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Old 09-03-2016, 10:35
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I often use Firefox because it doesn't come with Flash included. The downside to this is that I have to use another browser if I want to watch a videos on the BBC News site or programmes etc. It's good surfing websites without Flash in your browser. I wish Flash would die off, for adverts and video. Non-Flash adverts are so much better.
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Old 10-03-2016, 15:33
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I often use Firefox because it doesn't come with Flash included. The downside to this is that I have to use another browser if I want to watch a videos on the BBC News site or programmes etc. It's good surfing websites without Flash in your browser. I wish Flash would die off, for adverts and video. Non-Flash adverts are so much better.
I've stopped using flash altogether now. If a site uses flash I avoid it.
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Old 11-03-2016, 09:23
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I've stopped using flash altogether now. If a site uses flash I avoid it.
Browsing without Flash is a smoother experience.
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Old 11-03-2016, 09:41
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Firefox still has trouble navigating up and down smoothly on some sites whereas Chrome, it has no problems. For example, on the NBC News site. Chrome is as smooth as silk with going up and down. I think this is why Firefox can't catch up with Chrome for in usage, because it's not as stable as Chrome is when it comes to navigating. I mean, even Edge is as smooth as silk on the NBC News site when it comes to navigating up and down, and that's with Flash included. I don't know if the NBC News site has Flash adverts on it or not. Anyway, that's just one example.
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Old 11-03-2016, 11:20
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Just out of curiousity I went to NBC news web site.
I had no trouble navigating up & down with Firefox.
Maybe because I have set FF for smooth scrolling only.
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Old 11-03-2016, 14:09
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Just out of curiousity I went to NBC news web site.
I had no trouble navigating up & down with Firefox.
Maybe because I have set FF for smooth scrolling only.
Yes, same here. I think it's on by default. The scrolling with Chrome and Edge are more smoother than with Firefox. I don't have Flash for Firefox so it could have been worse if I had. I don't know if the NBC site has Flash adverts on it. *shrugs shoulders*
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Old 11-03-2016, 16:57
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I tried the NBC News website too just out of curiosity and found the scrolling jumpy as zx50 has described. This is with the current version of Firefox and also using adblock and flashblock.
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Old 11-03-2016, 18:17
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v46 due 19 April according to Wikipedia.

Maybe time this thread was abandoned and replaced by a more generically named one? "Firefox versions" perhaps?
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Old 12-03-2016, 10:40
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Maybe time this thread was abandoned and replaced by a more generically named one? "Firefox versions" perhaps?
I see the mods have renamed it - good idea.
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Old 12-03-2016, 11:23
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Browsing without Flash is a smoother experience.
I agree but there are still a couple of sites I use that sadly require it. My compromise was to install flashblock - that way you just get a little logo you need to click on to enable the swf or you can whitelist domains that you trust.

On a side note, version 45 killed IE View Light, a very handy addon that gave a open in IE context menu when clicking links. Uninstalling and using the "full" addon did the trick.
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Old 12-03-2016, 11:38
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I agree but there are still a couple of sites I use that sadly require it. My compromise was to install flashblock - that way you just get a little logo you need to click on to enable the swf or you can whitelist domains that you trust.

On a side note, version 45 killed IE View Light, a very handy addon that gave a open in IE context menu when clicking links. Uninstalling and using the "full" addon did the trick.
Yeah, unfortunately some sites still use Flash for adverts...and the Catch Up services still use it for the videos. I'll look forward to the day when it's gone as far as adverts and videos goes. I just found out that you can disable it in Edge and then enable it whenever. That's handy.
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Old 12-03-2016, 12:32
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Anyone else use NoScript?
I use it for firefox browsing(it's a firefox addon), it's main purpose is to prevent malicious scripts, but a side effect is blocking instrusive ads and youtube in-video ads.
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Old 12-03-2016, 13:10
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I see the mods have renamed it - good idea.
I like the idea of having a single Firefox thread too.
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Old 12-03-2016, 14:45
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But how will we know when there is an update rather than just someone making a normal post?
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Old 12-03-2016, 14:59
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But how will we know when there is an update rather than just someone making a normal post?
But it is still the same thread that it always was, nothing has changed except the out-of-date name.
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Old 12-03-2016, 15:11
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But it is still the same thread that it always was, nothing has changed except the out-of-date name.
No but when someone posts a new thread about the newest update you know it is out. But when this one gets updated you won't know unless you check the thread out.
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Old 12-03-2016, 16:01
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No but when someone posts a new thread about the newest update you know it is out. But when this one gets updated you won't know unless you check the thread out.
True, but the new update postings have been appearing in this thread for a while now anyway.
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Old 12-03-2016, 17:42
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True, but the new update postings have been appearing in this thread for a while now anyway.
Which is why I've just gone from 43 to 45. I assume there was a 44?
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Old 12-03-2016, 17:46
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Which is why I've just gone from 43 to 45. I assume there was a 44?
Yes, v44 was announced in Post #14 of this thread. There were several subsequent updates to 44 mentioned before 45 came out on 8 March.
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Old 12-03-2016, 18:07
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Yes, v44 was announced in Post #14 of this thread. There were several subsequent updates to 44 mentioned before 45 came out on 8 March.
See I missed them because there wasn't a thread title about the change.
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Old 12-03-2016, 18:13
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I tried the NBC News website too just out of curiosity and found the scrolling jumpy as zx50 has described. This is with the current version of Firefox and also using adblock and flashblock.
Just tried it here, and its fine, also running the latest FF, but using uBlock for the ads, and running on the ChromeFX theme.
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Old 12-03-2016, 19:17
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See I missed them because there wasn't a thread title about the change.
At least now the thread title has changed you have found where it has all been happening. Talking about v44/45 and other general chatter about Firefox in a thread titled about 43.0.2 was getting a bit strange which was why I suggested the change.
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Old 12-03-2016, 20:02
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I updated to 45 and can't access half of my bookmarks or my emails took it off and tried again to no avail but using Ice Dragon everything is just as it should be not techy minded and to how or why it hasn't been working, even took all the add-on's off as well
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Old 12-03-2016, 20:10
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It's a shame they don't have dynamic titles on DS so that it could contain the latest version number and update every time FF updates.
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Old 19-03-2016, 07:50
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v45.0.1 now available. Release notes.
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