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Firefox 4 Beta 2 is out, now with App Tabs and tabs on top for Mac
Firefox 4 Beta 2 was just released, and you can grab it from the Beta page.
Every tab now has a "Make into App Tab" command in the context menu, which shrinks the tab down to just the favicon and puts it on the leftmost position (similar to Chrome's pin tab feature). Also, tabs on top have arrived in the Mac version. I couldn't test it myself – share your thoughts in the comments, Mac users!
Mozilla made a snazzy video showing App Tabs, which you can watch after the jump.
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Subscribe to commentsDeoWulfJul 27th 2010 5:30PM
It's a shame I just switched over to desktop email apps.
AlexJul 27th 2010 5:55PM
Do I need to completely download it/uninstall beta 1/install beta 2 or can I upgrade thru an update? (i am not at my home pc at the moment)
OskarJul 27th 2010 6:16PM
You can do it trough update :)
Btw: retained layers are bigger thing than App Tabs for me.
It improves scrolling on complex websites and fixed backgrounds.
MariuszJul 27th 2010 7:00PM
Well... As for me - App Tabs just don't work.
When I close FF and open it again - they're gone.
KyleJul 27th 2010 7:14PM
Same. Made some app tabs and they are gone the next opened instance. Is there some magic trick to save them for every open?
OskarJul 27th 2010 7:45PM
Like I sad. That is not working and it will be in future betas.
5hRreDDyJul 27th 2010 7:15PM
Hmm, just installed it alongside 3.6.7 on my Mac. The tabs on top are nice, but I don't think it's implementation is a good as Chrome's when comparing them side-by-side. The other changes from b1>b2 are most welcome though.
MaxJul 27th 2010 8:50PM
At least hey fixed the phantom dock icon when visiting a page with flash.
Only problem I see is that if you open a save dialog box, the unified titlebar breaks.
SilverWaveJul 28th 2010 2:08AM
Ubuntu here...
Install the latest: Firefox-4.0b3 or Firefox-3.6.9 via One Daily A Month.
A new command makes it easy to add a PPA repository and its key, all at once.
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One daily a month from ubuntu-mozilla-daily.
The latest firefox without the update hassle.
* One ppa for each Firefox.
* Updated at the start of each month.
* Tested in a virtual machine.
Disclaimer: Use at your own risk, no guarantees.
Add a PPA:
Firefox-3.6 - One Daily A Month #0 - Lucid
Code:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:silverwave/one-daily-a-month-0
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firefox
Firefox-4.0 - One Daily A Month #1 - Lucid
Code:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:silverwave/one-daily-a-month-1
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firefox-4.0
Firefox-3.6 - One Daily A Month #2 - Karmic
Code:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:silverwave/one-daily-a-month-2
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firefox
Firefox-4.0 - One Daily A Month #3 - Karmic
Code:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:silverwave/one-daily-a-month-3
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firefox-4.0
The new FF3.6 will be found under the name "Namoroka" in Applications > Internet.
The new FF4.0 will be found under the name "Shiretoko Web Browser".
v1dzJul 28th 2010 7:29AM
All in all Firefox 4 Beta looks amazing.
Is there any way to make it run if i have my earlier Addons installed already ?
I mean despite disabling all my Addons via safe mode it still gives error in normal mode while trying to run firefox.
The adding a new boolean entry doesn't solve it.
JamusJul 28th 2010 9:58AM
The tabs seem to eat up a lot of space on screen. I wish the tabs would line up (to the right) of the 3 window buttons (red, yellow, & green) at the top of the OS X window. Anyone know if that is a violation of some Apple developer rule to do it that way?