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Mozilla 1.4 RC1

Posted by michael on from the freshmeat dept.

Mister.de writes "Mozilla 1.4 RC 1 is out. We've added lots of features and fixed lots of bugs since Mozilla 1.3. Help us shake it down in preparation for Mozilla 1.4 final. More information is available in the release notes. Mozilla is an open-source Web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance and portability."

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  1. Moz 2.0 by foo+fighter · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If the next release is to be based on Firebird and Thunderbird, that is separate components instead of the suite, call the thing 2.0.

    It's a huge change in the code base, it's a huge change in the user interface, just call a spade a spade and release it as 2.0.

    What is the rational for calling it 1.5? That'd be more confusing, in my opinion, than letting everyone know "Hey, big changes here. Check it out."

    Do everyone a favor and call the release after 1.4 2.0.

    --
    obviously no deficiencies vs. no obvious deficiencies
  2. Re:I'm a Mozilla user, but... by ATAMAH · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Considering that people who get the release candidates use them and report bugs so that they are fixed in next releases - yes, it is necessary to anounce every release candidate.

  3. It's very fast! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Wow.. although there is a problem when you upgrade it from previous version, but it's quite good.

    The feeling of bulky and heavy program is gone.
    It's very fast when it is being launched and it loads HTML pages.

    Well... probably Apple's decsion of choosing KHTML over Mozilla affect this thing. Before the Apple's decision, Mozilla was bulky and slow. Mozilla people may noticed their problem and don't want to lose its anti-MS user base. :)

    You are going to love this browser.
    Work with various HTML pages better than the Safari also. :)

  4. Re:small bug by fishbert42 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    An easy fix to the bug would be to not change filenames at all when transferring them from server to client. I know the Mozilla team really, really wants to tell a file what type of file it is based on what the server's MIME stuff says (because MIME info is never wrong, and we all know that the world would come crashing to an abrupt end if Mozilla didn't rename half the files it downloads); but I strongly feel this behavior does more harm than good in the user-friendliness department.

    I'm a big boy now -- if I want a downloaded file to have a different extension, I can change it myself. Really, I can... I've been studying up on it and practicing endlessly. Seriously, though; at the very least, the user should be able to select whether or not they want Mozilla to assign file extensions based on MIME info. I don't see how one could argue against letting the user decide.

    This isn't a pet peeve of mine... no.... not at all... [twitch]