Mozilla Releases Firefox 56, the Last before Quantum

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Mozilla has released Firefox 56, the last release before Firefox Quantum in November: new features include screenshots, the ability to send tabs, and better online form auto-filling. There’s also an updated preferences menu, and the download file size has been shrunk by 20%.

Screenshots lets you capture a screen within your Firefox browser without downloading any new software. Either click and drag to grab the content you want, or because Screenshots is web aware, let Screenshots do it for you. Just hover over the area you want to grab, let Screenshots automatically identify the outline of the area you’re looking at, then click.
 
After a few days use, I'll just say I really like what they've done with Quantum. While I know it still isn't for everyone, I feel "Firefox is back". Actual improvements to technical aspects which make a real difference!
 
Just got updated to 56 and so far so good. I'll wait to try 57 when it launches.
 
I use chrome but I'll give the Quantum beta a shot.

Sending tabs is a cool feature, but the screenshot thing reminds me not a lot of people know this:

Hit prtscrn on the keyboard, run mspaint and paste to it. Cut stuff, save file as jpg
I think ctrl-prtscrn does just the active window.

I use it all the time. Main reason I want mspaint to stay small.
 
I just grabbed it. Seems pretty OK. It's certainly more nimble feeling than the last time I used Firefox.
 
CacaSapo said:
I use chrome but I'll give the Quantum beta a shot.

Sending tabs is a cool feature, but the screenshot thing reminds me not a lot of people know this:

Hit prtscrn on the keyboard, run mspaint and paste to it. Cut stuff, save file as jpg
I think ctrl-prtscrn does just the active window.

I use it all the time. Main reason I want mspaint to stay small.
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Yep. It's why I want Paint to stay in Win10 as well. But the screenshot option in FF is actually pretty cool. It can quickly save the shot to local desktop as a PNG which is usually what do with PrtScr->Paint anyway.
 
I can't wait till 57 with sandboxing even if not tab independent.
 
Just updated Firefox. I rarely use it, I thought it was supposed to be 64bit by now?
 
They still have 32 bit and 64 bit versions separately.

If you're running a 32bit version, you'll get the 32bit version as an upgrade.

Same with how Windows does it...
 
CacaSapo said:
I use chrome but I'll give the Quantum beta a shot.

Sending tabs is a cool feature, but the screenshot thing reminds me not a lot of people know this:

Hit prtscrn on the keyboard, run mspaint and paste to it. Cut stuff, save file as jpg
I think ctrl-prtscrn does just the active window.

I use it all the time. Main reason I want mspaint to stay small.
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But that is full screen and you can save to file now by using win key and prt scrn, at least I can on Win8.1.
 
57/Quantum is really cool. Been playing with it on and off since it hit nightly and man is it fast. I'm still getting used to the GUI changes but overall I'm able to get it configured about how I like it. Still better GUI than any other browser IMO.
 
Thinking of switching to Chrome since v57 won't support traditional Firefox extensions, only Chrome style extensions.
 
Adblock Plus already has a version that is compatible. I only got 2 more extensions that need updating.
 
Running 57.0b3 and loving it, without a doubt faster than Chrome and I don't mind the new UI either.
 
You can enable quantum in 54 through 56. I believe that's what "Stylo" is...

But on my FX system, going multi-process was the real speed-up for me.
 
Well, I am using the Quantum beta and it does seem to be better than version 56. At least it seems faster and this was with a direct upgrade.
 
umeng2002 said:
You can enable quantum in 54 through 56. I believe that's what "Stylo" is...

But on my FX system, going multi-process was the real speed-up for me.
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Is multi process on by default in the Quantum beta or do I need to enable it? Thanks.
 
ManofGod said:
Is multi process on by default in the Quantum beta or do I need to enable it? Thanks.
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It should be on by default, but certain legacy addon's can prevent it from working. If it isn't working first thing to do is disable all addons.
 
CacaSapo said:
I use chrome but I'll give the Quantum beta a shot.

Sending tabs is a cool feature, but the screenshot thing reminds me not a lot of people know this:

Hit prtscrn on the keyboard, run mspaint and paste to it. Cut stuff, save file as jpg
I think ctrl-prtscrn does just the active window.

I use it all the time. Main reason I want mspaint to stay small.
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Windows has also had the snipping tool for a while as well, so why not use that over mspaint?

With that said, the screen capping tool is actually pretty good in FF, it's "aware", even here on the H, it detects posts when you hover over them to just cap a single post or element or page etc etc. The other nice thing about it is you can cap a page from top to bottom, not just what is displayed on the screen.
 
bigstusexy said:
I'd like the get the full offline installers, anyone know where?
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Firefox | Firefox ESR | Firefox Quantum Leap Beta 3 | Firefox Developer Edition | Firefox Nightly
 
umeng2002 said:
You can enable quantum in 54 through 56. I believe that's what "Stylo" is...

But on my FX system, going multi-process was the real speed-up for me.
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Firefox has had multi-process enabled by default for a few versions now.

Quantum/Stylo is the beginning of replacing legacy code with the newly developed Servo engine code, which is highly parallelized.

Luke M said:
Thinking of switching to Chrome since v57 won't support traditional Firefox extensions, only Chrome style extensions.
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That doesn't make any sense. You are making the statement that you going to another browser that also only supports that style of extensions.
 
I have no extensions installed, no ad blockers but, none of the ads are loading on the [H], just a heads up. (This is with the Quantum beta and Malwarebytes running in the background.)
 
For the love of Pete, could they please add something simple like x86 or x64 or 32bit or 64bit to their damn filenames? :mad:
 
Firefox still exists? Who knew. I thought Chrome had won the war and buried all the bodies by now.
 
Sadly I have to use portable ESR 52 since many places (airports) in the world still use XP.
 
bigdogchris said:
That doesn't make any sense. You are making the statement that you going to another browser that also only supports that style of extensions.
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I expect Chrome to be better than FF 57+. It's not better than FF <57 because of FF extensions.
 
You
Luke M said:
I expect Chrome to be better than FF 57+. It's not better than FF <57 because of FF extensions.
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Really any say till 57 comes out. But for people like me who run vanilla that's non issue.
 
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