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Firefox 4.0 beta 7 brings faster JavaScript, WebGL, is now feature-complete
What's new in Firefox 4 beta 7? Taking center stage is the kicked up duo of TraceMonkey and JägerMonkey, which have combined to make JavaScript handling every bit as fast in Firefox 4 as it is in Google Chrome. Hardware acceleration has also been turned on by default, bringing faster page rendering via your GPU -- whether you're running WIndows XP, OS X, or Windows 7.
There's also better HTML5 support, WebGL for 3D awesomeness, and Firefox 4 beta 7 can now utilize OpenType fonts on Web pages. You're looking at the final version of Firefox 4, really. Since no new features will be added from this point forward, it's all about squashing bugs and preventing crashes between now and launch day.
We'll have more Firefox 4 coverage throughout the day, so stay tuned!
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Subscribe to commentsVortalNov 11th 2010 7:58AM
Interesting and first impressions are good.
Now if I could figure out how to get the 'firefox' orange button on the same level as the tabs and how to search on google.co.uk via the address bar then I would be golden :)
Lee MathewsNov 11th 2010 8:02AM
Orange button fix: http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/07/06/remove-stuck-firefox-4-orange-menu-button-css/
Google.co.uk fix: http://mycroft.mozdev.org/jsreq.html
Let me know if those work for you!
SadsurferNov 11th 2010 8:18AM
The CSS hack did not work - but found this code linked from one of the comments which does work on this version (removed some of code (button name and background image)).
The mycroft link give a No JavaScript error but a search found the plugin.
Thanks!
#appmenu-button-container {
position: fixed !important;
}
#appmenu-button {
padding: 3px 10px !important;
margin-top: 0 !important;
margin-left: 1px !important;
border: 2px solid !important;
border-top: none !important;
-moz-border-radius: 0 0 4px 4px !important;
-moz-border-left-colors: rgba(255,255,255,.5) rgba(83,42,6,.9) !important;
-moz-border-bottom-colors: rgba(255,255,255,.5) rgba(83,42,6,.9) !important;
-moz-border-right-colors: rgba(255,255,255,.5) rgba(83,42,6,.9) !important;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.25) inset, 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.40) inset !important;
}
#appmenu-button:-moz-window-inactive {
-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.25) inset, 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.35) inset !important;
background-color: transparent !important;
}
#appmenu-button:hover:not(:active):not([open]),
#appmenu-button:hover:-moz-window-inactive:not(:active):not([open]) {
-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.1) inset, 0 0 2px 1px rgba(250,234,169,.7) inset, 0 -1px 0 rgba(250,234,169,.5) inset !important;
}
#navigator-toolbox[tabsontop="true"] #TabsToolbar {
padding: 3px 110px 0 80px !important;
margin-top: -29px;
}
#main-window[sizemode=maximized] #navigator-toolbox[tabsontop="true"] #TabsToolbar {
margin-top: -24px;
}
WonderCsaboNov 11th 2010 10:52AM
You can put the tabs into the title bar (to the same level as the orange Firefox button) with this Userstlyle: http://userstyles.org/styles/36877
It only works on Win 7/Vista.
SilverWaveNov 11th 2010 8:19AM
Hmm Linux support?
Hardware acceleration?
The Orange Button?
SpeedGunNov 11th 2010 9:15AM
I unfortunately am finding this version much more unstable then previous versions. It uses twice as much ram...
Andrew PollackNov 11th 2010 10:33AM
Until the majority of my extensions work, would sooner move to Chrome than to FF4. The only reason to stay on FF has been the awesome array of extensions.
Lee MathewsNov 11th 2010 10:39AM
Tried installing the add-on compatibility reporter? Most of my must-haves work just fine -- so far!
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/15003/
SadsurferNov 11th 2010 11:07AM
Is it just me or is anyone else having problems with dropdown boxes and submenus not displaying correctly?
Wha?Nov 11th 2010 11:57AM
I have problems with drop downs and context menus, too. Also, frequent crashes with this version and b6.
George RichardsNov 22nd 2010 2:25AM
You are an idiot.
Firefox 4 beta 7 introduced major changes that are quite horrible: the status bar is gone. This breaks tons and tons of add ons. The Status Bar was where add-ons put notification icons. This has been replaced with an optional add-on bar (toolbar) but it is not compatible with lots and lots of add-ons. The other thing the status bar held was page status and would indicate the URL that a hyperlink would load, as well as displaying the url's on a loading page. These are ALL GONE and for anyone serious (and knowledgeable) about internet/browsing it is a HUGE loss. The hyperlink url's are "sort of" supported in the not-so-awesome location bar - but they don't always work.
Firefox 4 Beta 7 now freezes the UI. And it freezes it in such a bad way that I will NEVER EVER go to Firefox 4. They are opening the door to major competition and these stupid changes I predict are the start of the downward death-spiral of Firefox/Mozilla.
kris2fNov 23rd 2010 2:20PM
After using FF4 beta in real life I agree that it is a very poor piece of software.
Firefox 4 b 7 is still instable, and it freezes brutally. Some tabs, a little use of plugin-container.exe, and you have the problem. The freeze is so hard that crashreporter.exe is not called any more...