Firefox 20 improves private browsing, fixes 3 flaws

Mozilla has fixed three critical security flaws and rolled out several new features with its latest browser update, Firefox 20.

New features include per-window private browsing, a new download manager and the ability to close hanging plug-ins separately.

Previous versions of Firefox had private browsing capabilities but they always required users to open a separate window. Firefox 20 allows users to browse privately without closing or changing their current browsing session.

Read more at source:
Firefox 20 improves private browsing, fixes three critical flaws | ZDNet
 
Be nice if it didn't knock out my add-ons EVERY BLOODY TIME it updates.

That is REALLY browning me off!!

Wenda.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 'Ultimate' RTM 64 bit (Pro/WMC).
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer AS8951G 'Desktop Replacement'.
    CPU
    i7-2670QM@2.2/3.1Ghz.
    Motherboard
    Acer
    Memory
    8GB@1366Mhz.
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce GT555M 2GB DDR3
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD w/Dolby 5.1 surround.
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Built-in. Non-touch.
    Screen Resolution
    18/4" 1920x1080 full-HD.
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 750GBx2 internal. 1x2TB, 2x640GB, 1x500GB external.
    PSU
    Stock.
    Case
    Laptop.
    Cooling
    Stock.
    Keyboard
    Full 101-key
    Mouse
    USB cordless.
    Browser
    IE11, Firefox, Tor.
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Pro.
    Other Info
    BD-ROM drive.
They update so fast... all the time you're just have to wait for the compatibility check of add-ons and install newer versions.

There are some machines I don't use very often and they fall way behind especially for FFox updates. I was using version 13 not long ago, and it seems we are at 20 already. But still, waiting too long and skipping 10 versions at a time is not recommended.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy DV6 7250
    CPU
    Intel i7-3630QM
    Motherboard
    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
    Sound Card
    IDT HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
    Screen Resolution
    multiple resolutions
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 250GB + Hitachi HDD 750GB
    PSU
    120W adapter
    Case
    small
    Cooling
    laptop cooling pad
    Keyboard
    Backlit built-in + big one in USB
    Mouse
    SteelSeries Sensei
    Internet Speed
    slow and steady
    Browser
    Chromium, Pale Moon, Firefox Developer Edition
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    That's basically it.
Just updated and I really like this new download manager. Really neat and organized.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3570k
    Motherboard
    ASRock Intel Z77 Extreme4
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Cooling
    Hyper 212
Meh

IMO, the new Download Manager is awful.

It now takes 2 clicks to open the Download Manager using the toolbar button
It used to take 1 (the keyboard shortcut and menu open it directly though).
:doh:

You have to clear everything or individually select each item and clear it.
The old Download Manager let you select multiple downloads, which you could then clear.

I've got 100+ jpgs listed in my Download History.
It's going to take ridiculous amounts of time to get rid of them (without deleting every other item listed).
:doh:

I wish they'd stop wasting time on stuff like this and fix the Bookmarks Manager.
If they're not going to fix the Bookmarks Manager, they should just concentrate on HTML5 compatibility, security and performance.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (64 bit), Linux Mint 18.3 MATE (64 bit)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    n/a
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II x6 1055T, 2.8 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASRock 880GMH-LE/USB3
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 1333 G-Skill Ares F3-1333C9D-8GAO (4GB x 2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD6450
    Sound Card
    Realtek?
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung S23B350
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 1.5 TB (SATA), Western Digital 2 TB (SATA), Western Digital 3 TB (SATA)
    Case
    Tower
    Mouse
    Wired Optical
    Other Info
    Linux Mint 16 MATE (64 bit) replaced with Linux Mint 17 MATE (64 bit) - 2014-05-17
    Linux Mint 14 MATE (64 bit) replaced with Linux Mint 16 MATE (64 bit) - 2013-11-13
    Ubuntu 10.04 (64 bit) replaced with Linux Mint 14 MATE (64 bit) - 2013-01-14
    RAM & Graphics Card Upgraded - 2013-01-13
    Monitor Upgraded - 2012-04-20
    System Upgraded - 2011-05-21, 2010-07-14
    HDD Upgraded - 2010-08-11, 2011-08-24,
You have to clear everything or individually select each item and clear it.
The old Download Manager let you select multiple downloads, which you could then clear.

