firefox 9 final released

[hclarkjr]

http://pv-mirror01.mozilla.org/pub/...eleases/9.0/win32/en-US/Firefox Setup 9.0.exe

• Added Type Inference, significantly improving JavaScript performance
• Improved theme integration for Mac OS X Lion
• Added two finger swipe navigation for Mac OS X Lion
• Added support for querying Do Not Track status via JavaScript
• Added support for font-stretch
• Improved support for text-overflow
• Improved standards support for HTML5, MathML, and CSS
• Fixed several stability issues

 

[rgallant]

ff8 to ff9 fixed most the slow opening web sites for me.

 

[hclarkjr]

it is now final

 

[pyonir]

Official release date 12/20?

 

[gsaldivar]

Just switched to Chrome a few weeks ago.

 

[zCypher]

Thanks, trying it out now.
All my addons work.

 

[IlllI]

really don't like how they are going down the same path as chrome. By end of next year we'll be on firefox 20

 

[zCypher]

really don't like how they are going down the same path as chrome. By end of next year we'll be on firefox 20

What difference does it make? So long as it's improving, I really couldn't care less what the version number is.

 

[IlllI]

What difference does it make? So long as it's improving, I really couldn't care less what the version number is.

cool story bro

 

[WhipperSnapper]

I'm currently on FF 3.6. Last I looked there was an FF4. How the hell did we get to FF9 already?

Should I upgrade from FF 3.6 to 9?

 

[lxskllr]

What difference does it make? So long as it's improving, I really couldn't care less what the version number is.

I'd like to see it work like Debian, where a stable version gets released once a year or so, and has a version number, and have unversioned testing, and unstable branches that give the newest features. That would give enterprise users stability, and firm numbers to build around, without compromising new features for the people willing to deal with potential glitches.

Edit:

I'm currently on FF 3.6. Last I looked there was an FF4. How the hell did we get to FF9 already?

Should I upgrade from FF 3.6 to 9?

Absolutely. If you keep anything up to date on your system, the browser should be near the top of the list. Old browsers are a popular target for exploits. Besides, you'll have to upgrade at some point. Delaying the inevitable isn't that useful imo.

 

[nemesismk2]

cool I will have to check out firefox 9 asap

 

[bruceb]

Just installed it from link in post #1 ... it still shows as the release candidate, not the final.
Mozilla site still shows 8.0.1 .. 9.0 seems to work ok so far.

 

[Chiefcrowe]

For sure! it is Much faster for one!


p.s. is FF9 due out today officially? I checked for updates and nothing so far...

I'm currently on FF 3.6. Last I looked there was an FF4. How the hell did we get to FF9 already?

Should I upgrade from FF 3.6 to 9?

 

[hclarkjr]

Just installed it from link in post #1 ... it still shows as the release candidate, not the final.
Mozilla site still shows 8.0.1 .. 9.0 seems to work ok so far.

i just checked the mozzila FTP site and build 1 is still listed so i am betting it is the final

 

[hclarkjr]

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/products/download.html?product=firefox-9.0&os=win&lang=en-US

 

[Chiefcrowe]

Thanks. Upgrade went fine, no issues with extensions either as i expected. It feels a bit faster too, always nice!

 

[sswingle]

Running Beta and not getting an update to 10 yet.

 

[nemesismk2]

just upgraded to firefox 9 and done some testing. having no problems with firefox 9 with my windows xp computer and going to try firefox 9 with my windows 7 computer later.

 

[hclarkjr]

The latest and greatest Firefox is here. After six full weeks of (grueling) expectations, Firefox 9 has been made available to everyone. Existing users will get updated momentarily, those wanting to try out the latest version can grab it from the download links below.

Those that have been keeping up with Firefox 9 development know what to expect, the main new feature in Firefox 9 is type interface for the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine.

Mac OS X Lion users are also getting some love in this latest release. Finally, there's better support for the likes of HTML5 and CSS, but also a new method of speeding up asynchronous web requests.

"Type Inference... boosts JavaScript performance and allow rich websites and Web apps with lots of pictures, videos, games and 3D graphics to load and run much faster," Mozilla explained.

"Type Inference is a feature of the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine that integrates with the JaegerMonkey JIT compiler to provide analysis and help generate more efficient code. Firefox with Type Inference is up to 30% speedier on JavaScript benchmarks like Kraken and V8," it added.

Synthetic benchmarks don't always tell the complete story, but the three that Mozilla used in its tests, its own Kraken, a modified SunSpider and Google's V8, are pretty much the gold standard.

Users may not get a 30 percent improvement in their regular browsing, though they may get even more than that in some particular cases.

Of course, it is hard to quantify perceived performance, but suffice to say, most sites will be faster and demanding web apps, games, music apps, even Gmail will see the most benefits.

As noted, Mac OS X Lion users will find Firefox 9 integrates better with the overall system theme. There is also support for two-fingered swipe gesture.

Finally, Firefox 9 boasts support for chunking XHR requests. What this means is that content from AJAX sites can start being used and displayed as soon as it arrives even if it hasn't all been downloaded yet, making sites run and definitely 'feel' faster as a result.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fire...ent-JavaScript-Performance-Boost-242092.shtml

 

[myinfinity]

Thanks for your information. I'll wait for plugin compatibility.

 

[Barfo]

Feels faster to me. But also, FF crashed for the first time in months, hope it doesn't happen often.

 

[Chiefcrowe]

What did it crash on? So far it has been stable for me.

 

[CrimsonWolf]

After the upgrade the process never closes when I exit the browser. I have to kill it in task manager every time I go to re-open Firefox. I tried uninstalling it and re-installing with the full download but the problem is still there. Never had this issue before.

Anyone else have this problem? It's really annoying. For now it has driven me back into Chrome's open arms.

 

[lxskllr]

After the upgrade the process never closes when I exit the browser. I have to kill it in task manager every time I go to re-open Firefox. I tried uninstalling it and re-installing with the full download but the problem is still there. Never had this issue before.

Anyone else have this problem? It's really annoying. For now it has driven me back into Chrome's open arms.

How much time are you giving it? On my old Ubuntu system, it can take as long as 30 seconds to clear the process after closing the browser. On my old Windows box, I'd get the stuck process every so often, but not enough to worry about it. Less than a handful of times since I started using Firefox.