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adamfraser
10-24-2006, 02:24 PM
www.getfirefox.com

Just to let you all know, it has been released.

Firefox 2 is the next generation release of the award-winning Firefox web browser from Mozilla.

These Release Notes cover what's new, download and installation instructions, known issues and frequently asked questions for Firefox 2. Please read these notes and the bug filing instructions before reporting any bugs to Bugzilla.

Give us your feedback through this feedback form.
What's New in Firefox 2

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Visual Refresh: Firefox 2's theme and user interface have been updated to improve usability without altering the familiarity of the browsing experience.
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Built-in phishing protection: Phishing Protection warns users when they encounter suspected Web forgeries, and offers to return the user to their home page. Phishing Protection is turned on by default, and works by checking sites against either a local or online list of known phishing sites. This list is automatically downloaded and regularly updated when the Phishing Protection feature is enabled.
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Enhanced search capabilities: Search term suggestions will now appear as users type in the integrated search box when using the Google, Yahoo! or Answers.com search engines. A new search engine manager makes it easier to add, remove and re-order search engines, and users will be alerted when Firefox encounters a website that offers new search engines that the user may wish to install.
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Improved tabbed browsing: By default, Firefox will open links in new tabs instead of new windows, and each tab will now have a close tab button. Power users who open more tabs than can fit in a single window will see arrows on the left and right side of the tab strip that let them scroll back and forth between their tabs. The History menu will keep a list of recently closed tabs, and a shortcut lets users quickly re-open an accidentally closed tab.
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Resuming your browsing session: The Session Restore feature restores windows, tabs, text typed in forms, and in-progress downloads from the last user session. It will be activated automatically when installing an application update or extension, and users will be asked if they want to resume their previous session after a system crash.
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Previewing and subscribing to Web feeds: Users can decide how to handle Web feeds (like this one), either subscribing to them via a Web service or in a standalone RSS reader, or adding them as Live Bookmarks. My Yahoo!, Bloglines and Google Reader come pre-loaded as Web service options, but users can add any Web service that handles RSS feeds.
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Inline spell checking: A new built-in spell checker enables users to quickly check the spelling of text entered into Web forms (like this one) without having to use a separate application.
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Live Titles: When a website offers a microsummary (a regularly updated summary of the most important information on a Web page), users can create a bookmark with a "Live Title". Compact enough to fit in the space available to a bookmark label, they provide more useful information about pages than static page titles, and are regularly updated with the latest information. There are several websites that can be bookmarked with Live Titles, and even more add-ons to generate Live Titles for other popular websites.
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Improved Add-ons manager: The new Add-ons manager improves the user interface for managing extensions and themes, combining them both in a single tool.
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JavaScript 1.7: JavaScript 1.7 is a language update introducing several new features such as generators, iterators, array comprehensions, let expressions, and destructuring assignments. It also includes all the features of JavaScript 1.6.
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Extended search plugin format: The Firefox search engine format now supports search engine plugins written in Sherlock and OpenSearch formats and allows search engines to provide search term suggestions.
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Updates to the extension system: The extension system has been updated to provide enhanced security and to allow for easier localization of extensions.
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Client-side session and persistent storage: New support for storing structured data on the client side, to enable better handling of online transactions and improved performance when dealing with large amounts of data, such as documents and mailboxes. This is based on the WHATWG specification for client-side session and persistent storage.
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SVG text: Support for the svg:textpath specification enables SVG text to follow a curve or shape.
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New Windows installer: Based on Nullsoft Scriptable Install System, the new Windows installer resolves many long-standing issues.
adamfraser
10-24-2006, 02:27 PM
On installing it, it has new icons and overall looks better than 1.5

Not much else, apart form all the extra features mentioned above.
VtecMini
10-24-2006, 02:37 PM
On installing it, it has new icons and overall looks better than 1.5

Not much else, apart form all the extra features mentioned above.Is it any less bloated? I suspect the opposite.

I've been really running shy on patience for firefox recently. IE is quicker and more compatible with web 2.0.

