It will be almost a year between the 1.5 and 2.0 releases. How much slower would you like it? Given that IE7 will be out soon, what's the value in waiting? There was plenty of project management that went into the decision to release 2.0 and 3.0 at their respective times.
There certainly is code in there to migrate profiles from Opera. If you tried it and it did not work, you may want to see if there is a bug on file for that issue, and if not, file a new bug.
The 1.0.x branch is a stable branch, that's why we don't have a different version for 1.0.7 or 1.0.8. And for a while we actually maintained one version that worked in 1.0.x and 1.5, but we decided to break backwards compatability for the sake of cleaner code in the extension. We have a separate branch now for 1.0.x and Seamonkey, which is why there are two versions available.
You are welcome to download the source code and start fixing bugs. If you'd like to hack on core features, go ahead. Of course your code will need to pass review to make it into CVS, but that's pretty standard. Also, there are builds available *every single day* constituting the current CVS code. If that's not open and available, I don't know what is.
I thought this was neat, so I wrote a quick Firefox extension to show the current Google Maps location in Keyhole. Only works on Windows, obviously, and of course you need Keyhole installed, but the free trial works.
Complain to Navteq, since that's where Google (and half of everyone else providing maps) gets their data from. There are only about two different map data providers that anyone uses. It's expensive to drive around with GPS all the time and keep maps current.
Mostly it's just smart image tiling. They cut the map up into 128x128 pixel images, and preload a bunch around the edges of the map you're currently viewing. This means that when you're scrolling, the map tiles off the edge of your screen are already loaded. Then of course your browser cache holds the parts of the map you've already seen, so scrolling back to another part of the map works flawlessly. The backend appears to just send an XML file in response to searches etc, and the frontend uses XML parsing and XSLT to grab the location info/search results/etc.
Notice that you can fiddle with the x and y params to see adjacent tiles. They have some javascript that does Lat/Lon conversion to those tile values, but it's a bit tricky to decipher.
Or you can just order a year's subscription to Nintendo Power for $20 and get the disc as a "free gift." Yeah, you can just throw out the magazine like myself and everyone else, and enjoy the games.
Not entirely true. They would previously give you some credit towards a new phone on their "subscriber update program" (or something like that). I got a $50 credit on a new $50 phone, so basically I got a new phone free.
As much as I hate to say it, Mozilla (and Firebird) are inferior to Internet Explorer. Even with my 2 GHz computer and all 512 mb of RAM, Firebird is still embarrassingly sluggish. It is precisely features like tabs and mouse gestures that are responsible for this - whether or not you use them, they are there. Since the Firebird developers can't seem to make their code as efficient as Microsoft's (and that's dire), maybe they should offer all their nifty little features as extensions, instead of pretending that mouse gestures are a "core" element.
Firebird runs way faster than IE for me, and for a lot of other people. Also, mouse gestures is an extension, and not built into the browser. Please make sure you know what you're talking about before posting crap. Oh wait, this is slashdot, carry on.
I'm well aware of the odds (slim) that any non-geek uses Phoenix or Mozilla Mail for that matter at this point, but no harm in looking forward is there?:)
I got my girlfriend using Firebird, and she's about as far from geek as you get. I even taught her to use keyword quick searches. *sniff* I'm so proud!
They're embedding the thing---a very different operation from building an end-user application for a general-purpose computer. (Would you consider embedding Phoenix?:-)
No, Phoenix should not ship with extensions. That's why they're extensions. I, for one, find the tabbrowser extensions overly complex and not very useful. I'll stick with my vanilla Phoenix, thanks. That's why they're "Extensions"--so you can use them to extend the browser if you so choose, but they're not forced upon you.
I guess some registry hacks could make IE itself use Mozilla
This would be really, truly crazy. Bizarro-world crazy. A fun project would be to write a quick installer that does this, then do it to every windows pc you can get your hands on, and see if anyone notices.
Dennet poses a theory in "Consciousness Explained" that this is how your speech process works. You have an "idea" of what you want to say, and your brain just fires off the words that seem to fit best. Maybe if you trained this system, or another Markov-type system to your style of speech, it could talk for you:)
And you think they could generate reports writing.DOC files by hand? They must be skilled with a hex editor. Are you complaining about a file format or an application? Make up your mind.
