Mozilla Firebird 0.6 (Glendale) released

SNYder · 17th May 2003, 15:30

http://www.mozilla.org/projects/fire...ase-notes.html

nyeep attacks · 17th May 2003, 15:50

I've been following the nightlies and I've seen firebird get bigger and bigger and it's a little worrying (I know that part of that is because the skins are now zipped with no compression which should make it a bit faster, but things like having smoothscroll as a built-in feature instead of an extension or something for a browser that aims to cut out bloat is a little odd) . Apart from file size this release looks pretty good, tis stable and pretty fast and generally looks quite a bit better than 0.5. Anyway, I still use kmeleon as my main browser..

SNYder · 17th May 2003, 15:59

how could u not want smooth scrolling included? I woulda slapped them if they didn't put that simple small features in

nyeep attacks · 17th May 2003, 17:40

Meh, I guess it works better on other computers, sucks for me though.

Joel · 17th May 2003, 18:08

Does Mozilla need the same req. that Netscape?

Neksus · 17th May 2003, 21:08

Well since Netscape is build on Mozilla yes would be the answer that comes to mind but Mozilla is more optimized and newere and works better so maybe!

But Firebird needs less since it does not have the Email/News/Composer part!

Russ · 17th May 2003, 21:16

Very nice it is too - first Phoenix/Firebird build that I can actually use instead of Mozilla itself.

Neksus · 17th May 2003, 21:21

Quote:

Originally posted by Russ
Very nice it is too - first Phoenix/Firebird build that I can actually use instead of Mozilla itself.

Yeah It is coming alone fine but I still use Opera 7.x!
But Firebird is my second browser I don't even have Mozilla installed anymore!!

Joel · 17th May 2003, 21:56

Phoenix in Spanish? mmm.... I'll try it

SNYder · 18th May 2003, 00:54

Como esta Firbird?

Me speakey no spanishey.

Joel · 18th May 2003, 01:34

Quote:

Originally posted by SNYder
Como esta Firbird?

Me speakey no spanishey.

lol Está bien.... gracias

SNYder · 18th May 2003, 03:07

¿ummmm, qué?

Joel · 18th May 2003, 04:35

You speak spanish, right?

BTW: I couldn't download Firebird

server returns no connection.

monkey_22 · 18th May 2003, 19:47

eso es demasiado malo
Ha not too good at spanish so I just got that off www.freetranslations.com

SNYder · 19th May 2003, 00:29

that's what i used

Joel · 19th May 2003, 15:22

I just finish downloading Firebird....
It looks a lot like Netscape 6... at this moment everything
is fine to bugs

PS: Other translator

apollos · 19th May 2003, 22:19

Very nice and tidy.

Still prefer Opera though.

<3 Opera

zootm · 20th May 2003, 03:40

i've started using it as my main browser, have even got a mouse gesture extension so i don't miss opera too much

does anyone know how to get the middle-mouse action that you get in IE and opera, though? i mean click it once, then moving the mouse scrolls? i miss that.

edit: found it! "smoothwheel" extension...

griffinn · 21st May 2003, 02:02

Snappy. Everything is rendered in a flash. /me likes

I don't worry much about the feature creep / growing binaries. After all we're in 0.x and the developers are still exploring and finding the right balance.

DougBTX · 24th May 2003, 21:29

Quote:

Originally posted by neXus20
But Firebird needs less since it does not have the Email/News/Composer part!

It make me feel happy with my browser hearing that

Inital load is less then Mozilla (by a long shot) and then from there instant access to tabbed browsing and email and newsgroups... aahh, go buy a real browser: Opera 7

Douglas

sadtler · 25th May 2003, 05:32

Quote:

Originally posted by DougBTX
It make me feel happy with my browser hearing that

Inital load is less then Mozilla (by a long shot) and then from there instant access to tabbed browsing and email and newsgroups... aahh, go buy a real browser: Opera 7

Douglas

It make me feel smart with my mind hearing that

Between Mozilla's Phoenix and Thunderbird you get the whole package, and it's almost half the price of Opera... aahh, go not-buy a real browser: Firebird 0.x

David

rpxmaster · 26th May 2003, 06:04

Hrm...I'll wait until Mozilla 1.5 Alpha before I start using Firebird. Don't really know why, though.

SNYder · 26th May 2003, 06:17

lol...

Neksus · 26th May 2003, 11:42

Quote:

Originally posted by sadtler
It make me feel smart with my mind hearing that

Between Mozilla's Phoenix and Thunderbird you get the whole package, and it's almost half the price of Opera... aahh, go not-buy a real browser: Firebird 0.x

David

Well I must say I use Opera as my standard browser it just have the best features and the best integration of Email/Web-browsing ever created!
Yes Firebird and Thunderbird are free but loaded with Bugs and they lack a lot of features Opera is the best!!!

RIV@NVX · 27th May 2003, 10:11

Quote:

Originally posted by rpxmaster
Hrm...I'll wait until Mozilla 1.5 Alpha before I start using Firebird. Don't really know why, though.

