Alrighty, folks - I’ve just finished building optimized versions of the new Firefox 1.5.0.1 release. There are builds available for both the G4 and and G5 processor.
Here’s the changelog as writ by the Mozilla folks:
- Improved stability.
- Improved support for Mac OS X.
- International Domain Name support for Iceland (.is) is now enabled.
- Fixes for several memory leaks.
- Several security enhancements.
All great, especially the OS X support and IDN support for Iceland. I’m all about the Iceland. Get the full details in all of their nerdy glory from the Burning Edge.
Form Widgets a go-go
Each processor’s build is available in two separate flavours - one with aqua form widgets, that look like this:
… and one that has the Firefoxy form widgets, that look like this:
What’s the big difference? Besides the obvious visual differences, the main key notable is that the aqua form widgets are not affected by styles, and the Firefoxy widgets are. So if a site you’re visiting has applied visual styles to the form widgets, you won’t see them with the aqua widgets. Not a huge deal, but some people prefer to see a site as the designer intended it so I’m making both available.
G4-optimized Firefox 1.5.0.1 builds
This is if you’re running a Powerbook, an iBook from the last three years or so, an eMac, Power Mac towers before June of 2003, or a Mac Mini.
G5-optimized Firefox 1.5.0.1 builds
You’ll know if you’re running a G5.
Because I constantly have to answer these questions, I’ll get them out of the way here:
- These are unofficial builds and come with absolutely no support or warranty. I am not a Firefox developer and cannot fix bugs, troubleshoot issues on your system, listen to you rant about how much you hate Firefox, etc. There are better places for that.
- The reason these are called “DeerPark” and don’t have the swank Jon Hicks Firefox icon is because both the icon and the Firefox name are trademarks of the Mozilla corporation, and only official builds can use the official branding.
- No, I’m not accepting donations - hell, all I’m doing is entering a few commands and swapping a few things around. The builds are hosted on my .Mac account, so Apple is covering the bandwidth. I appreciate the thought, but I’m cool.
Enjoy, and feel free to post your thoughts (bearing the above in mind) in the comments.