Agh! My parents signed up for Earthlink recently, and now I can hardly stand to use their computer when I go home. The Earthlink browser is a crime against humanity! MDI browsing is a terrible idea. They don't have tabs, just separate MDI windows for each page. Horrible, horrible stuff.
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It will be almost a year between the 1.5 and 2.0 releases. How much slower would you like it? Given that IE7 will be out soon, what's the value in waiting? There was plenty of project management that went into the decision to release 2.0 and 3.0 at their respective times.
There certainly is code in there to migrate profiles from Opera. If you tried it and it did not work, you may want to see if there is a bug on file for that issue, and if not, file a new bug.
The 1.0.x branch is a stable branch, that's why we don't have a different version for 1.0.7 or 1.0.8. And for a while we actually maintained one version that worked in 1.0.x and 1.5, but we decided to break backwards compatability for the sake of cleaner code in the extension. We have a separate branch now for 1.0.x and Seamonkey, which is why there are two versions available.
You are welcome to download the source code and start fixing bugs. If you'd like to hack on core features, go ahead. Of course your code will need to pass review to make it into CVS, but that's pretty standard. Also, there are builds available *every single day* constituting the current CVS code. If that's not open and available, I don't know what is.
Mozilla bug 309044 caused Flash8 + Flashblock to stop working. It's fixed in the FF1.5 release candidates.
I thought this was neat, so I wrote a quick Firefox extension to show the current Google Maps location in Keyhole. Only works on Windows, obviously, and of course you need Keyhole installed, but the free trial works.
Google Maps to Keyhole 0.1
It's not perfect, since it doesn't take zoom level into account, but it works.
Complain to Navteq, since that's where Google (and half of everyone else providing maps) gets their data from. There are only about two different map data providers that anyone uses. It's expensive to drive around with GPS all the time and keep maps current.
Image tile
Notice that you can fiddle with the x and y params to see adjacent tiles. They have some javascript that does Lat/Lon conversion to those tile values, but it's a bit tricky to decipher.
Yeah, it'll be great once it's done. :)
Nah, it'll just take one person ten times as long.
Or you can just order a year's subscription to Nintendo Power for $20 and get the disc as a "free gift." Yeah, you can just throw out the magazine like myself and everyone else, and enjoy the games.
Not entirely true. They would previously give you some credit towards a new phone on their "subscriber update program" (or something like that). I got a $50 credit on a new $50 phone, so basically I got a new phone free.
Firebird runs way faster than IE for me, and for a lot of other people. Also, mouse gestures is an extension, and not built into the browser. Please make sure you know what you're talking about before posting crap. Oh wait, this is slashdot, carry on.
I got my girlfriend using Firebird, and she's about as far from geek as you get. I even taught her to use keyword quick searches. *sniff* I'm so proud!
Not perfect, but you can try out Flash-click-to-view a my page, or here
Mozdev is independent, and just finished receiving donations. They made out pretty well.
No, Phoenix should not ship with extensions. That's why they're extensions. I, for one, find the tabbrowser extensions overly complex and not very useful. I'll stick with my vanilla Phoenix, thanks. That's why they're "Extensions"--so you can use them to extend the browser if you so choose, but they're not forced upon you.
This would be really, truly crazy. Bizarro-world crazy. A fun project would be to write a quick installer that does this, then do it to every windows pc you can get your hands on, and see if anyone notices.
Funny, I thought homosexuality was considered immoral by the church.
Dennet poses a theory in "Consciousness Explained" that this is how your speech process works. You have an "idea" of what you want to say, and your brain just fires off the words that seem to fit best. Maybe if you trained this system, or another Markov-type system to your style of speech, it could talk for you :)
Your content is first-rate, but your spelling leaves something to be desired. Obviously you should apply for a position at slashdot.
Way funnier than that UF stuff.
And you think they could generate reports writing .DOC files by hand? They must be skilled with a hex editor. Are you complaining about a file format or an application? Make up your mind.
Agh! My parents signed up for Earthlink recently, and now I can hardly stand to use their computer when I go home. The Earthlink browser is a crime against humanity! MDI browsing is a terrible idea. They don't have tabs, just separate MDI windows for each page. Horrible, horrible stuff.
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