Firefox 3.1 beta 3
Friday December 19, 2008 @ 10:25 - tchung
The much awaited launch of Fx3.1 Beta 3 is now in the hands of QA for testing. We are working hard to target ship by 3/12 now, pending any blockers found. BetaTesters, we'd love your extra help on these beta 3 candidates! Please download a beta 3 candidate and give it a testrun. All bugs found should be investigated for dupes first, and then filed under bugzilla. Note that these are not official, until QA has signed off on them, and the announcement is made on Mozilla Developer News.
How do I get ready?
Download the Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 Candidate and test the hell out of it!
This is what we're doing...
See summary for details, but we're looking for more beta 3 candidate testers!
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pozzo
March 13, 2009
Nice! But most of the
Nice! But most of the extensions I used are not supported. Eg.Batch download, Password exporter... Problem with Google toolbar 5 beta, posted that on Hendrix.
gavby2300
March 24, 2009
Nightly Tester Tools
You can try the Nightly Tester Tools add on. It overrides all incompatibilities!
Tyler
March 14, 2009
Re: Extensions
Yeah, because this is a preview beta, many extensions do not work, though that is not the fault of mozilla. Because extensions, like google toolbar, are developer by 3rd party companies and individuals, Mozilla can not make them compatible. They will have to do so themselves.
pozzo
March 17, 2009
Yes, I guessed so. Anyway I
Yes, I guessed so. Anyway I hope Google update their toolbar, i miss it! Yes, it seems that the developers of extensions are a little bit sluggish in updating their components.
chayashida
March 12, 2009
For those of you wondering...
They posted on Slashdot that the beta won't be up until 2 PM PDT:
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/12/1435205&from=rss
After that, you can get the beta at:
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all-beta.html
I don't know if this code is different than the beta 3 candidate that I downloaded last week.
Hopefully this will point people in the right direction, after they landed here after a Google search.
cafejava
March 11, 2009
Can someone please add a
Can someone please add a searchable date to the 'show all history'. This is a weakness and an irritation which can be solved by a few lines of code.
IE collates history by days of the week, then last week, then previous weeks which is useful for searching for that elusive site we bought a widget from and want the URL to repeat the order, phone them etc etc.
lorner96
March 9, 2009
Awesome
I downloaded the candidate build and I'm really liking it!
Woody
March 9, 2009
QA Mozilla companion no
QA Mozilla companion no longer works on FF 3.1 beta 3. y is that? This should probably be fixed.
tchung
March 9, 2009
QAC needs version bump
Thanks for the report, QAC will be updated on AMO shortly. You can always update your current version to support the latest nightly or beta candidate by changing your <maxVersion> in the install.rdf file of your profile directory.
ayevdayev
March 7, 2009
awsome
awsome
4td8s
March 6, 2009
beta 3 candidate
FF 3.1b3 delayed again, ayevdayev & adam? SO WHAT!
A beta 3 candidate is now available. go ahead and test it on your computers to see if it works.
tchung
March 3, 2009
Beta 3 is around the corner
Read the following for the latest newsgroup post by beltzner on beta 3. Expect a week of testing before it goes live once builds are handed to qa.
The tracking page for releases is always at: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases.
Ship date will be updated on QMO once dates are set.
adam
March 3, 2009
I did not hope 3.1 beta4 has
I did not hope 3.1 beta4 has add many functions, the browser speaking of the populace is only a surfer tool.
adam
March 3, 2009
delayed Again
delayed Again
ayevdayev
March 2, 2009
OMG
DELAYED AGAIN!
You know how long ive been waiting for this omg omg omg ...
I had enough of this ****.
4td8s
March 2, 2009
new schedule for FF 3.1 beta 3 test week
New schedule for Firefox 3.1 beta 3 test week:
http://quality.mozilla.org/events/2009/mar/06/firefox-31-beta-3-test-week
Looks like beta 3 could be due out in the middle or late March.
Oh well. FF 3.0.7 seems to be more ready than FF 3.1b3.
tchung
March 2, 2009
Latest on b3, Beta 4 to be planned
As of 2 minutes ago: this has been publically posted on the Mozilla March 2nd, 2009 weekly updates notes.
Beta 3 Progress
Yes, there is plans for a beta 4.
tchung
March 2, 2009
Yes, Beta 3 delayed, no ETA yet
Folks, we appreciate your concern that Fx3.1 beta 3 is delayed. Ensure that none of the developers is *wanting* this as much as you are, but its also more important to ship a quality product than one with enough known bugs that mozilla isn't proud of.
FWIW, there are still 8 blocking P1 bugs in platform for beta 3 that need to be fixed before even proceeding to builds. Once builds are made, QA will need another 5 working days to validate the builds before we go live. Thanks for being patient, and feel free to continue to test on the branch 1.9.1 nightlies.
We will update the ship date here as soon as we know more.
Jesant13
March 3, 2009
RE: Yes, Beta 3 delayed, no ETA yet
Thanks for telling me why Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 has been delayed again. I understand that it is better to release a beta with no known bugs than release a beta with bugs and have people report bugs that are already known to the development team. I've been using Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 for a while now and it's great. I can't wait for the new beta when it comes out.
vinn
March 2, 2009
I've got my fingers crossed
Well, I've been using 3.1b2 since it came out and I've finally gotten completely fed up with it. I think it's by far the worse build for a Firefox beta ever and the performance is agonizingly slow. Well, 'lo and behold, I logged in to start downloading nightlies and discovered that b3 was supposed to have come out 25 minutes ago.. except.. it didn't. I'll cross my fingers, hope it gets released today, and it kicks ass.
pozzo
March 2, 2009
Well, I intend to forget that
Well, I intend to forget that 3.1 exists, for now. Tired of waiting and waiting...whenever they want to release is just fine by me.
