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[den]

I've updated to Firefox 1.5.0.1

Why is it that pages that used to work under 1.0.7, like Blank Label Comics, no longer work? I see the page but the 3 x 3 navigation icon grid is just a blank. When I disable javascripting I get the icons back, but they're no longer links. The Schlock Mercenary blogunder has vanished from the main page (I can get it by going direct to the blog page). Where it used to be is a big white square. SSDD is a mess, with none of the links visible except for the prev/next ones under the comic.

I have the latest versions of Flash and Scockwave. Any suggestions?

Comments

[quen-elf.livejournal.com]

The most important feature in 1.5 is automated update that actually works - it'll grab all those security fixes (such as this 1.5.0.1) automatically without you having to do anything other than tell it 'yeah ok' and let it restart the browser, and it works by downloading a small patch rather than the whole browser all over again. So you don't need to keep track of security holes.

Some other significant improvements apply mainly to web developers, such as SVG support.

Apart from that, there are a number of minor interface improvements like being able to drag tabs around. Not a huge deal, more in the 'might as well' category than in the 'must get this now' category. If you want to stick with 1.0.x you can do that - don't forget to jump ship once they stop releasing security patches for the 1.0 series, though. (That probably won't happen until 2.0 comes out I guess.)