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Firefox 4.0 Beta 1 Released

Posted by timothy on from the that's-a-nice-good-morning dept.

balster neb writes "Mozilla has released the first Beta of Firefox 4, the next major version of the popular web browser. Apart from the new 'Chromified' tabs-on-top UI, there are many major improvements in performance and HTML5 support. This release also adds support for the new WebM video format. Other changes include faster DOM and CSS performance, improved UI responsiveness, hardware 2D acceleration, experimental WebGL support, and better JavaScript performance (though this beta does not include the new JaegerMonkey JIT engine). More details on the Mozilla blog."

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  1. Option to use the old UI? by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I hate the Chrome interface. I was hoping that Firefox wouldn't go that route. Does anyone know if the new beta still has an option to use the classic interface?

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    1. Re:Option to use the old UI? by mrjatsun · · Score: 5, Informative

      Just tried it out. You can enable the menu toolbar, and move the tabs back to the original position.. So yes.

    2. Re:Option to use the old UI? by muzip · · Score: 5, Informative

      Yes, it is possible to revert to original look by disabling "tabs on top". It is also possible to disable/enable menus.

      However, I liked tabs on top of the addressbar, feels more intuitive.

    3. Re:Option to use the old UI? by Chaos+Incarnate · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Tabs on top makes sense. Tabs as the window's title bar doesn't.

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  2. I'll never let go, Firefox. I'll never let go. by Pojut · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've heard that Chrome and Opera perform better at this point than Firefox, but I can't help it...I just like the way Firefox "feels". I can't give it up.

    WHY CAN'T I QUIT YOU????

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  3. Try it safely on your PC with Firefox Portable 4b1 by CritterNYC · · Score: 5, Informative

    At PortableApps.com, we released the portable package of Firefox 4.0 Beta 1 yesterday soon after 4.0 Beta 1 dropped. It's a great way to test the latest beta without impacting your current Firefox install since it runs self-contained from a single directory. You can even install it to your Desktop or Documents folder.

    Try Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta 1 out today with Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition 4.0 Beta 1

    Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition 4.0 Beta 1 homepage

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    Portable versions of Firefox, GIMP, LibreOffice, etc