Perhaps because it's gonna get a lot more development then?

17th May 2003, 15:30	#1
SNYder Forum King Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,432	Mozilla Firebird 0.6 (Glendale) released http://www.mozilla.org/projects/fire...ase-notes.html

17th May 2003, 18:08	#5
Joel Debian user (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arch land Posts: 4,896	Does Mozilla need the same req. that Netscape? * PC: Intel Core 2 DUO E6550 @ 2.33 GHz with 2 GB RAM: Archlinux w/ xfce4. * Laptop: Intel Core 2 DUO T6600 @ 2.20 GHz with 4 GB RAM: Debian unstable w/ xfce4.

17th May 2003, 21:16	#7
Russ Mostly Harmless (Alumni) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: UK Posts: 2,319	Very nice it is too - first Phoenix/Firebird build that I can actually use instead of Mozilla itself. For long you live and high you fly, but only if you ride the tide, and balanced on the biggest wave you race towards an early grave. \|Musicbrainz\|Audioscrobbler\|last.fm\|

17th May 2003, 21:56	#9
Joel Debian user (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arch land Posts: 4,896	Phoenix in Spanish? mmm.... I'll try it * PC: Intel Core 2 DUO E6550 @ 2.33 GHz with 2 GB RAM: Archlinux w/ xfce4. * Laptop: Intel Core 2 DUO T6600 @ 2.20 GHz with 4 GB RAM: Debian unstable w/ xfce4.

18th May 2003, 04:35	#13
Joel Debian user (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arch land Posts: 4,896	You speak spanish, right? BTW: I couldn't download Firebird server returns no connection. * PC: Intel Core 2 DUO E6550 @ 2.33 GHz with 2 GB RAM: Archlinux w/ xfce4. * Laptop: Intel Core 2 DUO T6600 @ 2.20 GHz with 4 GB RAM: Debian unstable w/ xfce4.

17th May 2003, 15:50	#2
nyeep attacks Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: bristol. home of cider. Posts: 60	I've been following the nightlies and I've seen firebird get bigger and bigger and it's a little worrying (I know that part of that is because the skins are now zipped with no compression which should make it a bit faster, but things like having smoothscroll as a built-in feature instead of an extension or something for a browser that aims to cut out bloat is a little odd) . Apart from file size this release looks pretty good, tis stable and pretty fast and generally looks quite a bit better than 0.5. Anyway, I still use kmeleon as my main browser..

17th May 2003, 15:59	#3
SNYder Forum King Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,432	how could u not want smooth scrolling included? I woulda slapped them if they didn't put that simple small features in

17th May 2003, 17:40	#4
nyeep attacks Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: bristol. home of cider. Posts: 60	Meh, I guess it works better on other computers, sucks for me though.

17th May 2003, 21:08	#6
Neksus Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 250	Well since Netscape is build on Mozilla yes would be the answer that comes to mind but Mozilla is more optimized and newere and works better so maybe! But Firebird needs less since it does not have the Email/News/Composer part!

18th May 2003, 00:54	#10
SNYder Forum King Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,432	Como esta Firbird? Me speakey no spanishey.

18th May 2003, 03:07	#12
SNYder Forum King Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,432	¿ummmm, qué?

18th May 2003, 19:47	#14
monkey_22 Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: VA Posts: 81	eso es demasiado malo Ha not too good at spanish so I just got that off www.freetranslations.com

19th May 2003, 00:29	#15
SNYder Forum King Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,432	that's what i used

19th May 2003, 15:22	#16
Joel Debian user (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arch land Posts: 4,896	I just finish downloading Firebird.... It looks a lot like Netscape 6... at this moment everything is fine to bugs PS: Other translator * PC: Intel Core 2 DUO E6550 @ 2.33 GHz with 2 GB RAM: Archlinux w/ xfce4. * Laptop: Intel Core 2 DUO T6600 @ 2.20 GHz with 4 GB RAM: Debian unstable w/ xfce4.

19th May 2003, 22:19	#17
apollos Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canterbury & Plymouth Posts: 4,176	Very nice and tidy. Still prefer Opera though. <3 Opera

20th May 2003, 03:40	#18
zootm Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the nether reaches of bonnie scotland Posts: 13,378	i've started using it as my main browser, have even got a mouse gesture extension so i don't miss opera too much does anyone know how to get the middle-mouse action that you get in IE and opera, though? i mean click it once, then moving the mouse scrolls? i miss that. edit: found it! "smoothwheel" extension...

21st May 2003, 02:02	#19
griffinn Court Jester (Forum King) Join Date: May 2000 Location: Your local toystore Posts: 3,502	Snappy. Everything is rendered in a flash. /me likes I don't worry much about the feature creep / growing binaries. After all we're in 0.x and the developers are still exploring and finding the right balance. The smiley slot machine! \| Quotable Blog

26th May 2003, 06:04	#22
rpxmaster Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 174	Hrm...I'll wait until Mozilla 1.5 Alpha before I start using Firebird. Don't really know why, though.

26th May 2003, 06:17	#23
SNYder Forum King Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,432	lol...

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