems.

My issues: (note i have never had FF crash on me once in the past, or had any problems whatsoever.)

- Ebay.com my mouse cursor is disappearing behind the FF window and flickering
- Several websites are showing “Page not found”
- Updating my WP sites i had firefox crash several times
- CPU usage is about 20-30% higher than the previous 3.3 version
- Firefox runs sluggish when Photoshop is open (taxing my memory hard) 2 gig OCZ high end memory

Anyway just trying to save you guys a lot of trouble, i would suggest that you wait for the fixes to be released, or at the very least check the FF support forums first and see just how many people are having problems ranging from no sound to 100% cpu usage when firefox is running.

Hope that saves some of you from a headache.

Good luck

]]> By: The Schaef http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/07/01/firefox-35-out-now/comment-page-1/#comment-927939 The Schaef Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:23:15 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=11768#comment-927939 Sitepoint is cheering the release of 3.5, but Codeburner is not compatible. Hmm. Sitepoint is cheering the release of 3.5, but Codeburner is not compatible. Hmm.

]]> By: leelong http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/07/01/firefox-35-out-now/comment-page-1/#comment-927922 leelong Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:09:45 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=11768#comment-927922 now i feel 3.5 speed is really at its best after uninstall Tab Mix Plus which is incompatible with 3.5 version. All others like xMark, Web Dev. Tool Bar and Flash Block work just great!! now i feel 3.5 speed is really at its best after uninstall Tab Mix Plus which is incompatible with 3.5 version. All others like xMark, Web Dev. Tool Bar and Flash Block work just great!!

]]> By: Tyssen http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/07/01/firefox-35-out-now/comment-page-1/#comment-927903 Tyssen Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:29:26 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=11768#comment-927903 There's only a couple of extensions I use that haven't been updated to FF3.5 (there's a few where the extensions haven't been added to the official add-ons site yet so you have to get them from the developers' sites - if you do a search you'll find versions that work for 3.5). So far I'm loving it. 3.x had been getting really slow to the point of being almost unusable but I disabled some troublesome extensions, upgraded to 3.5 and it's back to its best. There’s only a couple of extensions I use that haven’t been updated to FF3.5 (there’s a few where the extensions haven’t been added to the official add-ons site yet so you have to get them from the developers’ sites – if you do a search you’ll find versions that work for 3.5).

So far I’m loving it. 3.x had been getting really slow to the point of being almost unusable but I disabled some troublesome extensions, upgraded to 3.5 and it’s back to its best.

]]> By: Dan Grossman http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/07/01/firefox-35-out-now/comment-page-1/#comment-927890 Dan Grossman Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:02:57 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=11768#comment-927890 Google AdWords' site does not work at all on Firefox 3.5, so there's no way I can switch to that browser right now: "Support for Firefox 3.5 is coming soon. Until then, please use an earlier version of Firefox when viewing the new interface." It's unfortunate since Firefox 3.5 finally adds the feature I value most in Chrome and Opera: the ability to drag tabs between windows or into their own new window. Google AdWords’ site does not work at all on Firefox 3.5, so there’s no way I can switch to that browser right now:

“Support for Firefox 3.5 is coming soon. Until then, please use an earlier version of Firefox when viewing the new interface.”

It’s unfortunate since Firefox 3.5 finally adds the feature I value most in Chrome and Opera: the ability to drag tabs between windows or into their own new window.

]]> By: RockyShark http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/07/01/firefox-35-out-now/comment-page-1/#comment-927884 RockyShark Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:10:53 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=11768#comment-927884 I'm feeling brave - gonna check it out. As long as Firebug works I can live without any others in the short-term. I’m feeling brave – gonna check it out. As long as Firebug works I can live without any others in the short-term.

]]> By: Insigniades http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/07/01/firefox-35-out-now/comment-page-1/#comment-927881 Insigniades Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:43:06 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=11768#comment-927881 Personally, I like to be at the bleeding edge! All my web dev plugins seem to be compatible with it so hey ho lets go! Personally, I like to be at the bleeding edge! All my web dev plugins seem to be compatible with it so hey ho lets go!

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