Woody
March 2, 2009
RELEASED? MAYBE
Yep me too. Looks like there working on it. Haven't released it yet at 604 am.
pozzo
March 1, 2009
Hope they release the beta 3
Hope they release the beta 3 today.
GTK48
February 27, 2009
More Delays
Mozilla delays Firefox 3.1 again, schedules another beta
By Jose Vilches, TechSpot.com Published: February 26, 2009, 4:45 PM EST
Don’t count on seeing the final Firefox 3.1 release any time in the immediate future. Following a succession of delays since October, Mozilla has announced that a first quarter release of the product is unlikely and that it will add another beta to the development cycle due to problems with the new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine. As it stands now Firefox 3.1 beta 3 will be released next week, come hell or high water, with a fourth beta expected to arrive in around seven weeks. The company is facing increased pressure from rival browser makers, which have recently made moves of their own. Microsoft, for instance, may wrap up Internet Explorer 8 as early as next month while just a couple of days ago Apple launched a public beta of Safari 4. Both browsers promise to give Firefox a run for its money with faster JavaScript engines and new features. Meanwhile, Opera too is working on a JavaScript engine overhaul while Chrome has rapidly moved out of beta and is looking to gain more traction around May by introducing Firefox-like extensions support.
http://www.techspot.com/news/33731-mozilla-delays-firefox-31-again-sched...
BETA 4 in 7 weeks! What is going on?
pozzo
February 24, 2009
Even Safari has released a
Even Safari has released a new beta candidate. Well, whaddya know! ...and it even scores a 100/100 on ACID 3... guys, its really lookslike (for the first time) FF is a (little) behind in the race :-(
ayevdayev
February 21, 2009
WOW
After all the comments im hearing, you guys were supposed to release it along time ago. Well yes i agree with okeloco
it should have bugs. But what if it crashes your computer, or dletes all your files (even worse) so ... it depends on why your not releasing it. Well I think it will be out March 2nd.
Jesant13
February 21, 2009
Ok, beta was delayed.
Ah, the beta was delayed. I wondered why it was being released in March when I was sure it was going to be released in February.
I hope it still counts to participate as long as I download & install Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 on the same day it is released (I'm unable to download & install it at the time it is released.)
Spork
February 20, 2009
Again? =\
Delayed AGAIN!? I agree with everyone here: it's a beta not a RC or the final version. Release it already! Other browsers are catching in on us!
pozzo
February 19, 2009
Yes, but most of the major
Yes, but most of the major bugs have been fixed. And the constant stretching of the release date isn't helping the fact that ff 3.0.6 has so many bugs. Bet the beta 3 will be better than that!
chayashida
February 18, 2009
It's okay to delay
I think it's okay to delay the beta. It only makes sense to have a lot of users test a build after the major bugs have been fixed. After the big ones are fixed, then they can release the next beta and we can find new ones for them to fix. :)
If you want to be bleeding edge, you can always try out the nightlies. :)
pozzo
February 18, 2009
delayed? Again???!!
What is with you people and beta 3? I mean really, this looks very bad for us FF users. IE even got out a RC! But you've been delaying beta 3 for what? like months. Those people at IE are laughing at us. March 2nd??? I hope there'll be no more delay. This is meant to be a BETA, not RC.
GTK48
February 18, 2009
The Delay
When March 2nd comes around , will there be another delay? I hope that you realize that the Opera and IE people are laughing at Mozilla and making jokes.
GTK48
February 18, 2009
The Delay
duplicate
okeloco
February 18, 2009
This is A JOKE
I just can't believe you delayed Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 AGAIN.
Seriously guys, why are you so afraid of releasing a BETA? Beta products are supposed to have bugs, people expect Betas not to be perfect. There's no need to do exhaustive testing!
Why are you even posting a date now?
GTK48
February 18, 2009
Firefox 3.1Beta 3
Is Beta 3 going to be released today or is there another dely?
fireye9
February 18, 2009
Firefox 3.1b3
I also wonder when is Firefox 3.1b3 is going to be shipped.
krish4all
February 3, 2009
Vista sutiable
I like the new idea for Firefox in Vista
darnocs
January 26, 2009
Firefox display
Although it isn't that important, I would like Firefox 3.1 to have the Vista-like close, minimize and maximize buttons instead of the standard XP ones. Also, it should use the Blue Strata theme instead of the Green Strata theme.
Tyler
February 6, 2009
Theme
You can always use the Vista on XP theme. I don't think we would move the vista theme to XP, as 3 is trying to provide system native themes. It is at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6839, although you need 3.1.
darnocs
January 26, 2009
Firefox display
Although it isn't that important, I would like Firefox 3.1 to have the Vista-like close, minimize and maximize buttons instead of the standard XP ones. Also, it should use the Blue Strata theme instead of the Green Strata theme.
juancastro6
January 2, 2009
Addon for ff 3.1
One of the features that I would like to see is an option to see all tabs from all open windows. And an option to make all open windows into a new window.
tchung
January 7, 2009
ctrl tab addon
try this addon for now: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5244. The firefox team is working to integrate this into 3.1 before it ships.
rwvanlue
December 19, 2008
Firefox 3.1
Looking forward to new ideas from the browser