eL_PuSHeR Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 +10 to what Andavari said. The newer download manager in Firefox just sucks. I have accidentally closed Firefox while downloads were running a lot of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 There's an about:config pref to disable to new download manager. I think it was mentioned earlier in the thread winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted June 6, 2013 Moderators Share Posted June 6, 2013 There's an about:config pref to disable to new download manager. I think it was mentioned earlier in the thread browser.download.useToolkitUI To get the old download manager, paste the above into the about:config search bar and toggle to "true". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted June 6, 2013 Moderators Share Posted June 6, 2013 Disabling the "new" download manager and reverting back to the "old" good one just doesn't work correctly, as in it will not behave like the old download manager did so I found it pointless to use after about a week or so, and thus returned to the p.o.s. "new" one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted June 6, 2013 Moderators Share Posted June 6, 2013 Disabling the "new" download manager and reverting back to the "old" good one just doesn't work correctly i also found reverting back didn't work properly. the download window would pop-up but not show anything. the download would still work though. i don't mind the new method, i like the 'in-view' feature of showing the progress bar and the time left in the download icon. but it did take some getting used to FF killing the download if you quit FF - that is a strange development. made me try PaleMoon, but of course, being so similar, it too has the some 'feature'. but i'm liking PM and have stuck to it (thanks to @Alan_B constant praise) Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 I typically just use the download window (CTRL J even in the new UI) closing the firefox window while a download is running and the download window is open will NOT cancel the download. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted June 7, 2013 Moderators Share Posted June 7, 2013 See I use "DownloadThis" add-on and have never used either old (crappy) or new (crappier) native download manger ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted June 7, 2013 Moderators Share Posted June 7, 2013 closing the firefox window while a download is running and the download window is open will NOT cancel the download. hmmm, just double checked and, yes, you are right, but that wasn't the case in the recent past. i certainly was having the same issue @eL_PuSHeR mentioned, must have been in a previous version (or I have lost my marbles) Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted June 7, 2013 Moderators Share Posted June 7, 2013 See I use "DownloadThis" add-on... Never heard of DownloadThis however later on I will install DownThemAll which I had forgotten all about until your post reminded me of download manager add-ons, that alone should de-crapify the Firefox downloading experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted June 7, 2013 Moderators Share Posted June 7, 2013 Never heard of DownloadThis however later on I will install DownThemAll which I had forgotten all about until your post reminded me of download manager add-ons, that alone should de-crapify the Firefox downloading experience. yeah that's the one couldn't remember the full actual name I guess. ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 hmmm, just double checked and, yes, you are right, but that wasn't the case in the recent past. i certainly was having the same issue @eL_PuSHeR mentioned, must have been in a previous version (or I have lost my marbles) I use Nightly, which is 3 versions ahead of 'release' firefox, so it could be. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted June 7, 2013 Moderators Share Posted June 7, 2013 I think you guys must be using a later and possibly more "progressive" version of Firefox than my version 12.0, because I reverted to the old download manager after using that huge space wasting new one just a couple of times. Since then, it's worked perfectly and exactly as it did before. I also use a third party download manager, but for run of the mill small downloads such as installers, images etc the old FF one is absolutely fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted June 8, 2013 Moderators Share Posted June 8, 2013 I think you guys must be using a later and possibly more "progressive" version of Firefox than my version 12.0... I'm using the newest available Firefox Portable by PortableApps.com. Really the only reason I'm even bothering to use it is because Comodo Dragon has issues loading some sites, for instance the Adobe Flash Player download page which it endless tries to load but never can not even with all addons/extensions disabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Tonight's nightly (2013-06-25) will include the version bump to 25.0a1. Many people on mozillazine suspect that Australis (the new UI that I've shown above in UX) will land during 25 (skipping 24 because it's an ESR) Firefox 22 should be landing on stable tomorrow as well. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted June 25, 2013 Moderators Share Posted June 25, 2013 More info on the 'block or allow' list of cookies http://www.itproportal.com/2013/06/24/mozilla-plotting-block--and-allow-lists-for-tracking-firefox-cookies/ Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDPower Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 The new v22 release really makes a massve improvement on Javascript performance. Using BananaBench to test, FF21 showed the gameplay stuttery, FF22 it runs smooth, evidence of that is in the test stats: FF21 preload : 25.528 seconds startup : 28.482 seconds gameplay: 95.018 total seconds gameplay: 83.679 JS seconds FF22 preload : 26.4 seconds startup : 24.935 seconds gameplay: 40.588 total seconds gameplay: 31.606 JS seconds Who knows how much that will impact general FF usage but a big improvement where it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 It's due to the merger of asm.js, I believe. https://blog.mozilla.org/luke/2013/03/21/asm-js-in-firefox-nightly/ winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDPower Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 It's due to the merger of asm.js, I believe. https://blog.mozilla...irefox-nightly/ Yeah I saw that, was just really shocked at the level of improvement. Been many versions (if ever) since I've seen such a dramatic performance improvement in any area of FF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Australis is nice visually but guts a lot of customization out of the UI. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BattleGreen Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Is that true i was wondering to see this thanks for sharing it awesome ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWebAtom Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Australis is nice visually but guts a lot of customization out of the UI. Decisions, not options.You can thank Apple for that design philosophy. I'm Shane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 There was a mockup for a dark australis theme set to become the private mode theme, but I really really really hope it becomes an anytime option because it looks really nice. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDPower Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Ooh, I like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Currently it's just a mockup for private browsing, but I'd love to use it anytime. Edit: Firefox 22 Release Notes: http://www.mozilla.o...0/releasenotes/ Firefox 23 Beta http://www.mozilla.o...a/releasenotes/ Firefox 24 Aurora (not up yet) http://www.mozilla.o...a2/auroranotes/ winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWebAtom Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Oh that's pretty. Pretty enough for me to switch back to Firefox I'm Shane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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