Justin H.
Walter R Basil wrote:
>
> Thanks to all who contributed to my cause :)
>
> I'm ready to give up here. By looking at everyone's headers who posted
> in this thread, you are all using a windows version. BTW, I could not
> view the headers using mozilla, I had to use my old Thoth Newsreader. I
> am using the Mac OS X version (http://www.apple.com/macosx - based on
> freeBSD).
>
> Is there anyone in this newsgroup that uses the OS X version?
>
> I can safely say that this version just doesn't work. I have used two
> different computers, under 4 user accounts, and they all produce the
> same results:
>
> 1. I cannot change the view to show only unread messages. The check mark
> stays on "all" regardless of what I try to change it to. I try this
> under view>messages>unread.
>
> 2. The aqua theme will not intall on the milestone version 92 using the
> new themes option. I know I am using the right theme for the right
> version. Thanks to Peter, I now know the difference between the two, and
> where to get them, and I now know which theme to install for the
> milestone or the nightly. BTW, is it just me, or is that developers page
> for the aquamozilla theme not accessible?
>
> This is extremely frustrating. I really want to use this, but after
> using the aqua in Mac OS X, I just find it difficut go back to the old
> look and feel. I could live with that, however, if I could at least view
> my newsgroups with out having to sift through all the messages I have
> read already.
>
> Peter Lairo wrote:
>
> > No problem,
> >
> > the *Nightlies* are located at:
> > http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla/nightly/latest/
> >
> > the *Milestones* are at: http://www.mozilla.org/releases/
> >
> > The difference can be explained as follows:
> >
> > Mozilla is continually being developed and improved. Every "evening",
> > whatever development is reached then is compiled into a "nightly build".
> > After about a month of development, the most stable "modules" from the
> > nightlies are used to compile a "Milestone Build".
> >
> > So you see, the nightlies are more current, but can also be less stable
> > than a milestone since they are generated more rapidly and new features
> > receive less testing (actually, the nightlies are for testing the newest
> > additions). The milestones are less current (only come out once a month)
> > but therefore more stable, since about a week before a Milestone comes
> > out, the features available at that time are frozen and the modules are
> > "branched" away from the main "trunk". No new additions are allowed on
> > this branch, and the existing features are thoroughly tests during the
> > week between the "branch-time" and the "Milestone Release".
> >
> > So the nightlies are the "Trunk" and a Milestone is a "Branch" from the
> > trunk [:)]
> >
> > The current Milestone is Mozilla 0.9.2. The next Milestone (Mozilla
> > 0.9.3) os only a week or so away.
> >
> > I suggest to create two sepearate installations (as described in my
> > previous post) so you always have a more stable (i.e., Milestone) and
> > more current (i.e., Nightly) build [;)]
> >
> > BTW. You can just install a newer vversion over an existing one, just
> > like with any other decent program (unlike M$ office). All your settings
> > will be retained, only the program itself will be updated. This is maily
> > because your settings are stored in one location, and the program in
> > another location (i.e., subdirectory).
> >
> > PS. You sent this question to the newsgroup and to me *separately*. In
> > the future, please just click on the "Reply All" button so when I reply
> > to your email, and I too hit "reply All", my answer goes to you by email
> > *and* to this newsgroup, thus allowing others here to benefit from the
> > new information ;)
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