As much as I'm still waving my firefox logo'd rebel flag, it's somewhat flying at half mast lately.
Rockefella
10-24-2006, 02:40 PM
So the Beta is done with? I ran the beta of 2 before going to VISTA, I guess I'll go download it again.
Zytek_Fan
10-24-2006, 03:27 PM
I am running RC3 on all of my computers (RC3 is basically the release version)
1 difference I noticed right away was it is less bloated and NO MORE RANDOM ERRORS :D
Street_Dreamer
10-24-2006, 03:44 PM
I am running RC3 on all of my computers (RC3 is basically the release version)
1 difference I noticed right away was it is less bloated and NO MORE RANDOM ERRORS :D
mine goes well retarded when i open a tab so im using IE7 atm. (one thing i hope is on firefox from IE7 (which took all of mozillas ideas) is the featurewhere u can see all of the tabs on one screen)

EDIT: and i seem to remember not being able to watch certain videos in Firefox, such as past episodes on the BBC2 website, but i can in Internet, it kept asking me to install plugins but didn't tell me what to install... wonder if it's fixed
coolieman1220
10-24-2006, 04:38 PM
wow i really like this firefox 2.0 with spell check and all. seems promising. my old 1.6 didn't work well for a bit
Zytek_Fan
10-24-2006, 05:01 PM
mine goes well retarded when i open a tab so im using IE7 atm. (one thing i hope is on firefox from IE7 (which took all of mozillas ideas) is the featurewhere u can see all of the tabs on one screen)

EDIT: and i seem to remember not being able to watch certain videos in Firefox, such as past episodes on the BBC2 website, but i can in Internet, it kept asking me to install plugins but didn't tell me what to install... wonder if it's fixed
Just manually install all the plug ins you can (RealPlayer, Quicktime, Flash, and Shockwave, etc)
Firefox uses RealPlayer for the default video player.
Street_Dreamer
10-24-2006, 05:08 PM
Just manually install all the plug ins you can (RealPlayer, Quicktime, Flash, and Shockwave, etc)
Firefox uses RealPlayer for the default video player.
lol, i just figured that out :o thanks a lot though
Niko_Fx
10-24-2006, 05:28 PM
Downloading, thanks :)
Cyco
10-24-2006, 06:18 PM
Been running RC3 for a couple of weeks and liking it a lot
Egg Nog
10-25-2006, 12:05 AM
Mozilla FireFox 2.0 is out. You can download it from one of these links.

Proper English:
http://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/2.0/win32/en-GB/Firefox%20Setup%202.0.exe

American English:
http://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/2.0/win32/en-US/Firefox%20Setup%202.0.exe

I like how you can manage your quick-search engines better in this version. Browsing in general seems to be a bit faster too. Tabbed browsing and all the usual stuff is here as well.

A few small changes I made (and you might want to as well) - To make the tabbed browsing more like it was in the last versions, type "about:config" in the URL bar and then do these things:
Set the browser.tabs.closeButtons preference to "3" (So there's a single close button like in 1.5)
Set browser.tabs.tabMinWidth to "0" (So there's no tab scrolling)
Rockefella
10-25-2006, 12:55 AM
Moderatorial Re-post, you're slacking Shawn. :)
HSVLVR
10-25-2006, 01:24 AM
I currently use Firefox and I was wondering if there is any difference with 2.0 and 1.5
jorismo
10-25-2006, 01:55 AM
It automatically installed 2.0 on my PC... You won't see much of a difference, but then again I don't use all the fancy options :p
car_fiend
10-25-2006, 02:23 AM
ugh! at the moment, im hatin 2.0 for the fact that all the themes and extensions i had installed dont work at all. the only thing im likin abt it is that as im typin, its showin the auto correct option as is in MS Word. other than that, im waitin on my extensions and themes. until them , its okay overall.

P.S. wow, okay wasnt in its dictionary. LMAO
Egg Nog
10-25-2006, 02:27 AM
Moderatorial Re-post, you're slacking Shawn. :)

Argh, such faliure. :(

School is taking a toll on my sanity.
Rockefella
10-25-2006, 02:55 AM
Argh, such faliure. :(

School is taking a toll on my sanity.
Bolded statement is irony at it's finest. :)

Don't worry, school is definitely messing with my sanity too.
Coventrysucks
10-25-2006, 03:43 AM
I currently use Firefox and I was wondering if there is any difference with 2.0 and 1.5

Think about that for a second.

