07-27-2012, 03:23 AM
Or just make a duplicate of Firefox in the Applications folder; rename the duplicate to reflect its version (Firefox_3.6.19).
You may also want to duplicate your personal Library/Mozillla folder and Library/Application Support/Firefox folder.
Run the original Firefox and do Firefox->About Firefox ... the popup dialog box should show the version number, and start checking for updates. If there is no automatic update, then go to https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/ and download the current Firefox (14.0.1) . Quit Firefox, and install the new (from the disk image to the Applications folder).
Run and enjoy. Extensions that are no longer compatible with 14.0.1 will be disabled (pending updates). You will have to update all plugins also.
The only issue for me is the newfangled 'smart' homepage (faint images of your most frequently visited web pages) -- it does not help me.
I prefer a blank page (loads faster, anyway).
To override the default 'smart' page, start Firefox, go to
about:config
look for browser.newtab.url and set its value to about:blank
also, for the next entry
browser.newtabpage.enabled , set its value to false
It's been quite good for me. YMMV.
You may also want to duplicate your personal Library/Mozillla folder and Library/Application Support/Firefox folder.
Run the original Firefox and do Firefox->About Firefox ... the popup dialog box should show the version number, and start checking for updates. If there is no automatic update, then go to https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/ and download the current Firefox (14.0.1) . Quit Firefox, and install the new (from the disk image to the Applications folder).
Run and enjoy. Extensions that are no longer compatible with 14.0.1 will be disabled (pending updates). You will have to update all plugins also.
The only issue for me is the newfangled 'smart' homepage (faint images of your most frequently visited web pages) -- it does not help me.
I prefer a blank page (loads faster, anyway).
To override the default 'smart' page, start Firefox, go to
about:config
look for browser.newtab.url and set its value to about:blank
also, for the next entry
browser.newtabpage.enabled , set its value to false
It's been quite good for me. YMMV.