Firefox 2.0 features

hyper_raider · 24th Jan 2006, 06:36 PM

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New Bookmarks and History
Improve the browser's Bookmarks and History systems to improve their effectiveness as renavigation aids while at the same time improving the back end for speed and extensibility.

Tabbed Browsing Enhancements
Make tabs behave more like windows in the operating system environment, making them behave more as users would expect.

Improved Basic Content Type Handling
For things like RSS/Atom feeds, mail links etc. Improve discovery and handling user interfaces.

Web Search
Improve the discoverability and adaptability of the search UI within Firefox.

Bug Fixing
Bug fixing at all levels where risk is low and yield high, e.g. the blank tab download bug, platform stability, etc.

Some additional things we would like to look at in the Firefox 2 timeframe include:

Visual Uplift
A freshen of the visual design of Firefox while maintaining high levels of system integration.

Inline Spell Check
The rise of applications like web mail, blogging etc highlight the weaknesses of HTML's textarea widget. We should at the very least offer people the ability to spell check their submissions.

Exit Survey
We'd like to know why people leave Firefox. A survey on uninstall would help us find ways to make the software better in future versions.

UI Consolidation and Simplification
Consolidate and simplify user interface in the browser window tying together features in meaningful ways where possible.

There are many other ideas floating around, this is just a brief snapshot of some of the high priority items on our plates. If we get this done, we'll be satisfied!

Source: http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/ben/archives/009607.html

Thought you guys would want to know

Chai · 24th Jan 2006, 06:55 PM

Hmm...not sure what the "Tabbed Browsing Enhancements", but I could close a tab using the 'X' on the tab itself.

acedriver · 24th Jan 2006, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Chai

Hmm...not sure what the "Tabbed Browsing Enhancements", but I could close a tab using the 'X' on the tab itself.

Tab X

Chai · 24th Jan 2006, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by acedriver

Tab X

Sorry, forgot to mention, I'm using Maxthon.

ZuePhok · 24th Jan 2006, 10:35 PM

tab mix plus

acedriver · 25th Jan 2006, 11:02 AM

fix 1.5's memory issues before they start 2

Plasma_Man · 25th Jan 2006, 12:53 PM

I think the same, the 1.5 dosen't work that well on my pc, it takes too long to load/start.
Opera is less annoying IMO.

zy · 25th Jan 2006, 12:53 PM

lol .. how true .. firefiox is good at using up the RAM

peaz · 25th Jan 2006, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Chai

Sorry, forgot to mention, I'm using Maxthon.

Haha, yeah

Double-click to close tabs

doraemon · 25th Jan 2006, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by zy

lol .. how true .. firefiox is good at using up the RAM

i open up 8tabs and dint off the browser for 2 days...it took 380MB++

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Plasma_Man Just Started Join Date: 6 Aug 2005 Location: Freezer Posts: 55 Reputation: 20 Rep Power: 0	I think the same, the 1.5 dosen't work that well on my pc, it takes too long to load/start. Opera is less annoying IMO. __________________ Who the hell buys Intel these days

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