Mozilla Foundation has released the much-anticipated new version of FireFox web browser. The new version, FireFox v2.0 beta 1 is the first public beta of the "next generation" FireFox browser and provides massive amounts of changes over the 1.x version.
The most visible new features for end users include:
* Inline spell checking for text areas * Microsummaries provide a way to create bookmarks that display information pulled from the site they refer to, updated automatically. * Tabbed browsing enhancements include adding close buttons to each tab, adjustments to how Firefox decides which tab to bring you to when you close the current tab, and simplified preferences for tabs. * Search engine manager lets you rearrange and remove search engines shown in the search bar. * Tabbed browsing enhancements include adding close buttons to each tab, adjustments to how Firefox decides which tab to bring you to when you close the current tab, and simplified preferences for tabs. * Autodetection of search engines allows search engines that offer plugins for the Firefox search bar to offer to install their plugins for you. * Search suggestions allow search engines to offer suggested search terms based on what you've typed so far in the search bar.
You can download the latest version of FireFox from here: http://www.filepedia.com/network_software/web_browsers/firefox.cfm
Poster Comment:
I think the spell check function is quite nice. Expect IE to copy it and other new features. Good job mozilla team.
