WiZMaC Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 This just in! New Optimized Firefox builds for OSX Intel & Mac Edited :: Have you guys/gals noticed any difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwprod12 Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 My thoughts? hm... "Need Kentucky Fried Chicken", "Us fatties have gotta eat", "One hour till Stargate SG-1", "My porn torrent just finished". Oh, you meant about Intel Optimized Firefox... "Okay, cool... When can we get Whitebox Optimized OS X?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiZMaC Posted June 6, 2006 Author Share Posted June 6, 2006 My thoughts? hm... "Need Kentucky Fried Chicken", "Us fatties have gotta eat", "One hour till Stargate SG-1", "My porn torrent just finished". Oh, you meant about Intel Optimized Firefox... "Okay, cool... When can we get Whitebox Optimized OS X?" no comment You know what I meant- Anyways, I just tried them both ... not bad in terms of app startup and web page loading. I'm going over to 2advanced.com to see if there's any difference with flash/sound loading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwprod12 Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 is this 1.5.0.4? oh yeah, came out 4 days ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiZMaC Posted June 6, 2006 Author Share Posted June 6, 2006 It's an optimized build by DeerPark and it was released 2 days ago. I'm sorry- but have you even bothered to read what was posted about those builds on that site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwprod12 Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Why bother reading, when I can get you to do it for me? ;-p Okay, lemme look. okay, are you happy, I'm downloading it! God, dont hit me anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiZMaC Posted June 6, 2006 Author Share Posted June 6, 2006 hahahah ... hit you? Nah- I'm not into violence ... Alright, back to the topic- Flash runs beautifully, including sound- I've also noticed the web pages load much faster and smoother than the generic build. I'm keeping this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwprod12 Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 yeah... it's just something I say when people get all agitated. "I'm sorry, stop hitting me!" It is better, I'm sorry for doubting, oh master +grovel+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technobob Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 This is strange I can't run it, all I get is the icon bouncing in the dock and the menus but no window, tried both links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossarian Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 It'd be nice if Firefox loaded as fast as Safari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiZMaC Posted June 6, 2006 Author Share Posted June 6, 2006 This is strange I can't run it, all I get is the icon bouncing in the dock and the menus but no window, tried both links. Are you sure you are installing the right build- intel and not ppc? You might want to uninstall the old firefox instead of installing over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technobob Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Are you sure you are installing the right build- intel and not ppc? You might want to uninstall the old firefox instead of installing over it. I'm using the Intel build, I will try removing FireFox but I've had DeerPark and FireFox at the same time before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashgotti Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Doesn't work for me either, tried twice. oh well. I'm using safari now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technobob Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Are you sure you are installing the right build- intel and not ppc? You might want to uninstall the old firefox instead of installing over it. Still not working I removed all traces of FireFox and rebooted before I tried this build but same thing. I will give it another try when I reinstall, I did the Quicktime update and it has caused a few sytem problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiZMaC Posted June 6, 2006 Author Share Posted June 6, 2006 Still not working I removed all traces of FireFox and rebooted before I tried this build but same thing. I will give it another try when I reinstall, I did the Quicktime update and it has caused a few sytem problems. This is really strange ... I think something's quite messed up with your installation. I had no issues with any application installation, including quicktime[update]/firefox [generic/deerpark build] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macprodan Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Wicked Fast over Here. Nice Work.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiZMaC Posted June 6, 2006 Author Share Posted June 6, 2006 Sweeeet! I was hoping someone would notice the speed at which the app launches & loads web pages... I guess pretty soon Safari will have something to worry about Thanks for the feedback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashgotti Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 I tried again and cant get it workign on mine either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vassalle Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 working good here. no hassle in the installation, no problems with my 8 extensions. It doesnt load faster than safari but it definitely render pages way faster than camino or safari, expecially on flash rich pages such as soccernet.com. Good find TeKKi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domino Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Heh, I can see the menu bar for this app but the browser doesn't appear. I also deleted previouse firefox version and still browser does not appear. The only way to close it is to use "Force Quit". Mayebe there is a differece between firefoxy and aqua? Downloading Firefoxy now to test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashgotti Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 ^ that's what happens to me and the other poster in this thread.. wierd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domino Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 No difference with firefoxy and aqua version either. I thought it may have been with previouse theme or plug-ins but no deal. Anyone have thoughts about using Uno Theme that may cause the problem? Baa, I couldn't really give a rats ass. I don't trust other people ripping out the guts of another dev's work anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiZMaC Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 The fact that it works for some and doesn't work for others raises questions. I'm going to email the developer and direct him to this forum- hopefully he can sort you guys out as I am not familiar with firefox. For those that have successfully launched firefox and have it working- Rock On Dudes! I switched from Safari to firefox after finding this build. Also, if you launch this build and quit and launch again you will notice that the application really does load faster than safari. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Nope doesnt work on mine But if u notice, when u launch the app, it opens a window. This window is very small, it looks a small 'i' near the blue apple. Look carefully. Now enlarge it by dragging. There u go, it works. But no menu, no address bar. Nothing, its just a blank window with the name firefox. Cant quit it either Have to 'Force Quit' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technobob Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 I just finished reinstalling and tried this app as the first thing I did and I get the same thing as before. It may not be the program it may be what version of Mac you are running, I'm running 10.4.5 Myzar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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