| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
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| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
| 128 | this | content | are | © | 19982005 | by | individual | mozilla.org | contributors; | content | available | under | | Creative | Commons | license | | | Details.Last | modified | September |
| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |
| 1 | Skip | to | main | contentMozilla | | | | * | About | | | | * | Developers | | | | * | Store | |
| 2 | | | * | Support | | | | * | Productssearch | mozilla:Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | | beta | of | our | next | major |
| 3 | release | of | our | award-winning | Firefox | Web | browser. | More | information | about | Firefox | | available.These | Release | Notes | cover | what's | new, | download | and |
| 4 | installation | instructions, | known | issues | and | frequently | asked | questions | | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | release. | Please | read | these | notes | and |
| 5 | | bug | filing | instructions | before | reporting | any | bugs | to | Bugzilla.We | want | to | hear | your | feedback | about | Firefox. | Please | join | us |
| 6 | in | | Firefox | forums, | hosted | by | MozillaZine.What's | New | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | (Deer | Park)Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | |
| 7 | preview | of | our | award-winning | Web | browser. | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1 | | available | | our | early | adopter | community, | Web | site | and |
| 8 | Web | application | developers, | and | our | Extension | developers.Here's | what's | new | in | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1: | | | | * | Automated | update |
| 9 | to | streamline | product | upgrades. | Notification | of | an | update | | more | prominent, | and | updates | to | Firefox | may | now | be | half | |
| 10 | megabyte | or | smaller. | Updating | extensions | has | also | improved. | | | | * | Faster | browser | navigation | with | improvements | to | back | and |
| 11 | forward | button | performance. | | | | * | Drag | and | drop | reordering | | browser | tabs. | | | | * | Improvements | to |
| 12 | popup | blocking. | | | | * | Clear | Private | Data | feature | provides | an | easy | way | to | quickly | remove | personal | data | through |
| 13 | | menu | item | or | keyboard | shortcut. | | | | * | Answers.com | | added | to | | search | engine | list. | | |
| 14 | | * | Improvements | to | product | usability | including | descriptive | error | pages, | redesigned | options | menu, | RSS | discovery, | and | "Safe | Mode" | experience. | |
| 15 | | | * | Better | accessibility | including | support | | DHTML | accessibility | and | assistive | technologies | such | as | | Window-Eyes | 5.5 | beta | screen |
| 16 | reader | | Microsoft | Windows. | Screen | readers | read | aloud | all | available | information | in | applications | and | documents | or | show | | information | on |
| 17 | | Braille | display, | enabling | blind | and | visually | impaired | users | to | use | equivalent | software | functionality | as | their | sighted | peers. | | |
| 18 | | * | Report | | broken | Web | site | wizard | to | report | Web | sites | that | are | not | working | in | Firefox. | | |
| 19 | | * | Better | support | | Mac | OS | X | (10.2 | and | greater) | including | profile | migration | from | Safari | and | Mac | Internet | Explorer. |
| 20 | | | | * | New | support | | Web | Standards | including | SVG, | CSS | 2 | and | CSS | 3, | and | JavaScript | 1.6. | |
| 21 | | | * | Many | security | enhancements. | | | | * | List | of | notable | bug | fixes | since | Deer | Park | Alpha | 2Downloading |
| 22 | and | InstallingSystem | RequirementsBefore | installing, | make | sure | your | computer | meets | | system | requirements. | Starting | with | Firefox | 1.5, | Mac | OS | X | users |
| 23 | must | have | Mac | OS | X | 10.2 | or | greater.Downloading | Firefox | 1.5 | BetaMozilla.org | provides | Firefox | | Windows, | Linux, | and | Mac | OS | X |
| 24 | in | | variety | of | languages. | To | get | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1, | download | it | here | or | browse | | FTP | site. | To |
