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  1. Re:Default Interface on Ask Slashdot: Seamonkey vs. Firefox — Any Takers? · · Score: 1

    In SeaMonkey and Firefox you can change the behavior of the backspace key with the pref browser.backspace_action (in the pref editor under the URL about:config). The value 0 means (Shift+)backspace goes Back/Forward, 1 means act like PgUp/PgDown and 2 and other values make the backspace key do nothing.

  2. Re:Firefox updates on Mozilla Uncooperative With OSS Groups on Security? · · Score: 1

    As long as they they include all fixes the Mozilla Foundation does, why not? The 1.0.3 and 1.0.4 were also only Security releases, i don't think many non security-fixes went into it (but one can check if he wants).

  3. Re:Firefox updates on Mozilla Uncooperative With OSS Groups on Security? · · Score: 1

    Did your User-Agent get updated? The ubuntu people also need to do that (when giving out patches).

  4. Re:Hmph on Spam Blacklist Targets Hijacked Telewest Customers · · Score: 1

    Ah didn't know that port yet. But what if virii/worm programers also start using these ports? These ports just seem a workaround for me.

  5. Re:So? on New York Computerizes its Subway System · · Score: 1

    Yes, the subway in Nuernberg will have no double doors, it would be too complicated they said (getting the train stopped exactly where the doors are, some stations also have a rounded form, which is another problem). Rather a system will (or should ;) detect when something is on the tracks, but it should not get confused by newspapers, etc.

  6. Re:So? on New York Computerizes its Subway System · · Score: 1

    What do the metro stations look like? Are they open (towards the rail) or are there extra doors towards the rail (which are closed when no train is in the station)?

  7. Re:robots or R/C? on SF RoboGames This Weekend · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yeah, RoboGames seems to be a mixture of autonomous robots and R/C controlled. See the rules on this page.

  8. Re:ABC News stories crash Firefox 1.01. on Ask Mozilla Foundation Chief Mitchell Baker · · Score: 1

    Hi, looks like https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25781 8, this should be fixed in Firefox 1.1 (or in any current nightly).

  9. What's up with the link? on Firefox Developer on Recruitment Policy · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Why does the link to his blog redirect to Wikipedia?

  10. Re:More secure? That's opinion. on Mitch Kapor Warns Against Firefox Gloating · · Score: 1

    I would say more skilled people look at Firefox and Mozilla actually. With IE everyone knows "ah, it's rather easy to find a security hole in it", but with Firefox and Mozilla it might be rather more a challenge to find one.

  11. Re:red star icon on Mozilla Releases Firefox 1.0 RC1 · · Score: 1

    There was/is http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/widget/src /gtk/mozicon50.xpm?raw=1 and http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/widget/src /gtk/mozicon16.xpm?raw=1 But i dont know if you can convert it in a decent format for usage under Windows...

  12. Re:Interesting, yet need some work on Mozilla Releases Firefox 1.0 RC1 · · Score: 1

    Hi, maybe you want to report that to http://server.lynggaard.org/l10nWiki/Wiki.jsp?page =SmokeTest The about thing is already known it seems, the Downloads title not yet.

  13. Re:What about those potetntial vulnerabilities ? on Mozilla Releases Firefox 1.0 RC1 · · Score: 1

    Some bugs have been fixed, some not yet. See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26494 4 for more info.

  14. Re:Mozilla 1.? on Mozilla Releases Firefox 1.0 RC1 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Firefox until 1.0 (after that version it will change) is based on a spinoff of the 1.7 branch. In this branch (called aviary branch) they ported in some fixes from the trunk and also some from 1.7 branch.

  15. Re:The usual ... on Firefox - The Platform · · Score: 1

    > XUL is cool, but so far I haven't seen MANY great applications done with it. There are some great apps IMO, but mostly those are used in intranets, so you don't see them (trust me, i've seen screenshots and partly the apps itself).

  16. Re:Will it be on bittorrent? on Firefox - The Platform · · Score: 1

    I don't think there will be bittorrents, because the past has shown that few people use it, too few to set up a tracker or something like that. The Mozilla FTP is a round-robin of seven servers with high-speed access to the internet, so i think the load can be handled quite good.

  17. Re:IE Crashes On Valid HTML! on IE Shines On Broken Code · · Score: 1

    Looked it up again, it was
    <HTML><INPUT AAAAAAAAAA>
    crashes here Mozilla every time.

  18. Re:How much? on Firefox Seeks Full Page Ad in New York Times · · Score: 1

    There's mozilla.org, the main page. spreadfirefox.com is just for advertising Firefox and stuff.

  19. Re:Unconfirmed bugs on A Security Bug In Mozilla - The Human Perspective · · Score: 2, Informative

    No :), but people who are more experienced/skilled get more rights in Bugzilla. With those extended rights you can fill a bug as NEW (which doesn't necessarily mean your bug gets more attention).

  20. Re:Netscape on Critical Mozilla, Thunderbird Vulnerabilities · · Score: 1

    Forget it, Netscape is dead. IMO they won't release a new update, i think they only released Netscape 7.2 because so many people wanted it. But i dont think they'll spend more money on it.

  21. Re:Firefox: now with software update on Critical Mozilla, Thunderbird Vulnerabilities · · Score: 1

    There apparently was something planed, but yes, i also got never any notification. Someone told me, this might be some stuff Netscape/AOL wanted. You can find this (useless?) features in preferences under Advanced-Software Installation-Update Notifications

  22. Re:Spin on Critical Mozilla, Thunderbird Vulnerabilities · · Score: 1

    Normally those bugs get public when a new release for every important product at mozilla.org has been made (here Mozilla, Firefox, Thunderbird).

  23. Re:Which platform? on Critical Mozilla, Thunderbird Vulnerabilities · · Score: 1

    The bitmap decoder bug only affects Windows XP, the other bugs all platforms.

  24. Re:Follow the joke: on Home Defense, Geek Style? · · Score: 1

    Huh, does this happen so often or is this just a redunant story *g*? I've seen a similar (or even the same?) story some posts before yours.

  25. Re:It's a known bug (and fixed) on Mozilla Usage Doubles in 9 Months · · Score: 1

    Yes, because this bug-fix caused another problem with Mozilla 1.7.x and Firefox. If you download 1.8a2 (or 1.8a3 not sure), you will see that the bug has been fixed. If the code reviewers are fast enough, this bug-fix should/will go into Firefox 1.0