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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 8:14 pm    Post subject: Moz Firefox 0.9 (all versions) general discussion thread. Reply with quote

http://developers.slashdot.org/developers/04/06/09/1718224.shtml?tid=126&tid=154&tid=185&tid=95

...so where's my ebuild :?: :oops:


EDIT: Changed title. Original was "Moz Firefox 0.9 RC 1 is out!" --pjp
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 8:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

submit one

[rant] next person who demands and ebuild will be shot on sight. [/rant]

i am pretty sure you were kidding but this is one of the most annoying things about some people in the gentoo community.

[edit] i can't spell [/edit]


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 8:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Using it already, I made 3 tweaks:

1) Download and Install Qute: http://quadrone.org/graphics
2) Right click on the button toolbar and click Customize, then check the "Small Icons" checkbox
3) Change the following items in classic.jar/skin/classic/browser/browser.css
Code:
.toolbarbutton-1, .toolbarbutton-menubutton-button { padding: 3px; }

.toolbarbutton-1[checked="true"], .toolbarbutton-1[open="true"], .toolbarbutton-menubutton-button[checked="true"], .toolbarbutton-menubutton-button[open="true"] { padding: 4px 2px 2px 4px !important; }


Much better! :)
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 8:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Heh, only heard about the release of 0.9RC a few hours ago and I'm already tired of people complaining about the less-than-stellar new default theme. -_-
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 09, 2004 9:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok a few notes here.
I had some problems with launching urls as it seems they've changed some things.

I linked /usr/bin/firefox > /opt/firefox/firefox
I replaced the .9rc /opt/firefox/firefox with one from this bug:
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=177996#c79
and all is working fine.
You can comment out line 188 and uncomment line 189 if you want urls to open in a new tab instead of a new window.

This is with firefox-bin but I imagine it's the same with the compiled version.

Info found here.
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=83322
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=83011

Oh another thing, the profile directory is now under ~/.mozilla/firefox/ instead of ~/.phoenix/ . On first launch it copies your old bookmarks, history, etc over to the new location.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 12:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did you guys install manually, do a ebuild rename, or what?
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 1:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I tried renaming the ebuild, but portage says it's an "unsubscribable object".
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 1:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just installed manually since I use the pre-built version anyway. I renamed /opt/firefox for a backup for now.

I'm not sure what changed but the menu fonts match thunderbird again. They were just slightly bigger but now everything is a little smaller and match. Also the page fonts are different looking/size again but problably match what they should look like.
Here's a screencap of the forums index page and my font settings.
http://firephoto.spymac.net/firefoxfonts.png
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 5:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just replaced /usr/lib/MozillaFirefox with it and I can say a few things from using it.

1) Loads up much faster[took 4s and now takes about 1s] and it's binary VS the other one which I compiled so....
2) Pages load faster

Version 0.9-rc1 is already looking like something that can totally bury IE. Version 0.9 will definitely be something else.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 5:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pwnz3r wrote:
Version 0.9-rc1 is already looking like something that can totally bury IE. Version 0.9 will definitely be something else.


Heh, that wasn't the case for the last.. well since its first release? ;)
I really don't think the quality of the software is what's keeping IE in domination. It's the simple fact that people don't see any real reason to change from the browser than their OS comes from.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 6:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I forgot to mention that during a "save" or "open" operation the "go up a level" and "go to home" and "create new directory" buttons don't have icons. Incomplete theme?
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 9:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

firephoto wrote:
I forgot to mention that during a "save" or "open" operation the "go up a level" and "go to home" and "create new directory" buttons don't have icons. Incomplete theme?


Maybe the themes haven't yet caught up with the new release.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 9:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Reading some of the posts on MozillaZine and /., the change to the new theme seems to have been rather abrupt and Winstripe is "highly unfinished" at best at the moment.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 2:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I dowloaded the tar.gz lastnight and I must say things are look pretty good. I know the new theme is not done yet, the only thing I dislike about it so far are the size of the icons. But I know that can be config, also I hardly use mozilla's or firefox defaults themes anyway. All in all this is shaping up to be a good release.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 7:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I fell in love with new theme and extension managers.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 7:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've just used the binary installer and installed it for the time being in a subdirectory of my home directory. Once some clever sod makes an ebuild I'll delete it and repoint my desktop icons.

This is the best release yet - high praise indeed.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 5:29 am    Post subject: Firefox 0.9 rc1 from source!!! Reply with quote

Disclaimer: I am by no means an expert, just somehow figured this out.

