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emTr0
11-09-2011, 10:54 AM
w00t new Firefox! Here are the release notes for those interested in that kind of thing:


Add-ons installed by third party programs are now disabled by default
Added a one-time add-on selection dialog to manage previously installed add-ons
Added Twitter to the search bar for select locales. Additional locale support will be added in the future
Added a preference to load tabs on demand, improving start-up time when windows are restored
Improved performance and memory handling when using <audio> and <video> elements
Added CORS support for cross-domain textures in WebGL
Added support for HTML5 context menus
Added support for insertAdjacentHTML
Improved CSS hyphen support for many languages
Improved WebSocket support
Fixed several stability issues
Fixed several security issues


Full list and download: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/8.0/releasenotes/

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-=Toy=-=Québec=-FR
11-10-2011, 10:39 AM
Have to hunt for most of my unsupported add-ons now :/ Thank you Mozilla for firefox.

emTr0
11-10-2011, 12:02 PM
Have to hunt for most of my unsupported add-ons now :/ Thank you Mozilla for firefox.

Yeah, most of mine don't work but I like that they'll be automatically updated and enabled when they do become available.

acolyte_to_jippity
11-10-2011, 06:36 PM
inb4 chrome:

i use chrome

Steamer
11-10-2011, 06:45 PM
Had it since last week. :wtg:

inb4 chrome:

i use chrome
GTFO!

acolyte_to_jippity
11-10-2011, 07:36 PM
Had it since last week. :wtg:

GTFO!

HEY!

i have iceweasel and seamonkey as backups!

ZERO
11-10-2011, 10:23 PM
Have to hunt for most of my unsupported add-ons now :/ Thank you Mozilla for firefox.

This is why I try to only update after my plugins support it. :smirk: