Mozilla has released Firefox 2.0.0.8 which is compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, although there are some known issues:
• On OS X 10.5 (Leopard), there are known problems with some media plugins as well as Add-ons that contain binary components. Also, the tabs in Preferences > Advanced will not render properly.
• The “Close Other Tabs” action on the shortcut menu of a tab can fail with an error when more than 20 tabs are open.
• Some users have reported problems viewing Macromedia Flash content on Intel Mac computers. To work around this problem, users can remove or move the PowerPC version of “Flash Player Enabler.plugin from /Library/Internet Plug-Ins.
• After installing a new plug-in, Firefox may continue to display information for the older version of the plug-in in about:plugins. If this happens, quit Firefox, delete the “pluginreg.dat” file from your profile folder, and relaunch Firefox.
• Java does not run on Intel Core processors under Rosetta.
• There is no Talkback on Intel-based Macs when running natively or under Rosetta. The Apple Crash report program should launch in the event of application crashes.
More info and download link here.
MacDailyNews Take: It’s kind of like those TV drug commercials – it’s wonderful for whatever ails you, but be advised that it may also may cause brain damage, weight gain, profuse sweating, and hair loss (in other words, you could be Ballmerized).
Wow, kinda sounds more buggy than you’d expect for saying it supports 10.5.
I am using 2.0.0.7 in Leopard right now with no issues.
Think I will wait and see.
This hardly sounds Leopard-compliant.
seems like “Windows XP ready” for me
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think i will wait for the next build
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Why even bother making this build available?
Maybe Mozilla was inspired by Microsoft’s Vista debut and their “dam-the compatibility” philosophy.
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Woody, there is no need to affix a tinfoil hat to your head. In many cases, an update of any OS, Mac OS-X included, will likely break plug-ins, especially plug-ins that were coded by geeks who thought they were smarter than the guidelines from Apple or Mozilla.
But don’t worry. Give it a week or two, and you will likely see updates to plug-ins and apps that work better with Leopard. And please filter out all the whiners who complain that this or that breaks when they installed Leopard, in part because they did nothing to prepare for an install of a major OS update. If you’re worried, wait a couple of weeks before making the jump to Leopard.
Please understand – there will likely be bugs – with millions of lines of code, bugs are impossible for Apple to escape, despite a ton of beta testing. There will be updates and patches issued in rapid succession by Apple and third party developers in the next 3-4 weeks. But once the smoke clears, it should be pretty amazing.
So let the early adopters do their thing. There’s no deadline to make the jump to Leopard. But if my experience is any guide, I’ve been using OS-X since the first day it came out as a beta. And I have never encountered any bugs in my personal experience. Your mileage may vary. But let’s put it this way: if you were an Apple developer, would you want to upset your boss, Steve Jobs?
I didn’t think so.
APPLE WILL KILL FIREFOX WITH SAFARI FOR WINDOWS AND IPHONE… DIE FIREFOX!!!! APPLE HATES YOU!!!
Apple is Always Right (Shoeman):
Xanax. Seek it.
Wooooo hooooo, Steve. No 3rd party browsers! Go Stevie! Still want to suck those toes, man!
Apple shows once again that they’re geniuses of the forward compatibility game.
What other software breaks under Leopard?
I only need all these browsers to work for my websites compatibilities… So some plugins are deffinitly needed… for other one’s sake. Myself?: Safari pleases me perfectly!
Safari is, btw, also Leopard ready..?
“Still want to suck those toes, man!”
Don’t braise me toes, dude.
Just use Safari and be done with it.
Re: Shoeman
I think we should be more amazed that a 50 year old hemorrhoid with a life support system can access the internet.
At least Firefox will load MDN in a background tab without hitting reload five times…
MW: toward (MDN should move toward a faster-loading home)
I’ve found that it’s very unstable on my Mac: it’s crashed at least 6 times since it installed itself last night. No problems at all with Safari 3 beta.
Shoeman is the product of self abuse.
Regular readers of MDN may have noticed this site’s demeanor toward Mozilla and Firefox took a negative turn after Mozilla COO John Lilly criticized a presentation made by Steve Jobs during his keynote at WWDC.
One of Steve’s slides showed the present browser market-share of that time, with Safari taking about 5% and Firefox with about 15%, and IE taking about 78%. The next slide Steve put up showed the “future” in which only two browsers divided up the market: Safari with about 25% and Internet Explorer taking the rest — No Firefox to be seen.
Personally, I like Firefox and find its customization through extensions very useful. It’s a solid performer on my Intel iMac.
Plus, I think Safari is as good as it is now and will continue to get better because of competition from alternative browsers such as Firefox.
There’s room for everybody people. Choice is a good thing.
Update stable version of firefox to 2.0.0.8. Crash crash crash crash crash lots of apple feedback reports sent crash reinstall crash crash crash crash switch to safari. done.
Just because a product is not made by Apple doesn’t automatically make it bad ppl!!! I’ve started using Firefox on my macbook (on windows it’s the only browser I use), and the only complaint I have is that is runs a little slower than Safari. Don’t get me wrong, Safari is amazing. I will stop using Firefox on my mac the day Apple finally decides to put a drop down history menu on the address bar, like every other browser in the world has.
@nomore firefox4me
Sorry you’re having that problem. I updated to Firefox 2.0.0.8 yesterday and it’s been stable. No crashing at all.
” I updated to Firefox 2.0.0.8 yesterday and it’s been stable.”
Too bad there’s not a upgrade for (some) MDN readers?
Agree – very unstable release. The new Firefox crashed at least 6 times since it installed itself on my Mac. The Safari 3 Beta runs perfectly.
Pat, Safari does have a drop down history menu.
Either hold down the mouse button or right-click or over the forward and back arrows to the left of the address field and you get a history for that window or tab.
“it’s crashed at least 6 times since it installed itself last night. “
Endless crashing is one of the secret features of Leopard.
@ HaHaHaHa:
And bed wetting is obviously yours. Your secret is safe with us.
“It’s kind of like those TV drug commercials – it’s wonderful for whatever ails you, but be advised that it may also may cause brain damage, weight gain, profuse sweating, and hair loss (in other words, you could be Ballmerized).”
My favorites are the ED commercials – “if you experience an erection lasting longer than 4 hours…..” YOU DA F-ING MAN, BEEOTCH!!!