firefox 3 beta

the addons ye

but its good to see wat it looks like..

some people say its ugly
 
I figured out a way to use many extensions and addons with Firefox Beta (note that it does not work with skins, since they are .jar files).

1. Go to the download page for your extension of choice.
2. Right click on the download link and save as to a location of your choice. It should be a .xpi file.
3. Open the .xpi file (with WinRAR preferably).
4. Locate the file "install.rdf". It is not inside any sub folders and should be alongside a .xul file.
5. Inside install.rdf, look for a tag that says "<!-- Firefox -->". Just a note for those of you who use SciTE, it will be in green.
6. Under the Firefox comment, look for a tag called "<maxVersion>".
7. The number next to <maxVersion> will likely be 2.0.0.*. Change this number to 3.0.0.*. (those last periods are the ends of sentences--do not include them)
8. Save "install.rdf". You can close WinRAR now.
9. Find the file where you saved it and drag it into your Firefox icon. This will cause it to install.

NOTE: This does not work with all extensions, as some of them are physically incompatible with Firefox 3 Beta 3. Notable extensions I've tried that do not work are Download Statusbar and Firebug. Some Greasemonkey extensions will not work properly (the Homestar Runner All-in-One will not work correctly, though I wrote a script for GameFAQs that works correctly still). Extensions like Web Developer, Fasterfox, and Javascript Debugger still work.
 
O yummy thanks for the info about the app.
Firefox has always been at the top of my list of faves
 
I'd try it, but the main reason I'm on Firefox and not Opera is that FF has a significantly more developed skinning/addon community. I'd be lost without all my addons.

How is the memory usage looking? Still leaking up to a quarter gig if you leave it up?
 
Yes, Endiment, that works fine. I still do that for some old 1.x-era extensions that I love. The problem is that virtually any extension that has to do with Bookmarks is completely incompatible with FF3. Bookmarks in FF3 are no longer stored in a .html file, they're stored in a SQLite database. The same with cookies, I do believe.

That means things like Foxmarks and Google Browser Sync are right out of the question, and I rely on those pretty heavily because I have multiple systems that are under heavy regular use and need to remain synchronized.
 
I'd upgrade, but I'd really like to keep my add-ons and not have to go and install them again.
 
u can upgrade...
on the desktop u get 2 icons
1 for the new beta version of firefox which addons dont work
and 2nd is ur previeous version of firefox where ur addons do work.. and skins
 
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