| 25 | get | | latest | version | of | Firefox | 1.0, | visit | GetFirefox.com. | | builds | | other | systems | and | languages | not | provided | by | mozilla.org, |
| 26 | see | | Contributed | Builds | section | at | | end | of | this | document.Installing | FirefoxOnce | you | have | downloaded | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions | to |
| 27 | install:WindowsDouble | click | | Firefox | Setup | 1.5b1.exe | installer | to | start | | install.Mac | OS | XOnce | you | have | downloaded | | Firefox | 1.5b1.dmg | file, |
| 28 | double | click | | Firefox | Disk | Image | to | open | it | in | Finder, | and | then | drag | | Firefox | application | onto | your | hard |
| 29 | disk. | Drag | | icon | to | your | Dock | if | you | want | it | to | appear | there.Linux/GTK2Extract | | tarball | and | run | | installer |
| 30 | like | so:tar | -xzvf | firefox-1.5b1.installer.tar.gzcd | firefox-installer./firefox-installerIf | you | have | Nautilus | set | up | to | run | Executable | Text | Files | you | can | just | double | click |
| 31 | firefox-installer | to | run.Other | PlatformsExtract | | compressed | archive | and | run | firefoxUninstalling | FirefoxTo | uninstall | Firefox, | follow | these | instructions:WindowsFrom | | Start | menu, | choose |
| 32 | Control | Panel. | When | | Control | Panel | appears, | double | click | Add/Remove | Programs. | Find | "Mozilla | Firefox | (1.4)" | in | | list | and | click |
| 33 | Remove | to | uninstall.Mac | OS | XDrag | | Firefox | application | to | | Trash.OthersRemove | | firefox | folder.These | instructions | leave | your | profile | in | place |
| 34 | in | case | you | install | Firefox | again | in | | future. | If | you | wish | to | remove | your | profile | folder, | remove | | location |
| 35 | described | below | in | | "Profile | Folder" | section. | Note | that | by | doing | this | you | are | destroying | all | of | your | Bookmarks, | saved |
| 36 | passwords, | settings | and | other | information | and | should | you | decide | to | use | Firefox | again | you | will | be | starting | with | | clean |
| 37 | profile. | Other | InformationProfile | FolderFirefox | stores | your | user | data | in | one | of | | following | locations:Windows | 2000, | XP | Documents | and | Settings\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows |
| 38 | NT | WINNT\Profiles\\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxWindows | 98, | ME | Windows\Application | Data\Mozilla\FirefoxMac | OS | X | ~/Library/Application | Support/FirefoxLinux | and | Unix | systems | ~/.mozilla/firefoxIf | you | were | using | Firefox | 0.8 |
| 39 | as | your | default | browser | prior | to | upgrading | to | Firefox | 1.0 | or | later | version, | data | from | your | profile | will | be | copied |
| 40 | into | | new | location. | You | can | remove | | old | "Phoenix" | folder | at | your | leisure.Other | Changes | | | | * | On |
| 41 | Linux, | Firefox | now | follows | GTK's | setting | | textbox | keybindings, | so | pressing | Ctrl+letters | triggers | application | shortcuts | instead | of | readline-like | text-editing | shortcuts. |
| 42 | | details, | see | this | document. | Known | IssuesThis | list | covers | some | of | | known | problems | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | 1. | Please |
| 43 | read | this | before | reporting | any | new | bugs, | and | watch | it | regularly | (we'll | update | it | as | new | bugs | are | found | in |
| 44 | | release).Extensions | and | ThemesYou | may | run | into | issues | with | our | new | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | mechanism. | There | are | simple | workarounds |
| 45 | | each | of | | three | problems | we're | aware | of. | | | | * | If | after | you | run | | Firefox | 1.5 |
| 46 | Beta | installer, | | extension | compatibility | and | update | wizard | does | not | appear, | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 47 | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update | wizard | appears | but | does | not | complete, | first | try | to |
| 48 | focus | some | other | window | and | return | focus | to | | wizard. | If | that | does | not | correct | | problem, | hit | Cancel | and |
