Extensions installed under Firefox 1.0 may be incompatible and/or require updates to work with Firefox 1.5.0.12. Please report any issues to the maintainer of the extension. When you install Firefox 1.5.0.12, your Extensions and Themes may be disabled until Firefox 1.5.0.12 determines that either a) they are compatible with the Firefox 1.5.0.12 release or b) there are newer versions available that are compatible. This is because Firefox changes from release to release and as such the ways in which some extensions integrate changes, meaning there can be problems when running an older extension with a newer version of Firefox. If you find that your favorite Extension or Theme has not been updated to be compatible with this release of Firefox, write the author and encourage them to update it.
touch .autoreg
firefox.exe -safe-mode
. On Linux,
start with ./firefox -safe-mode
and on Mac OS X, run:
cd /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/
./firefox-bin -safe-mode
If you uninstall an extension that is installed with your user profile (i.e. you installed it from a web page) and then wish to install it for all user profiles using the -install-global-extension command line flag, you must restart the browser once to cleanse the profile extensions datasource of traces of that extension before installing with the switch. If you do not do this you may end up with a jammed entry in the Extensions list and will be unable to install the extension globally.
If you encounter strange problems relating to bookmarks, downloads, window placement, toolbars, history, or other settings, use the Firefox Safe Mode to disable all extensions, themes, and optionally attempt to clean up any corrupted data.
We need all the exposure we can get. Make it your mission to convert as many of your friends, family members and coworkers as possible. If you're a student, get it distributed at your college. Submit a story to Slashdot, Digg and other news sites about the release. Make some noise on your blog. Mass distribution via the Internet is possible -- look at Skype. Spread the word!
If you're not using Firefox, tell the development team why. We read the feedback at the Firefox forums.
Use the forums. The Firefox team reads them regularly. We all get a lot of email and your email may get lost.
Extensions and themes can be downloaded from Firefox Add-ons.
Lots of people. See Help->About Mozilla Firefox, Credits for a list of some of the people who have contributed to Firefox.
A tarball of the Firefox 1.5 source code is available for download. The latest development code can be obtained by cvs. Firefox-specific source is in "mozilla/browser", "mozilla/toolkit", and "mozilla/chrome". Please follow the build instructions.
Firefox works with whatever mail client is the default on your system. However, we recommend Mozilla Thunderbird, our next generation email client and the perfect complement to Firefox.
Only the first letter is capitalized (so it's Firefox, not FireFox.) The preferred abbreviation is "Fx" or "fx".
The following resources contain useful information about Firefox:
These are unofficial builds and may be configured differently than the official Mozilla.org builds. They may also be optimized and/or tested for specific platforms.
Many localized builds are now produced and distributed by Mozilla.org on behalf of their authors. Visit All Systems and Languages for a list of official builds that we offer.
Builds that have not yet been certified as official Firefox 1.5 localizations are available by browsing the FTP site.
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