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Re: Firefox 31.0

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Post by tux1968 »

phkahler wrote: post #72
tux1968 wrote: post #9

Seems like a modest but welcome release. The MathML torture test shoes some very nice progress[1] but makes me ask myself once again, why do TeX fonts always look like crap? Isn't that the one thing that TeX should get right? Anyway, at least they look great as rendered by Firefox 31. [1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/MathML_Proj...

I don't see the problem. At that link, the browser column is higher contrast. Switching to the Stix fonts gives characters that look more like the TeX column, but seems to be missing a few things. I did not try all the font options.

Really? Maybe it renders differently for you, because here the difference is stark. People keep using TeX so maybe most people don't see a difference. For me, almost every TeX document seems to use a font that looks like something very old and unprofessional. But perhaps as suggested elsewhere it is optimized for higher resolution output devices.

Re: Firefox 31.0

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Post by ahoge »

ElongatedTowel wrote: post #78

They removed browser.tabs.closeButtons. It's now impossible to hide the close buttons without css fiddling. I don't get it. What benefit is there to removing that feature? Same with clearing the download list. They removed that feature with the last major UI overhaul. The number of tiny addons I have to install just to get features back that have been removed for no reason at all is starting to get too large...

Aw, crap. Do you know the CSS offhand?

I already have to use some user CSS because they removed the ability to set the tab min width via `browser.tabs.tabMinWidth`, because that property wasn't "worth it" according to one developer.

Edit: Turns out Classic Theme Restorer has an option for that.

Re: Firefox 31.0

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Post by pinpoll »

soapdog wrote: post #80
pinpoll wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Still, I prefer Firebug. Is it fully supported yet?

Firebug can't hook into stuff that the built-in tools can mostly because the built-in tools are inside the browser itself and Firebug is an add-on. I don't recommend using it any longer...

Could you please provide some decent examples that would convince a Firebug fan from the beginning to uninstall it? :)

Re: Firefox 31.0

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Post by id »

ahoge wrote: post #82
ElongatedTowel wrote: post #78

They removed browser.tabs.closeButtons. It's now impossible to hide the close buttons without css fiddling. I don't get it. What benefit is there to removing that feature? Same with clearing the download list. They removed that feature with the last major UI overhaul. The number of tiny addons I have to install just to get features back that have been removed for no reason at all is starting to get too large...

Aw, crap. Do you know the CSS offhand? I already have to use some user CSS because they removed the ability to set the tab min width via `browser.tabs.tabMinWidth`, because that property wasn't "worth it" according to one developer. Edit: Turns out Classic Theme Restorer has an option for that.

This CSS should do the trick:

  .tab-close-button { visibility: collapse !important; }
Or addons.

Re: Firefox 31.0

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Post by id »

ElongatedTowel wrote: post #78

They removed browser.tabs.closeButtons. It's now impossible to hide the close buttons without css fiddling. I don't get it. What benefit is there to removing that feature? Same with clearing the download list. They removed that feature with the last major UI overhaul. The number of tiny addons I have to install just to get features back that have been removed for no reason at all is starting to get too large...

The reasoning behind that explained by Mozilla employee Jared Wein:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=865826

Re: Firefox 31.0

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Post by jamoes »

riquito wrote: post #58
huhtenberg wrote: post #12

> Block malware from downloaded files Hi, Google. Would you just look at what I downloaded!

A switch on/off in the preferences is needed (because privacy choices must be easy for everyone) and I'd choose "off", but I think this bit from Google may ease the mind of someone here. > It’s important to note that any time Safe Browsing sends data back to Google, such as information about a suspected phishing page or malicious file, the information is only used to flag malicious activity and is never used anywhere…

> and is never used anywhere else at Google.*

* Unless the NSA has asked us to share it with them.

Edit: This is a serious concern. Google's promise not to use this data is completely meaningless in today's world.

Re: Firefox 31.0

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Post by fletchowns »

ElongatedTowel wrote: post #78

They removed browser.tabs.closeButtons. It's now impossible to hide the close buttons without css fiddling. I don't get it. What benefit is there to removing that feature? Same with clearing the download list. They removed that feature with the last major UI overhaul. The number of tiny addons I have to install just to get features back that have been removed for no reason at all is starting to get too large...

The bugzilla ticket in question if anybody is curious: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=865826

Re: Firefox 31.0

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Post by dblohm7 »

rockdoe wrote: post #55
gregd wrote: post #6

In Firefox 29 I continued to see weird font rendering issues on Windows 8.1. So much so, that I can't use FF on Windows right now. I don't see the same issues with Mavericks. Has anyone else experienced this and does it continue into this version?

Did you file a bug?

Yes, please! Many of us Mozilla devs read HN, but HN is not a bug tracker!

Re: Firefox 31.0

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Post by mistermann »

potshot wrote: post #62
zimbatm wrote: post #43

The only thing I want from Firefox is to stop freezing completely when a single tab goes crazy. It just makes the whole experience feel clunky compared to Chrome. Usually it happens with Gmail so maybe there is a conspiracy there to drive adoption for Chrome :p

Have you tried using multi-process tabs? http://www.ghacks.net/2014/02/13/firefoxs-multi-process-arch... It looks like the prefs to enable it have been shipping beyond the nightly and are in the latest release.

Do you think this might solve some of the stability (memory) issues so many people have been seeing since the last release?

Re: Firefox 31.0

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Post by Istof »

id wrote: post #85
ElongatedTowel wrote: post #78

They removed browser.tabs.closeButtons. It's now impossible to hide the close buttons without css fiddling. I don't get it. What benefit is there to removing that feature? Same with clearing the download list. They removed that feature with the last major UI overhaul. The number of tiny addons I have to install just to get features back that have been removed for no reason at all is starting to get too large...

The reasoning behind that explained by Mozilla employee Jared Wein: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=865826

"These would be better supported and more discoverable if they were implemented by an add-on."

Better support but not by Firefox and more discoverable, but not in Firefox...

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