As I recall either 38 or 39 had a major security fix for a problem.
Can't remember what it was, but it made the news, and they really
encouraged people to upgrade. By the time I heard about it, mine had
already updated.
Brad
On 9/2/2015 7:47 AM, Gerald Levy via Jfw wrote:
There is a common misconception that every time a browser is updated,
its security features are also updated. But this is not necessarily
the case. I think Mozilla keeps updating Firefox to fix bugs that it
created in the first place. I don't think FF 40 is necessarily more
secure than FF 35, but if you are uncomfortable using FF 35, that's
for you to decide. My understanding is that FF 40 added enhancements
for improved compatibility with Windows 10, which may explain why it
is more sluggish and vulnerable to freezes and crashes than previous
versions which are not Win 10 compatible. The advantage of installing
the portable version of FF 35 is that if you decide not to use it, you
can simply revert to using FF 40 as you see fit. No harm, no foul.
Gerald
-----Original Message----- From: Adrian Spratt via Jfw
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 8:25 AM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
Cc: Adrian Spratt
Subject: RE: Firefox 40 question
This is tempting. But I believe Mozilla enhances security support with
each version, so by working with an older version, do we risk exposure
to online nastiness?
The link was missing the initial h, so I'm copying it again:
http://portable-firefox.soft32.com/old-version/
-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gerald
Levy via Jfw
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 6:47 AM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
Cc: Gerald Levy
Subject: Re: Firefox 40 question
You can download Firefox 35 portable and other earlier versions of
Firefox
from the following web site. Just download the version you want and
save it
someplace that is easy to find. Because this is a portable version,
it does
not install permenantly on your PC like the full version, but runs as
a .exe
file. You can pin the .exe file to the start menu so that you can easily
launch it . I find Firefox 35 to be much more stable and JAWS
friendly than
FF 40. Mozilla keeps tinkering with Firefox to the detriment of screen
reader users like us.
ttp://portable-firefox.soft32.com/old-version/
Gerald
-----Original Message----- From: Russell Solowoniuk via Jfw
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 10:59 PM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
Cc: Russell Solowoniuk
Subject: Re: Firefox 40 question
Hi Gerald,
I didn’t know that you could have multiple versions of Firefox installed.
Where would I find the version 35? I think if I can find an earlier
version,
I’ll simply uninstall version 40.
Cheers,
Russell
On Sep 1, 2015, at 4:35 AM, Gerald Levy via Jfw <[email protected]>
wrote:
Yes, I have noticed the same behavior with Firefox 40, and it seems to
crash or freeze more frequently than previous versions. I'm so fed up
with Firefox 40 that I installed the portable version of Firefox 35,
which
seems to be more stable andJAWS friendly. Keep in mind that unlike IE,
you can have multiple versions of Firefox on your PC simultaneously.
Gerald
-----Original Message----- From: Russell Solowoniuk via Jfw
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 10:12 PM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
Cc: Russell Solowoniuk
Subject: Re: Firefox 40 question
I am finding that Firefox 40 keeps switching from one open tab to
another
without me doing anything but reading a page. It’s quite annoying. It
also
takes a very long time to load some web pages.
Is anyone else finding Firefox switching tabs on its own?
Thanks,
Russell
On Aug 31, 2015, at 6:06 PM, Gennie Eachus via Jfw
<[email protected]> wrote:
Yes, Have had this problem for several days. Firefox keeps crashing and
has
to restart. Control-l let me type one web address, but when I tried
control-l for another address, it wouldn't work.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom
Behler
via
Jfw
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 6:48 PM
To: Jaws users list <[email protected]>; 'The Jaws for
Windows
support list.' <[email protected]>
Cc: Tom Behler <[email protected]>
Subject: Firefox 40 question
Hello, everyone.
Typically, with Firefox, I use the control L command, after which I can
paste a web site address into the edit box, and hit enter. I'm then
able
to
open The web site from that point.
However, I'm finding that the control L command no longer works with
Firefox 40.
Has anyone noticed this change, and are there good work-arounds?
I have gotten to the point where I actually prefer Firefox to Internet
Explorer for accessing and navigating web sites, so this apparent
change
in
Firefox behavior is somewhat disconcerting.
I'm using Jaws 16 and Windows 7 here.
Thank you.
Dr. Tom Behler from Michigan
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