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Firefox 36 will likely break your add-ons
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 2:30 pm
by FlyingPenguin
I've disabled Firefox auto updates for now. I won't be upgrading until I know all my add-ons are updated.
The current version is 35. If by some chance you accidentally upgrade to 36 and find that your favorite add-ons don't work, you can always uninstall it and re-install 35 which you can download here:
https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org ... 2035.0.exe
Firefox 36 Beta Announced, Add-on Developers Must Make Important Changes:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Firefox- ... 0195.shtml
The final version of Firefox 36 is expected to arrive on February 24 and that is just a month from now. It gives the developers enough time to make all the changes they want, and it also allows the add-on developers to make some important modifications. It's very likely that some of the add-on won't work without these changes...{more}
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 8:51 pm
by Err
Thanks for the heads up.
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 9:49 pm
by Losbot
I wonder if it affects Waterfox.
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 10:45 am
by FlyingPenguin
Firefox snuck in an update prior to 36 (35.0.1). Some security patches and a couple of new minor features:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/3 ... easenotes/
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 6:55 am
by EvilHorace
hopefully they'll fix things by then
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:51 am
by ZYFER
What is with their ridiculous major version cycle... I mean 36 come on... It is like they are just to fool people into thinking they've been around since before Internet Explorer.
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 2:35 pm
by Executioner
ZYFER wrote:What is with their ridiculous major version cycle... I mean 36 come on... It is like they are just to fool people into thinking they've been around since before Internet Explorer.
aid:
Should be version 3.xx.xx since all they are doing is supplying security patches.
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 7:11 pm
by Err
Does anyone else feel like Firefox is beginning to go backwards? I wish they'd fix whatever causes Youtube to be limited to 270 when in HTML5.
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 6:45 pm
by Nuby1Canuby
I updated to version 36 on my old PC which is on Windows 8.1. NoScript is still working.
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2015 7:45 pm
by EvilHorace
Same here, just updated to 36 and my add-ons are still working.
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:17 am
by FlyingPenguin
Flash Block, NoScript, Tree Style Tab, and URL Shrink Easy all work on my laptop.
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 1:44 pm
by Drexul
Anyone else use Waterfox instead of Firefox?
https://www.waterfoxproject.org/
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 2:22 pm
by wvjohn
Trying waterfox, offhand it seems snappier. thx
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 2:46 pm
by FlyingPenguin
Will have to give it a try
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:14 pm
by Losbot
I've always used Waterfox. Just gives me that warm fuzzy feeling of having the 64bit variant over 32.
My stuff seems to be working but I also don't use many add-ons. Just NoScript and another that gives me the IP address of the site I'm on.