Mozilla Firefox

The Firefox web browser for RISC OS. This is a port by Peter Naulls.

Currently, versions 1.5 and 2 have been released - development is dependent on ongoing financial contributions.

Firefox can be downloaded from the Firefox port page.

Mozilla Firefox 2 Downloads

• Firefox 2 for RISC OS Release 2. For IYONIX, A9home, Omega. This will not work on RiscPCs. It may work on VirtualRPC.
• Firefox 2 for RISC OS Release 1. For IYONIX only.

Previous releases

Version 1.5 releases for all RISC OS machines (RISC OS 4 onwards) are still available, however there may be stability issues on some machines.

Installing and using Firefox 2

Some users may experience difficulty in running Firefox for the first time, so here is a quick guide to get you going.

First make sure you have downloaded all the necessary parts. As well as the Firefox application you will also need:

• Tinct - A module that provides applications with support for high speed sprite plotting and image enhancement
• SharedUnixLibrary - A library of files required by many applications originating on the Unix platform
• ELFLoader - An object loader for elves

Setting up Choices

After checking you have all the necessary modules in the right place (ELFLoader can be put in <Choices$Write>.Boot.Predesk) you'll need to set up the Choices file for Firefox, as the current application fails to do this correctly (version 2r2):

1. Press CTRL+F12 to bring up a taskwindow
2. Enter: Filer_OpenDir <Choices$Write>
3. In the window that appears, look for a directory called Mozilla. If it isn't there, create it
4. Open the Mozilla directory
5. Create a sub-directory called Default in the Mozilla directory
6. Load your favourite Text Editor
7. Enter the following text exactly as shown:

[General]

StartWithLastProfile=1

[Profile0]

Name=default

IsRelative=1

Path=Default

1. Save the file as profiles/ini inside the Mozilla directory
2. Run Firefox2 for the first time!