| 49 | go | to | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | | updates. | | | | * | If | | Extension | Compatibility | and | Update |
| 50 | wizard | downloads | and | installs | extension | updates | but | those | updates | are | not | applied, | open | | Extension | Manager | and | manually | check | |
| 51 | updates.Extensions | installed | under | Firefox | 1.0 | may | be | incompatible | and/or | require | updates | to | work | with | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta. | Please | report | any |
| 52 | issues | to | | maintainer | of | | extension. | When | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | all | of | your | Extensions | and | Themes | may |
| 53 | be | disabled | until | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | determines | that | either | a) | they | are | compatible | with | | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | release | or |
| 54 | b) | there | are | newer | versions | available | that | are | compatible. | This | | because | Firefox | changes | from | release | to | release | and | as |
| 55 | such | | ways | in | which | some | extensions | integrate | changes, | meaning | there | can | be | problems | when | running | an | older | extension | with |
| 56 | | newer | version | of | Firefox. | If | you | find | that | your | favorite | Extension | or | Theme | has | not | been | updated | to | be |
| 57 | compatible | with | this | release | of | Firefox, | write | | author | and | encourage | them | to | update | it.All | Systems | | | | * |
| 58 | If | you | install | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | on | | multi-user | system | in | an | area | in | which | there | | restricted | access | privileges, |
| 59 | you | must | run | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | as | | user | with | access | to | that | location | upon | installation | so | that | all | initial |
| 60 | startup | files | are | generated. | If | this | | not | done, | when | | user | without | write | access | to | | install | location | attempts |
| 61 | to | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | they | will | not | have | sufficient | privileges | to | allow | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | to | generate | | initial |
| 62 | startup | files | it | needs | to. | | | | * | Software | Update | will | not | work | if | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed |
| 63 | to | | location | that | you | do | not | have | write | access | to, | since | Software | Update | needs | to | replace | or | create | files |
| 64 | in | this | location.Windows | | | | * | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | on | | shared | machine | into | |
| 65 | location | that | you | can | write | to, | there | may | still | be | negative | side | effects | (default | browser/other | keys | not | being | set | correctly). |
| 66 | | browser | should | still | function | however. | When | installing | as | | restricted | access | user | do | not | attempt | to | install | over | an |
| 67 | installaion | in | | restricted-access/shared | location | as | this | may | destroy | that | installation. | | | | * | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | may | hang |
| 68 | when | closing | after | viewing | | PDF | file | in | some | older | versions | of | | Adobe | Acrobat | Reader | plug | in. | If | you |
| 69 | experience | this | make | sure | you | are | using | | newest | version | of | | plug | in.Linux | and | Unix | systems | | | |
| 70 | * | If | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | | installed | to | | location | with | spaces | in | | path, | it | may | not | be | able |
| 71 | to | set | itself | as | Default | browser | and | may | keep | prompting | at | startup. | | work | around | | to | install | into | |
| 72 | path | without | spaces. | | | | * | GNOME | integration | does | not | work | properly | with | Fedora | Core | 3. | Users | of | Fedora |
| 73 | Core | 3 | will | need | to | download | and | install | linc-1.0.3-3.1.i386.rpm. | After | installing | | RPM, | perform | | following | command | in | | directory |
