Any Firefox users out there?

[Charles]

Here's how you make all extensions work on ver 1.5, at least till such time that the updated version of the extensions are released.

Unfortunately the MacOS X version is seriously busted. First you try to download the Mac version, oopsie, the website doesn't have the proper MIME types set for the .dmg file, it appears onscreen as a page full of text instead of downloading to a file. Ooopsie, the mozilla.org web designers don't quite understand what the FUCK they're doing.

OK, presuming you were able to figure out how to convert the download url to allow you access to the FTP site they're using as an http server (ooh terribly bad form there) and you manage to install the MacOS X version, your troubles are just beginning. You have to get some basic extensions installed, like ad blockers, since Firefox doesn't ship with anything like that.

So, you try to install something known to work in 1.5 like AdBlock, it throws up a warning that Firefox preferences are not set to allow software installation, would you like to clicky click the nice little button and change the preffy preferences? Yeah sure. Change prefs, try again, sorry, danger danger, you must clicky click the widdle button to change prefs. No matter what you do, it won't let you install that extension. Or ANY extensions.

Firefox 1.5 is total crap, written by amateurs.

[FG Lurker]

After I got 1.5 installed I didn't have any problems getting my regular extensions back in. I use:

Adblock
Forecastfox
PDF Download
IE View
Adblock Filterset.G Updater
BugMeNot

Also put in StumbleUpon this time -- haven't tried it before and am curious about it.

Downloaded the most recent versions from addons.mozilla.org and they all installed without any tweaks or complaints.

[nullpointer]

Adblock
Forecastfox
PDF Download
IE View
Adblock Filterset.G Updater
BugMeNot

I have never used Forecastfox, PDF download or IE View.Let me check them out. In addition to others, I use the Tabbrowser extension and fasterfox. I highly recommend the Tabbroweser extension. It is one of the best extensions out there. It saves your tab sessions and restores them automatically when you re-open FF, among many other things. Also very useful is the MiniT extension, which allows you to click and drag any link to open it up in a new Tab.Fasterfox is a very configurable extension which speeds up your browsing experience, Though I don't allow it to prefetch the links in background.

[IkemenTommy]

Yep, just downloaded the English version and installed it on my pc this morning. Why is it that the google's personal settings--especially the language part-- for the Japanese version never get saved? The settings get lost when you close the app and restart so I gave up with the J version and switched back to English. Maybe it's fixed in 1.5?

[FG Lurker]

Adblock
Forecastfox
PDF Download
IE View
Adblock Filterset.G Updater
BugMeNot

I have never used Forecastfox, PDF download or IE View.Let me check them out.

Forecastfox is a new one for me too, but I like it so far. I sit beside a window, but it is still nice to be able to see at a glance what the next day's weather forecast is.

PDF Download is a godsend. It lets you open PDFs into your default PDF viewer and not into the browser. Or you can choose to save them instead of opening them right away. Either way is far better than dealing with Acrobat inside Firefox.

IE View is good too -- some sites still just don't work outside IE. It lets you open a page in IE by right-clicking anywhere on the page and choosing from the context menu. You can also set a page to always open in IE.

In addition to others, I use the Tabbrowser extension and fasterfox. I highly recommend the Tabbroweser extension. It is one of the best extensions out there. It saves your tab sessions and restores them automatically when you re-open FF, among many other things.

I tried Tabbrowser once before but ended up not using it much. I often have many tabs open in Firefox and don't usually want them reopened when I run Firefox next. I'm sure it is useful for many people though.

Also very useful is the MiniT extension, which allows you to click and drag any link to open it up in a new Tab.

Just click a link with your middle mouse button (or the scroll wheel) to do the same thing.

Fasterfox is a very configurable extension which speeds up your browsing experience, Though I don't allow it to prefetch the links in background.

I've not tried this one, I'll give it a whirl.

[ichigo partygirl]

the PDF viewer and forcast thing sounds great. what do i have to do to get them. when i download do i have to do it manually selecting what i want??
I just downloaded new version and everything changed perfect. Only an oldish photo uploader tool wasnt compatiable

[Socratesabroad]

The new version's not too bad - updating was a piece of cake though it does seem a touch slower than before (but that could be the crap ADSL service here in China).

I'm checking out the PDF download extension now, so thanks for the info.

Speaking of extensions, the new version doesn't jibe with DownloadThemAll, but there is hope. The development team is working on updating, but in the meantime you can use a workaround:
as I'm doing right now.

Right-click on the extension link and save the xpi package on your desktop. - Open it with WinRAR or you prefered archiver. - Extract install.rdf and open this file in a text editor (or Notepad if you don't have better). - Replace the line #14: 1.0+ With: 1.6a2 - Save, delete old install.rdf from the xpi and add your newly edited version (with WinRAR). - Drag and drop the modified xpi over Firefox window to install this fixed version (maybe you'll need to uninstall previous version before and restart Firefox).

Or, I've also had positive results with the app DownloadStudio, which
1) smoothly supports Firefox
2) allows in-depth downloading of web pages, web sites, files, etc.
3) allows you to pause/resume incomplete downloads