[MERGED] All Firefox updates

[patrickp]

Firefox has just updated to 1.5.0.1.

Not on the Firefox page yet - automatic update.

[Angua]

I have been on FF 1.5 for a while now so what does the 01 do?

[patrickp]

So've I - but it's just updated to 1.5.0.1. Click Help -> Check for Updates.

Incidentally, it's available on the Mozilla server now (that's the En-GB version).

Edit: The .0.1 update fixes a vulnerability that was identified recently. I'm sure details will be posted on the mozilla.org site shortly.

[ogryn]

1.5.0.1 will just be small bug fixes and security issues... I think there is going to be a 1.0.8 as well soon.

2.0 will be the next release with any new features (ie.... Places, MathML )

[marky]

I shall stay with my trusty IE, bless its soul

[ogryn]

Quote from the Burning Edge

Firefox 1.5.0.x will be released from this branch, MOZILLA_1_8_0_BRANCH.

Unlike previous point releases, which had few changes other than security fixes, Firefox 1.5.0.1 will include fixes for dozens of other bugs, including fixes for several frequent crash and leak bugs.

If you use Firefox 1.5, please switch to one of these builds if you're affected by one of the bugs below or if you want to help test that the fixes didn't break anything.

Fixes:

* Fixed: 319004 - Overlong page title causes hang on subsequent startups.
* Fixed: 312415 - Selected images (from a selection of the document to print) are black.
* Fixed: 319357 - Crash in browser when attempting to print a text selection [@ nsImageWin:rawTile].
* Fixed: 296907 - <canvas> fill/stroke shouldn't destroy path.
* Fixed: 299343 - Can't copy and paste into the beginning of a line (Midas/designMode).
* Fixed: 301678 - XML object parsed from string from flash throws permission denied error when accessed.
* Fixed: 309044 - Flashplayer 8 "Bad NPObject as private data!".
* Fixed: 312550 - Incorrect wrapping in RTL textarea with horizontal scrollbar.
* Fixed: 316821 - Crash with moz-border-radius and small font-size.
* Fixed: 318489 - Unable to create new XMLHttpRequests and DOMParsers from an XPCNativeWrapped window (e.g. in a Greasemonkey script).
* Fixed: 315434 - Security error with remote <xul:tabbox>: can't switch tabs if chrome has focus.
* Fixed: 105894 - Clicking a partially off-screen link shouldn't scroll the page.
* Fixed: 314222 - If link target URL has non-ASCII char that is not encoded by UTF-8, the default file name is always escaped at "Save Link As...".
* Fixed: 315509 - Crash: array_unshift doesn't handle holes properly [@ js_DeleteProperty - array_unshift].
* Fixed: 306067 - Crash involving autocomplete.
* Fixed: 320488 - Crash [@ nsSHistory::EvictWindowContentViewer].
* Fixed: 313988 - [Mac 10.3] Positioned select drop-down doesn't work.
* Fixed: 298502 - [Mac 10.2] Empty pulldown menu and Firefox hangs.
* Fixed: 312154 - [Solaris] Start script does not take care of running instance.

I think the first one was a Secunia reported bug. As quoted, they are also cracking down on memory leaks.

[patrickp]

This is a public release, not the En-US only 1.5.0.1 Release Candidate 1 that's been available for a while, so presumably the bugfixes have been checked out by now. ;-)

Like the grin that accidentally got into your paste! ;-D

[Chris]

I have experienced the Autocomplete bug, I've had that switched off for a couple of weeks now. I'll d/l this tomorrow, when I'm not about to go to bed ...

[Angua]

Originally Posted by Chris T

I have experienced the Autocomplete bug, I've had that switched off for a couple of weeks now. I'll d/l this tomorrow, when I'm not about to go to bed ...

Only takes a very short moment

[Shaun]

Will it fix some of the window sizing problems FF has for me at the moment?

[Chris W]

*sigh* another update...

I don't usual use firefox on my mac, but fire it up everytime i find something that Safari can't deal with... but it seems that lately everytime i open it there is another update that needs to be downloaded... tbh it's putting me off using it at all. I really like the interface and the customisability (if that's a real word!) but this continuous updating is really starting to wind me up.

[basa]

Originally Posted by Chris W

*sigh* another update...

I don't usual use firefox on my mac, but fire it up everytime i find something that Safari can't deal with... but it seems that lately everytime i open it there is another update that needs to be downloaded... tbh it's putting me off using it at all. I really like the interface and the customisability (if that's a real word!) but this continuous updating is really starting to wind me up.

Plus you may well have to update some of your extensions (oooh missus !) if and when they get around to updating them !

(Who said Emporers clothes ??)

[ian@huth]

Originally Posted by basa

Plus you may well have to update some of your extensions (oooh missus !) if and when they get around to updating them !

(Who said Emporers clothes ??)

And then find some of the extensions don't work with the new version.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by ian@huth

And then find some of the extensions don't work with the new version.

While I don't use a great many extensions, it's fair to say I have never waited more than a couple of weeks for the ones I do use to get updated after a FF update. Assuming they need updating at all - it is certainly not true that every update breaks every (or even most) extensions.

TBH unless a FF update contains critical security fixes I don't d/l it for a couple of weeks anyway, just so I can continue to use my extensions. I don't find it to be a problem.

[Mal]

Originally Posted by ian@huth

And then find some of the extensions don't work with the new version.

If you use the nightly tester tools extension, you can make them compatible with the current version.

But like Chris T said, they are pretty quick in updating anyway.