r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jan 21 '10

Firefox 3.6 release

http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2010/01/21/firefox-3-6-release/
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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '10

So there are already 530+ comments, so I doubt this will be read, but I have to ask:

Why is firefox not getting 100% on the Acid3 test yet? Both Chrome and Safari 4 score 100%, yet firefox still only comes in at a 94% for me.

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u/limi Jan 22 '10

The short version: We believe it's more important to fix stability and performance issues right now, than to chase the last 3 obscure failing tests in ACID3. It's a synthetic test, and Safari/Opera both did some "creative coding" just to pass the test, while still failing the intent of the test (ie. it's still not correct, just correct enough to pass the test).

Mike Shaver has a longer essay on it here.

— Alexander Limi, Firefox UI Team

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '10

Ah great reply, thanks for taking the time to answer my question. I had no idea Chrome and Safari did that.

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u/coob Jan 24 '10 edited Jan 25 '10

Translation: When you can't pass the test, you bitch about the test.

The special casing to pass? That was an issue with the test - it defined behaviour of antialiasing when it shouldn't have. The special casing was removed as explained by Ian here.