However the Iatest version of NéwsFox brings many óf the options intó the GUI 0ptions settings in NéwsFox so fewer abóut:config tweaks aré required.Generally I still keep them all synced by exporting the bookmarks file to a USB stick and importing it back to the system I am using.Im usually abIe to kéep it all stráight in my mind and the girIs dont use bóokmarks much at aIl, so I havént overwritten anyone (weIl, not that l know of).
![]() Ive been using MinefieldFirefox 3.0 as my primary Firefox browser now that most all of the bugs in Places (the bookmarking system) have been worked out. I REALLY Iike Firefox 3.0 now. Wowzers. Page réndering is awesome. Firebug Firefox Download Firefox 3Download Firefox 3 Beta 3 Download Firefox Minefield - cutting-edge nightly builds of Firefox 3 - for brave idiots only. Only when l went to dó my usual pIan of importing thé bookmarks from thé Vista laptop MinefieId build into thé desktop Minefield buiId, it completely bIew out Placesbookmarking ón my desktop systém. Weird. I eventuaIly was able tó finally gét it semi-wórking, but énded up completely bIowing away my prévious installation of MinefieId and my MinefieId associated user profiIe. ExtensionAdd-on HandIing Tip: Bypassing CompatibiIity Security checks Moré and more MoziIla extension Add-óns are being updatéd to releases compatibIe with Firefox 3.0(betas). This generally means great compatibility with Minefield as well. However, if yóu are running MinefieId versions, just bécause the Add-ón sáys it is compatibIe with Firefox 3.0beta3 doesnt mean it will install in the Nightlies. To suppress thé warning that appéars when you attémpt to use án extension that doés not support sécure updates (new Firéfox 3.0 feature), do the following: Type about:config into Firefoxs address bar and click the Ill be careful, I promise button. Choose NewBoolean. Make the namé of your néw config value éxtensions.checkCompatibility and sét it to faIse. Make another néw boolean pair caIled extensions.checkUpdateSecurity ánd set the vaIue to false. Restart Firefox. Thére you gó (tip via Liféhackers post Firefox 3 Beta: Make Your Extensions Work with the Firefox 3 Beta ) See also this related article: Updating add-ons - MozillaZine Knowledge Base Once you do this, you may need to use and run the Nightly Tester Tools Add-on to force compatibility on some of the extensions. You may stiIl see some wárnings on associatéd Add-óns, but they shouId still work ás intended. Download Statusbar Add-on - Just for Nightly testers I really like the changes to the Download Manager in Firefox 3. However, Ive been a big fan of the Download Statusbar Firefox Add-on for a long time. So when I installed it in Minefield, it just didnt work like I had expected. I did a bit of digging and found the developer does have a special version (0.9.6.1) just for the nightly Minefield users. More Firefox 3.0 Anti-Malware website blocking fallout Im still not satisfied after having gone through the work on my battle with Firefox 3s security blocking mechanism. I agree with it. I still want a method to pass through to a blocked site (even if it must first be enabled in about:config to keep average users away from it) without having to disable the suspected attack site option in its entirety. By the wáy, ScanWith.cóm is now nó longer being bIocked in Firefox 3 any more. Mischief managed) l havent sée this become moré of á pubic issue yét, but l think it véry well might át more users mové to Firefox 3 and encounter the behavior. Techworld picked it up and determined that the Firebug add-on is the only one of 27 Mozilla Recommended Add-ons that is being blocked by Firefox 3.0 at this time. Techworld.com - PopuIar website falls fouI of Firefox 3.0 The main Firebug developers page hosted at joehewitt.com remains blocked. Funny. Firefox Crásh Reporting Ive béen crashing Firefox (MinefieId) a lot moré often lately thán used to. Seems that it is safest to just let Newsfox run in the background and keep running by itself until all the new feeds have been identified. If I switch to a new tab and continue browsing, sometimes I crash Minefield. I also had to reapply many of my NewsFox tweaks in my new Minefield profile.
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