Firefox 2.0 Released (For Real This Time!)

[F15pilotX 4]

Just in case any of you didn't know

 

New download link: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

 

It even has red lines under words spelled wrong. 8)

 

Post Edited by Admin - Corrected links.

[Luk3us 63]

Actually it hasn't been yet. That is only a preview release.

[F15pilotX 4]

Well, at least everyone knows now

 

btw...vote :wink:

[Guest Rabbit]

So, wait, is it past BETA stage or what?

[TheBlackOut 7]

Yup.... I was thinking "Hmm, should give FF 2.0 a try again" but then realized its still the beta one. =/

[Sonic 296]

Thats a Release Candidate build, not the official one. When it becomes the official release it will be available from http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/.

[F15pilotX 4]

Title fixed, everyone happy now?

[Luk3us 63]

No not really. I like need some pills or something... Pah, pills are for losers anyway....

 

Since there is no chance I'm going to waste my time downloading IE 7 or Opera I can't really compare either product. So I'll just have to stick with what I know. So Firefox for the win.

 

 

Also, you should change the option text for Firefox, as it isn't truly reflective of the product. But thats only if your truly pedantic.

[F15pilotX 4]

Since people have already voted, I can't now

[UncleBob 0]

Firefox > Opera > IE

 

Therefore Firefox = Win 8)

[Tree 0]

I like FireFox, but for some reason, Fx2 (Yes, Fx is the official abbreviation) seems a bit unstable. It crashes at least once a day. I think I'll go back to 1.5

[F15pilotX 4]

I haven't had any problems at all :wink:

[TheBlackOut 7]

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

 

Its a official now.

 

Anyways,

 

Opera > IE > Firefox.

 

Yup.

[F15pilotX 4]

Dang you..I checked an hour ago, and it wasn't there

 

Well, topic title fixed *again* and the poll is correct now :wink:

 

I can't say the results are a surprise :lol:

 

Edit: well, there isn't any difference between the preview and real thing, as far as I can see :wink:

[Doctor Destiny 41]

Firefox > IE > Opera.

Fixed.

[Tree 0]

After downloading the official version, it's not crashed. I think it was just the Release Candidate version that had problems.

[Sonic 296]

Firefox 2, its all good. Most people probably won't notice anything different. For those who want to know here is the summary:

 

What's new in Firefox 2

 

Visual Refresh: Firefox 2's theme and user interface have been updated to improve usability without altering the familiarity of the browsing experience.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Updates to the extension system: The extension system has been updated to provide enhanced security and to allow for easier localization of extensions.

 

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.

 

SVG text: Support for the svg:textpath specification enables SVG text to follow a curve or shape.

 

New Windows installer: Based on Nullsoft Scriptable Install System, the new Windows installer resolves many long-standing issues.

[F15pilotX 4]

Fixed.

:lol:

 

And thanks for fixing the links too, forgot about that until 10 minutes ago :wink:

[TheBlackOut 7]

Firefox > IE > Opera.

Fixed.

 

So very wrong on so many levels.

[Saracen 16]

It feels faster now. Just browsing these forums, Firefox seems to go page to page a lot more effortlessly. But saying that I did tinker a lot with the old Firefox settings.

 

I like the way it does the live spell checker thing too... should help a few people here out with their spellings, and it'll keep BWare happy in the process. Everyone's a winner, I like it!

[F15pilotX 4]

I like the look, too...sorta matches vista in a way :wink:

[Sonic 296]

The only minor thing I'm struggling to get used to is having the close buttons on the tabs now, I still move to the top right expecting the close button to be there

[F15pilotX 4]

Uh...that's an extension, I'm pretty sure :wink: I'm at a school pc using 1.5, and it doesn't have the X's :wink: Matter of fact, I'll download it when I get home...

[TheBlackOut 7]

Uh...that's an extension, I'm pretty sure :wink: I'm at a school pc using 1.5, and it doesn't have the X's :wink: Matter of fact, I'll download it when I get home...

 

It does... Trust me, that was one of the fixes they did.

[Luk3us 63]

Actually, Sonic if you go into About:Config and then search for closebuttons and change the value to 3 you'll be back to good old 1.5 styles again.