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Why 152.0.5 win64 installer SIGNIFICANTLY larger than win32 installer? >115.16esr on Windows 10 warning?

Up until version 141, the difference between 32 bit and 64 bit Firefox installers wasn't noteworthy, though it has clearly been slowly increasing overtime. However, start… (read more)

Up until version 141, the difference between 32 bit and 64 bit Firefox installers wasn't noteworthy, though it has clearly been slowly increasing overtime. However, starting from version 141, the difference between them doubled from 5MB to 10MB, meaning a nearly 13.5% larger installer for the 64bit version than the 32bit one.

Why is that? What happened? Are there are feature differences that would warranty such a large gulf in their installer sizes? It's the AI isn't it? 32bit users were spared the bloat of the AI.

I also see that starting from 115.16 Firefox suggests users that aren't on Windows 7-8.1 or MacOS 10.12-10.14 should use other versions. Given both x86 and Windows' immense reputation surrounding backwards compatibility, is this really a concern? Is there REALLY something supported by Windows 7-8.1 that wouldn't function on 10?

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Stop Firefox showing my location when 'Googling'

Firefox show's my location when 'Googling' In 'about:config' I have my geo set to disable, I tried it enabled and turning it back, also in 'Settings' Location shows empty… (read more)

Firefox show's my location when 'Googling'

In 'about:config' I have my geo set to disable, I tried it enabled and turning it back, also in 'Settings' Location shows empty and I can not get it to see Google nor can I manually insert it.

Any idea what is going on please??

Dave.

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Stopping AUTOMATIC JPG to AVIF Conversions On Download

Hello, I am trying to download a few JPG images from Meetup.com. Here is an example URL: https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/5/0/a/highres_528673578.jpeg This … (read more)

Hello,

I am trying to download a few JPG images from Meetup.com. Here is an example URL:

https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/5/0/a/highres_528673578.jpeg

This is CLEARLY a JPG image from the URL. However, when I right click on the image to Save As the only choice given is AVIF! I cannot open or use AVIF files. As you know the conversion process is LOSSY so trying to convert BACK to a JPG format is not recommended.

It is fine if Firefox and other browsers want to use AVIF format internally but you should, at least, give users the OPTION of downloading the native format.

So how do I fix/configure Firefox to provide the native JPG file download?

Thanks, Steve

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Accuweather Radar stopped working about a week agao

Firefox version 115.23.0esr (64-bit) on macOS Version 10.13.6 on Mac mini (Mid 2010), Processor- 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Memory- 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 Graphics- NVIDIA GeFo… (read more)

Firefox version 115.23.0esr (64-bit) on macOS Version 10.13.6 on Mac mini (Mid 2010), Processor- 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Memory- 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 Graphics- NVIDIA GeForce 320M 256 MB Works ok on my iPhone 16. Computer getting too old? Doesn't work now on my MacBook of the same vintage either.

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