| 74 | you | installed | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta | into | (you | will | need | write | permission): | | | | | | touch | .autoreg | | |
| 75 | | | | | next | time | you | start | Firefox | 1.5 | Beta, | GNOME | integration | should | be | functional.Web | Page | RenderingThe | Configuration | Console |
| 76 | (accessed | by | entering | "about:config" | in | | Location | bar | and | pressing | Enter) | gives | advanced/experienced | users | direct | control | over | Firefox's | preferences. | This |
| 77 | system | | | use | by | people | who | know | what | they | are | doing | only, | by | changing | | value | incorrectly | you | may |
| 78 | damage | or | destroy | your | Firefox | installation! | Look | to | Help | sites | | handy | preferences | to | tweak | to | customize | Firefox | further.Troubleshooting | |
| 79 | | | * | Poorly | designed | or | incompatible | Extensions | can | cause | problems | with | your | browser, | including | make | it | crash, | slow | down |
| 80 | page | display, | etc. | If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | parts | of | | browser | no | longer | working, | | browser | not |
| 81 | starting, | windows | with | strange | or | distorted | appearance, | degraded | performance, | etc, | you | may | be | suffering | from | Extension | or | Theme | trouble. | Restart |
| 82 | | browser | in | Safe | Mode. | On | Windows, | start | using | | "Safe | Mode" | shortcut | created | in | your | Start | menu | or | by |
| 83 | running | firefox.exe | -safe-mode. | On | Linux, | start | with | ./firefox | -safe-mode | and | on | Mac | OS | X, | run: | | | | | |
| 84 | cd | /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/ | | | | | | ./firefox-bin | -safe-mode | | | | | | When | started | in | Safe | Mode | all |
| 85 | extensions | are | disabled | and | | Default | theme | | used. | Disable | | Extension/Theme | that | | causing | trouble | and | then | start | normally.If |
| 86 | you | uninstall | an | extension | that | | installed | with | your | user | profile | (i.e. | you | installed | it | from | | web | page) | and |
| 87 | then | wish | to | install | it | | all | user | profiles | using | | -install-global-extension | command | line | flag, | you | must | restart | | browser |
| 88 | once | to | cleanse | | profile | extensions | datasource | of | traces | of | that | extension | before | installing | with | | switch. | If | you | do |
| 89 | not | do | this | you | may | end | up | with | | jammed | entry | in | | Extensions | list | and | will | be | unable | to |
| 90 | install | | extension | globally.If | you | encounter | strange | problems | relating | to | bookmarks, | downloads, | window | placement, | toolbars, | history, | or | other | settings, | it |
| 91 | | recommended | that | you | try | creating | | new | profile | and | attempting | to | reproduce | | problem | before | filing | bugs. | Create | |
| 92 | new | profile | by | running | Firefox | with | | -P | command | line | argument, | choose | | "Manage | Profiles" | button | and | then | choose | "Create |
| 93 | Profile...". | Migrate | your | settings | files | (Bookmarks, | Saved | Passwords, | etc) | over | one | by | one, | checking | each | time | to | see | if | |
| 94 | problems | resurface. | If | you | do | find | | particular | profile | data | file | | causing | | problem, | file | | bug | and | attach |
| 95 | | file. | Frequently | Asked | Questions | | | 1. | What | can | I | do | to | help? | | | | | | We |
| 96 | need | all | | exposure | we | can | get. | Make | it | your | mission | to | convert | as | many | of | your | friends, | family | members |
| 97 | and | coworkers | as | possible. | If | you're | | student, | get | it | distributed | at | your | college. | Submit | | story | to | Slashdot | and |
| 98 | other | news | sites | about | | release. | Make | some | noise | on | your | blog. | Mass | distribution | via | | Internet | | possible | -- |
| 99 | look | at | Kazaa. | Spread | | word! | | | 2. | I | use | another | browser | because... | | | | | | If |
| 100 | you're | not | using | Firefox, | tell | | development | team | why. | We | read | | feedback | at | | Firefox | forums. | | | 3. |