I've got 100+ jpgs listed in my Download History.
It's going to take ridiculous amounts of time to get rid of them (without deleting every other item listed).

Click on the download manager, click "Show All Downloads", then on the top of the window there is a button that reads "Clear Downloads".

I moved the download manager button into a more comfortable position, I really like it. But I guess it would be nice if Mozilla added a "Clear All Downloads" context option.

Untitled.png
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3570k
    Motherboard
    ASRock Intel Z77 Extreme4
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Cooling
    Hyper 212
IMO, the new Download Manager is awful.

It now takes 2 clicks to open the Download Manager using the toolbar button
It used to take 1 (the keyboard shortcut and menu open it directly though).
:doh:

You have to clear everything or individually select each item and clear it.
The old Download Manager let you select multiple downloads, which you could then clear.

I've got 100+ jpgs listed in my Download History.
It's going to take ridiculous amounts of time to get rid of them (without deleting every other item listed).
:doh:

I wish they'd stop wasting time on stuff like this and fix the Bookmarks Manager.
If they're not going to fix the Bookmarks Manager, they should just concentrate on HTML5 compatibility, security and performance.

For God's sake get chrome!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8 pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Computer 1 of 4
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4A78LT-M LE
    Memory
    4GB Kit (2x2GB)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 18"
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    PSU
    Cheapo
    Internet Speed
    30mb
    Other Info
    Computer 2 :~ Dell Inspiron - 1x 350gb & 1x 250gb - 6GB Memory - Win 7 | Computer 3 :~ Samsung 355v5C Notebook - 6Gb Mem - Win8 2Core| Computer 4:~ Samsung 355v5C Notebook - 6Gb Mem - Win8 4Core
For God's sake get chrome!

NO! :eek: I will never submit! I don't like Chrome, something about how things "feel" in it turns me off.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3570k
    Motherboard
    ASRock Intel Z77 Extreme4
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Cooling
    Hyper 212
Chrome? Blech!

You have to clear everything or individually select each item and clear it.
The old Download Manager let you select multiple downloads, which you could then clear.

I've got 100+ jpgs listed in my Download History.
It's going to take ridiculous amounts of time to get rid of them (without deleting every other item listed).

Click on the download manager, click "Show All Downloads", then on the top of the window there is a button that reads "Clear Downloads".

It's easy to kill everything (it always was). :)

If I have a list of 500 items and I want to remove 100, I now have to select and remove them 1 at a time (repeat 100x).
The old manager let you to select the 100 items and then remove those selected items using the context menu.

For God's sake get chrome!

NO! :eek: I will never submit! I don't like Chrome, something about how things "feel" in it turns me off.

Agreed. :)

I won't be swapping to a browser:
  • With almost no add-ons (at least not the ones I use)
  • That can't be customised
  • That reports all of your activities to Larry Page
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (64 bit), Linux Mint 18.3 MATE (64 bit)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    n/a
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II x6 1055T, 2.8 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASRock 880GMH-LE/USB3
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 1333 G-Skill Ares F3-1333C9D-8GAO (4GB x 2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD6450
    Sound Card
    Realtek?
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung S23B350
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 1.5 TB (SATA), Western Digital 2 TB (SATA), Western Digital 3 TB (SATA)
    Case
    Tower
    Mouse
    Wired Optical
    Other Info
    Linux Mint 16 MATE (64 bit) replaced with Linux Mint 17 MATE (64 bit) - 2014-05-17
    Linux Mint 14 MATE (64 bit) replaced with Linux Mint 16 MATE (64 bit) - 2013-11-13
    Ubuntu 10.04 (64 bit) replaced with Linux Mint 14 MATE (64 bit) - 2013-01-14
    RAM & Graphics Card Upgraded - 2013-01-13
    Monitor Upgraded - 2012-04-20
    System Upgraded - 2011-05-21, 2010-07-14
    HDD Upgraded - 2010-08-11, 2011-08-24,
For God's sake get chrome!