I just couldn't wait... I wanted a source build of Firefox 0.9 rc1 now... So here are some not-so verbose instructions.

If you don't have a PORTAGE_OVERLAY you should probably create one. I won't go into detail. If you don't know, search the forums or google.

Copy the mozilla-firefox-0.8-r3.ebuild to mozilla-firefox-0.9_rc1.ebuild in the correct overlay dir. Edit the ebuild and comment out the patches since they won't work with this release.

Get the correct source from Mozilla's cvs (since as of now there isn't a source distribution of 0.9 rc1 yet).
I did this:
Code:
export CVSROOT=":pserver:anonymous@cvs-mirror.mozilla.org:/cvsroot"
cvs login
cvs co -r FIREFOX_0_9_RC1 mozilla

Create your firefox-source-0.9_rc1.tar.bz2 file of the mozilla dir.
Copy it to /usr/portage/distfiles
Create the digests.
Update / Install firefox 0.9 rc1 via emerge or ebuild
Try to start it.
I had problems starting it the first time I think because it wanted to create some files / dirs in /usr/lib/MozillaFirefox
So, I did a "sudo su - root" then ran "firefox" and it came up. :)
I then closed it and exited my root shell and ran "firefox" as me and it worked.

BTW: I have been calling it rc1 because that is how cvs is labeled despite mozilla.org just calling it "rc".

Have fun and if you have questions I will try to answer them.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 6:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

[quote="Syzar"]I fell in love with new theme[/quote]

So did I. I'm surprised no-one seems to think it's an improvement. Unfinished, sure, but it's not a final release :)
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 6:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

D'oh....I've been emerging KDE 3.2.3 for the last couple of hours.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 6:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

superjaded wrote:
Heh, only heard about the release of 0.9RC a few hours ago and I'm already tired of people complaining about the less-than-stellar new default theme. -_-

UGLY UGLY!

Even Qute is different from the theme, the house changed. And why did they move the menus around now? I've gotten used to Tools > blah and now they moved it back to Edit
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 6:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like the new theme too but it's missing some parts for me. No icons on the open/save window buttons for new folder, up a folder, etc.

I installed the Plastikfox Crystal SVG theme and now things look more like the rest of my desktop.
http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=11442

Not sure if this link is the most updated but it's what I installed from and it says version 1.1
http://www.texturizer.net/firefox/themes/#Plastikfox%20Crystal%20SVG

Qute was ok but I don't think it was the best theme either.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 6:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

superjaded wrote:
Pwnz3r wrote:
Version 0.9-rc1 is already looking like something that can totally bury IE. Version 0.9 will definitely be something else.


Heh, that wasn't the case for the last.. well since its first release? ;)
I really don't think the quality of the software is what's keeping IE in domination. It's the simple fact that people don't see any real reason to change from the browser than their OS comes from.


I think it has to do with the un-seemless integration. Such as clicking an MP3 by default wants to save to disk in Firefox for windows. It should automatically try to import all the mime info from IE, or at least ask you.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 6:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

stonent wrote:
superjaded wrote:
Heh, only heard about the release of 0.9RC a few hours ago and I'm already tired of people complaining about the less-than-stellar new default theme. -_-

UGLY UGLY!

I don't know, I think Winstripe 0.1 looks a whole lot better than Qute 0.1 looked. But at the same time, the only other thing I can say is "...". :)

Quote:
I've gotten used to Tools > blah and now they moved it back to Edit


More HIGification I can only assume. I think it's still in the same location in Windows and Mac, just like the "OK" and "Cancel" buttons are in the "traditional" order in the Windows build.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 12:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anyone wanna post a screenshot of the new Firefox?
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 3:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The compile tip posted above worked fine for me.
(see my sig desktop screenshot if you wanna see it in action, it should be on it)

Things I've noticed :

* Speed increase, nothing big but it's snappier, changes mentioned in it the changelog confirms this.
* GTK2, menus use GTK2 instead of XUL style, makes it alittle nicer.
* UI, alot of dialogs have been cleaned up, nice touch.
* HTML, some sites work better now, like Gamespot for example.
* Size, not as drastic size reduction as on Windows, but it's been trimmed for sure.
* Paths, finally last traces of the phoenix era is removed.
* My adblock is not working with 0.9 anymore.
* BUT here is a fixed one : http://aasted.org/adblock/viewtopic.php?t=457

All in all, nice.
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