| 101 | Why | haven't | you | responded | to | | mail | I | sent | you? | | | | | | Use | | forums. | | Firefox |
| 102 | team | reads | them | regularly. | We | all | get | | lot | of | email | and | your | email | may | get | lost. | | | 4. |
| 103 | Where | can | I | get | themes | and | add-ons | (extensions)? | | | | | | Extensions | and | themes | can | be | downloaded | from |
| 104 | Mozilla | Update. | | | 5. | Who | | working | on | Firefox? | | | | | | Lots | of | people. | See | Help->About |
| 105 | Mozilla | Firefox, | Credits | | | list | of | some | of | | people | who | have | contributed | to | Firefox. | | | 6. | Where's |
| 106 | | Firefox | source | code? | | | | | | | tarball | of | | Firefox | 1.0.7 | source | code | | available | |
| 107 | download. | | latest | development | code | can | be | obtained | by | cvs. | Firefox-specific | source | | in | "mozilla/browser", | "mozilla/toolkit", | and | "mozilla/chrome". | Please | follow |
| 108 | | build | instructions. | | | 7. | Where | | | mail | client? | | | | | | Firefox | works | with | whatever |
| 109 | mail | client | | | default | on | your | system. | However, | we | recommend | Mozilla | Thunderbird, | our | next | generation | email | client | and | |
| 110 | perfect | complement | to | Firefox. | | | 8. | How | do | I | spell | Firefox? | How | do | I | abbreviate | it? | | | |
| 111 | | | Firefox | | spelled | F-i-r-e-f-o-x | - | only | | first | letter | capitalized | (i.e. | not | FireFox, | not | Foxfire, | FoxFire | or | whatever |
| 112 | else | | number | of | folk | seem | to | think | it | to | be | called.) | | preferred | abbreviation | | "Fx" | or | "fx". | |
| 113 | Other | Resources | and | LinksThe | following | resources | contain | useful | information | about | Firefox: | | | | * | Firefox | Help | | | |
| 114 | * | MozillaZine's | Knowledge | Base | | | | * | Developer | Information | Contributed | BuildsThese | are | unofficial | builds | and | may | be | configured | differently |
| 115 | than | | official | Mozilla.org | builds. | They | may | also | be | optimized | and/or | tested | | specific | platforms.Solaris(Contributed | by | SUN | Beijing | team)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-i386.tar.bz2 | (readme) |
| 116 | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.10-sparc.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-i386-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)firefox1.5b1-en-US.solaris2.8-sparc-gtk1.tar.bz2 | (readme) | (MD5SUM)Other | SystemsBuilds | | platforms | other | than | | trio | officially | offered | by | Mozilla.org | can | be |
| 117 | found | on | | FTP | site.Localized | BuildsMany | localized | builds | are | now | produced | and | distributed | by | Mozilla.org | on | behalf | of | their | authors. |
| 118 | Visit | GetFirefox.com | or | view | All | Systems | and | Languages | to | see | | set | of | official | builds | that | we | offer.Builds | that | have |
| 119 | not | yet | been | certified | as | official | Firefox | 1.5 | localizations | are | available | by | browsing | | FTP | site.Previous | versions | of | | Release |
| 120 | notes: | 0.1 | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.5 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.6.1 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.7.1 | | | 0.8 |
| 121 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.9.1/0.9.2 | | | 0.9.3 | | | 1.0 | Preview | Release | | | 1.0 | | | 1.0.1 | | | 1.0.2 | | | 1.0.3 | | | 1.0.4 |
| 122 | | | 1.0.5 | | | 1.0.6 | | | | | | * | Back | to | Firefox | Page | | | | * | Downloading | and | Installing |
| 123 | | | | * | System | Requirements | | | | * | Downloading | | | | * | Installing | | | | * |
| 124 | Uninstalling | | | | * | Profile | Folder | | | | * | Extensions | and | Themes | | | | * | Other | Changes |
| 125 | | | | * | Known | Issues | | | | * | Troubleshooting | | | | * | FAQ | | | | * |
| 126 | Other | Systems | | | | * | Other | Languages | | | | * | Other | Resources | and | Links | | | | * |
| 127 | Site | Map | | | | * | Security | Updates | | | | * | Contact | Us | | | | * | DonatePortions | of |
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| 129 | 30, | 2005 | Document | History | Edit | this | Page | (or | via | CVS) |