If there was no difference why would they launch a new version?

The new red X on every tab is out foxing me atm, keep clicking the pull down tab on the end... better though as it is not so easy to close the wrong tab.
Egg Nog
10-25-2006, 04:08 AM
The new red X on every tab is out foxing me atm, keep clicking the pull down tab on the end... better though as it is not so easy to close the wrong tab.

There are ways around this... read the bottom of my post above (Post #12)
Coventrysucks
10-25-2006, 06:33 AM
There are ways around this... read the bottom of my post above (Post #12)

I think it is an improvement, just need to get used to it.
Egg Nog
10-25-2006, 02:27 PM
I think it is an improvement, just need to get used to it.

Fair enough, I thought I'd just give you the option in case you'd find it beneficial.
IWantAnAudiRS6
10-29-2006, 08:09 AM
Just downloaded it, it's very very very good indeed. I like it.

Knocks seven bells out of Mac's browser, Safari. Only one area that I need to test it in before I deem it ruling champion of all browsers...
SlickHolden
10-29-2006, 09:08 AM
I have been using it now for about 5 days. I'm not too happy with it but it's fine. It's better then the others i have used. I would rather be using IE but it's got issues so i'm happy enough too stick with this over Netscape which shitted me.
Rockefella
10-29-2006, 10:54 AM
Opera > Firefox. But not by much.
cmcpokey
10-29-2006, 11:18 AM
well, just downloaded it..
i use IE, but the wife uses FF, so i'll get the report on how it is later on this evening when she gets home from work.
derekthetree
10-29-2006, 01:43 PM
wow, the inbuilt dictionary is very useful. chalk one up to Mozilla
SlickHolden
10-30-2006, 08:12 AM
Sometimes when i click on something too open in the browser this thing comes up i'll have too see it and cop it and paste it and see if anyone else is having this also pop up.
adrenaline
10-30-2006, 08:18 AM
The spell checker rocks! That's something that Microsoft didn't think of :D

Firefox still lacks the clarity IE7 has with ClearType.
SlickHolden
10-30-2006, 08:25 AM
I can't get IE7:(
Defiantly firefox is good much better then the last 2 versions of netscape i used.
man 430gt
10-30-2006, 01:14 PM
Just got it this morning and nothing but good stuff from me! This afternoon my computer crashed and when it started up again it opened a window asking if I wanted to carry on my last session, me :D but then windows word lost all of my work:(
adrenaline
10-30-2006, 07:55 PM
I can't get IE7

You haven't got a valid copy of Windows??
SlickHolden
10-31-2006, 04:33 AM
You haven't got a valid copy of Windows??
Yes of cause i have;)
adamfraser
10-31-2006, 08:07 AM
Just got it this morning and nothing but good stuff from me! This afternoon my computer crashed and when it started up again it opened a window asking if I wanted to carry on my last session, me :D but then windows word lost all of my work:(

Yeah thats a hadny thing that.
SlickHolden
10-31-2006, 09:36 AM
Whats a crash? All these talks about how windows PC's are so vunerable and unstable you would have thought that i would have had something go wrong in maybe the last 3 years. But no the only problem i seem too have is IE closes.
So now i use firefox and get this thing that pops up from time too time on differnt websites.
man 430gt
10-31-2006, 12:03 PM
Whats a crash? All these talks about how windows PC's are so vunerable and unstable you would have thought that i would have had something go wrong in maybe the last 3 years. But no the only problem i seem too have is IE closes.
So now i use firefox and get this thing that pops up from time too time on differnt websites.
A crash, i'm guess when my Hardrive can't take any more CPU Usage anymore and give up, it freezes (well not really) but just restarts it self with me kicking the tower in a crazy fit!;)
SlickHolden
10-31-2006, 05:37 PM
LOL:D
What you got there windows foot edition:D
man 430gt
11-01-2006, 10:19 AM
LOL:D
What you got there windows foot edition:D
Lmao, Nice one:D
Kooper
11-01-2006, 11:23 AM
I confess, I'm a Firefox fanboy. Greatest thing since sliced bread.