Firefox 3.5.2 is a dog
Now look, I like Firefox, quite a bit. I dropped MS Internet Exploder long ago. I was running Firefox version 3.0.13 for some time, yeah, I had a few issues with some sites, but otherwise I was happy with that version.
So now along comes version 3.5.2. Yuck.
I just upgraded yesterday and found that my mythexport RSS XML feed doesn’t render. Firefox displays the XML as straight text:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
xmlns:blogChannel="http://backend.userland.com/blogChannelModule"
>
<channel>
<title>MythCast</title>
<link>http://myth1/mythexport/video/</link>
<description>Exported MythTV Recordings</description>
<language>en</language>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 1999 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Aug 1999 16:20:26 GMT</lastBuildDate>
<item>
<title>Fight Club - 2009/08/29 15:00:00</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src=http://myth1/mythexport/video/M4V10607.THM><BR>]]>Two young professionals (Brad Pitt, Edward Norton) create an underground club where men can compete in hand-to-hand combat.</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:54:50 GMT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://myth1/mythexport/video/M4V10607.MP4" type="video/mpeg" />
</item>
<item>
<title>Heroes - Trust_and_Blood</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src=http://myth1/mythexport/video/M4V10606.THM><BR>]]>Matt's paintings of prophetic images reveal the tragic fate of someone close to him; Sylar encounters a young outcast (Dan Byrd) with information and an ability of his own.</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:07:11 GMT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://myth1/mythexport/video/M4V10606.MP4" type="video/mpeg" />
</item>
<item>
<title>The Pursuit of Happyness - 2009/08/28 21:00:00</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src=http://myth1/mythexport/video/M4V10605.THM><BR>]]>A single father (Will Smith) and his young son (Jaden Christopher Sy Smith) endure many hardships as the father struggles to provide a better future for both of them.</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:02:31 GMT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://myth1/mythexport/video/M4V10605.MP4" type="video/mpeg" />
</item>
<item>
<title>The Unit - Inquisition</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src=http://myth1/mythexport/video/M4V10604.THM><BR>]]>Hoping to con a terrorist into exposing his accomplices before they escape, the team produces phony evidence of an attack.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:43:50 GMT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://myth1/mythexport/video/M4V10604.MP4" type="video/mpeg" />
</item>
</channel>
</rss>
<rss version="2.0"
xmlns:blogChannel="http://backend.userland.com/blogChannelModule"
>
<channel>
<title>MythCast</title>
<link>http://myth1/mythexport/video/</link>
<description>Exported MythTV Recordings</description>
<language>en</language>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 1999 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Aug 1999 16:20:26 GMT</lastBuildDate>
<item>
<title>Fight Club - 2009/08/29 15:00:00</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src=http://myth1/mythexport/video/M4V10607.THM><BR>]]>Two young professionals (Brad Pitt, Edward Norton) create an underground club where men can compete in hand-to-hand combat.</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:54:50 GMT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://myth1/mythexport/video/M4V10607.MP4" type="video/mpeg" />
</item>
<item>
<title>Heroes - Trust_and_Blood</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src=http://myth1/mythexport/video/M4V10606.THM><BR>]]>Matt's paintings of prophetic images reveal the tragic fate of someone close to him; Sylar encounters a young outcast (Dan Byrd) with information and an ability of his own.</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:07:11 GMT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://myth1/mythexport/video/M4V10606.MP4" type="video/mpeg" />
</item>
<item>
<title>The Pursuit of Happyness - 2009/08/28 21:00:00</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src=http://myth1/mythexport/video/M4V10605.THM><BR>]]>A single father (Will Smith) and his young son (Jaden Christopher Sy Smith) endure many hardships as the father struggles to provide a better future for both of them.</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:02:31 GMT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://myth1/mythexport/video/M4V10605.MP4" type="video/mpeg" />
</item>
<item>
<title>The Unit - Inquisition</title>
<description><![CDATA[<img src=http://myth1/mythexport/video/M4V10604.THM><BR>]]>Hoping to con a terrorist into exposing his accomplices before they escape, the team produces phony evidence of an attack.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:43:50 GMT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://myth1/mythexport/video/M4V10604.MP4" type="video/mpeg" />
</item>
</channel>
</rss>
This renders nicely in Firefox version 3.0.13 and yes, even in MS IE
And I’m not the only one running into problems with Firefox 3.5.2. Checkout these links I found on support.mozilla.com
- Problems Solved for FF 3.5.2
- Google search returns no results in Firefox 3.5.2 but Google works fine in IE 7
- Firefox 3.5.2. is buggy
The solution to the first link was to roll back to 3.0.13. That’s exactly what I’m going to do!
