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Message from Steven
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Sindi wrote:
>
> >> How does one stop images from downloading or at least
> >> displaying with Firefox 1.5?
> >
> > Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Content
> 
> (No Advanced).

Click on Edit.  You should get a dropdown menu.
Click on Preferences.  You should get a new page.
Across the top of the new page is:  GENERAL
PRIVACY  CONTENT  TABS  DOWNLOADS  ADVANCED
Click on CONTENT.

> I see no way to toggle images off and on, 

That option is on the CONTENT page.

> or to load just one image in the main page.  

You also have the option of displaying only
images only from the main page.

> How much more memory does Firefox 3 require 
> than 1.5?  

For starters, Firefox 3 requires GTK2.  
GTK1 has a significantly smaller footprint.

> I read that 2 takes 50-100% more than 3.

Yes, Firefox 2 is bigger and slower than Firefox 1.5.
>From what I've heard, Firefox 3 is much faster than
Firefox 2, but unfortunately Firefox 3 does not have 
the GTK1 option.

> Would it work with Slackware 11 libraries and 
> enough cpu and RAM?

Do you mean the official Firefox 3 binary for Linux?
According to mozilla.com, you need:
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* 256 MB of RAM
* 100 MB of free disk space 
* glibc 2.3.2 or higher
* fontconfig (also known as xft)
* libstdc++5
* GTK+ 2.10 or higher
* GLib 2.12 or higher
* Pango 1.14 or higher
* X.Org 1.0 or higher
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Cheers,
Steven