1. General


1.1. For whom is Mozilla 1.4 intended?

Mozilla 1.4 is fully functional technology for those interested in seeing Mozilla technology, and those who want to create Mozilla-based products and packages. Mozilla is free software, so any person or company is free to alter and redistribute it under the terms of the licence.

While Mozilla 1.4 is ready to be used comfortably by the general user – and those wanting to use Mozilla as released by mozilla.org are more than welcome to do so – mozilla.org has no resources to offer end-user support. However, mozilla.org always invites new testers and bug reporters.

1.2. How do I install a newer version of Mozilla?

First, uninstall Mozilla, as detailed for your operating system in the Mozilla 1.4 Release Notes, then install the new version. You should never install a new version of Mozilla over a previous one.

If your plug-ins folder is inside the Mozilla application folder, you may wish to save it elsewhere beforehand so as to restore it after reinstalling. You can also keep your plug-ins folder in your profile. Go to Help | About Plug-ins to see the locations of the plug-ins Mozilla is currently using.

Uninstalling Mozilla this way will leave your profile and your user preferences intact. You may lose access to some add-ins and have to reinstall them. Themes and the spellchecker (if installed) should be detected by the new installation.

When you install a newer version of Mozilla, you should create a fresh profile, rather than try to use the profile left over from the old version. Sharing a profile between different versions of Mozilla can lead to profile corruption.

If you have problems with a new installation of Mozilla, see Troubleshooting.

1.3. Where can I get add-ons for Mozilla functionality?

See the add-ons page. A large number of development projects can be found at MozDev.

1.4. What keyboard shortcuts are there?

Keyboard shortcuts are listed at http://www.mozilla.org/docs/end-user/moz_shortcuts.html.

1.5. How do I turn on this ‘hidden preference’ I’ve heard about?

As well as the preferences found under Edit | Preferences (Mac OS X: Mozilla | Preferences), the advanced user has fine control over a tremendous number of Mozilla parameters. To access preferences not accessible in the Preference dialog, enter about:config in the address bar.

1.6. Does Mozilla include crash recovery?

A crash recovery project is in development at http://recall.mozdev.org/.

1.7. Can I use AOL Instant Messenger directly in Mozilla, like in Netscape?

AIM is a proprietary AOL product and is integrated only with Netscape. You can still use the stand-alone version of AIM, or the Java version (if you have the Java plug-in installed).

There is also a Jabber instant messaging client for Mozilla in development at Jabberzilla.

1.8. What Mozilla news and advocacy resources are there?

These sites contain Mozilla news and resources:

There is also a page of Mozilla promotional banners for your website.

You can also make your own T-shirt from shirt2.gif or shirt3.gif with an inkjet printer and T-shirt transfer paper (it’s an open source project, after all), or buy a MozillaZine shirt.