NO! :eek: I will never submit! I don't like Chrome, something about how things "feel" in it turns me off.

Amen to that!:party:

For the past three weeks now I've been running a little internet experiment on myself by blocking all Google related products and services. Using Bing or Yahoo instead of Google. Outlook instead of Gmail, Skydrive instead of GDrive. Essentially all the alternatives to Google that exist. I must say, it has been quite a refreshing change of pace, Bing's daily photos are gorgeous and fun to see every morning and learning to use IE10 (Since I haven't used it since IE6) has been a rather enjoyable learning experience. The lack of addons in comparison to FF is a little upsetting but hidden deep in IE10's menus are some pretty strong privacy and site blocking menus.

Back onto the thread topic! After giving FF20 a whirl, it certainly feels like it has sped up a little bit from its previous incarnation. I'll have to give it a try on the touchscreen laptop once I get to work! That was probably the catalyst which brought me to use IE10 (In desktop mode) for my lappy, it is very touchscreen friendly! :cool:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro w/ Media Center 64bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Desktop/Lenovo Yoga 13
Amen to that!:party:

For the past three weeks now I've been running a little internet experiment on myself by blocking all Google related products and services. Using Bing or Yahoo instead of Google. Outlook instead of Gmail, Skydrive instead of GDrive. Essentially all the alternatives to Google that exist. I must say, it has been quite a refreshing change of pace, Bing's daily photos are gorgeous and fun to see every morning and learning to use IE10 (Since I haven't used it since IE6) has been a rather enjoyable learning experience. The lack of addons in comparison to FF is a little upsetting but hidden deep in IE10's menus are some pretty strong privacy and site blocking menus.

Back onto the thread topic! After giving FF20 a whirl, it certainly feels like it has sped up a little bit from its previous incarnation. I'll have to give it a try on the touchscreen laptop once I get to work! That was probably the catalyst which brought me to use IE10 (In desktop mode) for my lappy, it is very touchscreen friendly! :cool:

Yep, I actually have my homepage set to Bing, I love the daily animated images... very pretty. I tried switching search providers but Google is simply too flexible.

I would love to use IE and I tried to but I just can't. I need my plugins.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3570k
    Motherboard
    ASRock Intel Z77 Extreme4
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Cooling
    Hyper 212
Old Download Manager

To restore the old Download Manager:
Lebon14 said:
I use Download Statusbar so I never use Firefox' embedded manager but, when I opened the new one just to check it out, it almost crashed Firefox because of how big my history of downloads has been and it almost crashed again when I clicked "Clear downloads". Yeah... No fan of that notification either because, like I said, I don't use FF's DL manager. Looks like I'll be modifying this command in about:config
Code:
browser.download.useToolkitUI
Change value to TRUE

Thanks to Lebon14 (SevenForums) for that info.
smile.gif


Update

Some of my FF profiles (I've got 7) must have problems.

The clear downloads problem I mentioned (post #5) only happens in one or two of them.
The rest behave the same as with the new or the old Downloads Manager. :confused:
 
Last edited:

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (64 bit), Linux Mint 18.3 MATE (64 bit)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    n/a
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II x6 1055T, 2.8 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASRock 880GMH-LE/USB3
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 1333 G-Skill Ares F3-1333C9D-8GAO (4GB x 2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD6450
    Sound Card
    Realtek?
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung S23B350
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 1.5 TB (SATA), Western Digital 2 TB (SATA), Western Digital 3 TB (SATA)
    Case
    Tower
    Mouse
    Wired Optical
    Other Info
    Linux Mint 16 MATE (64 bit) replaced with Linux Mint 17 MATE (64 bit) - 2014-05-17
    Linux Mint 14 MATE (64 bit) replaced with Linux Mint 16 MATE (64 bit) - 2013-11-13
    Ubuntu 10.04 (64 bit) replaced with Linux Mint 14 MATE (64 bit) - 2013-01-14
    RAM & Graphics Card Upgraded - 2013-01-13
    Monitor Upgraded - 2012-04-20
    System Upgraded - 2011-05-21, 2010-07-14
    HDD Upgraded - 2010-08-11, 2011-08-24,
Back
Top